Houston Business Journal articles from June 2001

Houston Business Journal archives from June 2001

Thinking outside of the Boxer.(Boxer Property Management tries a new approach to office leasing)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
June 1, 2001... Maverick office recycler tests new concept with 'daytime apartments' Real estate investor Andrew Segal makes a living by going against the grain. Over the past decade, the 34-year-old president of Houston-based Boxer Property...

Olympics could bring city $2.2 billion.(Houston, in 2012)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... If Houston is selected to host the summer Olympic Games in 2012, the city could bring in a minimum of $2.2 billion in revenue and turn a $257 million profit. The figures come fresh from the Houston 2012 Foundation. This is the first time...

Bond team wins with four players.(Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Harris County, the Houston Texans and Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo make deal to issue $461 million in bonds)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority funded $461 million in bonds on May 17 in a transaction that officials call complicated and unique. The bond deal involved four entities -- the Sports Authority, Harris County, the Houston Texans...

Pearland teens collect allowance on credit.(Pearland High School students operate a credit union branch)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Pearland High School students don't sweat losing their lunch money. The school is blazing a trail with the Houston area's first known credit union run by high schoolers. Six teens at Pearland High operate the Associated Credit Union...

Galveston Bay Estuary Society.(study of water pollution in Galveston Bay)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A Galveston Bay Estuary Society study has found that more than 130,000 barrels of oil and grease washes off Houston streets and parking lots every year into storm drains, and is then sent untreated into Galveston Bay. Putting it in perspective,...

Forbes-Milken Institute.(ranks Galveston as 200th best place in the US to conduct business)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Galveston holds down the bottom spot on a list of the best 200 American cities for doing business, according to the third annual Forbes-Milken Institute Best Places survey. The nations top 200 cities are graded by eight. criteria, including...

Houston Parks and Recreation Department.(opens municipal pools)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Houston Parks and Recreation Department's 43 municipal pools opened last week, reminding Houstonians that not all of the city's residents have access to private pools. The department offers free swimming classes taught by city of Houston...

Weekly sell-off losing luster for BindView chief.(BindView Corp. chairman to sell 25,000 shares/week)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... In the past month alone, Houston-based BindView Corp. has hired a new chief financial officer and seen a shareholder group back off efforts to force the tech company to the auction block. But week after week, a constant remains: BindView's...

That's show biz: Pace sues sponsor in theater drama.(Pace Music Group Inc. sues Voicestream Wireless Corp. for not paying up on sponsorship of Bayou Place Performance Hall)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... The curtain has dropped on the years-long relationship between the Bayou Place Performance Hall and its sponsor. Houston-based Pace Music Group Inc., which manages the Bayou Place hall in downtown Houston, has filed a lawsuit against...

City energized for deregulation decision.(Houston)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The city of Houston took a major step toward energy deregulation last week. City Council on May 23 approved a $650,000 contract between the city and Cambridge, Mass.-based consulting firm Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. Under the contract,...

Tap runs dry as Ale House closes.(Houston pub closes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Despite fending off determined real estate developers, enduring a three-year-long legal battle and weathering a slowdown in sales, The Ale House pub will pour its last pint of brew this weekend after two decades in business. The Ale...

Pride, Marine to merge in deal worth nearly $2 billion.(Pride International Inc. to merge with Marine Drilling Cos.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Houston-based drilling contractor Pride International Inc. has inked a stock deal to merge with Marine Drilling Cos., a Sugar Land-based offshore drilling contractor. The deal was valued at $2 billion when the merger was announced May 24,...

Reorganization plan.(Stage Stores Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Stage Stores Inc. and its wholly-owned units, Specialty Retailers Inc. and Specialty Retailers Inc. NV, filed a second amended plan of reorganization and a supporting disclosure statement with a Houston federal bankruptcy court on May 21. The...

Compression services deal.(Universal Compression Holdings Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Universal Compression Holdings Inc. is negotiating a deal to acquire KCI Inc., a Tulsa, Okla.-based fabricator of large horsepower natural gas compressors, for $22.9 million in cash. Universal Compression, a Houston-based natural gas...

Majority stake purchase.(American International Industries Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... American International Industries Inc. has secured a deal to acquire a majority interest in Dawson Marine Inc., an outboard sport fishing boat dealer based in Beaumont. The deal calls for Kemah-based American International, a holding company,...

Plains prices offering.(Plains All American Pipeline L.P. completes stock offering)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Plains All American Pipeline L.P. has issued and sold 3.75 million common units at a public offering price of $26.05 per unit. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the sole underwriter for the offering. Excluding the underwriter's over allotment option, the...

Matthews to buy York.(Matthews International Corp. to acquire York Group)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Matthews International Corp., a Pittsburgh-based maker of cremators and mausoleums, has agreed to buy York Group, a Houston-based coffin maker, for $10 per share in cash. The deal is worth about $89.4 million, based on York's shares outstanding...

Reservoir management.(Core Laboratories N.V. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Core Laboratories N.V. has acquired Promore Engineering Inc. in a share-for-share exchange. Houston-based Core - a provider of reservoir description, production enhancement and reservoir management services -- issued about 600,000 shares and...

A lordly visit from the London mayor.(Lord Mayor of London)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Houston played host to some right proper British bureaucrats this week as the Lord Mayor of London and his wife came calling. Sir David Howard, the 673rd Lord Mayor of London, had a busy agenda. He paid a visit to Chase Bark of Texas,...

First floor: Lipstick, shorts and technology.(Saks Fifth Avenue and CompUsa strike deal)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Saks Fifth Avenue is making sure customers stay connected. The Galleria store recently struck a deal with CompUSA and opened Technology@Saks on the first floor of the store between the cosmetics and sportswear departments. The tech...

Local cell phone users dial for less dollars.(cost of cell phone service decreased more in Houston than in most U.S. markets)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... The cost of cell phone service last month decreased more in Houston than in most U.S. markets, according to a study by Econ One. After studying four typical usage plans, the firm says the average monthly cost of service in 25 major cities...

Benchmark beefs up property portfolio.(Benchmark Hospitality Inc. buys International Conference Resorts)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Benchmark Hospitality Inc. is playing host to a bigger portfolio. The Woodlands-based company is adding five new properties with the purchase of International Conference Resorts. When the Phoenix-based resorts and conference centers are...

News from the food and drink front.(new Zagat Survey of Houston restaurants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The new Zagat Survey is out, covering just under 1,000 Houston restaurants. The survey issues ratings based on reviews from more than 1,100 restaurant-goers who eat out an average of 4.4 times per week. Eateries are rated on food, decor,...

Aries Restaurant.(Aries Restaurant )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Aries Restaurant at 4315 Montrose is bringing in a new star. Pastry chef Ruben Ortega will be the sole bread and dessert designer for the neighborhood restaurant. Ortega is no stranger to the local scene. Over the past 10 years, he has...

Little Woodrows.(opens third location)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Little Woodrows has opened in Midtown at 2306 Brazos behind Spec's Liquor. The beer joint is the third location for owner Danny Evans. Like many other establishments in the area, Evans hopes to attract downtown business clientele and...

Coup of coffee: Former Diedrich employee buys Houston outlets.(Dirk Smith)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A former employee of Diedrich Coffee Inc. has purchased the chain's three Houston-area locations along with the rights to develop six more outlets. Dirk Smith, Diedrich's operations manager for two years, says it was always his goal to buy...

Architects hit the beach to sling sand in annual castle competition on island.(15th annual Sandcastle Competition in Galveston)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A group of Houston's top architects will undo their bow ties and get down and dirty in the wet sand for the 15th annual Sandcastle Competition in Galveston this weekend. The annual fun draiser for the Houston Chapter of the American...

Humana grabs UT contract, doubles local HMO presence.(University of Texas, health maintenance organization)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Humana Health Plans of Texas Inc. has just landed a sought-after health maintenance organization contract that could add between 50,000 and 60,000 new members to its rolls in the Houston and Galveston regions. The University of Texas...

D.R. Horton adds Emerald to collection.(will acquire Emerald Homes of The Woodlands)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... D.R. Horton signed a letter of intent this week to acquire Emerald Homes of The Woodlands in a cash and stock deal. Arlington-based D.R. Horton is acquiring the Houston-area builder in an effort to strengthen its market share in Texas and...

H-E-B launches Central Market concept near Highland Village.(opens Houston grocery store)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... After years of flip-flopping on a prime tract of land at Weslayan and Westheimer; Central Market has finally opened its much-awaited Houston grocery store. "It's a main/main location," says John Campbell, vice president of H-E-B's upscale...

Canadian purchase gives Conoco interest in gas pipeline project.(acquisition of Gulf Canada Resources Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Conoco Inc.'s $6.3 billion acquisition of Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., announced this week, could make the Houston-based company a major player in the ongoing political battles over the building of a natural gas pipeline from the Arctic...

Biotech firm lands $9 million in initial round of VC funding.(Xeotron Corp., venture capital)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A local biotech company that was looking for a $1 million bridge loan ended up with $9 million in funding and additional investors beating down its door. Xeotron Corp., pronounced "Zeotron," is in the business of developing biochips that...

Musical banks: Top Sterling execs move, rival Republic opens branch.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The chairman and president of Sterling Bank are both moving to new corporate offices closer to the Galleria area. George Martinez, chairman of the Houston-based bank, and Sterling President Downey Bridgwater are leaving their traditional...

Ad group gets a good read on literacy campaign.(Ad2)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Houston Advertising Federation group of younger industry professionals, called Ad2, is already winning awards for its recently launched public service campaign. A group of nine Ad2 Houston members donated their free time and creative...

Houston Press.(Sprint Broadband Direct Celebrity Crawfish Eating Contest)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Several local journalists took time out from their deadline schedules to shuck crawfish in the name of charity. One of the events leading up to the Houston Press Crawfest last weekend was the first-ever Sprint Broadband Direct Celebrity...

George Foster Peabody Award.(given to KHOU Channel 11)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Last week, KHOU Channel 11 was presented one of broadcast journalism's top awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, for its "Treading on Danger" report about Firestone tires. A team from Belo Corp. -- KHOU's parent company went to New York City...

Full Circle Communications.(launches direct mail campaign for Top Drawer Lingerie)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Newly launched Full Circle Communications is working on a unique direct mail campaign with client Top Drawer Lingerie, a local high-end specialty lingerie shop. Shari King, who most recently was with Global Communications Works, has...

Proterra takes on Vantage with new industrial business project.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Proterra Properties Inc., a Dallas-based developer founded by a group of former Vantage Cos. employees, is going head to head with its former employer by developing 600,000-square-foot industrial park in Northwest Houston. Last week,...

REAL ESTATE ROUNDUP.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Parker Drilling, which decided in January to relocate its headquarters to the Bayou City after 67 years in Tulsa, has found a permanent home in the Energy Corridor. After considering the Galleria and Westchase areas for office space, the...

Trafalgar Chemical Corp.(building in Fort Bend's Cinco Ranch)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Trafalgar Chemical Corp. is planning to construct an 84,000-square-foot building in Fort Bend's growing residential community of Cinco Ranch. A subsidiary of Trafalgar Global based in Chile, the firm will occupy 25 percent of the...

L.J. Melody & Co.(refinancing Chase Tower)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... L.J. Melody & Co. has arranged the refinancing of downtown's Chase Tower in the amount of $125 million. The tallest office building outside of New York and Chicago, the 75-story granite tower contains 1.7 million square feet. Built in...

Small-business priorities shift as Congress tilts to Democrats.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Democratic control of the Senate makes it more likely that small-business lobbyists will lose their fight against managed care reform legislation that would allow patients to sue their HMOs. Additional tax cuts beyond those included in...

Despite repeal, estate tax foes face future fights.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The tax bill passed by Congress kills the estate tax in 2010, but the tax could rise from the grave in 2011 unless a future Congress drives a stake through its heart. That's because Congress terminated all of the bill's tax cuts after nine...

Bill includes incentives for computer purchases.(tax bill, Education Savings Accounts)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The tax bill did not include a top priority of the nation's high-tech industry -- making the research and development tax credit permanent. But that credit does not expire until 2004, so industry lobbyists will have plenty of other...

Veterans: SBA has failed to provide required help.
June 1, 2001... The Small Business Administration has done little to help veterans start and grow their own businesses despite a 1999 law that called for the agency to provide them with technical, financial and procurement assistance, representatives of...

Lavish funding, little in return sum up nuclear waste project.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Nuclear energy in the U.S. spotlight again after having been a pretty much dead issue for 25 years. In the ongoing dialogue about what many consider to be a national energy crisis, the role of nuclear power is back on the front burner. ...

The Discipline of Teams: A mindbook-workbook for delivering small group performance.(Book review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... By Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith The book presents insights on team performance that explores disciplines that drive performance in small groups by providing concrete steps that groups can take to ensure the use of the right...

Hot profits, Kool business.(V-Kool Inc., reflective window film)(Interview)
June 1, 2001... V-Kool Inc. is turning on the heat to market its reflective window film to customers in North and South America Marty Watts left his family's multimillion-dollar, 300-employee company to take a chance on a hot product he believed in. ...

Banner advertising could mean a banner year for businesses.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Although there are many ways to promote your company's Web presence, the most popular online promotion is banners, garnering more than 95 percent of all online media .buys. Banner ads look like miniature bill boards and appear at the top,...

Effectiveness standards.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The most common effectiveness standard applied to banners is the click-through rate, or CTR, which is defined by the percentage of site visitors who click on the banner and visit the advertiser's site. In recent years, banners' CTR has taken a...

Better banners.(Inernet advertising effectiveness)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The dichotomy toward banner effectiveness standards is no different than any other form of advertising. For example, many television commercials are designed to get consumers into the store, whereas others, such as most Super Bowl commercials,...

Placement.(of banner advertisements determines effectiveness)
June 1, 2001... The placement of a banner ad can play a huge role in determining whether a banner ad is clicked on or makes an impression. There are three forms of placement: run of site -- the banner appears anywhere on the site --, placement on a designated...

Magic words.(best words for effective Internet banner advertisements)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Off-line, the magic word in advertising is "free." Online, it's "click here." These two little words, when used in banner ads, have consistently garnered higher dick-through rates. MIKE OGDEN is president of Pipeline Marketing in Overland...

Better creative and design.(Web site ads)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... As large corporations are adopting the use of banner advertising, their advertising agencies, with vast resources in creativity and design, will follow. For that reason, you can expect more and more banners to be more. creatively presented. ...

Rich media.(Web site ads)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In the beginning, banner ads were static. Today, a growing number are animated and interactive, resulting in higher response rates. Rich media offers the promise of banners incorporating audio and video as well as the ability to buy products...

Banter or banner?(Web site ads)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Should banners be a part of your company's marketing program? A great many small to mid-sized businesses would scoff at the idea. Admittedly, it wouldn't be the first place to sink your marketing dollar. But if you're interested in driving...

Asi es Mexico: First-class mix of the traditional and different.(Mexican restaurants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... It's been a while since I visited the area along Long Point, which I always associated with Korean restaurants. It's now a lot more eclectic than I remember. To get to Asi es Mexico, which is on Wirt Road at Long Point, I drove past two...

Tranquility Park took off in turmoil after lunar landing.(Houston)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... On July 20, 1969, millions of Americans were glued to their television sets. As they watched breathlessly, they heard the words: "Houston, Tranquility Base here... the Eagle has landed." This historic event -- the first manned lunar...

Nanotechnology may help city keep 'energy capital' title.(Houston)(Government Activity)
June 1, 2001... Houston will remain the energy capital of the world, but researchers in cutting-edge laboratories say the city will not retain its title through oil, gas and chemicals. It will be through applications of nanotechnology. Houston is the...

Liquefied natural gas can help ease fuel needs.(national energy policy)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Up to 1,900 new power plants will be needed over the next 20 years in order to meet projected increases in nationwide electrical power demand, according to President George W. Bush's recently published national energy policy. It goes on to...

A NEW SOURCE.(liquefied natural gas supply and demand)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Where will the natural gas come from to meet the expected need? Liquefied natural gas will be one source. In LNG plants located near remote gas fields, LNG is created by reducing natural gas to a liquefied state by cooling to minus 260 degrees....

DRAWING BOARD.(LNG import terminals planned for U.S. coasts)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... In addition to the expansion of current sources from gas fields in Trinidad, Tobago and Nigeria, new LNG plants are on the drawing board for Venezuela, Egypt, Algeria and Angola. These new plants could supply LNG to the U.S. East Coast....

Increasing price volatility sparks interest in energy finance arena.
June 1, 2001... Under the old way of thinking about energy assets, such as natural gas pipelines and electric power plants, the industry was a backwater for finance professionals. To finance specialists the action has been in high-tech stocks, start-up...

ASSET VALUATION.(electric power plants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Historically, electric power plants, natural gas pipelines and natural gas storage fields predominantly were owned by regulated utilities. The prices charged for the products and services produced by such assets were determined through...

REAL OPTIONS.(utilities and their energy trading divisions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... In energy finance today, assets are viewed as "real options." In general, an option is a contract that give's the owner the right, but not the obligation, to do something. For example, a "call option" on a stock gives the owner of the option...

QUANT SHOPS.(University of Texas )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Asset valuation and optimization have become core competencies at large energy trading firms such as Enron, Williams, Duke and El Paso. These companies have established research departments or "quant shops" to create valuation methods and risk...

U.S. looks to the Gulf to ease country's growing energy woes.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... President George W. Bush's proposed energy plan is a welcome approach that values fact over emotion. Increasing supply through today's practical energy sources is the only realistic strategy for meeting the increasing energy demand of a...

POTENTIALS.(natural gas and oil supply in the US)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... This hydrocarbon-rich region has the potential to greatly increase oil and natural-gas supply to meet the growing needs of our nation and of the state of Florida. It can be developed safely and without damage to the environment. Best of all,...

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.(offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Opponents of the sale have alleged that environmental danger from offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico will threaten the Florida tourist industry. The fact is that this acreage lies in federal waters, more than 100 miles from...

LARGEST HOUSTON-AREA OILFIELD EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS.(Directory)
June 1, 2001... LARGEST HOUSTON-AREA OILFIELD EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS (Ranked by 2000 Local Gross Revenue) Name of Company Last...

E-business will play a vital role in the future of energy industry.(according to report)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... As recently as the third quarter of 1999, the energy business was characterized as a laggard with respect to its activities and adoption of e-commerce as a fundamental part of business. By the end of the first quarter of 2000, however, at...

E&P companies should explore well abandonment strategies.(exploration and production)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Every year, oil and gas companies invest billions in exploration and production programs for the world's fuel. Since E&P is a vast revenue producer, it's the main spending focus of many energy companies. But hen a well or producing field runs...

Innovations to make industry more efficient aid productivity.(petroleum industry)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... At the recent Petroleum Leadership and Outlook Conference sponsored the Society to Petroleum Engineers, it became very clear that it will take a dramatic increase in infrastructure to deliver the energy needs of the global economy. James...

Downstream Energy teams up with PDS.(Petroleum Data Specialists)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Houston-based DownstreamEnergy (www.insightpartners.com), a company that manages information between suppliers; marketers and retailers of gasoline, diesel and propane, has formed an alliance with Chandler, Ariz.-based Petroleum Data...

Hines wins energy efficiency award.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Hines, a Houston-based real estate firm, was recently named one of 34 winners recognized by Energy Star for achievements in energy efficiency. Hines incorporates energy management into its business practices, according to company...

Energy industry meets telecom.(energy industry, telecommunications industry converging)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A majority of energy and telecommunications companies have become involved in convergence activities or expect to be over the next few years, according to a recent survey conducted by KPMG LLP. According to the report, the convergence of...

Energy companies turning eyes to corporate image.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... U.S. energy executives continue to recognize the importance of a positive corporate image and are more proactive than their counterparts in other industries in managing their companies reputations, according to a recent study. However,...

Oilfield services fir s cycle into new millennium in 'up' mode.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... While energy industry headlines focus on gasoline prices approaching $2 per gallon and rolling blackouts in California, oilfield services are working in the background to help bring supply and demand back into balance. Global in operational...

Investors should explore adding power to investment portfolios.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Across the country, worries are mounting over the possibility of blackouts spreading beyond California. Areas o particular concern during the peak summer months include New York, Nevada, Arizona and parts of the Pacific Northwest. But what does...

Port of Houston Leading Trading Partners.(by countries, ranked by combined tonnage)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Port of Houston Leading Trading Partners (Combined Imports and ExportsJanuary-December 2000 [*]) Rank Country Total Tons Rank Country 1 Mexico 31,588,737 1 Mexico 2...

Knowledge management helps energy companies' bottom line.(Brief Article)(Column)
June 1, 2001... New technologies usually don't sweep through the energy industry as fast as the blazing dot-com craze swept through Wall Street. For all the industry's futuristic thinking, its key decision-makers are largely conservative and not early adopters...

The ultimate bartender.(John L. Price)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... John L. Price made many fans among movers and shakers mixing drinks for 40 years at the Confederate House After spending two-thirds of his life behind a bar, John L. Price was ready to serve his last drink. In 1998, he closed the books...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(hirings and promotions in the Houston area)
June 1, 2001... ACCOUNTING Douglas A. Dickey, T. Mark Rush and Richard A. Duncan have announced a new partnership with William C. Ansell and Ann Masel and have changed their firm's name to Dickey, Rush, Duncan, Ansell & Co. PC. ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN...

AWARDS & GRANTS.(Parcel Plus gets award from FedEx)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Parcel Plus, a nationwide franchise system of pack and ship centers and part of the International Center for Entrepreneurial Development franchise family located in Cypress, has received top rankings from FedEx at the recent Associated Mail and...