San Antonio Business Journal articles from June 2001

San Antonio Business Journal archives from June 2001

Alamo Bowl officials facing tough choices on road ahead.(Big 12 Championship )
June 29, 2001... As the shakeout continues, in one of the most fluid years in college football bowl history, there is a chance the highly successful Sylvania Alamo Bowl could move up the ladder. At the same time, the Big 12 Conference is seeking bids for its...

Laredo lender Falcon has sights set on S.A.(Falcon International Bank )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Bank lining up acquisition in Alamo City Falcon International Bank of Laredo wants to build a nest in San Antonio. To that end, the $173 million-bank is seeking to buy National Bank, & Trust's (NB&T's) Alamo City assets, including...

Priming the small-biz engine.(Grace Luna )(Government Activity)
June 29, 2001... Grace Luna has dedicated almost two decades of her life to working for the city of San Antonio. Her tenure with the city has brought her mountains of experience. But it wasn't until she was asked to step up to a management position...

BofA Plaza attracts buyer.(Bank of America Plaza )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Less than eight months alter being put on the market, the Bank of America Plaza building is under contract to be sold. Nancy Russell, assistant vice president with Lowe Enterprises, confirms that the 533,171-square-foot downtown office...

Carlson Park.(Radisson Resort)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... The countdown has begun on the first phase of residential development in the new Carlson Park Hill County community. Richard P. Richmond, CEO of Phoenix, Ariz.-based Carlson Park, says that the first phase of condominiums, and town homes...

Quest of Excellence.(Clarke American Checks Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... The Quality Texas Foundation awarded Clarke American Checks Inc. as the sole recipient of the 2001 Texas Award for Performance Excellence at the Texas: Quest for Excellence Conference held recently in Richardson, Texas. Based on the Malcolm...

Survivor story.(Robert McDermott)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Robert McDermott, chairman emeritus of USAA, has some amazing survivor tales. The retired Air Force brigadier general survived 61 combat pilot missions during World War II, and later endured I eight heart bypass surgeries. But his most...

Local limousine companies agree to merge operations.(Elegant Transportation Services )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Rival limousine company owners George Mery of Elegant Limousine & Business Transportation and Michael Dunne of Dunnewood Limousine Inc. say they are merging their businesses. The combined company will be the largest in San Antonio and South...

CORRECTION.(Aluminum Company of America)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
June 29, 2001... Alcoa In a front-page story in the June 22 issue about area managers buying the Alcoa plastics division, the name of the individual who served as financial advisor was spelled incorrectly and the name of his firm was incorrect. Alan...

Ball Aerospace nears deal with Health Science Center.(Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.'s fledgling information protection service based in San Antonio is close to inking a deal with what would be its largest client -- the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC). ...

Anderson Marketing buys Dallas firm, lands bus contract.(Martin Communications)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... San Antonio-based Anderson Marketing Group has acquired Martin Communications, a Dallas marketing firm Anderson has also landed a lucrative contract to secure interior and exterior ad signage and sponsor programs for Trailways Motor Coaches....

Corpus law firm opens S.A. office.(Porter, Rogers, Dahlman & Gordon PC. )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Another Texas-based law firm recently set up shop in the Alamo City. Earlier this week, Corpus Christi-based law firm Porter, Rogers, Dahlman & Gordon PC. opened a local office downtown, in the Frost Bank Tower at 100 E. Houston St. Rick...

Sevis Systems files Chapter 11 after flow of financing runs dry.(Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Sevis Systems Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after failing to secure its latest round of private equity financing to keep the technology company afloat. Sevis officially ceased operations in March after laying off...

Bank of America.(San Antonio branch)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Bank of America has opened a new branch office on the fast-growing North side of San Antonio. The 4,2000-square foot office -- with four ATMs, drive-through lanes and safe deposit facilities -- brings the bank's number of San Antonio...

Rotary International convention impact is seen as long-lasting.(92nd annual Rotary International convention )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... "This is one of the most significant conventions we've ever had -- period." That is how. Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President Joe Krier characterized the 92nd annual Rotary International convention held June 24-27 in San Antonio....

Clear Channel moves forward with its plans for new campus.(new building in Stone Oak area)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Now that the land deal is done, Clear Channel Worldwide is preparing to break ground on the first building in its new campus in the Stone Oak area. Frank Rascoe, senior project manager for the local office of Carter-Burgess, says that...

New faces.(Kim Speer joins Cavender and Hill Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Kim Speer, formerly with the local office of New Jersey-based Mack-Cali Realty Corp., joined Cavender & Hill Properties Inc. earlier this month. Before joining the firm, Speer was the property manager for the TETCO Tower, which Mack-Cali....

On ice.(Velocita signs lease)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Tenant activity is starting to heat up at Urban Ice, the 133,000-square-foot former factory complex that developer Eugene Simor and his Dallas-based partner John Miller purchased in 1999. Velocita, a nationwide broadband networks...

Ex-Im Bank: Budget cut won't hurt small firms.(Export-Import Bank)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... The Export-Import Bank will be able to meet small-business demand for export financing even if the agency's budget is cut by 26 percent, says the small-business representative on the Ex-Im Bank's board. Vanessa Weaver, whose father once...

Dallas Cowboys.(new retail shop to open)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... The Dallas Cowboys' retail arm is setting up shop in the Rivercenter Mall downtown. The Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop is slated to open this week. The Cowboys Pro Shop is the largest seller of Cowboys merchandise, which includes autographed...

ACCION Texas.(total loans given)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... ACCION Texas, a not-for-profit micro lender based in San Antonio, says it recently passed the $10 million mark in total loans. Pushing the group over the mark was a loan to Big Man B-B-Q, a family-owned restaurant in Garland. ACCION...

St. Philip's training.(to offer Cisco Systems Inc. training courses)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... St. Philip's College says it will begin offering Cisco Systems Inc. training courses next fall. With the new curriculum, students will be able to purse either a two-year associates degree or a two-semester. Students finishing either...

SecureLogix Corp.(Oracle Partner Program)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... SecureLogix Corp., a San Antonio computer network security firm, says it has been accepted into the Oracle Partner Program. Oracle Corp., of Redwood Shores, Calif., makes database software for the Internet and is the second largest...

NADBank funding.(gants for infrastructure projects)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... The North American Development Bank (NADBank) says it will provide grants totaling $17.3 million for four infrastructure projects, along the U.S./Mexico border in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. Uvalde will receive $500,000 to purchase...

South Texas Drilling.(earnings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 29, 2001... South Texas Drilling and Exploration Inc. says its recent earnings reflect oil and gas firms' hunger for drilling equipment. Its profits reached a record high of $1.35 million, or 9 cents per diluted share, in the fourth quarter after...

Patent backlog grows as agency's fees flow away.(United States Patent and Trademark Office)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 29, 2001... By 2006, inventors will have to wait more than three years to receive a patent after they file an application with the Patent and Trademark Office. This is "unacceptable," says Ronald E. Myrick, president of the Intellectual Property...

Small-business owner helps HMOs fight reform.(Wanda Rohm)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... San Antonio printing company owner Wanda Rohm is getting her 30 seconds of fame thanks to the battle over the Patient's Bill of Rights. Rohm stars in a television commercial produced by the American Association of Health Plans. The ad...

AMA ad campaign backs HMO reform.(American Medical Association)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Supporters of the Kennedy-McCain bill took to the airwaves as the Senate began debate on the issue. The American Medical Association (AMA) bought drive-time radio spots urging support for the Patient's Bill of Rights legislation, and...

Bill exempts 'inside sales' from overtime restrictions.(minimum wage and overtime laws)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Rep. Patrick Tiberi, R-Ohio, introduced legislation to exempt "inside sales" employees from minimum wage and overtime laws. The bill applies to employees with specialized or technical knowledge -- not telemarketers -- who use technology...

Arkansas company gets waiver for Army berets.(Bancroft Cap Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... A small Arkansas manufacturer will be able to continue making berets for the U.S. Army after receiving a waiver from a law that prohibits the use of foreign materials in products purchased by the military. Bancroft Cap Co., which employs...

Homeowners want home offices, not fad gadgets.(American Lives Inc. surveys active homebuyers)(Brief Article)(Column)(Statistical Data Included)
June 29, 2001... WASHINGTON -- A new, national consumer study has a strong message about technology for America's home builders: Don't overload us with high tech electronic gadgets that are bound to confuse us and probably will break. We want our homes...

Art consultant draws on her experience.(Alice Carrington, Carrington Gallery Ltd. owner)
June 29, 2001... Business is geared to client's unique needs Alice Carrington, owner of Carrington Gallery Ltd., has enjoyed working in the art business for 16 years. She attributes much of her success to her approach: "Each collection is unique to the...

H-E-B.(customers check out their own groceries)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... H-E-B, the locally based grocery store operator, is experimenting with equipment that allows to customers to check out their own groceries, officials announced this week. The company has equipped its store at 3323 S.E. Military Drive with...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(hirings and promotions)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... * ADVERTISING Creative Civilization An Aguilar-Agency announces two promotions. Sean FitzGibons, a senior at Central Catholic High School joins the firm and Patricia Perez is appointed to the post of operations manager. She has been with...

Former Spur gets the "lucky 13" coaching nod in NBA's wasteland.(John Lucas to coach Cleveland Cavaliers)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
June 29, 2001... Dec. 19, 1992, John Lucas got the Christmas present of his life -- his first head coaching job in the NBA His personal Santa Claus: Then Spurs owner Red McCombs. One of the first things the former Spurs point guard and first pick in the...

Music boxes.(SFX' Verizon Wireless Amphitheater )(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... SFX' Verizon Wireless Amphitheater offers corporations 'suite' seats Business deals cut over the live sounds of Ozzy Osbourne, a bottle of wine and rib-eye steak sandwiches. It's possible at the VIP boxes of the new Verizon Wireless...

Charities get into swing of holding golf tournaments to raise funds.
June 29, 2001... When the staff at Junior Achievement of South Texas sat down to plan their May 2001 charity golf tournament last year, the group knew they had to design a unique event that would attract golfers from throughout San Antonio to support their...

Local Web sites can be valuable resources in planning your event.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... It is very important to have good resources when planning a special event, such as a theme party, reception, grand opening, or any celebration. There are valuable local and Internet-based resources to help you find important services for your...

Communication with caterer is bottom line in holding tasteful event.(Brief Article)(Column)
June 29, 2001... Your business is your specialty. Chances are, planning an event is not. That's why it's important to rely on a caterer's expertise when planning business-related events such as retirement parties, working breakfasts, award luncheons, supplier...

LARGEST SAN ANTONIO AREA CATERING FIRMS.(ranked by number of events catered in 2000)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)(Directory)
June 29, 2001... LARGEST SAN ANTONIO AREA CATERING FIRMS Ranked by total number of off-premise events catered in 2000 No. of 2000 off-premise gross sales...

Goodbye golf.(meetings, conferences getting shorter, more serious)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... In slowdown, meetings get serious NASHVILLE -- It's meeting season again, but companies aren't gathering for the small talk. Attendance at meetings and seminars has dropped in recent months while the level of quality has risen to meet...

LARGEST SAN ANTONIO AREA BANQUET FACILITIES.(ranked by number of banquets in 2000)(Directory)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 29, 2001... LARGEST SAN ANTONIO AREA BANQUET FACILITIES Ranked by the number of banquets held in 2000 2000 Number of banquet Name ...

CMP designation can benefit those who 'meet' the standard.(Convention Industry Council, certified meeting professionals program.)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... For more than 15 years, the Convention Industry Council, composed of 26 organizations in the meetings industry, has defined new levels of professionalism through its Certified Meeting Professionals program. Through the CMP program,...

Technology has increased options for trade-show display builders.
June 29, 2001... Walk through an exhibit hall these days and one thing is clear: the displays are not your father's trade show exhibits. Gone are row upon row of boxy, square plywood exhibits, decorated with grainy photos and lit with conventional...

Atlantic City placing its bets on convention business.
June 29, 2001... The neon coast of Atlantic City is shaping up as a player in more ways than just the, casino business, with a growing convention-and-trade show industry, that could elbow in on Philadelphia's favorite replacement industry. Philadelphia...

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... The following high school students received $500 scholarships from Security Service Federal Credit Union to use toward their college of choice: Maria Harsha, Judson High School; Jennifer Ann Koop, Madison High School; Michael Heiman,...

BOARDS & DIRECTORS.(includes, St. Mary's University board of trustees appointments)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... The following were elected as officers to the St. Mary's University board of trustees: John Dewey, chairman; Jack Biegler. vice chairman; and J. Michael Belz, Secretary. The Mexican American Business & Professional Women's Club of San...

SAN ANTONIO AREA PUBLIC STOCKS.(market data as of 6/25/01)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 29, 2001... SAN ANTONIO AREA PUBLIC STOCKS FINANCIAL DATA PROVIDED BY US GLOBALINVESTORS INC. WEEKLY STOCK UPDATE Market Data as of 6/25/01 1 WK YTD 30-Day Company Ticker...

Weiner's Stores is calling it quits.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 29, 2001... Weiner's Stores Inc., the troubled. Houston-based retail chain operator, has announced that it will shutter its 97 stores, including eight in the San Antonio area. The 76-year-old company -- which placed itself in Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Jon Jeffrey King of San Antonio.(pleads guilty to charges)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... Jon Jeffrey King of San Antonio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. earlier this week to charges that he defrauded investors of at least $10 million in a variety of business ventures. His wife, Patricia L King, 46, also admitted a role...

SBC Communications.(second-quarter revenue estimates drop)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 29, 2001... Banc of America Securities LLC says it has cut its earnings estimate for SBC Communications Inc. because of the slowing national economy and increasingly competitive markets. The firm--which has a "buy" rating on SBC's stock -- shaved...

St. Philips.(St. Philip's College signs Universidad Techologica de Tula-Tepeji of Hidalgo, Mexico agreement)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2001... St Philip's College signed a cooperative agreement with Universidad Techologica de Tula-Tepeji of Hidalgo, Mexico, on Tuesday, marking its fifth such pact with a Mexican school. Under the agreement, the schools will conduct faculty and...

Dollars & 'sense'.(Texas passes teenage driving bill)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Editorial)
June 29, 2001... Texas has made a move in the right direction. It makes good sense that the state has passed a lifesaving, teen-driving bill that calls for "graduated driver licensing." The graduated driver licensing program is designed to ease teens...

Subway Diet derailed by nutrition facts.(Brief Article)(Column)
June 29, 2001... P.T. Barnum would love Jared Fogle. Fogle gained fame as the man who says he went from 425 to 190 pounds eating two Subway sandwiches every day for a year. Subway trumpets Fogle around the country in its commercials like Barnum paraded Jumbo...

Tax Relief Act is not a one-time, fix all solution.(Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 29, 2001... The Tax Relief Act (technically known as the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001) that President Bush signed into law on June 7 will certainly impact our economy. Just. how much, how soon, and how long depends on a lot...

Co-workers bank on organ transplant to sustain a life.(Citicorp employees)
June 22, 2001... Major employers like to paint a picture of their corporations as communities within a community. Places where people do not merely co-exist as employees but interact as families. Often, that translates into bland corporate picnics. But at...

Managers buy out Alcoa's plastics unit.(Gary Simons, Hollis Wooldridge)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... New Braunfels plant slated for growth Two members of Alcoa Inc.'s plastics group management team have completed a leveraged buyout of the company's plastics division, including its plastic injection molding plant in New Braunfels, for an...

World health leader to address Rotarians on polio eradication.(Gro Harlem Brundtland)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Thousands of members from one of the world's oldest and most prestigious business organizations will soon come together with global leaders who are on the verge of eradicating only the second disease ever. This historic event will occur in...

Six-figure contract propels LARES into new dimension.(LARES Technology Inc. receives Lockheed Martin contract)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Access to the new facility where NASA's new Atlas V launch vehicle is to be constructed in Cape Canaveral, Fla. will be strictly controlled with the help of a San Antonio technology startup company. LARES Technology Inc., based in San...

Designing mecca.(O'Krent Abbey Flooring Center)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... In just one month, the new O'Krent Abbey Flooring Center will debut at Loop 1604 and Gold Canyon Road, in North Central San Antonio. Sam O'Krent, president of O'Krent Abbey Flooring Center, says that designing resources will be a key...

Speaking engagement.(Layne Marino)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Layne Marino, senior instructor with San Antonio-based SecureInfo Corp. recently returned from a speaking engagement at the 2001 National Operations Security Conference and Exhibition (OPSEC) in Tampa, Fla. "(Marino) is considered one of...

Hispanic Business 500.(Hispanic owned companies in San Antonio, Texas)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Ancira Enterprises Inc. was again tops among San Antonio companies on Hispanic Business magazine's annual list of largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States. With 625 employees and 2000 revenue of $594 million, the locally...

Dallas food brokerage closes shop; all 90 S.A. employees lose jobs.(Marketing Specialists)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Marketing Specialists, a leading food brokerage firm with offices in San Antonio, is in the process of liquidating its resources after filing Chapter 11 under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.. According to a spokesman at the company's Dallas...

SWBC owner merge separate insurance arm into company.(Southwest Business Corp. merging with SWBC Insurance Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Southwest Business Corp. (SWBC) and SWBC Insurance Services Inc. are merging back together again after the SWBC's chairman and president bought out the minority partner in the smaller insurance entity. SWBC Chairman Charlie Amato and...

NAI/Rohde Realty splits into three firms, but keeps same roof.(NAI/Rohde, Ottmers and Siegel, NAI/Rohde Property Management)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... NAI/Rohde Realty is spinning off. two separate companies, a move intended to allow the firm's leaders to do what they do best. It also will give some of those leaders a new stake in the company they work for. On July 1, NAI/Rohde,...

PowerCold expands operations with move to nearby LaVernia.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... PowerCold Corp., a local firm that manufactures and develops energy-saving devices for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration units, has relocated operations from Cibolo, Texas, to a larger facility it is leasing in nearby...

Plastics firm expands.(Moll Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... A plastic-injection molding company based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is planning to expand its Alamo City plant as it follows customers who are shifting operations to the Southwest and Mexico. Moll Industries Inc. will boost its local...

Gov. Perry vetoes prompt-pay bill, health care industry not done.(Rick Perry of Texas)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... As reported first on the Business Journal's Web site, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed a bill designed to clean up the loopholes in an existing prompt pay law targeting health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Fallout from health care...

Congressmen embracing Net to speed up correspondence.(electronic mail)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Writing to a congressman used to involve mailing a hand-written letter to Washington via the U.S. Postal Service and then waiting as much as two to three weeks for a formal letter of reply. But today as much as one-third of a lawmaker's...

Gottsman developing 18,000-s.f. office building in Alamo Heights.(Larry Gottsman to build the Abbey office building)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... A local entrepreneur is banking on Central San Antonio for a new office building. Larry Gottsman, president of Aetna Sign Group, says that he looks to break ground on his new office building in the next 45 days. Called the Abbey, the...

Wanted: retailers.(McCreless Mall )(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... With the recent closing of its Montgomery Ward's store, McCreless Mall is on the lookout for a big-box retailer to take its place. One of the retailers the mall is courting is Target, with the hopes of convincing the discount chain to put a...

* The local Petland store recently celebrated the grand opening of its new digs in the Countryside Plaza Shopping Center, which is located at Bitters Road and Highway 281 North.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... * The local Petland store recently celebrated the grand opening of its new digs in the Countryside Plaza Shopping Center, which is located at Bitters Road and Highway 281 North. Since 1984, the local store had been located in Central Park...

* ROAM,.(ROAM Open Air Markets)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... * ROAM, the new 54-acre, open-air retail facility being developed in New Braunfels, recently signed on family business New Braunfels Smokehouse to be the exclusive food vendor for ROAM's five concession areas. "We're very excited to...

KMOL-TV hopes free e-mail service will drive viewers to evening show.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... MICHELE KRIER is a San Antonio-based freelance writer and public relations specialist who does work for Dublin & Associates. Greg Derkowski, director of Creative Services for KMOL-TV has launched "The News 4 San Antonio NewsBlast," a...

Kim Kerley.(emcee for charity event)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... MICHELE KRIER is a San Antonio-based freelance writer and public relations specialist who does work for Dublin & Associates. Local comedian Kim Kerley is an on-air personality at KZEP, the radio station whose theme is the classic rock...

Radio Unica 1250 AM.(joins in Suave 21st Annual Lackland Star Spangled Festival)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... MICHELE KRIER is a San Antonio-based freelance writer and public relations specialist who does work for Dublin & Associates. Radio Unica 1250 AM, the Spanish News Talk station in San Antonio, is teaming up with Promotional Management...

Banner Event.(Rotary International convention)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... MICHELE KRIER is a San Antonio-based freelance writer and public relations specialist who does work for Dublin & Associates. With more than 25,000 delegates from 131 countries expected to attend the 92nd Rotary International meeting set...

Frost buys AIS Insurance.(Frost Insurance Agency)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Frost National Bank's insurance subsidiary said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase AIS Insurance & Risk Management in Fort Worth. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close on Aug. 1. The companies...

National grant program.
June 22, 2001... The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected an investigator at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC) to head a new grant program for research on the brain. Lawrence M. Parsons, an associate professor...

IP Axess.(gains financing, lookng for more)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Plano-based IP Axess has landed $1 million in interim financing and continues to look-for long-term funding. The company did not name the investors and a spokesman said details of the deal would be included in a later filing with the U.S....

Abraxas Petroleum.(seeks to acquire Grey Wolf Exploration Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Abraxas Petroleum Corp. has filed its offer for Grey Wolf Exploration Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Commission (SEC), formally setting in motion its acquisition of the Canadian firm. Abraxas is looking to purchase Alberta-based Grey...

Efforts to bring Pan American Games to S.A. inch forward.(San Antonio)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... To outsiders, it's another baby step. To the San Antonio Sports Foundation (SASF) and others charged with securing the 2007 Pan American Games for the Alamo City, it's the next step in an effort to reshape the Alamo City the way HemisFair '68...

Olympic dreams: Houston, Dallas vie for shot at Games.(2012 Summer Olympics)
June 22, 2001... Editor's note: Eight U.S. markets are competing to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, including Dallas and Houston. Each of the local groups coordinating these Olympic efforts was required to submit a bid for the Games to the U.S. Olympic...

FHA taking on role as major consumer-protection agency.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2001... A transformation has been under way here that is changing the homeownership prospects -- and choices -- of thousands of first-time, moderate-income and minority families. It's also keeping more owners in their houses instead of facing...