Houston Business Journal articles from November 2001

Houston Business Journal archives from November 2001

Business bets big on mayor's race: Reasons vary as backers give financial support to candidates of choice.
November 2, 2001... The mayor of Houston wields a considerable amount of economic clout when it comes to rewarding supporters -- or depriving opponents. The city's chief executive officer plays a prominent role in every aspect of municipal operations, from...

Law spawns new hispanic bank in houston.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Houston is home to the first Hispanic-owned financial institution organized under a community development banking law. Aquila Bancorporation counts former Houston City Councilwoman Gracie Saenz among its quartet of organizing shareholders....

Houston hires winning beijing PR team.(Weber Shandwick Worldwide)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Now that Houston is a finalist to become the U.S. bid city to host the Olympic Games in 2012, the Houston 2012 Foundation has hired a public relations firm with a fast track record to help the city cross the finish line. Weber Shandwick...

Ups & downs.
November 2, 2001... Houston's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics remained alive last week when the U.S. Olympic Committee announced that Houston was one of four American cities still in the hunt to host the games. The USOC trimmed the list of American cities...

Premiere investors await bankruptcy fate.
November 2, 2001... Investors with millions of dollars tied up in the bankruptcy of Premiere Holdings of Texas are just now learning the complexity of the case surrounding the Houston-based financial and mortgage lending operation. More than 1,900 parties are...

Up and down: Condos canceled, office building to rise; Chicago developer switches gears on high-rise condo deal.(Whiteco Residential)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Whiteco Residential -- formerly known as Prime Residential -- has scrapped plans to build a luxury condominium tower in the Galleria area. The developer was scheduled to start construction by the end of the year on Dominion Post Oak -- a...

Up and down: Condos canceled, office building to rise; Century hopes second times charm for downtown highrise.(Century Development Co.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The three languorous years it took Richard Everett to bring his company's trophy 1000 Main office tower to fruition hasn't discouraged the developer from attempting a second downtown project. Everett, CEO and majority owner of Houston-based...

Three partners leave woodard, hall, join swelling firm.(Porter and Hedges)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Three partners in the Houston law firm Woodard, Hall & Primm have joined locally based Porter & Hedges, as Woodard, Hall appears to be headed toward dissolution. It's the second time in a month that a group of litigators has exited a...

Bank united suit falls short for once-hopeful plaintiffs' group.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Bank United Corp. on Oct. 29 announced a U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled that the former Bank United Corp. and its coplaintiffs are not entitled to any lost profit damages in litigation against the federal government. But the court...

Enterprise acquiring assets.(from Diamond-Koch L.P.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced on Monday that its operating partnership has agreed to acquire storage facilities from Diamond-Koch L.P. and Diamond-Koch III L.P. The storage facilities consist of 30 salt dome storage caverns with a...

TWC extends service contract.(Time Warner Cable)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Time Warner Cable has inked a customer and billing services extension with CSG Systems Inc., a unit of Denver-based CSG Systems International Inc. The two-year deal, which expires in 2007, calls for CSG to continue providing products and...

Methodist gets health center.(deal with A.D.A.M. Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Methodist Health Care System has signed a two-year deal to license and integrate a new pregnancy health center from Atlanta-based A.D.A.M. Inc., an interactive health and medical information developer. A.D.A.M's interactive online product...

AT&T in affordable deal.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Affordable Telecommunications Technology Corp. signed a contract with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to market AT&T products and services through its retail network. Affordable, a Houston-based wireless telecommunications company, expects the...

Houston makes olympic cut.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Houston's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics remained alive when the U.S. Olympic Committee announced that Houston was one of four American cities still in the hunt. The USOC trimmed the list of American cities bidding for the 2012 Summer...

Unenlightened ERCOT pen sets off airport security.(Electric Reliability Council of Texas)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
November 2, 2001... A press kit arrived earlier this year from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the agency in charge of administering the deregulated electricity market and grid in Texas. The kit contained a pen emblazoned with ERCOT's logo....

Enron discovers the fickle power of "Why?".(Enron Corp. ad campaign slogan is "Why?")(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Early last year, Enron Corp. launched a new advertising campaign to build brand awareness. With Enron shares enduring heavy selling pressure this month, company shareholders and some analysts find new meaning in the campaign's slogan --...

Continental puts agents out of commission.(Continental Airlines Inc. eliminates commissions paid on tickets booked via the Internet)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Travel agents received bad news from Houston-based Continental Airlines last week. The hometown airline eliminated commissions on travel booked through the Internet in efforts to cut costs. The change affects tickets issued by travel agents...

Condo builders put stock in store.(storefront shows model condominium)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Most new condominium buildings being developed in Houston won't be completed for at least another year, which means prospective buyers must put down hefty deposits on units before seeing the finished product. But one local developer is...

German energy trader picks city for U.S. base.(RWE Trading Americas set up in Houston)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... European energy trading house RWE Trading is establishing its first U.S. office and American headquarters in Houston. In August, the Essen, Germany-based firm received regulatory approval to expand its energy trading business. The...

Contestants juiced up for musical star search.(Randalls Food Markets and Minute Maid Co. run promotion for juice drinks)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Randalls Food Markets and The Minute Maid Co. are hoping to find the next Britney Spears. The two Houston-based companies launched the Disney Beverages Musical Juices Talent Contest, which invites kids to serenade Disney Xtreme! Coolers...

Holidays could be humbug for retailers.(low consumer confidence could hinder holiday retail sales)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Retailers may have to work harder than normal to make the bells jingle on their cash registers this holiday season. A recent Roper Starch Survey shows that consumer confidence remains stuck in low gear and that the trend does not point to a...

News from the food and drink front.(University of Houston offers new program for commercial beverage management)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management has developed a new program for commercial beverage management. The Wines and Spirits Management Institute was a collaborative effort between the...

Manfred Jachmich.(plans to open second Redwood Grill restaurant)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Manfred Jachmich is planning a second version of his Redwood Grill. He has leased a free-standing building at 8899 Katy Freeway formerly occupied by a Marie Callender's. Unlike the original, the second Redwood will be open only for dinner,...

Cayman's.(new nightclub in Houston)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Cayman's, a new nightclub, will open on Nov. 2 where Surfside Sally's used to be on Tanglewilde near Wastheimer. Cayman's will have a tropical atmosphere, says David Townsend of Creative Concepts. "It's like a nice resort house," he...

Quanex, IRS square off in battle over accounting procedures.(Internal Revenue Service charges Quanex Corp. with tax evasion)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The amount of money that Quanex Corp. invested in a subsidiary in an effort to control health care expenses could cost the Houston-based firm $13.3 million. That's how much the Internal Revenue Service is demanding from Quanex in...

Compaq agrees to forgo, restructure some CMGI debt.(Compaq Financial Services and CMGI Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Compaq Financial Services, a wholly-owned unit of Compaq Computer Corp., has signed an agreement with Andover, Mass.-based CMGI Inc. to forgive, restructure and realign a number of CMGI's financial obligations. Debt restructuring for the...

Qualex, Entergy outline struggles, plans to ax a combined 260 jobs.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Two companies have disclosed plans to lay off a combined 260 local employees as the economy sinks deeper into a slump that seems to be leaving no industry untouched. Qualex, a Durham, N.C.-based subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Co., will...

NRG Energy getting fired up to develop new power plant in Fort Bend County.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Minneapolis-based NRG Energy recently broke ground on a 633-megawatt natural gas-fueled power plant on a 111-acre site near Richmond-Rosenberg in Fort Bend County. The new power plant is located immediately south of Reliant Energy's...

High rates for SBA loans making alternatives more attractive.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The dollar volume of loans issued through the Small Business Administration's flagship 7(a) loan program fell 6 percent in fiscal 2001, but SBA lenders do not blame the weakening economy for the decline. Instead, they say high fees make...

Aerostaff purchases client base from dallas staff leasing firm.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Houston-based Aerostaff Services Inc. has paid $3.2 million in part to buy back clients the firm brought to Dallas-based AMS Staff Leasing through a marketing agreement. Aerostaff, which contractually manages human resources, personnel...

Crown Castle deal to buy Italian towers gets disconnected.(Italian government blocks Crown Castle International Corp. deal to buy 49% stake in RaiWay)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Italian minister of communications has overturned an agreement for Houston-based Crown Castle International Corp. to buy broadcasting towers from the state-owned television and radio broadcasting company. Crown Castle had struck a deal...

Local condominium conversions gain popularity as market shifts.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... If the recently converted Renaissance at River Oaks is any indicator, the once-common practice of converting apartments to for-sale condominiums is on the rebound. Last year, The Gables River Oaks a multifamily complex at 2111 Welch near...

Randalls food and drugs LP.(sells land to First General Realty Co.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Randalls Food and Drugs LP has sold 42.7 acres of vacant land in Katy to a residential developer. Located at the southeast corner of Fry and Morton roads, the land will be used for a single-family-home subdivision, according to a...

Foley.(expands furniture showroom at Woodlands Mall)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... With the number of new homes being sold in The Woodlands, it's no surprise Foley's is expanding its furniture showroom at the suburban mall. Foley's, which is already an anchor at The Woodlands Mall, will use the expansion to showcase its...

Enron troubles escalate as more lawsuits surface, stock declines.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... As of early this week about a dozen law firms had filed lawsuits on behalf of shareholders against Enron Corp., charging the company with fraud and misrepresentation. The legal trouble is just part of the fall-out from financial...

The minerals management service.(grid-based environmental assessment for review of deepwater oil and gas drilling)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Minerals Management Service has completed the first grid-based environmental assessment designed to streamline the environmental review of deepwater oil and gas drilling projects. It's the first step in implementing the agency's new...

Anadarko petroleum corp.(joint venture with BP Exploration and Production)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Meanwhile, Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has entered into a joint venture with BP Exploration & Production to explore 95 deepwater blocks held by BP in the Garden Banks and Keathley Canyon areas of the Central Gulf of Mexico. The...

Commerciant inks deal with EDS, gets fresh round of funding.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Houston-based Commerciant has signed a deal with EDS and secured a round of angel funding that will allow the company to begin shipping its wireless devices by early December. Commerciant has developed a hardware and software system that...

Schlumberger network solutions.(contract with Ecopetrol)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Schlumberger Network Solutions signed a four-year, $27.5 million contract last week with the national oil company of Columbia to develop, manage and support its entire information technology system. The contract with Columbia's Ecopetrol...

Varitek Industries Inc.
November 2, 2001... Houston-based Varitek Industries Inc. is relocating its research and development, communications operations and corporate management from San Diego to Houston. In addition, Randy Bayne was named chairman and CEO of the firm, whose...

Weingarten realty stock price soars as market continues to skid.(Weingarten Realty Advisers)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Even as share prices of some high-profile Houston companies sagged to multi-year lows after Sept. 11, venerable Weingarten Realty Advisers marched to a record high. Weingarten Realty recently eclipsed $50, a perch the company had not...

Financial gurus give thumbs down to economic stimulus package.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... A panel of financial industry economists gave poor reviews to the economic stimulus package passed by the House. "It actually doesn't have much stimulus to it," says Richard Berner, senior U.S. economist for Morgan Stanley. Berner and...

Bond to OMB: See that women get 5 percent of contracts.(Senator Christopher Bond appeals to Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., the ranking Republican on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, has asked Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels for a "firm commitment" that federal agencies will award at least 5...

Tourism policy council meets for first time since 1997.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Secretary of Commerce Don Evans reconvened the Tourism Policy Council Oct. 29 for its first meeting since 1997. Tourism industry officials had urged the Bush administration to reconvene the interagency committee, which will coordinate...

Hiring the best and the brightest: A Roadmap to MBA Recruiting. (Books).(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... No matter what the state of the economy, top firms are always looking for ways to attract and keep the highest-caliber employees, particularly candidates with newly minted Master of Business Administration degrees. Whether they're seeking...

Recipe for success: The Dessert Gallery has risen from a simple bakery to a restaurant on the verge of a sweet expansion. (Strategies).(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Sara Brook was preparing to enter law school when she realized she'd rather bake cookies and cakes than grill witnesses in court. As a 21-year-old, Brook started The Executive Sweet from her parents' Houston home. But the barrage of dessert...

Management styles must be replaced to refuel the economy. (Strategies).(Brief Article)(Column)
November 2, 2001... America's "help wanted" ad should read, "New business leadership needed to build confidence and jump-start the economy. Only those willing to replace stale management styles need apply." Business leaders are faced with an unpredictable and...

Opening of rice institute gave houston window to the world. (HOUSTON HERITAGE).(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... International visitors to Houston are a common occurrence today. But they were rare in 1912 when a large number assembled on the grounds of Houston's first institution of higher education. The occasion was the opening of Rice Institute for...

Barbecue inn: A neighborhood hangout gets back to the basics. (EXECUTIVE DINING).(Review)
November 2, 2001... Normally I hate waiting to get into a restaurant. But waiting can be part of the fun of going to the Barbecue Inn. There is usually no wait for a table on weeknights. But the place, located on the corner of Yale and Crosstimbers, can get...

Investors take a hopeful look at oilfield services.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Investors, who have become skittish after their once-heady days of skyrocketing stock prices, explore various industries for ideas, searching for solid investments in an uncertain economy. Some have cast an eye on the oilfield services sector....

Technology, energy lead decline as houston stocks drop in 3Q.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... Stocks included in the Sanders Morris Harris Index of over 150 publicly traded Houston-based companies declined 23 percent in the quarter ended Sept. 30. "Energy stocks declined for the third consecutive quarter after posting substantial...

Energy watchers say houston needs fresh thinking to stay on top.
November 2, 2001... In the 1950s, Elvis was the king of rock 'n' roll and Tulsa, Okla., was called the energy capital of the world. Then Elvis got fat, and Tulsa lost its claim to oil and gas greatness to Houston. Now Houston may go the way of both Tulsa...

Big IT systems implementations require business-side leadership.(information technology)(Brief Article)(Column)
November 2, 2001... Imagine an engineering/construction company building a major new oil refinery, then being expected to select the refinery's workforce, design job descriptions, handle human resource responsibilities and produce refining revenue. That would be...

Hewlett packard-compaq deal tops list of 3rd quarter M&A activity.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Hewlett Packard Co.'s acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., which was announced Sept. 4, eclipses all other merger and acquisition activity in the third quarter 2001. The base equity price for the transaction, which tops the list of the...

Energy companies prepare for brain drain by giving boost to knowledge management.(Sapient develops system to combat brain drain)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Energy industry is expecting a gradual loss of experienced personnel over the next decade as baby boomers retire and there are fewer technology graduates to replace them. Sapient (www.sapient.com), a Cambridge, Mass.-based business and...

Increasing stock compensation propels company directors into high-pay bracket.(survey results from William M. Mercer Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Median non-employee director pay topped $100,000 in 2000 in the Mercer 350 -- the first time compensation has reached this milestone in the survey of 350 major industrial and service companies conducted each year by New York-based William M....

Safety concerns prompt 'virtual' board meetings.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the U.S. military response have prompted a massive rethinking of America's political, business and social issues, "but one corporate concern goes to the very apex of our business structure, the company's board...

Joint venture creates giant chemical company.(Champion Technologies and Condea Servo B.V. form Champion Servo)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Houston-based Champion Technologies, a privately owned specialty chemical company, and Condea Servo B.V. have signed a letter of intent to form a new oilfield production chemical joint venture called Champion Servo (www.championservo.com),...

Drilling contractors explore underbalanced technology.
November 2, 2001... Richard Reiley of BP's upstream technology group in Houston will be a keynote speaker at the 2001 Underbalanced Technology Conference of the Houston-based International Association of Drilling Contractors. Sponsored by BP, the event in...

Energy star program promotes energy efficiency.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... An Energy Star-sponsored educational program on the benefits of energy-efficient lighting pro ducts was initiated last month and will continue through November. Later this fall a similar program will target businesses with a campaign that...

Companies utilizing technology to build contextual collaboration.
November 2, 2001... Many industries -- energy, power, petrochemical, information technology, pharmaceuticals, defense, aerospace, manufacturing -- utilize a network of contractors, vendors and partners to deliver products and services to their customers....

Houston energy companies: TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND PIPELINE.(ranked by fiscal year 2000 revenues)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)(Directory)
November 2, 2001... HOUSTON ENERGY COMPANIES: TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND PIPELINE (*) (Ranked by Fiscal Year 2000 Revenue) Last Name of Company FY 2000 Year's Address Revenue Rank Rank...

Shifting employment leaves petroleum firms in search of equilibrium.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... In today's fast-paced highly transitional business environment, maintaining and enlarging high-performance technical skills is both difficult and time consuming. Yet it is critical to the success of any petroleum company desiring to prudently...

Houston energy companies: EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION AND SERVICE. (The list).(ranked by fiscal year 2000 revenue)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)(Directory)
November 2, 2001... HOUSTON ENERGY COMPANIES: EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION AND SERVICE (*) (Ranked by Fiscal Year 2000 Revenue) Last Name of Company FY 2000 Year's Address Revenue Rank...

Energy concerns and terrorism impacting EPA air quality actions.
November 2, 2001... Natural gas competes head to head with coal as fuel for power plants. The outcome of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's policy considerations and the ability of coal-fired plants to compete for power demand growth may directly affect...

Energize electricity savings under deregulation.
November 2, 2001... In the Wake of the debacle that is the deregulation of California's energy markets, all eyes are on the implementation of the Texas deregulation plan, currently scheduled to launch on Jan. 1, 2002. If all goes well, as of Jan. 1, most...

Largest area minority-owned businesses.(in Texas, directory)(Directory)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... LARGEST AREA MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES (Ranked by 2000 Local Gross Revenue) Name of Company Last Address 2000 Number of Year's Telephone Local ...

Finance reports show colorful cast of contributors.(campaign finance )(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Examining campaign finance reports can reveal the possible motives, historical patterns and future plans of aspiring and current office holders. Candidates running for office in Houston file reports with the city secretary in three stages...

Mayoral candidates q & a. (THE CANDIDATES).(Houston Business Journal interviews Lee Brown, Chris Bell, Orlando Sanchez)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... The Houston Business Journal posed the same three questions to each candidate, giving an equal amount of time to respond. Some responses have been edited for space, although no copy has been altered. Elected in 1998, Mayor Lee Brown's...

People on the move.(executive appointments in the banking, real estate, compauter, and legal sectors)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Charles A. Berg has been named senior architect at Chelsea Architects. Tracey Mitchelmore has joined PDG Architects as director of interior design and Ronald W. Dailey has joined as senior project architect. ...

Lee college.(receives grant from Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund and Exxon Mobil Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Lee College has received a $117,491 job-training grant from the Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund in partnership with ExxonMobil Corp. The grant will be used to custom train workers who will fill 135 new or upgraded jobs,...

Pierpont communications.(honored by Ink magazine)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Houston-based Pierpont Communications, a public relations, investor relations, and creative marketing firm, has been named one of America's fastest-growing privately owned companies by Ink magazine, appearing on its Ink 500 list.

The houston symphony.(receives grant from Texas Library Association)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Houston Symphony has received a $1,000 grant from the Texas Library Association to aid in rebuilding the Symphony's music library.

The better business bureau.(Awards for Excellence)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Better Business Bureau Awards for Excellence were recently handed out to the following winners: For Service, A&E Products Company LP won in the large category; Burnett Staffing Specialists won in the medium category; and Boys and Girls...

Association Management Inc.(selected by Summerwood Commercial Owners Association Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Association Management Inc. has been selected to provide community association management services to Summerwood Commercial Owners Association Inc. with effect from Oct. 1.

Earnings.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
November 2, 2001... EARNINGS revenue in 1,000s 2001 2000 COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP. 3rd Qtr. ended Sept. 30 7,476,000 11,217,000 CONSOLIDATED...

The securities and exchange commission.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The Securities and Exchange Commission requires insiders (officers, directors, persons with policy-making roles, and those owning 10 percent or more of any equity security of a publicly-traded company) to report, within ten days after the month...

Banks seem to be right on the money. (EDITORIAL).(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... For most of us, the last month or so represents the worst business climate we have seen in our lifetimes -- worse than after the stock market crash of 1987, worse than the S&L crisis, worse than the recession of the early 1990s. But it's...

Hey dallas, eat your olympic heart out.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Condolences go out this week to my brethren up at the Dallas Business Journal. Covering the business of sports in Big D must be a real bummer for them. The professional baseball team shelled out millions for free-agent players who...

Bush provides lessons in crisis communications.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... Since Sept. 11, one national commentator after another has made note of President Bush's "emerging" leadership skills -- abilities that many Texans had Long recognized. In addition, the commentators might also give Mr. Bush, not generally...

New funds needed to fuel transportation network.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2001... The networks of transportation across the United States have been integral to the development of economic progress. Nowhere have railroads, highways and airports better defined patterns of prosperity than in the state of Texas. From...

Legal dispute leads to bankruptcy: Chapter 11 climaxes lengthy funding feud over aborted project.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2001... Mark Young spent six years drawing up plans to develop a small bedroom community filled with Victorian-style homes. His vision became reality in September 1998 when his company, Evergreen Land and Development, received funding to develop a...

Restaurants still reeling from attacks.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2001... Business after Sept. 11 has been a roller coaster ride for Elousie Adams Jones. Her restaurant, Ouisie's Table, is still taking a dip. "Two weeks after 9/11, it was much the same in terms of people coming in, but parties were canceled,"...

Golf course tees off with marketing foreplay. (City Beat).
November 9, 2001... A new golf course is under development near, the Galleria area, but information on the puzzling project is still in the rough. The California investor behind the deal is using a teaser campaign to build interest in the golf course before...