Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) articles from June 2001

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) archives from June 2001

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 1, 2001... Jun. 1--BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES INC. has formed Bruckner Truck Equipment, which will offer parts and equipment for a variety of specialty truck bodies and trailers through the Bruckner's store in Fort Worth. Doug Crump, who has 20 years experience...

Local Telephone Service Provider Opens Office in Amarillo, Texas.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jun. 1--Another player in the market for small- and medium-sized businesses' telephone services has arrived in Amarillo. Valor Business Solutions, a subsidiary of Valor Telecommunications, officially opened its...

Amarillo, Texas-Based Retailer Hastings Entertainment Reports Loss.
June 1, 2001... Jun. 1--Hastings Entertainment Inc. reported a net loss Thursday of $800,000 for the first quarter, compared to a net loss before taxes of $700,000 a year ago. The per-share loss was 7 cents, compared to 6 cents a year ago, with the losses...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Hospitals Scramble to Comply with New Federal Regulations.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Jun. 3--The Hippocratic oath has a 500-page addendum coming from the federal government. While local health-care providers said they favor much of the legislation, they are struggling to comply with the new...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 4, 2001... Jun. 4--GAYLA SANDERS PROMOTED TO CORPORATE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT CELLULAR ONE: Gayla Sanders of Cellular One was promoted to corporate account executive. She has worked in the customer care department and as a communications consultant. This...

Amarillo, Texas, Roofing Company Distributes Tankless Hot Water Systems.
June 4, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jun. 4--An Amarillo roofing and construction company is expanding its scope in the building trade by becoming a distributor for a tankless hot water heater system. Amarillo Shake & Shingle will distribute...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 5, 2001... Jun. 5--NEW POSITIONS: Teri Webb, Kathy Flusche, Bill Daniel, Bruce Daniel, Karla Hatcher and Yvette Shaw joined Keller Williams Realtors. Webb and Shaw are first-year Realtors. Flusche has five years experience and has been a multi-million...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 5, 2001... Jun. 5--CITATIONS: Henry R. Hagan, electronic industrial controls mechanic with the Bureau of Land Management's Amarillo field office -- helium operations, will reach his 30-year service anniversary Tuesday. He began his career with Helium...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Working Smart Column.
June 5, 2001... Jun. 5--QUESTION: Is there a way to make meetings more fun -- or at least more lively -- without being unprofessional? We have about 10 meetings a week -- often with the same people. We've made the meetings effective: written agenda, scribe's...

Energy Department Addresses Nuclear Waste Cleanup in Amarillo, Texas.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Jun. 5--The Energy Department will submit a groundwater compliance plan to state regulators later this week that Pantex officials say will map out environmental cleanups and monitoring. The DOE will turn over the...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Don Taylor Column.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Don Taylor Jun. 5--BUSINESS CAMP FOR TEENS BECOMES REALITY: We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt The future success of America lies not in our...

Woman Enjoys Driving Ice Cream Truck in Amarillo, Texas.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Beth Wilson Jun. 11--Hours of summertime play and the sounds from the ice cream truck offer relief for children around Amarillo. Behind the wheel of one of those trucks is Gwen Gregory, a deliverer of frozen delights for...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Analysts Discuss Theories on Bull, Bear Origin.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Jun. 12--Once upon a time, a bull and a bear played together in a stock market. While the terms "bull" and "bear market," are common parlance, not many people know where the terms come from. "Basically, a bull...

Potter County, Texas, Approves Taxpayer Refunds.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Jun. 12--Potter County commissioners decided Monday to approve more taxpayer refunds. They also accepted a contract with the Texas Workforce Commission. Commissioners approved about $17,000 in refunds sought by...

Lawsuit Seeks Removal of Tax Assessor-Collector in Potter County, Texas.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Jun. 12--Potter County Attorney Sonya Letson filed a civil suit Tuesday to remove Tax Assessor-Collector Danny Messer from office, alleging he has committed official misconduct and is incompetent and unfit to perform...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 13, 2001... Jun. 13--TEXARKANA, Texas--TAC Air opened an expanded and refurbished facility at Denver Centennial Airport earlier this month. TAC Air operates in Amarillo; Fort Smith, Ark.; Greenville, S.C.; Hartford, Conn.; Lexington, Ky.; Omaha, Neb.;...

Amarillo, Texas, Hospital District Establishes Co-Pay Policy for Dental Work.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Lutz Jun. 13--New patients must show some cash before receiving dental work at the Community Dental Clinic. The Amarillo Hospital District board of managers approved on Tuesday a request to deny services to patients...

Randall County, Texas, Offices Try to Cope with Lack of Phones, Internet.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Jun. 13--Daily duties continued up to a point as Randall County employees in Canyon took steps to cope with no phones, no fax machines, no Internet access and little hope for a change in the coming days. The 911...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Taxpayers Eye Refund Checks.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Mark Werpney Jun. 13--Since President Bush's tax cut plan is a reality, taxpayers now want specific details about the refund coming this summer. Local accounting firms are one place people are turning to for information. ...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 14, 2001... Jun. 14--NEW POSITIONS: Jody Hodges joined Admarc Southwest advertising and marketing agency. His responsibilities include account services, and development of advertising and marketing solutions for Amarillo clients. He worked for Hastings...

Bushland, Texas, School District Approves Purchase of Portable Building.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Beth Wilson Jun. 14--Bushland Independent School District trustees approved Tuesday the $40,000 purchase of a portable building to meet the needs of a growing middle school population. The building will arrive this month and be...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 15, 2001... Jun. 15--HEIDI A. KOCHER, an attorney with the law firm of Brown and Fortunato, spoke at the Pacific Association of Medical Equipment Services in Portland, Ore., on Thursday. She spoke on corporate compliance issues and how home medical...

Part Is Needed to Fix Old Telephone System in Randall County, Texas.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Jun. 15--Randall County officials have given up trying to resuscitate their ailing phone system that serves county buildings in Canyon and hope a temporary fix will buy them time until a new system can be installed. ...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 18, 2001... Jun. 18--KAISER INSURANCE SERVICES has combined offices with Insurance Brokerage Center at 1759-A Avondale to offer auto, home, commercial, medical, life and senior market insurance. CONTINENTAL TAKES AWARD: Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL)...

Amarillo, Texas, Officials Approve Construction near Baseball Stadium.
June 19, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Lutz Jun. 19--Canyon baseball players and fans can expect a bittersweet summer. City commissioners approved on Monday a bid to reconstruct Ballpark Way, a road adjacent to the ballpark in Southeast Park. The project...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 19, 2001... Jun. 19--BILLY WAYNE WHITE was promoted to district sales coordinator with AFLAC Inc. He has worked for AFLAC since 1998. A FREE "Tax Savings for Texas Employers" conference is planned for 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Amarillo College Business...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 20, 2001... Jun. 20--SHAWN RILEY joined the sales team of Christy Realtors. He has worked in health care administration and marketing for more than nine years. AMERICAN GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS will meet Aug. 15 to consider a merger agreement with...

Fire Occurs at Amarillo, Texas, Environmental Cleanup Site.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Lutz and Greg Rohloff Jun. 20--It will be a different type of cleanup than expected for Rainbow Metal Finishing. An environmental cleanup at Hangar 4000, the former location of Rainbow Metal Finishing, was supposed to...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Snow Cone Stands Pop Up as Temperatures Increase.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Jun. 20--When it's hot, cold sells. The summer months mean snow cone stands spring up across the city. The earliest stands usually open in March and close in September, depending on the weather, said Fred...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.
June 21, 2001... Jun. 21--J.C. PENNEY CO. Inc. has completed the sale of J.C. Penney Direct Marketing Services Inc., including J.C. Penney Life Insurance subsidiaries, to a U.S. subsidiary of AEGON N.V. for $1.3 billion. The sale generated after tax...

Beer Companies Anticipate Strong Summer Sales Season.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Jun. 22--Summer is beer season, with sales climbing anywhere from 10 to 30 percent as the temperatures climb, industry officials say. "The real beer-selling and beer-consuming season is from Memorial Day through...

Owners Optimistic as New Microtel Inn Opens in Amarillo, Texas.
June 25, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jun. 25--Problems with completing the building may have slowed the opening of the Microtel Inn and Suites on Ross Street just north of Interstate 40, but owners Satish and Usha Bhakta have put that behind them. ...

Phillips Petroleum Continues Expansion of Borger, Texas, Refinery.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jun. 26--The expansion of the Phillips Petroleum Borger refinery has passed the halfway point with the completion of a 170-foot crude oil fractionation tower. The expansion project, which should be complete by the...

Quilting Experiences Resurgence in Popularity in Amarillo, Texas.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Jun. 27--Quilting is not just for grandmothers at the church bee anymore, and quilting shops are rising up to meet the demand. "Quilting has taken on a whole different feel," said Claudie Biggers of My Friends and...

Bank Moves Headquarters to New Building in Amarillo, Texas.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Jun. 28--The new headquarters office of FirstBank Southwest opened Monday at 2401 S. Georgia St. The bank relocated all except its data center and deposit operations from 2201 Civic Circle, according to Jeff...

Telephone Book Firm with Amarillo, Texas, Office Merges with San Diego Firm.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jun. 28--WorldPages.com shareholders approved a $3-a-share merger proposal on Wednesday that will combine the telephone directory company with a California directory publisher. The merger is scheduled to be...

Amarillo, Texas, Financial Specialists Say Any Interest Rate Cut Will Help.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Jun. 29--The Federal Reserve's quarter-point interest rate cut Wednesday will have a small impact on credit card interest rates, financial officials said. But when combined with other cuts, consumers could see decent...

Plant Official: Tyson, Meatpacker Merger Won't Affect Amarillo, Texas.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Jun. 29--The merger of IBP Inc. and Tyson Foods will hardly be noticeable at the Amarillo meat-packing plant, IBP spokesman Gary Mickelson said Thursday. The on-again, off-again deal emerged late Wednesday when...