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Dallas builder buys up 68 North Arlington home lots A Dallas builder has purchased all 68 lots in a North Arlington subdivision from local developer Nathan Watson, who will develop [...]

The safety of the downtown Fort Worth Ramada Hotel's south tower, damaged by a 1986 natural gas explosion, has been questioned just as new owners are opening the facility to [...]

FORT WORTH -- The continuing troubles of Fort Worth's Central Library may have opened a window of opportunity for investor Ed Bass to enact his vision of an east-west downtown [...]

The Fort Worth City Council has unanimously approved $30,000 in funding for the Film Commission of North Texas, just as the agency is gearing up to fight for its survival. [...]

Beneath the assets, deposits and real estate Bank One will acquire in its purchase of Fort Worth-based Team Bank is a jewel many consider the crowning glory of the sale: [...]

FORT WORTH -- City employees and retirees are at odds with city officials over a proposed ordinance that would shift control of the retirement board -- and its $600 million [...]

Minnesota-based Radisson Hotels International will give its highest designation to the Hyatt Regency Fort Worth when the property changes franchises and management on Dec. 1. Called Radisson Place Hotel Fort [...]

Basses aim for five-star hotel rating with $13M Worthington renovation FORT WORTH -- The Worthington Hotel, Tarrant Country's only four-star hotel, plans to spend up to $13 million in an [...]

NCNB Grapevine branch pulling in new business NCNB Texas' only new Tarrant County branch for 1991 has opened to brisk business in Grapevine as the bank expands its Northeast Tarrant [...]

One year after filing a merger application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Forth Worth-based Southwest Bank is preparing to turn Park West State Bank in Farmers Branch into its [...]

Summers buys electrical giant Cummins Corp. Fort Worth-based Cummins Corp., one of the largest electrical distribution and supply companies in the Southwest, has been purchased by Dallas-based Summers Corp., parent [...]

Six Flags scores big in economic study it commissioned The first economic impact study commisioned by Six Flags Over Texas states that the theme park accounts for approximately one percent [...]

All-Saints to add medical building complex Construction is set to begin on a $2.3 million, 33,000-square-foot medical building complex at All-Saints Episcopal Hospital Cityview that represents what is expected to [...]

Bedford hospital to expand facilities An increase in emergency room visits has Northeast Community Hospital in Bedford planning the first expansion in its seven-year history, a $900,000 project adding 3,600 [...]

Fort Worth's Hilton meeting center begins $5 million renovation project Work has started on a $5 million expansion and renovation project at the D/FW Hilton Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, [...]

Hospital begins expansion project Work on a $5 million expansion for a Fort Worth hospital will begin this week. The construction project for the Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas starts [...]

SBA lender merges with Seguin bank Southwestern Commercial Capital, one of the largest Small Business Administration lenders in the Metroplex with $150 million in its loan portfolio, is merging its [...]

BizMart's leader traces his success back to Phoenix retail store Ron Stegall's retail career started 20 years ago in a Phoenix Radio Shack store. He was making $1.65 an hour [...]

Recounts the top ten incidences in 1996 involving the banking industry in Tarrant County, Texas. Includes purchase of Central Bank & Trust by Norwest Bank; Entry of Wells Fargo; Granting of certification and preferred lending status by the Small Business Administration.

Relates the conversation between Fort Worth, Texas Mayor Kenneth Barr and United States President Bill Clinton while the former rode in the presidential limousine with the latter from Meacham Airport to Sundance Square during a September 1996 visit to the city. Barr's boosting of the city's accomplishments in economic development and crime fighting; Barr's amazement that Clinton listened and remembered their conversation.

Reports that N.J. Malin and Associates Inc. has leased an office in Fort Worth, Texas. Office as location for the company's sales & service operations; Comments from company President Bill Hyde.

Reports on the problem confronting the US Transportation Department regarding funding for the construction, repair and maintenance of the country's highway system in 1998. Estimated budget needed for highway construction; Funding formulas adopted by the government to meet funding needs.

Presents news items about businesses in Tarrant County. Valentine's celebration of the Mrs. Burden's Candy Company; Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House as the 1998 Grand Champion Steer at the Junior Livestock Auction; Advances of the Circle T Girl Scout Council Incorporated and the Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail.

Reports that a number of business enterprises are merging. Indication that many small, local firms are joining with sole practitioners; Comments from Suzanne Verity, editor of the Georgia-based `Public Accounting Report' newsletter; Problems most accounting firms face.

States that the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas will become the only zoo in that state with a permanent indoor-outdoor facility to exhibit koalas, due to a $300,000 grant from the Brown-Lupton Foundation. When construction of facility will begin; Details on the exhibit; Comments from Gregg Hudson, zoo director.

Focuses on the regional sorting facility of the Federal Express, a company providing package delivery services. Capabilities of the facility; How Reggie Owens got involved in the business; How sorting is being done in the facility.

Reports on the charter approval received by Star Bank from the Texas Banking Department. Construction planned by the ownership group of the bank; Officials of the bank; Difficulty in gaining charter approval.

Reports that the Dallas-based Brinker International Inc. and New Orleans-based Copeland's are among the restaurant companies checking out the lease space at the Courtyard by Marriot-The Blackstone. Business background of the two companies; Factor considered by Historic Restoration Inc., developer of the Blackstone project, in selecting a restaurant lessee.

Provides information on the hourly weather control activities of American Airlines employees on their System Operation Control Center. Responsibilities of Pete Zimmermann on the weather center; Information on their local weather radar; Weather control procedures of the center.

Focuses on developments in the logistics system at the Alliance company. Comments from Jay Hayes, Alliance's director of logistics development; Indepth look at its logistics sector; Information on its intermodal system.

Looks at some of the renovations being made by Larry West to the Clarion Hotel-Performing Arts Center, in Texas. Background information on Clarion; Details on the appearance of the hotel; Why changes are being made to the hotel; Features of the facility.

Reports on September 19, 1997 that local bankers in Texas are waiting on a court ruling that could bring interstate branching to the state. Description of two cases that are before federal courts; Information on the Riegle-Neal Act of 1994 which allows national banks to branch across state lines if the state legislature concurs; Names of the banks involved in the court cases.

Reports that the Alliance Airport, located north of downtown Fort Worth along Interstate-35W, is a magnet for economic development for the Alliance region and the entire city of Fort Worth, Texas. How old is the airport; Prediction of small profits for 1997-1998; Where most of the airport's corporate business stems from; When airport was opened; Comments from Tim Ward, president of Alliance Air Services.

Presents information on Historic Restoration Incorporated's acquisition of the Blackstone Hotel. Details on renovations made to the hotel after the acquisition; When the hotel is expected to reopen; When payments were made for the hotel.

Reports on the exhibition at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas entitled `Monet and the Mediterranean,' which focuses on the attendance of visitors to the exhibit. Comments from Ruth Ann Rugg, spokeswoman for the Amon Carter Museum; Details on attendance to the exhibition for June 1997; Views of Carri Ann Wantuchowicz on visitor attendance for first time exhibitions.

Reports that Summit Bancshares Inc. and its three institutions topped the list of bank companies in Tarrant County, Texas being eyed by Minnesota-based Norwest Bank. Benefit of Summit as an acquisition; Move of Summit officials for company realignment; Support for retention and continued expansion of community banking.

Focuses on NDX Trading Incorporated, a day trading firm located in Fort Worth, Texas, which specializes in Small Order Execution System. Difference between day trading firms and discount brokerage firms; Activities of NDX which are fairly revolutionary in the financial markets; Comments from Randall Frakes, president of NDX.

Reports on the renovation of the former Wet'n Wild water park by Six Flag Theme Parks Inc. Amount of the expansion and renovation; Names and description of the four water slides added; Reputation of the company.

Focuses on bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodations in Tarrant County, Texas. B&B at the Ranch in North Fort Worth; Sanford House in Arlington; Growth of B&B industry in Tarrant County; Tourist trade boom in Tarrant County due to the growth of B&B.

Reports on the joint strike fighter contract from the US Department of Defense. Background information on the project; Competition between Lockheed Martin and McDonald Douglas; Financial aspects; Expectations.

Reports on the reactions of the employees of Texas Commerce Bank in Arlington, Texas on the habit of bank chief executive David Jackson of visiting the bank. Jackson's insistence on overseeing the bank's clients; Jackson's plans for the bank.