Dallas Business Journal articles from September 2001

Dallas Business Journal archives from September 2001

Siemens eyes Alliance for plant.($125 mn fuel cells manufacturing plant)
September 7, 2001... North Texas considered for fuel-cell facility employing up to 500 by 2005 The 9,600-acre Alliance industrial park, developed by Ross Perot Jr.'s Hillwood, is one of three sites being considered for a $125 million manufacturing plant for...

Holy Land group calls for boycott of Bank One.(Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development )(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Islamic foundation says 'bigotry' spurs bank to close its checking accounts A controversial North Texas Islamic group is calling for a boycott of Bank One, claiming the bank arbitrarily closed its checking accounts with some $13 million in...

Reclaiming the land.($1 mn EPA revolving loan fund for brownfields redevelopment)(Government Activity)
September 7, 2001... From Everman to Farmers Branch, D-FW developers are struggling to clean up and cash in on nearly 400 brownfields -- sites where dry cleaners, auto dealers, garages and others for decades mixed commerce with contaminants GREATER METROPLEX...

'Chill rooms,' sculpture unveiled.($10 mn art collection)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Hall Office Park debuts mix of art, massage and amenities Real estate developer Craig Hall is unveiling the first phase of his $10 million art collection at Hall Office Park in typical Texas style. About 1,700 guests were expected to attend...

A landmark purchase.(250,000-square-foot Continental Building in downtown Dallas sold)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- What a difference a year makes. Last fall, at the height of the telecom craze, brokers for the landmark Continental Building in downtown Dallas had no fewer than 10 offers on the 250,000-square-foot property, with bids...

Frayed ties.(Primesource Building Products Inc. sues Stanley Works)(Legal Beat)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... CARROLLTON -- Primesource Building Products Inc. of Carrollton has filed suit against The Stanley Works and Stanley Fastening Systems L.P., claiming it suffered after the tool giant breached long-standing business agreements. The action,...

More pink slips.(CitiCapital will lay off up to 29 employees)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... IRVING -- CitiCapital said it expects to permanently lay off up to 29 employees at three of its Irving facilities. The specialty finance company's filing with the Texas Workforce Commission said the layoffs will be complete by Dec. 31. ...

A cool sale.(Arbor Private Investment Co. buys ISI Commercial Refrigeration Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... EMPIRE CENTRAL -- Chicago-based Arbor Private Investment Co. has purchased ISI Commercial Refrigeration Inc. of Dallas. Terms of the sale were not released. No significant changes will be made at ISI Commercial Refrigeration operations in...

More food.(Timpano Italian Chophouse restaurant)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... FRISCO -- Another white tablecloth restaurant will call Frisco home with the Sept. 17 opening of Timpano Italian Chophouse. The restaurant, from the e.brands unit of Dallas-based Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, offers steak, seafood, pork...

Developer entering hot Frisco retail market.(Shafer Property Co. puts up shopping centers in Dallas, Texas)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Knox Park Village creator will repeat concept near Stonebriar FRISCO -- After 30 years in the business, Dallas developer Steve Shafer has, in the past six months, nailed a pair of high-profile shopping center locations that he calls a...

Former sales executive sues i2.(Reagan L. Lancaster sues i2 Technologies)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Company claims Lancaster failed to 'perform as required' FARMERS BRANCH -- A high-level executive battle at i2 Technologies has spilled into the courts, with the company's former head of worldwide field operations suing the software maker...

Hiring likely to be slow for remainder of year.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Recruiters say opportunities await in some sectors GREATER METROPLEX -- Every Monday, Don James scans various Web sites and job boards for leads. "I have 30 to 40 company sites a]ready bookmarked on my computer, and I'm always looking...

Former MJDesigns HQ gets Kansas buyer.(Ablah Enterprises Inc. buys building from iStar Financial)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Ablah Enterprises is targeting Dallas COPPELL -- After standing vacant for more than two years, the 464,000-square-foot former MJDesigns corporate headquarters in Coppell has been sold to a Wichita, Kan. property investor. FA Texas...

Cobra Cap owners plan new distribution center.(baseball cap distributor )(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Developers confident demand is sufficient in crowded market NORTHEAST DALLAS -- The owners of baseball cap distributor Cobra Cap Inc. will build a second major office and distribution center on their 30-acre property, creating a campuslike...

From benzene to basketball.(Brownfields development project)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Showcase arena also serves as a blueprint for brownfields DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- When fans jam the American Airlines Center this fall to watch the Dallas Mavericks or Dallas Stars, few may be aware of the $12 million environmental cleanup that...

Rolling the dice on treacherous ground.(leaking underground storage tanks in Dallas area)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Brown fields often harbor subterranean surprises NORTH DALLAS -- It was a harmless, pristine pond. At least, that's what Dallas-based brownfields redeveloper Stuart A. Jones and his partners thought. It sat at the back of the property...

VCP hedges developers' gamble.(Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program for brownfield cleanups)
September 7, 2001... State program limits liability in brown field cleanups FORT WORTH -- The Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program provides incentives for brownfields to be investigated, cleaned and redeveloped. Since all non-responsible parties, including...

Congress pondering brownfield protections.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Bills in both houses curb EPA's investigative power following cleanup FORT WORTH -- Business advocacy groups, including the U.S. Chamber and the National Association of Home Builders, are monitoring brownfields legislation on Capitol Hill...

EDS buys software company.(Electronic Data Systems Corp. acquires Structural Dynamics)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Plano-based computer services company Electronic Data Systems Corp. completed its purchase of software company Structural Dynamics Research Corp. for about $950 million in cash, or $25 a share. Structural Dynamics, based in Milford, Ohio, makes...

Entrust inks deal with China.(Internet security technology and services for banks and brokerages in China)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Piano-based Entrust Inc. was awarded a deal by the China Financial Certification Authority, a joint venture of 13 leading commercial banks overseen by China's central bank, to supply Internet security technology and services for banks and...

Santa Fe International buys Global Marine.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Dallas-based Santa Fe International Corp. has agreed to acquire Global Marine Inc. of Houston in a $3 billion stock swap that will create the world's second-largest offshore drilling contractor. The new company, Global SantaFe Corp., will be...

Neiman Marcus reports August sales.(2001)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Neiman Marcus Group Inc. said revenue at its stores open at least a year fell 0.8% in August from a year ago as consumer weakness continued. The Dallas-based department store operator said total revenue slipped 0.3% to $191.1 million during the...

Zale reports fourth-quarter drop.(2001)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Irving-based jewelry retailer Zale Corp. reported a drop in. fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. Net earnings for the quarter fell 74% to $3 million, or 9 cents a share, from $11.6 million, or 32 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Net sales...

Pitney Bowes to open district office.(Fort Worth, Texas)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Pitney Bowes, the world leader in integrated mail and document management solutions, will establish its Global Mailing Systems district office for West Texas at Alliance. The company has leased 7,041 square feet from Hillwood at 2301 Eagle...

Property management company sold.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Prospect Realty Property Management of Arlington has been sold to World Realty, also of Arlington. Prospect Realty, in operation since 1972 and with about 1,000 properties, is the largest residential property management company in Arlington....

Hurst developer announces projects.(office construction in Texas)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Hurst-based Classic Concepts Development, which specializes in building home-like offices for professionals, announced new developments in Hurst, Fort Worth and Grand Prairie. With the addition of these new sites, in the past 18 months the...

Arlington property set for development.(residential and commercial development in Texas)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... An 11-acre tract along Interstate 20 in Southwest Arlington could soon be the site of residential and commercial development. Developer Paul Moss of PCM properties bought the property from a group of investors with the intention of creating a...

Metroplex sublease picture still isn't pretty.(Sublease space statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Sublease space continues to climb in the Metroplex, according to a new report from NAI/Stoneleigh Huff Brous McDowell. The Richardson/Plano sub-market is being hit the hardest, with 1.2 million square feet -- a whopping 389% -- added since...

Done deals.(Tieber Lighting Products subleases square feet in Carrollton, Texas)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... * Tieber Lighting Products has subleased 42,320 square feet at 2055 Luna Road in Carrollton. The company is taking over space previously occupied by Keystone Automotive. Keystone changed its distribution network and now drop-ships its products...

Deal-making.(Stream Realty Partners office building deals)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... One company having luck in the Richardson/Plano submarket is Stream Realty Partners. In the past 60 days, the firm has signed four deals totaling 63,000 square feet for Provident Realty Advisors Inc., which beat out 10 other suitors to buy a...

Moving up.(John Gates new president of Southwest Corporate Services)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Staubach Co. has named John Gates to replace Elysia Holt Ragusa as president of its Southwest Corporate Services division. Holt Ragusa was promoted to president of real estate services in July. "I couldn't be more pleased that John has...

Technology spawned changes in exporting.(Texas electronic commerce and information technology exporting)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Technology and the Internet have revolutionized export practices, according to the August 2001 issue of Texas Business Review, published monthly by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Texas at Austin. "More and more...

Safety news.(truck drivers' fatal injuries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... The national census of fatal occupational injuries in 2000, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, found truck drivers were fatally injured on the job more than any other individual occupation. Even so, fatal work injuries for the...

ISO-OK.(Bartush-Schnitzius Foods Co. receives ISO certification)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Lewisville-based Bartush-Schnitzius Foods Co. has received ISO 9001:2000 certification from TUV Management Services of Danvers, Mass. Bartush-Schnitzius, first chartered in Texas in 1892, is a food manufacturer of branded and private label...

Art show.(Horizons of Flight juried exhibition)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The 9th annual "Horizons of Flight" aviation art exhibition and competition opens Oct. 1. The juried exhibit will feature works depicting aircraft and aviation scenes by well-known and emerging aviation artists from around the world. It is...

Asian Charity Ball.(annual gala)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Asian Charity Ball Inc. will hold its annual gala Nov. 3, hosted this year by the Indian-American community, representing 80,000 people in the Metroplex. The fund-raising event, which includes a silent auction, has raised more than...

Tom Thumb claims Minyard's Park Cities site.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... First it was the closing of Ralph's Fine Foods, known for delivering groceries to the homes of its University Park customers. Then Minyard Food Store, another Snider Plaza landmark, was shuttered. But residents of the neighborhood...

North Dallas redo.(Hotel Inter-Continental)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Hotel Inter-Continental has begun a three-phase, $10 million renovation. The hotel, on the Dallas North Tollway north of Belt Line Road, includes 529 rooms, 39 suites and 100,000 square feet of meeting space. The first phase of the...

Marty's Fine Foods & Wines.(ranked in top ten)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Marty's Fine Foods & Wines was ranked one of the 10 best specialty food stores in the nation by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. Winners were announced during the Fancy Food Show in New York. Larry Shapiro is the president...

DMC Hospitality.(management contract)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... DMC Hospitality of Dallas has signed to manage Gallaghers Steak House in San Antonio's Quarry Market retail center.

West Cliff Shopping Plaza.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Grand opening festivities were held Sept. 1 at West Cliff Shopping Plaza, a new retail development at Ledbetter Drive and Hampton Road. The Black State Employees Association of Texas Inc. purchased the site of a run-down shopping center in 1997...

Patrick Esquerre.(second restaurant)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Patrick Esquerre has started work on his second Cafe Patrique, this one at the northwest corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane in Dallas. The original restaurant opened earlier this year in Mockingbird Station.

Blue Mesa Grill.(opens September 17)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Blue Mesa Grill has set Sept. 17 for the opening of its northern outpost. The new restaurant is at the southeast corner of State Highway 121 and the Dallas North Tollway. Jim and Liz Baron own the restaurant company, which also operates Blue...

Ignite powers online financial planning.(for Bank One Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Bank One has partnered with a 4-year-old Metroplex company to add a new planning feature to its Web site. The Chicago bank has contracted with Ignite Sales Inc. of Addison to provide an online personal finance section, where consumers can...

Mortgage Bankers Association of America.(mortgage loan applications increase in week ending Aug. 24, 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Mortgage loan applications -- a measure of loan purchases and refinancings -- increased 8.3% for the week ending Aug. 24 from the previous week. According to the. Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey of the Mortgage Bankers Association of...

Texas Steel Partners Inc.(acquires Texas Steel Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Texas Steel Partners Inc. has acquired the operating assets of Texas Steel Corp. in a deal financed through a program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Fort Worth Economic Development Corp. and Surety Bank NA. The sale price was...

Texas workers' comp costs among highest.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... In a study of eight states, representing 40% of workers' compensation benefits distributed nationwide, Texas had the highest average total cost per worker with $14,465 paid out between 1997 and 1998, according to a survey by Workers...

Summit sale.(Summit Hospital acquired by Traid Hospitals Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Dallas-based Traid Hospitals Inc. has sold its 201-bed Summit Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., to Ardent Health Services. Financial terms were not disclosed. It's the first medical surgical hospital for Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent, known...

New agreements.(VHA Inc.'s new contracts with Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Irving-based VHA Inc. has signed agreements with Alliance Medical Corp. in Phoenix and Vanguard Medical Concepts Inc. in Lakeland, Fla., for its member health care organizations' medical device reuse and reporocessing needs. Financial terms of...

Presbyterian Home Health.(Lynn Gill and Susan Stell win awards from the Texas Association for Home Care)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Lynn Gill, a nurse for Presbyterian Home Health, and Susan Stell, director of Chartwell Community Services Inc., both received awards from the Texas Association for Home Care in San Antonio. Gill, who has been a nurse for 27 years, received...

Our Children's House at Baylor-Coppell.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Our Children's House at Baylor-Coppell opened Sept. 4 as an outpatient facility providing rehabilitative therapy for ages 6 months to 18 years. The center is part of Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System. Among the services provided are...

Baylor Medical Center-Ellis County.(new outpatient services center)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Baylor Medical Center-Ellis County will host an open house for its new outpatient services center from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 16. The outpatient center adjoins the existing hospital. Other improvements in the $11.7 million expansion' include a...

Callbutton joins forces with Mass. tech firm.(Callbutton L.L.C. deal with Akamai Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Callbutton L.L.C. recently inked a deal to supply its Web-based software and services to Akamai Technologies Inc. to help boost sales. Terms weren't disclosed. Using technology from Richardson-based Callbutton (www.callbutton.com), Akamai...

Train2Click Computer Learning Centers.(opens headquarters in Dallas)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Train2Click Computer Learning Centers recently opened its Dallas headquarters on Lomo Alto Drive, near Preston Center. As its name indicates, Train2Click (www.train2click.com) offers classes in basic computer training and working with software...

iProspect.com.(opens new sales office in Dallas)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... An Arlington, Mass., firm that helps companies pop up early in Web searches, iProspect.com, has opened a Dallas sales office. The company (www.iprospect.com) helps ensure that, when surfers use search engines to find a product or service, the...

Darryl Flood Moving and Storage.(acquired by Recall Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Darryl Flood Moving and Storage, a Dallas company that helps manage documents and store data, was recently acquired by Atlanta-based Recall Corp., which describes itself as the "largest provider of secure document-destruction service in North...

To boldly go.(nanotechnology research in Texas)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... The race is on to capitalize on the potential of nanotechnology Blank stares often greet the mention of nanotechnology. Although skeptics claim many or the predicted developments of this cutting-edge technology are simply hype, many...

A beginner's guide to nanotechnology.
September 7, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- The word nanotechnology means different things to different people. For some, it conjures up images of fabulous new materials, lighter and stronger than steel. Others envision microscopic robots that clean plaque from...

Science fact or science fiction.(nanotechnology in the future)
September 7, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- Just about every article on nanotechnology proclaims some breakthrough is just around the corner. Some futurists promise nanotechnology will cure all ills and transform our lives. But how much of this is true and how...

Top talent still in demand for high-tech.(Executive search firms)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Experience and leadership skills are key assets in job market GREATER METR0PLEX -- Economic conditions change. Just last year, companies were flying high on their market valuations, going public and creating paper millionaires, many of them...

M-commerce depends on getting personal.($29 mn industry in 2000)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Making services relevant to the individual needs of mobile device users is the key to success GREATER METROPLEX -- Almost a year ago, it looked like the arrival of widespread mobile commerce transactions -- the ability to purchase anytime,...

Telecom sector in need of urgent reform.(Telecommunications industry suffers losses)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- Economy-watchers know that over the long months of dot-com implosion a vastly larger techsector event has been playing itself out: the telecom meltdown. This doesn't come as a complete surprise to New Economy skeptics....

Call centers experiencing virtual revolution.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... High-tech innovations are changing the way call centers conduct operations GREATER METROPLEX -- Luci politely answers customers' questions, serving as their personal guide to Artificial Life's Web site. The red-haired Scot, whose image...

LARGEST METROPLEX COMMERCIAL CELL PHONE CARRIERS.(ranked by number of employees)(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... LARGEST METROPLEX COMMERCIAL CELL PHONE CARRIERS RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN 2000 Number of local ...

Outsourcing may be the right thing for you.(Information Technology, outsourcing e-business management)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX -- As information technology budgets grow tighter, the importance of deploying new technology and features continues to increase. This is forcing IT organizations to discriminate about the projects they undertake. Some...

Bandwidth is latest commodity for trading.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... GREATER METROPLEX - Energy companies have long bought and sold oil, gas and power as a commodity, trading it to the highest bidder as it runs through the pipeline. When those companies got into the fiber-optic business a few years ago, they...

The case of the disappearing clients.(RemoraSoft strategy in dismal market)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... When the tech sector went south, so did this company's customer base PLANO -- The slumping economy was starting to have devastating implications for RemoraSoft's survival. Although not a dot-com, the computer training company for...

The Exchange Club Online.(www.doth.com/exchangeclub/index.html)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Entrepreneurial networking and support group -- an affiliate of The National Association for Female Executives. www.doth.com/exchangeclub/index.html

The Management Development for Entrepreneurs Program (MDE).(www.anderson.ucla.edu/research/mde)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... This certificate program offers a synopsis of an MBA curriculum, addressing issues faced by entrepreneurs such as strategy, marketing, finance, operations and management. www.anderson.ucla.edu/research/mde

Winning Edge: Self-Publishing.(win-edge.com/SelfPublish.shtml)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Offers a manual that teaches how to write, self-publish, copyright and sell how to booklets in your own mail-order home business. win-edge.com/SelfPublish.shtml

'The Roaring 2000's Investor'.(By Harry Dent Jr.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... By Harry Dent Jr. Dent, who forecast a Dow as high as 35,000 to 41,000 by 2008, shows investors how to build wealth during either a boom or bust market. Includes tips on selecting a financial planner, recognizing secotrs benefiting from...

'Reaching for the Knowledge Edge'.(By Kenneth J. Hatten, Stephen R. Rosenthal)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... By Kenneth J. Hatten, Stephen R. Rosenthal Rapid changes and uncertainty in markets, technologies and the structures of industries generate new opportunities for organizations that are able to develop and apply new knowledge. Learn to...

'Winning the Influence Game'.(By Michael Watkins)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... By Michael Watkins Mickey Edwards and Usha Thakrar A guide to navigating federal, state and local governments that legislate the rules under which business operates. The authors reveal the latest tools, techniques and thinking behind...

People on the move.(executive appointments)
September 7, 2001... ADVERTISING & MARKETING Brann Worldwide added Mark Lambrecht as senior vice president of customer relationship management. Gallier and Wittenberg Inc. hired Mark Bowlin as an associate account executive. ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN ...

Dr. David Edwards.(chief executive and founder of Hybrigen Inc, profile)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Edwards, 32, is founder and CEO of Hybrigen Inc., a 3-year-old Dallas-based biotechnology company specializing in proteomics, the study of how proteins interact to cause disease in cells. * Family: My wife, Bridget, currently is pursuing...

Blast off.
September 7, 2001... Need to release some aggression? Attend the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' raffle at the Rock-N-Rubble Kickoff Festival. The evening, which includes music and family entertainment, will end at midnight with a contest winner pushing the...

DADA bash.
September 7, 2001... Fall traditionally is a time for taking walks and enjoying the changing leaves. But this is Dallas, so we adapt. The Dallas Art Dealers Association presents the annual fall gallery walk -- a free, one-day opportunity to socialize and roam among...

Speaking of leaves.
September 7, 2001... The New York Times describes the play, "Through the Leaves," as "sticking like a splinter in the mind." This is the Kitchen Dog Theater production of the play, which was written by contemporary German playwright. Franz Xaver Kroetz about a...

The year's best vehicles.(information about the top 20)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... With 52 weeks' worth of road tests under our belts -- and with year-end "clearance sales" all the rage at Metroplex dealerships -- here's a look back at the year's Top 20 new vehicles (in alphabetical order, by vehicle type): Luxury cars...

DBJ Index.(Metroplex Public Companies gains and losses)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... DBJ Index Taking Stock in Metroplex Public Companies WEEKLY GAINERS & LOSERS CLOSING CLOSING PRICE PRICE EXCH. COMPANY ...

Clean sweep.(Paul Gillmor proposes bill to clean environment)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Their cleanup and redevelopment can help curb, unchecked growth, make citizens healthier and restore economic vitality to long-neglected inner cities. They are "brownfields" -- abandoned or under-utilized commercial or industrial sites...

LETTERS.
September 7, 2001... Uplifting article To the Editor: What a great story about Bill Cawley! ("Traffic accident transforns Cawley and his company," Aug. 31 -Sept. 6.) It's not often we get to hear the background and testimonies about the people we do...

PEOPLE.(business services)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Glenda Vosburgh DBJ CONFIDENTIAL Former KXAS-TV (Channel 5) reporter Marty Griffin says he knows he's the reporter many people love to hate. But that's QK, because it makes them listen to his radio show, and he believes they'll also...

Patent of the week.(Rajan Bawa and others from Alcon Manufacturing obtain patent for gelling ophthalmic compositions that contain xanthan gum)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... GELLING OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING XANTHAN GUM Rajan Bawa, et al. of Alcon Manufacturing Ltd. have obtained U.S. Patent 6,261,547 for gelling ophthalmic compositions containing xanthan gum. The invention relates to drug delivery...