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July 11, 2014
Texas Business Report: Dallas Is Always the Bridesmaid
The city lost its bid for the GOP convention and a chance to bring in millions in revenue.
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June 27, 2014
Texas Business Report: The Stock Market Got a Bit Craftier
Finance-minded crafters, take note: Michaels has gone public. This and other business news from around the state.
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June 6, 2014
Texas Business Report: Moto Ex
Barely a year after opening the nation’s first smartphone manufacturing factory in Fort Worth, Motorola has announced plans to close the plant by the end of this year.
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May 30, 2014
Texas Business Report: One Giant Leap for SpaceX
The FAA signed off on an environmental review that found the proposed spaceport wouldn't adversely affect protected wildlife.
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May 23, 2014
Texas Business Report: Bryan-College Station, We Have a Problem
Doesn't have quite the same ring to it, but NASA is considering relocating its backup mission control from Alabama to Bryan-College Station.
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May 16, 2014
Texas Business Report: J.C. Penney Seeing Signs of Growth
A stock spike signals to investors that the beleagured retail chain is finally starting to see the ship turn.
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May 9, 2014
Texas Business Report: Going Offshore
Two energy exploration giants are shifting the focus of their Texas operations.
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May 2, 2014
Texas Business Report: Toyota Motors Over to Plano
And they might pick up some local talent.
Business
April 4, 2014
Texas Business Report: Anadarko Petroleum Pays $5.1 Billion to Settle Pollution Case
The award—a record high for a Justice Department environmental settlement—will go toward restoring sites harmed by uranium mining, chemical manufacturing, waste dumps, and other operations overseen by Anadarko’s subsidiary Kerr-McGee.
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March 28, 2014
Texas Business Report: A High-Speed Rail Network Gets Fast-tracked
Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth are working with the private transportation company Texas Central High-Speed Railway to pursue its goal of transporting riders between the Houston and DFW metro areas in about ninety minutes.
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March 21, 2014
Texas Business Report: Fossil is a Smart One to Watch
The Richardson-based accessories maker will partner with Google as part of the tech company's play to get into wearable technology.
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February 28, 2014
Texas Business Report: What Is the Future of the Houston Ship Channel?
Hundreds of ships navigate the 52-mile channel each day, requiring pilots to engage in a maneuver they have dubbed “the Texas Chicken,” in which “two ships to chart a course for a head-on collision, then swerve right, and use each other’s wave pressure to move safely past.”
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February 7, 2014
Texas Business Report: RadioShack Gets Back in the Game
A winning Super Bowl ad boosts the aging electronics equipment's stock.
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January 24, 2014
Texas Business Report: Neiman Marcus Spending Spree
The Dallas-based retailer alerted customers that hackers stole as many as 1.1 million credit and debit card numbers, a much larger figure than previous thought.
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January 17, 2014
Texas Business Report: Don’t Mess With (the University of) Texas
UT, which is notoriously protective of its Longhorns brand, is cracking down on retailers selling merchandise that riffs on the name of its new head football coach, Charlie Strong.
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January 10, 2014
Texas Business Report: Pro-Business Republicans Scooping Up Campaign Money
Some of Texas's biggest corporations are pushing back against tea party Republicans who oppose spending taxpayer money on infrastructure and public education.
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December 6, 2013
Texas Business Report: Pulling the Thread in J.C. Penney’s Stock Offering
The Plano-based retailer is under scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Commission for its recent stock sale, a move that surprised investors.
Business
October 18, 2013
Texas Business Report: You Can Now Buy Stock in Arian Foster
This week the Texans running back became the first professional athlete to go public in a new financial exchange that allows investors to buy and trade shares tied to an athlete’s future earnings.
Business
May 10, 2013
Texas Business Report: Now Boarding For Mars
South Texas inches closer to becoming the home of the world’s first “commercial Cape Canaveral” after legislators pushed forward a bill that helps clear the way for construction of a spaceport on the Gulf Coast.
Business
April 5, 2013
Texas Business Report: Cable Companies v. Satellite Providers
Could new legislation make cable more appealing than satellite television?
Business
March 22, 2013
Texas Business Report: Beer Brewers Bristle Over Bills
Proposed legislation would limit microbreweries' ability to distribute their product.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: What the Fiscal Cliff Could Mean for NASA
If the slate of federal budget cuts goes into effect on January 2, NASA's budget will be slashed by 8.2 percent, and some 5,600 jobs could be lost at Johnson Space Center.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: High-Definition Scoreboard for Reliant Stadium?
The home of the Houston Texans, which hopes to host the 2017 Super Bowl, may install a $10 million to $30 million high-definition digital scoreboard. Every other NFL team already has one.
Business
January 11, 2013
Texas Business Report: Google Invests $200M in Panhandle Wind Farm
The Spinning Spur Wind Project generates enough electricity to power more than 60,000 homes.
Business
September 28, 2012
Trouble in Round Rock?
Dell's stock hit a three-year low this week.
Business
August 24, 2012
Samsung Pumps $4B into Austin Plant
The technology giant's investment is “the largest in size to be made by a foreign company in Texas.”