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HCA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas still negotiating 2014 agreement

Fewer than 6 weeks before their contract expires, one of the largest health care providers in North Texas and the state’s largest insurer are still negotiating for 2014. If no agreement is reached by...

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AT&T’s ultra high-speed fiber service launches this week in Austin; other...

AT&T Inc. is rolling out its ultra high speed fiber service in Austin this week and CEO Randall Stephenson said his company likely will bring the same capability to more cities in the future. “The...

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Net income, revenue fall at Commercial Metals

Irving-based Commercial Metals Co. reported Tuesday that it had net income of $45.9 million on revenue of $1.68 billion in its first fiscal quarter, ended Nov. 30. Compared to the year-earlier period,...

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Pinnacle Anesthesia a founding partner in U.S. Anesthesia

Dallas-based Pinnacle Anesthesia, which has more than 500 anesthesia providers practicing at more than 100 facilities, said Monday that it is a founding partner in U.S. Anesthesia Partners. Other...

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Revenue growth for TXI, but net loss widens

After the markets closed Wednesday, Dallas-based Texas Industries Inc. reported that its revenue grew by nearly a quarter in its fiscal quarter ended Nov. 30, but it also reported a widening net loss....

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Again, no comment from TXI about reports that the company is exploring a sale

About 40 minutes into Thursday morning’s conference call with analysts, after queries about the weather, pricing and production capacity, the big question was finally asked: Would Texas Industries...

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Texas Health Resources CEO Doug Hawthorne stepping down

Updated at 12:45 p.m. with a statement from Steve Love, head of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council. Doug Hawthorne, longtime leader of Texas Health Resources, plans to step down from his role as...

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Quarterly net doubles on flat revenue for Kimberly-Clark

Updated at 10:15 a.m. with comments from the company’s earnings conference call. Benefiting from improving margins and cost savings, Kimberly-Clark Corp. reported before the markets opened today that...

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AT&T creating new jobs in Dallas and around Texas

Last June, Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said it was hanging out a help wanted sign. The company wanted to fill more than 1,800 jobs in Texas, including 770 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. More than 1,000...

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TXI, Martin Marietta boards approve their merger

Update at 9:15 a.m. with stock market opening prices. Dallas-based Texas Industries Inc. and Raleigh, N.C.-based Martin Marietta Materials Inc. said today that the boards of both companies have...

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Dallas deal maker Eric Brauss did die in Brazil after all

Last November, there were reports that Dallas developer Eric Brauss had died in Brazil, where he fled after his real estate empire collapsed in 2009. There was much skepticism at the time. “I’d be...

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Quarterly revenue declines about 10 percent for Fluor

Irving-based Fluor Corp. reported after the markets closed today that its revenue declined by about 10 percent in the fourth quarter while its net income increased. The giant engineering and...

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AT&T is bringing its super fast broadband service to Dallas

AT&T Inc. plans to soon offer its ultrahigh-speed fiber service to customers in North Texas. “We are going to launch this service in Dallas this summer,” CEO Randall Stephenson said at a...

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Hicks Equity Partners acquires another oil field services firm

Hicks Equity Partners, the private equity arm for Dallas investor Tom Hicks and his family, has acquired another oil field services company. Reamco, Inc., a Lafayette, La.-based company that...

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Strong revenue increase, but widening loss for TXI

After the markets closed Wednesday, Texas Industries Inc. reported that it had revenue of $207.8 million in its fiscal third quarter, up 47 percent from the year-earlier period. But the Dallas-based...

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Net income up slightly at Kimberly-Clark as revenue slips

Before the markets opened today, Irving-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. reported that its first-quarter revenue declined about 1 percent as its net income increased more than 1 percent in the period. The...

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AT&T expands candidates for its ultra high speed fiber service

While offering no new details about the timing of the launch of its ultra high speed fiber in the Dallas area — still expected this summer —  AT&T Inc. said Monday that it plans to begin talks...

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Strong revenue growth for AT&T, net income flat

After the markets closed Tuesday, Dallas-based AT&T Inc. reported its strongest quarterly revenue growth in more than two years and raised its revenue outlook for the year. The company said it had...

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Double digit declines in Fluor’s revenue, net income, but record new orders

Irving-based Fluor Corp. reported after the markets closed Thursday that its revenue declined by 25 percent in the first quarter and its net income dropped 10 percent. New awards for the period,...

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AT&T to acquire DirecTV in deal valued at $67 billion

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said Sunday afternoon that it would acquire California-based DirecTV in a cash and stock deal valued at $67.1 billion, including debt. AT&T will pay $95 — $28.50 in cash...

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The future is video, says AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson

After announcing Sunday that Dallas-based AT&T Inc. would acquire DirecTV, executives from both companies hosted a conference call with Wall Street this morning. They again were enthusiastic about...

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Martin Marietta completes acquisition of TXI

Martin Marietta Inc. said today it had completed its acquisition of Dallas-based Texas Industries Inc. As a result, the common stock of TXI is no longer listed for trading on the New York Stock...

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Revenue increases slightly at Kimberly-Clark while net income declines

Irving-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. reported increased quarterly revenue today, but lower net income, in part because of expenses related to the anticipated spinoff of its health care business. The...

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Net income declines at AT&T on revenue increase

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. on Wednesday reported higher second quarter revenue, lower net income and said it had the highest wireless contract subscriber net additions in 5 years. After the markets...

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No exact timetable, but AT&T reveals which areas in North Texas will get...

Still no exact timing, but AT&T Inc. did say Thursday which areas of the Dallas-Fort Worth region will receive its U-verse with GigaPower, ultra-high speed Internet and television service this...

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Methodist Health System becomes a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network

It’s official. Dallas-based Methodist Health System is aligning with the Mayo Clinic, according to a full-page today in The Dallas Morning News. “As the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network in...

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Kimberly-Clark to cut more than 1,000 jobs

In this Jan. 10, 2011 file photo, packages of Huggies and Pull-Ups, both Kimberly-Clark brands, are displayed at a store in San Francisco. Irving-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. reported moderate gains in...

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Revenue drops 25 percent at Presbyterian Dallas, ER visits decline 50 percent...

Workers outside Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas last week, as Nina Pham was being transported to Dallas Love Field for her flight to Maryland (G.J. McCarthy/Staff photographer) Revenue … [visit site...

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Texas Health Resources expects to receive $130 million from sale of MedSynergies

The Arlington-based not-for-profit health system said it expects to receive $130 million in "net proceeds" when the sale of MedSynergies Inc. to Optum closes. (David Woo/Staff Photographer)visit site...

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HCA to acquire Coppell-based CareNow

Nashville-based HCA, one of the largest hospital companies in the U.S., said today that it plans to acquire CareNow, a privately-held company with two dozen urgent care facilities in the Dallas-Fort...

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Revenue, net income decline while operating income increases at Fluor

Third-quarter revenue declined by nearly 20 percent at Irving-based Fluor Corp., while operating income increased, the company reported after the markets closed Thursday. The engineering and...

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Capital Southwest Corp. plans spinoff

Dallas-based Capital Southwest Corp. plans to spin off some specialty manufacturing operations that it controls into a standalone, publicly traded firm, the company said today before the markets...

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Baylor University Medical Center in full compliance

Baylor University Medical Center (showing the Truett Memorial Hospital wing, at right) in Dallas, shown September 21, 2011. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)visit site to read more]

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African American media group sues AT&T and DirecTV for $10 billion

Claiming racial discrimination, a group representing African American owned media has sued Dallas-based AT&T Inc. and DirecTV for $10 billion. The complaint, filed this week in a California...

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Business getting back to normal at Presbyterian Dallas after Ebola crisis

Two months after its Ebola crisis, business appears to be getting back to normal at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. During the first half of December, net revenue and the number of...

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Big charge in Venezuela trims Kimberly-Clark profit

Kimberly-Clark Corp. released its earnings before the markets opened today, the morning after its stock hit a new 12-month high during Thursday’s trading. The Irving-based consumer products giant,...

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Revenue declines, but Fluor reports record new awards for 2014

Fluor's corporate headquarters is located in Irving, TX 07092013xBIZ Revenue declined, net income increased and new business awards continued to … [visit site to read more]

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Revenue, net income decline at Kimberly-Clark

A stronger dollar contributed to weaker results for Kimberly-Clark Corp. in the first quarter. The Irving-based consumer products maker reported a 4 percent decline in revenue and a 13 percent drop in...

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Revenue up slightly, net income down for AT&T

After the markets closed Wednesday, AT&T Inc. reported a small increase in its first quarter revenue and a double-digit decline in net income. The Dallas-based telecom giant said it had revenue of...

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AT&T completes Nextel Mexico deal

AT&T Inc. said Thursday that it completed its acquisition of Nextel Mexico from NII Holdings Inc. for $1.87 billion, less about $427 million of net debt and other adjustments. Dallas-based...

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Fluor reports lower revenue, net income

Irving-based Fluor Corp. reported lower revenue and net income for the first quarter, but maintained its earnings guidance for all of 2015. The engineering and construction giant said it had net...

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Strong growth for Tenet Healthcare

Benefiting from declines in the number of uninsured patients, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. reported strong first-quarter revenue growth Monday after the markets closed. Tenet said it had...

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Time Warner Cable adds Dallas outdoor WiFi hotspots

Qualified Time Warner Cable Internet customers now have free access to more than 550 outdoor hotspots in the Dallas area as the company continues to expand its network across the country, the company...

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Readers point us to more century-old North Texas companies

The Adolphus Hotel, restored by John W. Davis – DVDesign Group, Inc. We asked for help and you gave it. Last weekend, we ran a story visit site to read more]

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AT&T plans to invest $3 billion on mobile Internet in Mexico

Calling mobile Internet service an “engine of economic growth,” AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson said today that his company plans to invest $3 billion over the next three years extending...

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Children's Health taking over Our Children's House at Baylor

Children’s Health plans to acquire Our Children’s House at Baylor, the only pediatric focused facility of Baylor Scott & White Health’s operations in North Texas. Earlier this month, Baylor said...

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Revenue declines at Kimberly-Clark because of foreign exchange

Because of unfavorable foreign exchange rates, Kimberly-Clark Corp. today reported a 6 percent decline in second-quarter revenue. The Irving-based consumer products maker said it had $4.6 billion in...

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Kimberly-Clark CEO continues to foresee strong growth in China

The rapid rise and recent fall of China’s stock markets has caused plenty of concern about the potential impact on that country’s fast-growing economy. But not for Kimberly-Clark Corp. CEO Tom Falk....

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Revenue up slightly at AT&T

After the markets closed Thursday, AT&T Inc. reported a small increase in revenue and a decrease in net income for the second quarter. The Dallas-based telecom said it had revenue of $33 billion...

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Fluor lowers earnings guidance for full year

Irving-based Fluor Corp. on Thursday reported lower revenue and income from operations for the second quarter and lowered its earnings guidance for the full year. “Although our backlog remains at a...

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