Houston Business Journal articles from September 1995

Houston Business Journal archives from September 1995

Japanese seismic instrument firm to offer local shares. (Oyo Geospace Corp.)
September 29, 1995... A Japanese geological engineering and consulting firm is spinning off about 40 percent of its Houston division in an initial public offering. Oyo Geospace Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oyo Corp. of Japan, filed last week with the...

Big chain retailers expanding beyond malls, into strip centers.
September 29, 1995... Traditional mall stores seek customers in upscale areas Houston's shopping malls are facing yet another competitor. Already contending with "category killers" and "power centers," mall operators are now having to watch as giant retailers...

Feuding Schlotzsky's franchisees see tables turned in Houston courts.
September 29, 1995... A Houston federal court has dismissed claims by 11 Houston-area Schlotzsky's franchisees that the company was saturating the market here. But it's back to court for the plaintiffs, who were named as defendants in a separate case just two days...

TMA's new service unit to help doctors with management side. (Texas Medical Association)
September 29, 1995... The Texas Medical Association has launched a statewide organization designed to assist physicians with the business side of their practices. Called the Texas Physician Services Organization, the group was formed primarily to help doctors cope...

St. Luke's joins with Medical Clinic in $15 million office building project. (St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital; Medical Clinic of Houston)
September 29, 1995... Medical Clinic of Houston and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital will collaborate to build a new medical office building/outpatient center near the Texas Medical Center. Although still in the early stages of planning, the building will be located...

Panhandle Eastern's power unit makes its first electric retail sale. (Associated Power Services Inc.)
September 29, 1995... Panhandle Eastern Corp.'s power marketing unit has agreed to provide electric power to an aluminum smelter in Washington state for one year. It marks the first time that Associated Power Services Inc., Panhandles's power marketer, has...

PruCare revises disputed policies on benefits for disabled children. (Prudential Health Care Plans of Texas)
September 29, 1995... Prudential Health Care Plans of Texas averted what could have been a public relations disaster by furnishing previously denied physical therapy and home nursing care to 12 disabled children in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Taylor. A...

Acquisition company finally makes a buy: it's Zydeco Exploration Inc. (TN Energy Services Acquisition Corp.)
September 29, 1995... After more than 18 months as a publicly traded company, TN Energy Services Acquisition Corp. has finally found itself a business. The special-purpose acquisition corporation last week reached an agreement to merge with privately held Houston...

Raymond Plank: a maverick tries to save his industry.... (Apache Corp. chairman and CEO)
September 29, 1995... Apache Corp. chief says independent gas producers being squeezed out by 'middlemen' Just about everyone in the oil and gas business has an opinion about Raymond Plank. His fame doesn't derive from wildcat successes or an affable nature, but...

New car dealers spend money to back unique marketing ideas.(Focus on Automotive)
September 29, 1995... Houston's "new car guys" are finding that innovation and investment bring immediate rewards as they provide some of the flashiest bids for the buyer's attention. Among the innovators are: Barney Garver Motors, where prospective Land Rover...

Hi/Lo Automotive Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
September 29, 1995... NYSE HLO Hi/LO Automotive Inc. sells automotive aftermarket parts, products and accessories to retail and commercial customers through its stores in Texas, Louisiana and California. Total shares of common stock outstanding as of March...