Dallas Business Journal articles from January 1997

Dallas Business Journal archives from January 1997

RTKL ID8's jobs that call for show-biz-style pizzazz. (avant garde projects by RTKL Associates Inc.'s ID8 imaging and design division)
January 31, 1997... Listening to executives from RTKL Associates Inc. talk about the projects being developed by ID8, their new thematic imaging and entertainment design division, you hear about cartoon characters and virtual reality rides. You might think they...

Amtech cries foul in tollway-tag fight. (Amtech Corp.)
January 24, 1997... Dallas company says government's decision will cut its revenue, unfairly help Hughes Aircraft NORTH DALLAS - Amtech Corp., Texas Instruments Inc. and other electronic giants are duking it out with defense contractor Hughes Aircraft Co. over...

Health care spotlight goes dim. (Dallas Medical Resource changes name to Texas Medical Resource)
January 24, 1997... DOWNTOWN - Almost a decade after a prominent group of business leaders - including Ray Hunt - gathered to make the Dallas area a medical destination, its mission remains largely unfulfilled. The powerful alliance in 1988 created the nonprofit...

Health's heavy hitters plan to step up efforts this year. (Health Industry Council)
January 24, 1997... NORTH DALLAS - The Health Industry Council of the Dallas-Fort Worth Region has labored to expand awareness of the area's health industry and to build its economic strength. Since its founding in 1988, the nonprofit health council has driven...

1999 Bryan St. faces moves by 3 main tenants. (office building)
January 24, 1997... DOWNTOWN - Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., American International Group Insurance Co. and Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. are considering moving from the Harwood Center building. The three companies lease a combined 385,000 square feet - more than...

Lone Wolf sets smoking scene with 'mega lounge' at Crescent. (Lone Wolf International Inc.; Crescent Court)
January 24, 1997... As Lone Wolf International Inc. finalizes plans to open its first cigar lounge at the Crescent Court retail complex, the company is setting the stage for aggressive expansion and merchandising mania. Lone Wolf, which is headquartered at the...

Trade assistance task force helps small firms go global. (North Dallas Chamber of Commerce)
January 24, 1997... NORTH DALLAS - Five years ago, Fossil Inc. of Richardson had $2 million in revenue as a successful watchmaker, but the company's four young owners wanted to expand their sales abroad. Trouble was, they didn't know where to start. Thanks to...

Futuristic layouts: open office spaces taking precedence. (innovative office layouts)
January 24, 1997... Besides the skin-tight unitards and the flying cars, the Jetsons also had it wrong in the areas of office layout and management hierarchy in the future. Rather than having middle manager George Jetson and big boss Mr. Spacely sequestered in...

Wide open: Window had the right product to sell. (Window on WallStreet Corp.)(Company Profile)
January 24, 1997... RICHARDSON - One would think executives at Window on Wall-Street Corp. in Richardson could breathe easy now. John Jennings and Keith Black formed the software company in 1991. Today their venture is recording hardy sales of $2 million to $5...

Bradford joins Waters' Ridge; land broker, California firm to develop 165-acre site. (Bradford Cos.; Waters' Ridge Business Park; Granite Construction Inc.)
January 17, 1997... LEWISVILLE - Bradford Cos. and Granite Construction Inc. have signed a deal valued at $20 million to develop the 165-acre second phase of Waters' Ridge Business Park, a mixed-use development being marketed as an alternative to Alliance...

Alliance's cup runneth over; Haslet appears to be the next hamlet to go urban. (Haslet, TX's economic development)
January 17, 1997... HASLET - This rural Community of 1,060 is experiencing its own version of the California gold rush. The population of Haslet has grown 33% since the 1990 census, and its sales tax revenue has exploded. The Tarrant County town has seen...

CareSelect picks up assets of Texas Cardiology. (CareSelect Group)
January 17, 1997... Dallas firm talking to another seventeen physicians' groups NORTH DALLAS - CareSelect Group has purchased the assets of one of Texas' largest cardiology practices and those of two other smaller doctor groups. CareSelect, a Dallas...

Hunt lays plan for conference center on Richardson's lap. (Hunt Petroleum Corp.; Richardson, TX)
January 17, 1997... City officials excited, may link arts facility to the idea RICHARDSON - Hunt Petroleum Co. has proposed a full-service hotel and a conference center on 27 acres it owns in the booming Telecom Corridor. City officials are intrigued by the...

MedSynergies locks in on growth, adds doctors in Texas, Florida.
January 17, 1997... VICKERY PARK - A farsighted physician practice management company sees increased market share in its future, this week adding eight eye-care practices in Texas and Florida to its lineup. Dallas-based MedSynergies Inc., barely a year old,...

American Marazzi lays tiles to build on pattern of growth. (American Marazzi Tile Inc.)
January 17, 1997... SUNNYVALE - Ceramic tile's increasing popularity both nationally and in North Texas is boosting growth at Metroplex-based American Marazzi Tile Inc. "Ceramic tile is continuing to make inroads against other products like wood, carpet and...

Mesquite looks past privatization option for airport. (Mesquite, TX)
January 17, 1997... MESQUITE - The city of Mesquite dropped its effort to privatize management of its city-owned airport after long-running negotiations with a private Addison firm reached a dead end. "We have not been successful in negotiating an agreement that...

Air charter business soars, powered by booming economy. (Metroplex)(Industry Overview)
January 17, 1997... ADDISON - The aircraft charter business in the Metroplex is booming, thanks to a strong economy. "When the economy is good, companies are a little more apt to spend money on executive transportation," said Scott Newell, the head of charter...

Wisdom with wrinkles. (veteran television journalists)(Editorial)
January 17, 1997... Good help is always hard to find, but you wouldn't know that watching the managers of local TV newscasts who steadily exhaust their supply of veteran anchors. We suppose some could cheer now that male and female on-air people are being...

Is Blockbuster becoming meek. (Blockbuster Entertainment Group)
January 17, 1997... Blockbuster Entertainment Group plans to install kiosks in some of its stores to demonstrate digital video disks. Dallas' prodigal video-rental and music retailer has a good feeling about these disks, referred to as DVDs. The...

Lax liquor rules can hurt business, careers.
January 17, 1997... Soft, sweet, sinewy. Dark, sexy, warm. Rich color. Satin finish. Unforgettable sweetness, and old enough to know better. No, not your receptionist. I'm talking about Jack Daniels - whiskey, booze, hooch, drinking - America's avocation,...

Hughes & Luce names insider its boss. (Hughes and Luce L.L.P.; William McCormack)
January 17, 1997... DOWNTOWN - When first approached about taking the helm as managing partner of Dallas law firm Hughes & Luce L.L.P., partner William McCormack said thanks, but no thanks. He had spent years building an established client list and and a...

Become a star presenter using Broadway as a platform. (Data Translation's bull motion video)
January 17, 1997... Business owners are constantly looking for ways to improve sales. One of the best ways to do this is through presentations. In the past, presentations were mainly done with flip charts and overhead slides. Today, they are more often done...

Don't base ad spending plans strictly on broadcast ratings.
January 17, 1997... One of the major marketing-related inanities of the 20th century is the TV viewing diary. It has had an enormous impact on the marketing universe. The fate and flow of literally billions of dollars rest upon the crude and lowly TV viewing...

Stemmons leases snowballing. (Stemmons Corridor, Dallas, TX)
January 10, 1997... Four-deal flurry covers nearly 1 million square feet of offices STEMMONS - Close to 1 million square feet of office space in four buildings in the Stemmons Corridor may be gobbled in separate deals, according to real estate sources. The...

DART service riles private shuttle firms. (Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX)
January 10, 1997... Operators: New routes will harm their ridership D/FW AIRPORT - Dallas Area Rapid Transit officials in March will start shuttle service from here to downtown Dallas - but not without a fight from Brian Noble. Noble, owner of Discount...

Caddo rehabs WWII-era airport. (Caddo Mills, TX)
January 10, 1997... $843,000 in improvements expected to attract business CADDO MILLS - This small town east of Dallas is spending $843,000 to improve its long-neglected airport in hopes of spurring economic development. At the same time, gyroplane maker Air...

Star Canyon partners exploring Knox-Henderson area. (Star Canyon Inc.)
January 10, 1997... A fish house at Highland Park Cafeteria site? KNOX-HENDERSON - Restaurateur Stephan Pyles is negotiating a lease for the comer property formerly held by defunct Highland Park Cafeteria. Pyles and Star Canyon Inc., a group in which he is a...

Old Joske's site back in business with 129-unit apartment project. (Old Joske's building, Dallas, TX)
January 10, 1997... DOWNTOWN - The old Joske's building Downtown should get new life before the end of the first quarter. Developers with Centre Leasing & Management Co. Inc. of Dallas said seven floors of the eight-story building will be home to 129 apartment...

Vecta secures exclusive license from German furniture maker.
January 10, 1997... GRAND PRAIRIE - Furniture maker Vecta, headquartered here, will expand its product line with the signing of a new licensing agreement with a German manufacturer. Vecta has forged an alliance with Wilkhahn Inc. of Bad Munder, Germany, making...

Training for tomorrow. (Northwood University, Cedar Hill, Dallas, TX)
January 10, 1997... At Northwood, students are taught the ins and outs of running a business CEDAR HILL - When mom and dad are ready to hand down the mantle of the family business, how do they know the kids are prepared for the responsibility? Management...

Capitalize on Dallas' dynamics. (career planning)
January 10, 1997... I had the privilege last month of spending the holidays with my dad in Colorado. On the trip back to Dallas, a peculiar thing happened. As my plane approached Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, I looked down on the lights and the...

Chihuahua Charlie's launches in U.S. (Chihuahua Charlie's restaurant)
January 10, 1997... UPTOWN - It's hard enough for a native to launch a restaurant in the Metroplex; imagine what it's like for someone from another country to do it. Mexican entrepreneur Jose Luis Gutierrez did just that last year, opening his first Chihuahua...