http://www.fwbusinesspress.com Breaking News brought to you by Fort Worth Business Press Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:37:12 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/images/fwbp_logo.jpg http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/index.php http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8934 The Texas unemployment rate in October increased to 5.6 percent and employers added 23,000 jobs through the month. According to a Texas Workforce Commission release, the state’s seasonally-adjusted nonagricultural... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8934 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8933 Fort Worth-based American Airlines has named Doug Herring, president and CEO of American Beacon Advisors, vice president-operations finance and strategic planning. He will be responsible for the financial activities... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8933 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8927 Arlington continues to add an all-star lineup of sporting events to its yet-to-open Dallas Cowboys stadium as the city has announced the men’s Final Four basketball championship is slated for the arena for 2014. The new... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8927 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8926 Video game and entertainment retailer GameStop Corp. reported a slight decline in third-quarter earnings as acquisition charges and unfavorable foreign exchange rates dipped into profits. As a result, the Grapevine-based... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8926 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8924 After leading Fort Worth’s premier oil and natural gas exploration company for 22 years, Bob R. Simpson is stepping aside from his duties as CEO while President Keith A. Hutton moves in to fill the former’s position. Simpson... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8924 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8923 FJW Group Inc., an Arlington-based construction management and general contracting firm, was acquired by Austin-based Broaddus & Associates, a building design and construction program management and planning firm. ... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8923 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8919 North Richland Hills-based HealthMarkets Inc. said Nov. 18 it would lay off 13 percent, or about 220 of the specialty insurer’s 1,700 employees around the country. The job cuts will impact the company’s employees... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8919 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8920 Branch-supported online investment firm Scottrade is opening a second Fort Worth branch Nov. 24. The branch is located at 4829 Bryant Irvin Road in the City View Towne Crossing center. “The new Scottrade office... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8920 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8922 AllianceTexas handles more than $4 billion in foreign imports business, placing it at the top of the list for most valuable United States ports, according to a report submitted to the United States Congress. The far north... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8922 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8921 Medfinders Inc., based in Arlington and parent company of Nursefinders, signed an exclusive three-year managed staffing partnership agreement with MedStar Health, a not-for-profit hospital and health care provider in... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8921 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8918 Oil and natural gas industry officials said the past few months’ plunge in commodity prices is just a reality check for companies, and Metroplex residents should remain bullish on the Barnett Shale over the long run, despite... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8918 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8917 For banking and finance officials at the Fort Worth Business Press/TCU Financial Forum, loan availability, government bailouts and toxic investments came out as the event’s top issues. Representatives from area banks who... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8917 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8916 After a year and half of discussion and planning, Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum on Nov. 18 unveiled preliminary plans for a new $70 million neighboring building designed by Italian architectural giant Renzo Piano and... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8916 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8915 Industry leaders had a common theme at today’s Fort Worth Business Press/TCU Financial Forum when it came to real estate: it’s a great time for investment – if you have the funds to back it up. “You could take your... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8915 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8914 Finding appropriate insurance—if it’s needed—was the focus of the risk management breakout session at the Fort Worth Business Press/TCU financial forum on Nov. 18. “Sometimes insurance doesn’t make sense,” said Pete... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8914 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8913 BBVA Compass Bank announced Nov. 17 the appointment of Manolo Sanchez as the new president and CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based Compass Bank “Manolo brings a great wealth of knowledge and experience having served in a... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8913 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8912 Devon Energy Corp. was recognized for its water treatment efforts in the Barnett Shale natural gas play by The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multi-state government agency based in Oklahoma that advocates... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8912 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500