Dallas Business Journal articles from June 2001

Dallas Business Journal archives from June 2001

Dot-com suit blasts ClubCorp.(Lifecast.com Inc. sues ClubCorp USA Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... NORTH DALLAS -- An Internet company founded by former Dallas Maverick Mark Aguirre says its biggest stockholder, ClubCorp USA Inc., tried to destroy it by shutting off investment capital and pilfering trade secrets. A lawsuit filed by...

First American to quadruple D-FW presence.(First American Bank, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas)
June 1, 2001... $2.5B Bryan bank will open 10 branches here by 2002 FORT WORTH -- Bryan-based First American Bank plans to open 10 new Metroplex locations by next year, when it will become the first bank at the Beechwood Business Park in far north Fort...

Growing beds.(hospital industry expanding in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... The population boom spurs Metroplex hospitals to serve patients with a $1B explosion of new building LEWISVILLE -- As CEO of the Medical Center of Lewisville, Ray Dunning Jr. gauges this city's growth by his facility's bed shortage. ...

D-FW leaps ahead in travel-reservations industry.(Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- The Dallas-Fort Worth area has quietly become one of the world's hot spots for a large and growing industry that employs thousands here: travel reservations. While Sabre Holdings Corp. is probably the area's best-known...

Southwest Land gets new moniker.(Southwest Land Title takes name of parent, North American Title Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Name change prompted by North American Title's 1999 acquisition DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- Southwest Land Title is taking on the name of its parent company two years after the independent agency was quietly sold to a division of Lennar Corp., a $4...

Tops in biz.(Austin, Dallas, Forth Worth, Texas among 20 best places to do business in the US)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth each rank among the 20 best places in the United States to do business, according to a study by Forbes magazine and the Milken Institute. The third-annual study, featured in Forbes' May 28...

Pink slips.(Laidlaw Inc. lays off 70 workers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... MCKINNEY -- Laidlaw Inc. will lay off 70 employees at its McKinneyf bus facility because the school bus transportation provider has lost its long-running contract with the McKinney Independent School District. California-based Laidlaw had...

Moving more dirt.(housing development to begin construction, Denton, Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... DENTON -- Realty Capital Corp. of Grapevine and an Oklahoma partner will break ground on the third phase of its Hills of Argyle subdivision in the city of Denton. The 172-acre development, near the intersection of U.S. 377 and Chipping...

In charge.(Robert Kaiser, new CEO at MobileStar Network Corp)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... RICHARDSON -- MobileStar Network Corp. has a new chief executive. He is Robert Kaiser, formerly the president and chief executive of WorldCom Broadband Solutions, which runs all high-speed wireless Internet operations at the...

Silverleaf trimmings.(carries out more job reductions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... STEMMONS CORRIDOR -- Time-share resort operator Silverleaf Resorts Inc. has made another round of job cuts. Facing a liquidity problem, the Dallas-based company trimmed its work force by more than 500 earlier in the year. Silverleaf...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2001... A listing in the May 25-31 Leads! section incorrectly named the defendant in Collin Count judgment. The judgment should have read as follows: "Ziff-Davis Inc. vs. James Bagley d/b/a Computer Automated Technology, $13,208, plaintiff, case...

P.F. Chang's sibling plans Metroplex debut.(P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. to open restaurants in Dallas, Texas)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... NORTH DALLAS -- At least one, and possibly two, new restaurants from Phoenix-based P.F Chang's China Bistro Inc. will open in the Metroplex by year's end. The Dallas area is only the second market nationally for the new concept, called Pei...

Dallas law firm to expand its Richardson presence.(Jackson Walker LLP)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... RICHARDSON -- Dallas law firm Jackson Walker L.L.P. is planning a large expansion of its Richardson office. By Sept. 1, Jackson Walker will move about 12 attorneys to Richardson, where it currently has eight lawyers. Rick Dahlson, the...

Performance hall aims for middle ground.(NextStage at Grand Prairie in Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Developers say venue fills an unmet need GRAND PRAIRIE -- Developers of NextStage at Grand Prairie see opportunity in the middle. In the middle of the Metroplex, with its growing population with high disposable incomes. And in the...

JAG trade park geared to airport commerce.(developed by JA Green Development Corp)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... GRAPEVINE -- Executives at privately held J.A. Green Development Corp. expect the first of three speculative office-warehouse buildings north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to be completed Dec. 1. The company's 30-acre JAG Trade...

UTD unit could spawn 'nanotech corridor'.(University of Texas nanotechnology research facility)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... University recruits pioneers in the field RICHARDSON -- The University of Texas at Dallas will open a nanotechnology research institute this fall led by two pioneers within the industry. Ray Baughman, a corporate fellow at Honeywell...

Hulen Street shopping center slated for change.(Corrigan Properties)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... FORT WORTH -- Dallas-based Corrigan Properties will redevelop most of its 87,000-square-foot shopping center in Southwest Fort Worth in a project that may mean temporary displacement for some or all of the center's 15 tenants. The Woodmont...

Network Staffing fight spills into U.S. court.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Shareholders have been warring over company control since 1999 DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- Rival shareholders in Network Staffing Services Inc. have touched off another round of litigation in a two-year battle over the ownership and control of the...

Home starts, closings still strong.(in Dallas-Fort Worth area)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Low mortgage rates, lack of multifamily units drive demand in first quarter GREATER METROPLEX - New single-family home construction continues to reach record heights in Dallas-Fort Worth, according to a new report from Houston-based...

Vintage homes planned in Denton.(by CJW Partners Ltd, investors)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Mixed-use development to feature retail, single-family housing DENTON -- Three Arlington investors are planning a 400-acre, mixed-use development called The Vintage in the southwest corner of Denton, close to two other large subdivisions...

Sponsorships don't buy exclusivity at arena.(American Airlines Center in Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Competition divides pie at American Airlines Center UPTOWN -- Corporate sponsors of the American Airlines Center and the Dallas Stars and Mavericks will spend up to $30 million with the teams, arena and related television advertising during...

21st Century inks Brinks Security deal.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... RICHARDSON -- A young Richardson company that supplies telecommunications and other technology services to apartment buildings has inked a deal to include security offerings from Brinks Home Security Inc. Officials from Brinks and 21st...

Rosa Navejar.(president of Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Navejar, 44, is president of the 600 member Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. * Family: My husband, Roland, and I have been married 18 years. Our daughter, Rachel, 17, graduated from high school this year. * Education: I've...

Investors join forces to promote local singer.(Shelley Laine)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Shelley Laine, 35, to release first album this summer NORTH DALLAS -- A group of eight investors is backing the budding career of a local country singer. The group has invested $400,000 to create a company to help Shelley Lame, a...

IP Communications hires former Gtech exec as CEO.(Steve Nowick)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... NORTH DALLAS -- Besides scaling back the rollout of its DSL service and shifting into cash-conservation mode, IP Communications has quietly made another change: It's hired a new chief executive. The Dallas company named Steve Nowick as its...

First development planned at Lakeside DFW.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Owners will develop one corner a year to maintain momentum FLOWER MOUND -- Lakeside DFW has plans for its first development -- upscale retail shops and offices at the four-corner entrance into the business park, a 163-acre tract north of...

Rent-A-Center prices public offering.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Rent-A-Center Inc. priced a public offering of 3.2 million shares of common stock at $42.50 a share. The rent-to-own operator said the offering included 1 million primary shares and 2.2 million shares held by selling stockholders. The company...

Stonebridge Technologies names new chairman.(Paul Stern)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Technology consulting company Stonebridge Technologies named former Nortel Networks CEO Paul Stern as chairman of the board. Stern was elected to the board of directors in March, and is a co-founder of Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington,...

Piranha cuts jobs, shifts top spots.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... As part of a company wide restructuring, Piranha Inc. will cut jobs and shuffle top management posts, including the resignation of its newly named CEO. Piranha said it will cut 40 jobs as it spins off Zideo Inc.; its digital-acquisition...

WebLink files for Chapter 11.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... WebLink Wireless Inc. has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The company said it plans to use the process to convert about $470 million in...

Marketing Specialists files for Chapter 11.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Marketing Specialists Corp. filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The company, which sells and markets products on behalf of food and grocery manufacturers, said it is exploring ways to keep...

UT Dallas gets grant.(University of Texas at Dallas High Energy Physics Group gets US Department of Energy research grant)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $600,000 over three years for physics research at The University of Texas at Dallas. It is the fourth three-year award the DOE has granted the university's High Energy Physics Group. The group, led by...

International Isotopes moves headquarters.(to Idaho)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... International Isotopes Inc. has moved its corporate headquarters from Denton to its operational center in Idaho, marking a last phase of transition. The company began by selling facilities in an effort to avoid bankruptcy, according to...

Denton native unveils "W" Web site.(Steven Parks sells George W. Bush merchandise)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Steven Parks of Denton has introduced a new Web site with merchandise featuring positive and humorous uses of President George W. Bush's nickname "W" or "Dubya." Dubya stuff.com will be fully operational and products will be available to order...

Worldwide Flight Services' CEO resigns.(Peter Pappas)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Fort Worth-based Worldwide Flight Services Inc., an independent flight services company, has accepted the resignation of Peter Pappas, chairman and CEO. The board cited the dedication Pappas has made over the past two years for Worldwide Flight...

Fort Worth company changes management.(David A. Keener and Timothy J. Hinkhouse resign from Environmental Technologies Corp.)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Fort Worth-based Environmental Technologies Corp. accepted the resignations of David A. Keener and Timothy J. Hinkhouse as president and chief financial officer, respectively. Both Keener and Hinkhouse indicated they intend to pursue other...

Sun N Sand buys building.(building acquired from EastGroup Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Grand Prairie-based Sun N Sand purchased a 53,500 square-foot-building on 109th Street for office and distribution space. Sun N Sand is moving from a 17,500-square-foot-building also in Grand Prairie. The company is a maker of monogrammed...

Evergreen Mills opens new plant.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Evergreen Mills Inc. is opening a new plant at 5150 Blue Mound Road in Fort Worth. The company is based in Ada, Okla., and has facilities in El Reno, Okla., and Lampasas. Evergreen Mills manufactures products for the cattle and horse feed...

Centex Homes buys Crowley land.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Centex Homes, based in Carrollton, has purchased 24 acres in Tarrant County. The property, on the north side of F.M. 1187 in Crowley, will be used to develop the second phase of a single-family residential development. Max Lindsay and Tim...

GMS expands to new location.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Guaranteed Marketing Solutions, a teleservices agency, is moving its corporate offices to 8,000 square feet in Forest Ridge Plaza at 16000 Airport Freeway in Bedford. The company's move marks the opening of a fourth location for GMS, which has...

TNP forms power alliance.(Constellation Power Source and TNP Enterprises Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Baltimore-based Constellation Power Source and TNP Enterprises Inc. of Fort Worth have formed a multiyear alliance for the management of power resource needs in Texas for TNP's two subsidiaries, Texas-New Mexico Power Co. and First Choice...

China Airlines expanding capacity at D/FW.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Taiwan-based China Airlines Cargo is modernizing its fleet of six planes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, upgrading from Boeing 747-200s to larger 747-400s. The airline -- which has flights daily except Tuesday out of D/FW to...

Stellar image.(TST/Impreso Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Coppell-based TST/Impreso Inc., a major manufacturer and distributor of commercial paper film and other hard copy imaging products, has again been named one of the "Top 100 Manufacturers" in the business forms and printed business products...

7-Eleven shifts to new 'high-profile' sites.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. (NYSE:SE) is taking a new approach on the real estate front. The convenience store giant is now looking to place stores in high-profile sites, hoping high-traffic areas will translate into higher sales. One...

Aaron Brothers.(new location)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Art and framing retailer Aaron Brothers has added an eighth Metroplex location, this one in Arlington. The store is at Arbrook Boulevard and Park Mall Drive.

Adam's Mark Hotel.(2001 Pinnacle Award)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Successful Meetings magazine has honored the Adam's Mark Hotel with its 2001 Pinnacle Award. The award recognizes hotels and others for providing outstanding service for meeting planners and conference attendees. The 1,840-room hotel, in...

Car Toys Inc.(new locations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Auto electronics store Car Toys Inc. has selected two more sites in the Metroplex. The company has leased 6,700 square feet at West Arbrook Road in Arlington and purchased land at 300 Lexington Drive in Piano. Brian Murphy and Greg Bracchi of...

Seventeen Seventeen Restaurant.(Jesse Moreno-Valle appointed head chef)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dallas restaurant, catering and special events company Wynnwood has promoted Jesse Moreno-Valle to executive chef at Seventeen Seventeen Restaurant.

Renaissance. Dallas-Richardson Hotel.(new staff)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The management team for the Metroplex's newest hotel has been announced. The new Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel staff includes Tom Dwyer, general manager; Jackie Devine, director of sales and marketing; Peter Genera, executive chef; Brian...

Blues gaining access to Tenet hospitals.(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Tenet Healthcare Corp. agreement)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and subsidiaries of Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) have agreed to a new, multiyear agreement that will provide access to all Tenet hospitals in the Dallas area for members of the popular Blue Choice PPO,...

More hammers and nails.(hospital construction)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Construction is under way to finish the fourth floor of All Saints Episcopal Hospital, adding 25,000 square feet for the cardiac service telemetry unit. The $4.5 million project will provide 28 private patient rooms, including three...

Giving spirit.(Citrus Health grants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Irving-based Christus Health, one of the 10 largest Catholic health systems in the country, provided nearly $600,000 in funding to 15 community groups for the poor and underserved. The funds were provided through a Christus Health grant program...

University Medical Center Inc.(John Holtz )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... University Medical Center Inc. has named John Holtz as executive vice president and chief operating officer of St. Paul Medical Center. He was CEO of Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa, Fla.

Joseph Hensley.(of Avidyn and ppoOne)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Joseph Hensley, president of the information services company Avidyn Inc. (Nasdaq: ADYN) also will serve as president and CEO of its subsidiary, ppoOne. Hensley replaces Patrick Kennedy, who is leaving June 8 for health reasons. The...

Relocation announcement.(Sante Rehabilitation Group)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Sante Rehabilitation Group has relocated to State Highway 183 and South Industrial Boulevard in Euless. With more than 8,100 square feet, the corporate office is triple the size of its previous location. "Since our last relocation in 1998,...

D-FW sublease space hits 5.5M square feet.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Just how much sublease space is available in the Metroplex? More than 5.5 million square feet, according to a new report from Kennedy-Wilson International. Robyn Flesser, the company's director of research, said the sublease figure has...

Moving on.(Jeff Boykin to join First Industrial Group)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... One month after being promoted at Bradford Cos., Jeff Boykin has left the firm to join First Industrial Group as regional director. He replaces Greg Heck, who left to pursue private development opportunities. "Jeff will manage our existing...

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.
June 1, 2001... The North Texas chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties will feature two "Living Legends" at its next meeting -- former Dallas mayor Bob Folsom and Vantage Cos. founder and chairman John Eulich. The event will...

Prudence Pyn Lidbury.
June 1, 2001... Get your reservations in early for "Telecom Development and Trends," which will start at 11:30 a.m. on June 20 at Genisus, the former Prestonwood Mall. The event will feature Prudence Pyn Lidbury, vice president of technology real estate for...

Venture forum attracts 60 hopeful companies.
June 1, 2001... I drove to the Texas Progressive Venture Dinner on May 21, thinking I'd use the evening as an avenue to write a blurb on local firms seeking financing. Fat chance. Turns put there were about 60 companies at the event, which was...

12 Post Productions.(Multimedia show)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... 12 Post Productions (www.12postproductions.com) needs $758;OOO to do the first episode of a multimedia show called "Animaladies," which will portray children with physical and emotional disabilities interacting with kids who don't have them....

Adimpleo.(Services and software for ISPs)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Adimpleo plans to offer services and software to help Internet service providers operate Internet addresses more efficiently. Among other things, Piano-based Adimpleo's service would allow people's domain names (site names like...

ContiUnity.(Internet service for health care)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... ContiUnity (www.continunity.com) is building an Internet-based service that coordinates the care of hospital patients after they've gone home. Among other things, the software will help schedule and deliver products and services the patient...

Deployment Partners Inc.(Training in computer systems)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Deployment Partners Inc.'s software and services help companies big and small cut the costs of owning personal computers, laptops and servers. Irving-based Deployment Partners (www.dpi411.com) provides training and onsite deployment of computer...

Effective Network Systems Inc.(Provides software for telemarketers)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Effective Network Systems Inc. (www.enselink.com) develops software for telemarketers. Among other things, Effective's ELink&trade recognizes an swering machines and leaves messages, and identifies and logs, which numbers not to call (such as...

Epremis Corp.(Developing software for business)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Another software maker, Epremis Corp., aims to make it easier for employees in large companies to find information in older mainframe computer systems and to work together using that data. Epremis's forthcoming product, Oberson, purportedly...

Grouputer Solutions Pty. Ltd.(Computer company moved from Australia to Dallas)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Grouputer Solutions Pty. Ltd. moved from Sydney, Australia, to Dallas last June. The Aussies have a patented software platform that allows the collaborative building of software for managing, learning and games. Dallas-based Grouputer's product...

Placemark Investments.(Financial software for the masses)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Placemark Investments (www.placemark.com) has a software platform, dubbed the Personal Portfolio Manager, that manages individuals' investments in a manner it says is available now only to the wealthy. The service will be sold under the labels...

Quagmires and quandaries.(Advantages and legal question in regard to software programming language XML)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Software programming language XML is making waves in both the high-tech and legal arenas DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- Extensible Markup Language may have a boring name, but it's quietly generating interest for its power as a software programming...

Goodbye to shrink-wrap as ASPs gain hold.(Application service providers deliver over the Internet)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Demand for software provision over the Internet is fueling a new wave of tech companies GREATER METROPLEX --Computing industry visionaries say the days of buying software off the shelf are numbered. Soon, all software will be delivered...

Responsibility is key to wireless advertising.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Concern over possible abuse of wireless capabilities GREATER METROPLEX -- Imagine sifting through cellular messages and having an ad for a sparkling new SUV pop up on the screen. Ten years ago, this scenario was an advertiser's...

Wireless shapes up to meet future demands.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- Thanks to the introduction of the cell phone in the 1980s, we've gone from being tied to our desks to conducting business anywhere, anytime. According to researchers at Cahners In-Stat Group, almost one in four people in...

LARGEST METROPLEX TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... LARGEST METROPLEX TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS RANKED BY LOCAL EMPLOYEES IN 2000 Local/ Name ...

Gadgets and gizmos up for grabs.(Sharper Image )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Inventive techies are coming up with more and more items you didn't realize you needed NORTH DALLAS -- It looks like a simple 7-inch by 2-inch black box -- but appearances can be deceptive, because this little black box could literally be...

Luring hackers to the high-tech honeypot.(Enhancing monitoring capabilities)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Baited traps set to catch in formation systems intruders GREATER METROPLEX -- More than 2,000 years ago, Chinese warrior and philosopher Sun Tzu declared that "all warfare is based on deception." Not a lot has changed, it seems. ...

Telecom companies slug it out for survival.(Telecom market rivalry)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- Since passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, hundreds of companies have flooded the telecom market, each hoping to become the best thing since the Internet. Business models developed almost as quickly as utility...

Public relations is still all about people.(Technology changes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... New technology has made communicating faster, but the personal touch still matters GREATER METROPLEX -- How has technology changed the face of public relations? Certainly it has increased the speed with which we communicate with our...

Groundwork is key to successful IT projects.(Information technology)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- Business and government entities often overlook the importance of analyzing and defining their core business processes -- and the technology that supports them -- before undertaking significant information technology...

Getting the word out: Open for Business.(Richardson antiques business )(The Antique Cottage)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The owners of this Richardson antiques business don't want to be the best-kept secret in town RICHARDSON -- Some people don't know Richardson has an old downtown. Others don't know there's an antique mall tucked in the tiny retail strip...

My BEST business decision....(Studio B)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... "My best business decision came over the past year as we really focused on the true Studio B vision and taking the agency to the next level. This decision has required some internal reorganization and implementation of a plan to...

Jani-King flourishes after '98 fire.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... ADDISON -- One of the nice things about the commercial cleaning business is it's not something people cut back on during times of economic uncertainty. "People still want television, electricity and their building cleaned," said Jerry...

SLOW-LOADING WEB SITES.(Cause lost transactions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... SLOW-LOADING WEB SITES cause online consumers to abandon up to 50% of online transactions, or $25 billion worth of purchases, according to a new report from Zona Research, based on data from Keynote Systems. The report found 82% of abandoned...

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY.(many Internet users decrease use of other media)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, 23% of United States Internet users watch less television since they began using the Net. Only 7% say they watch more TV than they used to. Twenty percent read magazines less often, while only 8% percent read them...

A NEW HARRIS POLL.(Political influence in Washington)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... A NEW HARRIS POLL shows 88% of Americans believe small business has too little power and influence in Washington. Big companies, on the other hand, have too much power, according to 86% of the 1,004 adults surveyed. Big business was followed by...