Dallas Business Journal articles from June 2000

Dallas Business Journal archives from June 2000

LETTERS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... So-called Social Security To the Editor: Would there be any discussion about allowing me to continue to manage your collective retirement accounts, if I reported to you all that I had spent the managed fund on other investments, and it...

DBJ Index.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... DBJ Index Taking Stock in Metroplex Public Companies Top 25 Weekly ($3 minimum closing price) ...

Pioneers and profits.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Tyler Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TYL) Recent price: $4 52-week range: $3.18 to $8.93 Book value: $3.21 Market cap: $173.16 million About the company: Based in Dallas, Tyler Technologies offers Internet services and...

Catalog.Com Inc.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Sources say that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Dallas cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash are among the major investors behind Oklahoma City-based Catalog.Com Inc., which filed for a $10 million IPO on May 26. Catalog.Com offers Web-hosting...

Mary Kay Inc.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Speaking of Mary Kay As empire is suing an Industrial skin-care empire is suing an Industrial Boulevard-area print shop, saying the store infringed on its trademarks. According filed by Mary Kay Inc. on May 19, Screen Printing Inc. produced and...

The Supremes.(Soul trio's singer Mary Wilson.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... A member of the '60s Motown soul trio The Supremes will serve as emcee for "Sing for the Cure," a June 11 fund-raiser set for the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. Singer Mary Wilson also has asked to perform on a recording...

Cristy Ecton.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Cristy Ecton, media relations specialist at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, is leaving that post to join the Peace Corps. Uncle Sam is sending Ecton to Slovakia, which was formerly a part of the Communist nation of Czechoslovakia. "My...

Nokia.(ClassLink donation program)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Wireless phone manufacturer Nokia signed Dallas Cowboys tailback Emmitt Smith as its national spokesman for ClassLink, an educational program. ClassLink, according to Nokia, will donate 2,500 phones to 500 schools across the nation. Smith will...

FOOD & BEVERAGE.
June 2, 2000... Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse received the "James Beard Foundation Award" for the Southwest region at the James Beard Awards, for its excellence and achievement in the culinary industry.

CONTRIBUTIONS & DONATIONS.(Southern Methodist University)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts received a $275,000 gift from the Margot W. and Ben H. Mitchell Fund to introduce the museum's opening exhibit by award-winning Spanish architect, artist and engineer, Santiago...

Texans benefit from China relations.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... About 70% of Lone Star State companies that export to China have fewer than 500 employees Texas companies exported $583 million worth of goods to China in 1998, a 46% increase since 1993. During the same five-year period, Dallas exports to...

WEB SITES.
June 2, 2000... FreePrivateCapital.com "The Global Private Information Exchange," helps companies and investors establish an early and cost-effective means to safely exchange vital information and establish credibility over the Web....

People on the move.
June 2, 2000... ADVERTISING Regian & Wilson/Grey Advertising hired Brandon Shelley as assistant account executive, Stephen Williams as art director and Bart Hirneise as copywriter. ARCHITECTURE CamargoCopeland Architects L.L.P. hired Paul Harwell...

Get crabby.(Fishbowl restaurant)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Patio weather is definitely here to stay, so why not partake in Fishbowl's "Lucky Crab Night," a weekly crab party held every Tuesday night. Chef/Owner Stephan Pyles and Executive Chef Ethan Powell have prepared five unique softshell, snow-crab...

Classical pianists perform.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... American pianist Stephen Prutsman, above, will join world-class performers from around the world at the Texas Conservatory for Young Artists eleventh season of recitals and master classes. The conservatory for gifted pianists in grades 6-12...

Meet and greet.
June 2, 2000... If your networking groups are looking a little stale these days, try attending a "Cocktail du Commerce" reception. Bring plenty of business cards, meet and greet new business contacts, drink some wine and rub elbows with members of the...

Saab 9-5 Aero: Quirky is good.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Evaluation)
June 2, 2000... To be quirky or not to be quirky, that was the question boisterously bounced around the table during a recent dinner with Saab executives. They don't like that "Q word" because it's been used so often to describe their automobiles that...

Deli with a twist.(Baker Bros American Deli)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Tired of eating at the usual deli haunts? Baker Bros American Dell Jazzes up the deli scene with a good blend of sandwiches, salads, spuds and pizza. The specialty sandwiches sport names like Kentucky Club, K.C. Old Fashioned, Sonoma Chicken...

Ponce De Leon Golf Course: Arkansas course is tops.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARK. -- With the summer golf season in full swing, golfers looking for a quick weekend trip will find Hot Springs Village has a variety of attractive golf choices. The first golf course in this Central Arkansas...

Mangia e Bevi: That's Italian! on McKinney.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Out with the old, in with the new. Zap! go the white linen tablecloths, the fancy furnishings and the highfalutin French menu of Bizu. Poof! In come the brown wrapping-paper table coverings -- with crayons for coloring -- a laid-back...

Texas crooners, Texas dining.(Max Stalling to perform)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Max Stalling, above, is a born-and-raised Texas boy and a resident of Dallas who has performed in various musical venues about town. He will help kick off a series of concerts with authentic Texas music at Texana Grill during the summer months....

Rained-out cats and dogs.
June 2, 2000... Operation Kindness' sixth annual Dog Day Afternoon was rained out last month, but organizers are willing to take another run at it. Canines of all shapes and sizes can enter any or all of 10 judged categories, including "Fastest Tall in Texas,"...

CMC benefit.(Children's Medical Center of Dallas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... There's still time to sign up for the 13th annual Chip Moody Pro-Am Classic benefiting Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Entry deadline is June 9. Tournament and course prizes will be awarded, along with a surprise golf package for two with...

Patent of the week.(J. Douglas Field, Johnson & Johnson Medical Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... THERMAL GRADIENT BEVELING OF CATHETERS J. Douglas Field, et al. of Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. received U.S: Patent No. 6,048,485 for thermal gradient beveling of catheters. A unique catheter tip is formed to have two temperature...

Teed off on SUVs.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Once again, the folks who think they know what American consumers really want -- and what is best for all of us -- have set out to mess with free enterprise. This time the social engineers include liberal politicians, radical...

Doing goods in Dallas.(charitable events are many)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... It's hard to imagine a city hosting more fundraising events for charitable causes per square mile than Dallas. On any given night those with the stamina to party and party some more can do so at events going on all over town in hotel...

BOOKS.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... '199 Great Home Businesses You Can Start (And Succeed in for Under $1,000)' Tyler Gregory Hicks The author shows readers how to free themselves from the fear of layoffs and mass firings, to acquire an independent source of income, to...

Petty assumes post.(Nina B. Petty joins RadioShack Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... RadioShack Corp. announced that Nina B. Petty has joined the company as senior director-corporate real estate. Petty recently served as senior vice president and managing director for CB Richard Ellis Inc. Her new responsibilities include...

Alcon to buy Summit.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Alcon, a Fort Worth-based manufacturer of ophthalmic products, and Summit Autonomous Inc., a Massachusetts-based developer, manufacturer and marketer of laser systems to correct vision disorders, have entered into a definitive agreement under...

New restaurant to open.(Old San Francisco Corp. opens Texas location)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Old San Francisco Corp. has signed a letter intent to open a restaurant at North Hills Mall in North Richland Hills. The restaurant is the company's first since 1981. The Old San Francisco Steak House will have a 1890's Barbary Coast Victorian...

Sabre announces alliance.(with eSoft Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Sabre Holdings Corp. of Fort Worth is forming a strategic alliance with eSoft Inc., a company that provides Internet solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. eSoft Inc. was founded in 1984 with headquarters in Broomfield, Colo. Sabre...

Parkland's volume keeps pharmacy costs down.(Parkland Health and Hospital System)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... A bit of good news for financially strapped Parkland Health & Hospital System is that pharmaceutical expenses are expected to increase only 6.2% in the next year, compared to the national average of 15% to 18%. The county hospital's high...

Drug expert shortage.(demand for pharmacists high)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... As drug prices continue to rise, so does the need for pharmacists. A just-released Allied Consulting survey reports its search assignments for pharmacists increased more than 1000% between 1997 and 1999. The Dallas-based staffing firm's...

New technology.(Texas hospital uses brain tumor surgery device)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Baylor/Richardson Medical Center is the first hospital in Texas to perform a noninvasive stereotactic radiosurgery, using BrainLAB m3, a $2 million device that allows a medical team to deliver precise radiation beams into a brain tumor or an...

Business travelers offer digs on Legend service.(Legend Airlines)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... I've received three e-mails recently pertaining to the heated battle for business travelers at Dallas Love Field between Fort Worth-based American Airlines Inc. and Dallas-based Legend Airlines Inc. The e-mail comes in reaction to an...

Golfer Magazines to create state publication.(Texas Golfer Magazine)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... North Texas Golfer is merging with its sister publication, Gulf Coast Golfer, next month, creating a statewide title. The magazine's parent company, Golfer Magazines Inc. of Houston, decided to combine the titles, which were launched in...

New quarters.(Jay Bitzer merges his business with A.J. Bart Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Longtime Dallas photographer Jay Bitzer has folded his business into the A.J. Bart Inc. printing operation. Bitzer operates a new digital photography studio at the commercial printing operation on Lindberg Drive in Addison. It was a...

Gugel Advertising.(files for bankruptcy)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Gugel Advertising is no more. The company, founded by President Deb Gugel about 10 years ago, has closed its office in the West End and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

Belo Interactive Inc.(signs lease for Dallas space)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Belo Interactive Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Belo Corp., has signed a lease for 23,000 square feet of office space in the Founders Square building at 900 Jackson St. in downtown Dallas. Todd Awe of TAG Realty represented Belo...

KERA.(promotes two employees)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... KERA (Channel 13, KDTN-TV/Channel 2 and KERA-FM 90.1), the public broadcasting organization for North Texas, has promoted two directors to the role of vice president. Patricia Lyons, former director of development, and Yvette Cook-Harris,...

Williamson Printing Corp.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dallas-based Williamson Printing Corp. is sponsoring a workshop on commercial printing for advertising students at Southern Methodist University. The program brings students to the Williamson printing facility for mentoring sessions with...

Stuart Bacon.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Fort Worth-based agency Stuart Bacon has been tapped to implement a public relations program to promote North Hills Mall and its $100 million expansion and redevelopment.

Gilliatt Paris.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Advertising, marketing and design agency Gilliatt Paris of Dallas has donated its services to design a new logo for Flower Mound High School. The school had run into a bit of trouble when a previous design drew the ire of Kansas State...

Daniel Taylor Clothier.(hires Brandon Media and Promotions)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Upscale men's clothing retailer Daniel Taylor Clothier has tapped Brandon Media and Promotions to handle public relations duties. Owner Daniel Taylor is planning, a Web site, monthly fashion advice tips delivered via e-mail tips and other...

Local Maersk Sealand workers to lose jobs.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Shipping company will close its documentation center in Irving IRVING -- Danish international shipping company Maersk Sealand will close a portion of its offices in Irving, laying off 180 employees through the summer months, according to...

ClipsCom acquires ithought.com Web site.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- ClipsCom Inc., a start-up supplier of technology for running video over the Internet, has acquired ithought.com, a Web site that lets consumers rate various service companies. Terms of the deal between the privately held...

Madison Warehouse looking for more space.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Company wants to build third Fort Worth facility on 30 acres of land FORT WORTH -- Metroplex newcomer Madison Warehouse Corp. is negotiating for additional land to expand its local presence. "We feel there is a need for Class One...

IRS to aid small businesses, but tax code still a problem.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Small businesses spend an average of $7 in compliance costs for every $1 in federal income tax they owe, according to the National Federation on Independent Business. This ratio may fall slightly after the Internal...

MyDoc online joins tech business incubator.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Patients can access test results, fill prescriptions on company's Web site FORT WORTH -- Another dot-com company has joined the Fort Worth MedTech Center. Round Rock, Texas-based MyDoc online Inc. is enlisting the help of the...

Investor brings new life to 'Net kiosk firm.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... PLANO -- Bruce Thompson almost sold his start-up company when his money ran out. He's glad now that he didn't. But it wasn't long ago that he'd done all he could to develop cyberXpo, a Plano-based company that puts Internet kiosks in...

Law firms luring young attorneys with perks, pay.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... First-year associates seeing 25% salary boost, equity options GREATER METROPLEX -- As Metroplex law firms have upped the ante to recruit and retain legal talent, partners and senior associates have taken hits to their bottom lines. And the...

Restaurant row attracts new sports eatery.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Owners: Once bustling I-35, Walnut Hill area is due for revitalization STEMMONS CORRIDOR -- After several years of business desertions, an upscale sports bar operation is moving into the old restaurant row area at Interstate 35 and Walnut...

Hicks Muse invests in Latin American site.(Despegar.com, an online travel Web site that targets Latin American consumers)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... UPTOWN -- Investment firm Hicks Muse Tate & Furst Inc. is leading a $10.5 million infusion of venture capital to support Despegar.com, an online travel Web site that targets Latin American consumers. Other participants in the first-round...

EastGroup pays $2.5M for distribution center.(in northwest Dallas)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Mississippi company's strategy is to buy Class B space in clusters STEMMONS CORRIDOR -- EastGroup Properties has purchased a 78,000-square-foot distribution center in northwest Dallas from Calwest Texas Properties. The purchase price was...

Corrections.
June 2, 2000... A May 26-June 1 story on the sale of the former Alcatel campus ("Trammell Crow buys 1.1 million square feet in Telecom Corridor") misrepresented Trammell Crow Co.'s role in the project. The 113-acre development, now called Collins Technology...

Hall Financial building fits with its VC strategy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Hall Financial Group is combining two business areas -- real estate and venture-capital investments -- into its newest development, a fifth building at Hall Office Park in Frisco. The company broke ground on the 120,000-square-foot facility...

Earth-shaking party.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... Guaranty Bank and the Southern Dallas Development Corp. will kick off a $5.7 million renovation of The Jefferson Tower with an "earth-shaking" ceremony on June 6. The event will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the second floor of the building, located...

Record-breaking rate.(Keynote Systems leases building in San Mateo, CA, at $440/ sq. ft.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Looking to buy a suburban office building? Just be glad you're looking in the Metroplex and not in San Mateo, Calif., where Keynote Systems reportedly has agreed to pay $440 a square foot for a 180,000-square-foot building. The Internet...

National roll-out.(Coldwater Creek Inc. gives site location contract to The Staubach Co.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Coldwater Creek Inc., a Sandpoint, Idaho-based retailer of women's apparel, gifts and soft home merchandise, has selected The Staubach Co. to provide market and site selection services for its national expansion. Chris Maguire, president of...

New townhomes.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 2, 2000... C.N. Lemp Development Co. has broken ground on The Townhomes of Coppell, a new $18 million development on 10 acres just south of Sandy Lake Road on MacArthur Boulevard. A total of 92 units will be built, with floorplans that range from 2,000 to...

The Staubach Co.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... The Staubach Co. has secured a 114,567-square-foot lease for Baron & Budd P.C. in The Centrum, located at 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. in Dallas. Carl Ewert and Karra Guess of Staubach's Southwest corporate services office represented the law firm in the...

B2C Web firms 'iced over'.(business-to-consumer online firms face challenges)
June 2, 2000... Consumer-oriented dot-coms fold or fight to survive in tough new era KNOX-HENDERSON -- Last year, life looked good for Stephen Kennedy. The software company he'd founded had landed a $4.3 million venture capital infusion from an arm of...

Bankruptcy an option for struggling dot-coms, law firms say.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... GREATER METROPLEX -- As Web companies begin to flail, law firms may be getting another payday. Area firms are gearing up their bankruptcy and reorganization practices to handle ailing dot-coms that quickly burned through initial investment...

Merger in Arlington illustrates trend in IPAs.(independent physician associations)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... ARLINGTON -- Two independent physician associations here have merged to form the Association of Arlington Physicians, leaving just one physicians' group solely serving Arlington to negotiate with managed-care companies. The new entity...

Security industry spurs growth at Intelli-Site.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... LAS COLINAS -- Software developer Intelli-Site Inc. is aiming to double its work force to 240 by year's end as the high-tech venture begins ramping up sales at an historically troubled operation. An equipment integrator for the $80 billion...

Beckett.com to step up trading.(to provide retailers with direct access to trading-card manufacturers)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dallas company to provide retailers with direct access to trading-card manufacturers FAR NORTH DALLAS -- Sports-collectible Web site beckett.com will soon launch a business-to-business portal that will connect dealers and manufacturers in...

Import growth slowing.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... DENTON -- Metroplex economic growth is still strong, but the rate of growth slowed during May, according to the latest figures gathered from surveys of purchasing professionals at large and medium-sized companies throughout the Metroplex. ...

Celebration topper.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... WESTLAKE -- Fidelity Investments celebrated a major step toward completion of its Southwest regional headquarters. On May 26, construction workers "topped out" the 615,000-square-foot building. Topping out marks the completion of the...

New to the family.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... PLANO -- Pipe'n Heads Inc., a Plano-based wholesale distributor of irrigation products and landscaping supplies, has been acquired by Georgia-based Jenco Wholesale Nurseries Inc., according to an announcement by the companies. Jenco is a...

Lone Star laughs.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... LOWER GREENVILLE -- The 21-member Lone Star Comedy improvisational troupe will finally find a home with the July opening of new comedy club Upstaged. Upstaged, which bills itself as "Smart Comedy, Smart Cocktails," plans a July 20 opening...

New again.(Mattito's Cafe Mexicano)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... OAK LAWN -- Mattito's Cafe Mexicano will close its Oak Lawn location on July 31 and open in a new space the next day. The Tex-Mex restaurant has leased space on Routh Street that previously housed the Routh Street Brewery. Dennis...

Christus under IRS watch.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... LAS COLINAS -- Christus Health said this week that its bond issue used to fund the merger of the incarnate Word Health System and Sisters of Charity Health Care System last year is under review by the Internal Revenue Service. Dr. Thomas...

Trammell Crow.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Trammell Crow has secured a 11,604-square-foot lease at 2501 Cedar Springs St. for Saunders Ream Marketing Group. Steve Zimmerman represented the tenant for Trammell Crow. Virginia Mulkey represented the landlord, Crescent Real Estate.

Hot spot.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dallas is a prime location for company expansions and relocations, according to a new report put out by the Greater Dallas Chamber's research department. According to the study, 574 business projects accounting for 45,199 new jobs and more than...

GirlsSports.com debuts.
June 2, 2000... GirlsSports.com, a women's and girls' sports news, scores and information Web site based in McKinney, has been launched, a company representative said. GirlsSports.com will also offer "Online Scoreboards" where girls can post team and...

E-Center sets courses.(Southern Methodist University)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Southern Methodist University's $5 million Linda and Mitch Hart E-Center in Piano has launched its multidisciplinary eBusiness curriculum. The first course, which will be offered exclusively to Nortel Networks' employees and business partners,...

UTSW names chair.(University of Texas Southwestern)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Friends and family members of Dr. Carey G. King Jr. and his late father-in-law Dr. Henry M. Winans of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have established a new chair in international medicine. Dr. Richard Koup, chief...

Energy Transfer selling.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dallas-based Energy Transfer has sold its 75% stake to Yorktown Energy Partners IV L.P., a New York-based private-equity energy fund, for an undisclosed amount. Under terms of the agreement, Energy Transfer's sister company, Crosstek Energy...

Builders FirstSource.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dallas-based Builders First-Source, distributors of building products to professional home-builders, will acquire Goldston's Building Supply, a 72-year-old company based in the Raleigh/Durham, N.C., market. The company's revenue is...

Airtech inks agreement.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dallas-based Airtech International Group Inc., an air purification technology provider, said it has signed a $1 million International Development Agreement with Aurora Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurora Wireless Technologies...

Columbia/HCA changes name.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. announced it is officially changing its name to HCA-The Healthcare Co. Its ticker symbol will change to HCA on the New York Stock Exchange. Local hospitals will continue to use their existing names and identities,...

Cambridge Technology Partners Inc.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. has renewed its lease at the Quadrangle building at 2828 Routh St. in Dallas, upping its space from 12,177 to 15,688 square feet. Sanders Thompson of NAI Stoneleigh, Huff, Brous and McDowell represented...

Intelect wins contract.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Richardson-based Intelect Communications Inc., an intelligent optical networking solutions provider, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Intelect Network Technologies, won a $700,000 contract from the Texas Department of Transportation....

Blockbuster promotes Karmazin.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2000... Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. has elected Mel Karmazin, president and CEO of New York-based Via-com Inc., to its board of directors. Karmazin also serves on the board of directors of Infinity Broadcasting. Westwood One and the New York Stock...