Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) articles from July 2000

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) archives from July 2000

Amarillo, Texas, Air Conditioning Experts Thrive as Heat Wave Continues.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jul. 20--When the thermometer pushes 100, cooling technicians prepare to get busy. Those central air-conditioning units that worked just fine on 90-degree days are suddenly wheezing and the owners wonder why. ...

Better Business Bureau Helps Prevent, Shut Down Scam Operations.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Janna Serrano Jul. 20--In recent weeks the BBB has received information concerning scams currently operating in the area. Many are just a new twist on an old way of separating consumers from their money. Local consumers and...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--CENTER ADDS PROJECTOR: The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Sam Walton Small Business Resource Center has added a multimedia projector to its resources. The projector will be used by chamber staff for soliciting groups for meetings and...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--THE AMARILLO CHAMBER of Commerce Sam Walton Small Business Resource Center has added a multimedia projector to its resources. The projector will be used by chamber staff for soliciting groups for meetings and conventions in Amarillo as...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Regional Events Calendar.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--JULY EVENTS: Palo Duro High School Alumni Association Y2K Reunion of Classes of 1955-2000, July 7-8, hotel not specified. Expected number: 5,500. Southwest Ostrich Breeders Association, July 7-9, Radisson Inn Airport. Expected...

Amarillo Business Journal, Texas, Business Net Column.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Christian Stewart Jul. 20--If you are selling products or services on the Internet, you should consider using a clickwrap agreement on your web site. A clickwrap agreement is a contract for the purchase or use of products or...

Amarillo Business Journal, Texas, Business Net Column.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--FireWater Water Park opened in June at 1415 Sunrise Drive, and was greeted by enthusiastic riders and wet weather. Favorites among the park-goers were the two speed slides, three serpentine slides and 11,000-square-foot wave pool. The...

Amarillo, Texas, Area Sees Strong Volume of Building in May.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Bob Gleason Jul. 20--May was a strong month for building permits. The $28,250,034 volume was $14.7 million more than April and was $4.57 million above May of last year. Included in with last May's permits was the $11.26 million...

Circuit Problem on AT&T Line Causes Cable Modem Outage in Amarillo, Texas.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--A circuit fluctuation in an AT&T line caused a temporary outage on Cox Communications cable modem Internet service, a Cox official said Wednesday. The chain of events Tuesday started with the problem in an AT&T line, said Christy...

Car Wash Enterprise in Amarillo, Texas, Buys Former Tech Plant.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jul. 20--A former location of LEK Technologies has been sold and part of the property will be turned into a car wash. Quick Quack Express Car Wash will build its third Amarillo location at the corner of Mockingbird...

Water Samples at Amarillo, Texas, Site Indicate Low Levels of Organic Solvents.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Jim McBride Jul. 20--Recent water samples have indicated low levels of industrial chemicals near Pantex's burning grounds, but the contamination is below state and federal standards, officials say. Energy Department officials...

Amarillo, Texas, Chamber of Commerce Names New Membership Manager.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--Jacy Jenks, a former assistant marketing director for Amarillo National Bank, is the new membership manager for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. Jenks, who was in Amarillo National's marketing department for four years and had...

Asarco Employee Made General Manager of Amarillo, Texas, Copper Refinery.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Max Albright Jul. 20--Larry Castor, who has worked for Asarco for 24 years, has become the new general manager of Asarco's Amarillo copper refinery. Castor, 45, replaces William Enrico, who is leaving to work for Union Miniere...

Amarillo, Texas, Credit Union Changes Name, Moves to New Location.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--Access Federal Credit Union, formerly known as the Southwestern Public Service employee credit union, will observe a grand opening Saturday at its new location, 6401 S. Bell St. "We felt a need to be closer to our membership," said...

Amarillo Business Journal, Texas, Employer's Advocate Column.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Vicki Wilmarth Jul. 20--The Department of Labor has excluded a few items from the extra compensation that affects the regular rate of pay, such as vacation and sick leave pay, expense reimbursements, health-insurance contributions...

Department of Energy to Assign New Management to Amarillo, Texas, Plant.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Jim McBride Jul. 20--The Energy Department expects to award a new management and operations contract for the Pantex Plant this month. Two teams are vying for the lucrative five-year contract: Day and Zimmermann Inc., parent...

Amarillo, Texas, Healthcare Education Center Provides Valuable Lessons.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Jeff Doiron Jul. 20--The Amarillo College Center for Continuing Healthcare Education is a department within the Workforce Development Division. The center was the first healthcare education to become an approved provider of...

Texas Housing Department Approves Assistance for Novice Home Buyers.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has approved Panhandle Community Services for $400,000 to be used for down payment and closing costs assistance for first-time home buyers. Up to $5,000 and in some cases $7,500 can...

Amarillo, Texas, Company Provides Ice to North American Locations.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Maurine Wolterman Jul. 20--When the Iceman cometh in Amarillo, it's very often an employee of Host Ice hauling the bags of the clear, sparkling cubes of refreshment. Since 1962, the family of owner Don Johnson has provided ice...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Amber Waves Column.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Kay Ledbetter Jul. 20--A few words being used to describe sweeping new water rules regulating "total maximum daily load" (TMDL) of the nation's rivers, lakes and streams are "complex, burdensome and unbelievable." The TMDL is...

Texas Panhandle Program Seeks to Attract More Tourists with Heritage Sites.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Rick Storm Jul. 20--The Panhandle Tourism Marketing Council wants some of the bucks to stop here when people travel through the Panhandle. "Believe it or not, tourism is on the rise in the Panhandle," said Joann Harwell,...

Amarillo, Texas, Officials Examine Trade Possibilities with Chiapas, Mexico.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Trisha Capansky Jul. 20--Representatives of Amarillo and the Mexican state of Chiapas are considering if a relationship between the two entities can benefit both. Representatives of Chiapas came to Amarillo in mid-June to tour...

Integrity of Online Auction Sites Questioned, Defended by Users.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Diane Westbrook Hall Jul. 20--Is the growth in online auction sites out of hand, or simply free enterprise at its finest? And should somebody be regulating all that buying and selling? At least a couple of local people say...

Amarillo Business Journal, Texas, People in the News Column.
July 20, 2000... Jul. 20--David L. Bennett has been named general manager of ClearSource Inc., a new cable television company in Amarillo. Marilyn Phillips was named president of Century III of Amarillo insurance. Marlene Fleischman was named chief...

Amarillo Business Journal, Texas, Real Estate Column.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Chip Staniswalis Jul. 20--Time, just like value, is a relative concept. It is what keeps everything from happening at once. You can't buy it. You can't save it. You can't manufacture it. You can't stop it. The only way to kill it...

Lubbock, Texas, Small Business Administration to Nominate Possible Awardees.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Tom Dowell Jul. 20--SBA Lubbock District had the honor to have the National First Runnerup for the Small Business Person of the Year Award, Barbara Miller of Miller Paper Co. in Amarillo. We wish to congratulate Ms. Miller and her...

Amarillo Business Journal, Texas, Strictly Business Column.
July 20, 2000... Byline: David Terry Jul. 20--The bbrrrring! during a keynote address at a recent business conference was not a part of the discussion. It was a cell phone call to a woman in the front of the room. "Hello," the woman answered, and to all of...

Omaha, Neb.-Based Telephone Service Company to Consolidate in Amarillo, Texas.
July 20, 2000... Byline: David Bowser Jul. 20--Sitel Corp. will consolidate its Amarillo operations and move them this fall into the former Borden's Dairy building on the Canyon Expressway. Originally, the Amarillo operation was a telemarketing service...

Manager for John Deere Speaks to Amarillo, Texas, Audience.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Jul. 20--If an established, agricultural company more than 150-years old can undergo a radical change of workplace culture in the name of quality, so can any other. That was the message preached by Bob...

Texas Wheat Farmers See Prices Rise in Compensation for Poor Crops.
July 20, 2000... Byline: Rick Storm Jul. 20--BUSHLAND, Texas--The 2000 wheat harvest outlook started out bad and has gotten worse as the season progressed. But the price of wheat may finally take an uptick as supplies show signs of moving into balance...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
July 23, 2000... Jul. 23--NEW POSITIONS: Attorney Brad Chapman has joined Mason and Hangar Corp legal department. He is a mechanical engineer and honors graduate of the Texas Tech School of Law. He was formerly a partner with the firm of Mullin Hoard and Brown....

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Energy Briefs Column.
July 23, 2000... Jul. 23--SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO INC. has named Tim G. Miller, son of Richard and Glenda Miller of Amarillo, as assistant to the company president Ahmed Al-Omer. Miller graduated from Tascosa High School in 1978 and from Texas Tech in 1982 with a...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Farm Briefs Column.
July 23, 2000... Jul. 23--SEMINAR AT WELLINGTON ON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT: The Wellington Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service will conduct a Wildlife Management Seminar at 7 p.m. Monday at the Bura Handley Community Center in...

Recruitment for Jobs Helps in Amarillo, Texas, Where the Market is Tight.
July 23, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Jul. 23--Help Wanted. When Annie Young, office manager for the U.S. Census, needed to hire 1,200 people to count residents of the Texas Panhandle, she managed to recruit only 719 people and 65 percent of them...

Texas A&M University Researchers Work to Save Quails.
July 23, 2000... Byline: Rick Storm Jul. 23--With bobwhite quail populations plummeting across Texas, researchers at Texas A&M University say now is the time for action. Dale Rollins, wildlife specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service,...

Texas Chapter of American Business Women Association Gives Scholarships.
July 25, 2000... Jul. 25--The Top O'Texas chapter of the American Business Women's Association recently honored six young women with scholarships totaling $3,000. In addition to the local scholarships, the chapter also gave a $500 donation to the Stephen...

Amarillo, Texas, Program Trains Students for Call Center Sector.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Jul. 25--The 25 students of the Call Center Training Pilot Program are to continue their studies today at the Amarillo College Business and Industry Center, 1314 S. Polk. The training is sponsored by the Call...

Energy Department Picks New Defense Contractor to Run Amarillo, Texas, Plant.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Jim McBride Jul. 25--The Energy Department picked BWX Technologies Inc., a Virginia-based defense contractor, as the Pantex Plant management and operations contractor, ending a more than 40-year reign by Pantex contractor Mason &...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Earnings Column.
July 25, 2000... Jul. 25--IBP Inc. reported second quarter net income of $59 million or 55 cents a diluted share compared to restated earnings of $78 million and 73 cents a year ago. -- Southern Peru Copper Corp., affiliated with Asarco Inc., reported...

Summer Heat Strains Amarillo, Texas, Cooling Systems.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jul. 25--Now that the temperature is routinely pushing into the 95-degree range and beyond, some Amarilloans are feeling the heat a little more than others. Mostly, they are the ones who have neglected maintenance...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Amber Waves Column.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Kay Ledbetter Jul. 25--AREA WATER SUPPLY IN GOOD SHAPE THANKS TO PLANNING: The resounding message for the past decade has been "water is crucial." And every year, somewhere the cry goes up "Pray for rain," as the area tries to...

Amarillo, Texas-Based Oil, Gas Web Site Continues to Generate New Business.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jul. 25--When the dot-com world hit its valley, an Amarillo-based Web site for auctioning oil and natural gas properties barely felt a quiver. EnergyNet.com, founded in Amarillo in February 1999, by oil and gas...

Clothing Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch to Open Store in Amarillo, Texas, Mall.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jul. 25--Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has signed an agreement for a store in Westgate Mall, mall officials said Monday. The store, which targets college-age and younger shoppers, is expected to open in...

Texas Sales Tax Holiday Offers Relief for Back-to-School Shoppers.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jul. 25--The state's second sales tax holiday on school clothing and some school-related items will include items placed on layaway during the Aug. 4-6 period. "Customers who put clothes and shoes costing less than...