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7-Eleven Signs Contract Extension with EDS

EDS (NYSE:EDS) said today that 7-Eleven, Inc. has extended its contract with EDS through February 2012. EDS will continue to develop, host and manage 7-Eleven's enterprise applications and the infrastructure that supports inventory and logistics processes, provides business intelligence insight and performs back-office functions, such as enterprise resource planning, payroll ...

America’s Blood Centers Presents Awards of Excellence

America's Blood Centers (ABC), North America's largest network of nonprofit, community blood centers, has announced the winners of its 10th annual Awards of Excellence. Individuals and organizations are honored for exceptional support of community blood drive programs and for raising awareness of the need for regular blood donations. This year ABC ...

Epstein Becker & Green Expands National Real Estate Practice

Epstein Becker & Green, a law firm with offices here in Dallas, Texas, has announced the addition of seven lawyers to its nationally recognized real estate practice, further expanding one of the Firm's core practice areas. Adrian Zuckerman, formerly head of the New York real estate practice at Lowenstein Sandler PC, ...

TXU Energy Cuts Residential Retail Electricity Prices

Beginning today, about 1.3 million TXU Energy customers in the TXU's traditional service territory will receive a six percent price reduction. The price reduction will be reflected on your next monthly bill. According to a press release today by TXU, "Residential customers using an average of 1,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity a ...

American Airlines Names Kevin Cox Vice President for State & Community Affairs

Kevin E. Cox, senior executive vice president and chief operating officer for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, has accepted the position of Vice President for State & Community Affairs at American Airlines. Kevin E. Cox replaces John Carpenter, who recently retired from American Airlines. Kevin Cox will be located at the company's ...

Claimsnet Retains Resource Knowledge Management

Claimsnet.com (BULLETIN BOARD: CLAI), a leading provider of electronic transaction services to the Healthcare industry, has recently announced that Resource Knowledge Management, LLC (RKM) has been retained to provide business development services. RKM will assist Claimsnet by exploring new market opportunities, developing sales and marketing plans and providing strategic sales initiatives ...

Westside Energy Announces New Debt Funding and 2007 Project Budget

\Westside Energy Corporation (AMEX:WHT) , an oil and gas company with operations focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas in the Barnett Shale play in North Texas, has recently announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 2007 project budget of $15 million. Westside has also ...

fastmobile Signs Agreement with MetroPCS

Designed to bring email management to the third-screen, fastmobile, Inc., the mobile industry's leading provider of integrated communications platforms and applications, has secured an agreement with MetroPCS, an innovative regional wireless service provider, to provide the technology platform for a first-of-its-kind integrated email product. fastmobile developed a customized push email product ...

Four Samsung Telecommunications America Products Named CTIA Emerging Technology Award Finalists

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced the UpStage(TM) by Samsung (SPH-m620), SCH-i760, Samsung BlackJack(TM) (SGH-i607) and WEP410 Bluetooth(R) headset as CTIA Emerging Technology Award Finalists. The newest and most innovative products nominated in this prestigious program are judged by an elite panel of qualified judges based on innovation, functionality, implementation, ...

BP Deploys Retalix Software in its Fuel and Retail Sites Worldwide

Retalix(R) Ltd. (NASDAQ:RTLX) , a global provider of enterprise-wide software solutions for food retailers and distributors, announced today that BP, the world's third largest oil, gas and petrochemical company, has selected Retalix StorePoint(TM) store and fuel software applications for over 27,000 petrol stations, convenience stores and quick service restaurants across ...

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March 5th 2010
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Homemade Gourmet Recalls Tortilla Soup Mix

Homemade Gourmet, a company based in Canton, Texas is voluntarily recalling about 320 packages of 1.96 ounce Tortilla Soup Mix. Apparently the Tortilla Soup Mix "has the potential" to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that has the potential for causing extremely serious--and sometimes fatal--infections in young kids, frail ...
November 19th 2009
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Equestrian Complex Opens North of Dallas

The Bridges at Preston Crossings, a master-planned community developed by Bluegreen Communities, is set to open their first-class equestrian complex on Saturday, November 21, 2009. This brand new equestrian complex, located in Gunter, Texas, just north of Dallas, features boarding stables, indoor and outdoor arenas, paddocks and more than ...
June 1st 2009
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Dallas-Based Executive Car Service Completes Local Commercial

Dallas, Texas based Executive Car Service (www.ecsnationwide.com) has recently completed a television commercial shot at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The commercial, currently available for viewing on YouTube, promotes the ECS Nationwide executive car and limousine service to and from the airports in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
July 18th 2008
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Dallas-Based Homebuilder Takes Aim at Energy Efficiency

Centex Corporation (NYSE:CTX) has recently announced the Centex Energy Advantage, a suite of energy-efficient features standard in all Centex homes built nationwide by January 2009. The initiative is expected to have positive, long-term benefits for the company's homebuyers and the environment. Centex commissioned the NAHB Research Center to conduct a study ...
September 8th 2007
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TXU Merger Approved by Shareholders

The merger between TXU Corporation and Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership (TEF) has been approved by the TXU shareholders. TEF was recently formed by a group of investors. TEF was lead by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Texas Pacific Group (TPG) in order to facilitate the merger. Total, ...

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