Potato-powered calculators and solar ovens made from pizza boxes mixed with CEOs and fifth-graders at a Dallas ISD elementary school Tuesday morning for "STEM in the Schoolyard," hosted by United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and Texas Instruments...
Despite a big shareholder’s push to unseat him, Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse appears to have secured his spot on the wireless carrier’s board. Kansas City Business Journal reporter Alyson Raletz tweeted from the event (see below) that...
Hunt Realty Investments Inc., with substantial funding from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and several other large institutions, have invested in U.S. commercial real estate debt. The investment was made through New York-based...
The Omni Dallas Hotel received Gold LEED certification Tuesday. The 1,001-room hotel, which opened on Nov. 11, is the only LEED Gold hotel in Texas. Developer Jack Matthews and the City of Dallas were projecting LEED Silver status. Reclaimed wood,...
Five Transport Workers Union work groups ratified new contracts with American Airlines during weekend voting, while two groups rejected the airline’s final proposals. The Fort Worth-based airline and the TWU announced Tuesday that the fleet...
The U.S. Justice Department has begun an inquiry into the recent $2 billion trading loss at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported that the inquiry is in its early stages and...
In an effort to qualm investor jitters, Chesapeake Energy has disclosed details of a new $3 billion bridge loan aimed at helping the company weather a crisis in confidence, the New York Times reports. The Oklahoma City-based natural gas producer...
Sprint Nextel Corp.’s annual shareholder meeting is Tuesday morning, and it could be a hot one. CEO Dan Hesse is grappling with shareholder unrest tied to the expensive launch of Apple Inc.’s popular iPhone. He also faces an effort by a large...
Dallas-based Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. reported Tuesday a net loss of $44.3 million, or $1.92 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2012. That compares to $39.1 million, or $1.72 per share, in the same quarter of 2011. Reddy (OTCQB: RDDYQ),...
Alliance Data Systems Corp. has signed a multiyear agreement to create and manage a new private label credit program for Blue Nile, an online retailer of jewelry. Dallas-based Alliance Data (NYSE: ADS) will provide a card program that includes...
Companies have until today to enter our Social Madness competition presented by Spark Business from Capital One. The Dallas Business Journal’s parent company, American City Business Journals, launched the competition in March and since then we’ve...
Apple Inc. reportedly is going to launch a new version of the MacBook Pro line of computers that will included a higher-resolution display and a thinner body, the Los Angeles Times reported. Citing a report in 9 to 5 Mac, the Times said that the...
The union representing American Airlines' pilots told a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York on Monday that the airline's restructuring plans went well beyond what is necessary to allow the airline to reorganize successfully. The Dallas Morning News...
In the wake of a $2 billion loss caused by a trading blunder, banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is circling the wagons around Chief Executive James Dimon as the company prepares for a shareholder meeting today. On Monday, Chase (NYSE: JPM)...
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop daily service between Reagan National Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after being named one of four airlines granted access to Reagan National, the Austin Business Journal...
Activist investor Carl Icahn would be welcomed by Chesapeake Energy Corp., the beleaguered Oklahoma-based natural gas producer. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Chesapeake (NYSE: CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon said Monday that Icahn, known...
A Dallas-based developer of resort-style senior living communities will invest about $2 million into an Indiana development, breathing new life into a project previously stalled by the credit crunch. Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp., the nonprofit...
Bimbo Bakeries USA is going to build a 300,000-square-foot, $75 million bakery facility in Rockwall that will bring 130 new jobs to the city, the Rockwall Economic Development Corp. announced. The Rockwall facility will be in the Rockwall...
Companies have until tomorrow to enter our Social Madness competition presented by Spark Business from Capital One. The Dallas Business Journal’s parent company, American City Business Journals, launched the competition in March and since then...
Texas has set the dates of the state’s annual Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday weekend for Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28. During this weekend, consumers who shop for energy-efficient appliances can get a break on sales tax. And the...