Houston Business Journal articles from January 1996

Houston Business Journal archives from January 1996

Cable giant plugs into telephones. (Time Warner Communications files application to offer local dial tone service in Austin, TX)
January 12, 1996... Time Warner to compete with Bell for local service Time Warner Inc., the cable television and media giant, will soon be bringing more to Texas than ESPN and CNN. The company wants to make local telephones ring, as well. And Southwestern...

Florida firm picks city for new center. (Software Support Inc. opens new office in Houston, TX)
January 12, 1996... Software Support could create 600 new jobs A Florida computer consulting company is opening an international call center in downtown Houston that is expected to generate 600 new jobs in the next three years. Software Support Inc., a...

Restaurateur develops appetite for real estate. (Terry S. Ward, founder of Dirty's Restaurant and Texas Tumbleweed)
January 12, 1996... The founder of Dirty's Restaurant and Texas Tumbleweed has shed his chef's hat to become one of the most active land traders in Houston. And 41-year-old Terry S. Ward may also gain the label of developer this year, if his latest plans ring...

Doctors form insurance company. (Physicians Inc.)
January 12, 1996... A group of Houston doctors organized by the Harris County Medical Society are seeking to form their own health insurance company to compete with managed-care firms. Officers with the physician owned and directed insurance company have filed...

Consolidated Graphics' merger move called 'more of a realignment.'
January 12, 1996... Consolidated Graphics Inc.'s announcement this week that it will merge its Gulf Printing Co. into Western Lithograph is a move that makes sense, according to industry experts. The company said Tuesday it plans to take a $1 million charge...

A pilot takes control in the corporate cockpit. (Gordon Bethune, president of Continental Airlines Inc.)(includes related article on 'Go Forward Plan')
January 12, 1996... Gordon Bethune ran into heavy flak when he left Boeing Co. in 1994 to become president of Continent al Airlines. Now he's flying high as the once bankrupt carrier heads for the skies in a remarkable turnaround. Gordon Bethune strolls to the...

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
January 12, 1996... NYSE COG 15375 MEMORIAL DRIVE, HOUSTON 77079 (713) 589-4600 Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. is a large domestic natural gas producer and marketer. Total shares of common stock outstanding as of April 28, 1995 22,774,556 ...