Mitchell Schnurman has been writing about business news in North Texas since 1986 and has been a columnist at the Star-Telegram since 2001. As a reporter, he covered many of the region’s top business stories, including Ross Perot’s exit from General Motors. As a columnist, he championed the lifting of the Wright Amendment and supported the Trinity River Vision project. For the past four years, he’s been named one of the country’s “Best in Business” columnists by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

E-mail: mschnurman@star-telegram.com

Schnurman: North Texas condo markets are in big trouble

| Friday, Oct. 09, 2009

There's a significant market for downtown living, but there's also an oversupply.Read more

Why LaGrave Field matters: It’s about the Trinity River Vision

| |Wednesday, Oct. 07, 2009

With development at LaGrave Field on the rocks, local leaders are trying to cobble together a friendly buyout.Read more

Even with health reform, workers will pay more, get less

| |Saturday, Oct. 03, 2009

That's been the trend in health insurance for more than a decade, and it won't change soon.Read more

Downtown Fort Worth condo bust says more about the product mix than the market

| |Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009

The bust downtown says more about the product mix than the market.Read more

In a battle over a foreign partner, American Airlines faces a lose-lose proposition

| |Saturday, Sep. 26, 2009

The bidding war for Japan Airlines comes at a bad time, but access to Asia is in the balance.Read more

With friends' help, American Airlines has ended bankruptcy watch – for now

| Wednesday, Sep. 23, 2009

With cash from some longtime friends, the airline gets another lifeline to ride out the recession.Read more

Even in recession, Dallas Cowboys are big draw to sponsors

| |Friday, Sep. 18, 2009

The team has pulled in companies including Ford and American Airlines. In this economy, that's more than impressive.Read more

GM back in the game, more aggressive than ever

| Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2009

A money-back guarantee is a testament to the confidence at a reborn GM.Read more

In many cases, government works, so why not in leading healthcare reform?

| |Wednesday, Sep. 09, 2009

In the debate over healthcare reform, many Texans say they’re worried about government growing too big. How many realize that Texas already has a bigger share of government workers than the rest of the country?Read more

FAA-Southwest Airlines deal is the right way to fix a problem

| |Saturday, Sep. 05, 2009

When the FAA and Southwest Airlines reached a deal that kept planes flying, that was progress.Read more