| |Friday, Nov. 06, 2009
BNSF is doing fine, so why does it want Buffett?
It’s easy to understand why Warren Buffett wants Burlington Northern Santa Fe. It has a great brand name, a business that’s easy to understand, a record of profits in any economy, and a top-notch management team.
But why does the railroad want Buffett? Read more
| |Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009
Camp Bowie District Inc. gets new leadership
Lisa Powers, most recently a legislative consultant for the city of Arlington, has taken the reins of Camp Bowie District Inc., the private, nonprofit public-improvement district that promotes economic development along the nine-mile stretch of Camp Bowie Boulevard in Fort Worth.
She takes over from Brandy O’Quinn, who stepped down Sept. 15 to focus on her 2-year-old consulting company, Urban Strategies. O’Quinn works in economic development, community affairs and community relations. Read more
| |Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009
Retailers serving up holiday deals online
Ghosts and goblins may be gone for now, but that doesn’t mean some favorite retailers aren’t returning from the dead ahead of this holiday shopping season.
Circuit City, The Sharper Image, and Linens ’n Things are a few of the defunct retailers who have come back to life in an online-only presence, ready and waiting to take your holiday orders. Read more
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Former Cliburn head to play role in reviving once-prestigious Tchaikovsky competition
Just a few days before the April telephone call, Richard Rodzinski had read a lengthy profile of famed Russian conductor Valery Gergiev in The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
