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A recent survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas revealed that Texas factory activity has significantly declined, reaching its second-lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic. The survey indicated a contraction in manufacturing, with a notable slowdown in production and capacity utilization. Similar trends were observed in other regions, including New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Kansas City. Despite this, government data suggests that the US economy had strong momentum at the start of the year. Manufacturers in Texas expressed concerns about Fed interest-rate hikes impacting demand, while opinions in the Kansas City region were divided between optimism and pessimism. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the launch of Legacy Hospital Partners in January 2008. Denny Shelton, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Triad Hospitals, is the nonexecutive chairman of the new hospital company. Legacy starts with nine employees in an office building in Plano, Texas. Bridging the for-profit and not-for-profit hospital worlds is Legacy's strategy, as the company plans to acquire hospitals through joint venture deals with not-for-profit systems.

Presents an article about dining on restaurants in Austin, Texas. Description of the restaurants visited; Types of foods served.

Reports on the decision reached by Consolidation Communications Inc. to acquire two local subsidiaries of TXU Communications in Texas. Names of the two business enterprise; Terms of the deal; Benefits of the agreement for parties involved.

Focuses on the in-building wireless technology developed by InnerWireless Chief Executive Officer Ed Cantwell in Dallas, Texas. Features of the technology; Benefits of in-building wireless to carriers; Economic models for the technology.

The article focuses on a revised acquisition bid by Community Health Systems for Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. It notes that the revision was made by Community in an effort to undercut the April 11, 2011 federal securities lawsuit Tenet filed against Community. There is a plan by Community to discuss its first-quarter results during an April 28 conference call. In 2010, Community was questioned by CtW Investment Group regarding its high rate of one-day stays and urged its board to establish a special committee to investigate the matter.

The article discusses issues regarding a complaint filed by Tenet Healthcare Corp. in April 2011 in U.S. District Court in Dallas, Texas, alleging that Community Health has been using company-written admissions guidelines since 2000 to transform observation visits into higher-paying admissions under Medicare. The complaint alleges that the defendants, Community Health and its top executives, violated securities laws in the course of their attempts to acquire Tenet. Implications of the allegations and the response of Community Health are also tackled.

Focuses on the property tax break being lobbied by Plaza Medical Center, a Hospital Caterer's Association hospital, in Fort Worth Texas. Intention of Plaza Medical for lobbying a property tax break; Value of the property tax break being lobbied; Implication of a property tax break in for-profit healthcare.

The article discusses outpatient care as part of the strategy of investor-owned chains to increase operating profits. The increasing focus on outpatient care is attributed to the aging population, health care reform and medical technology, as well as a form of competing with neighboring hospitals, aligning with physicians, and working with payers. Tenet Healthcare Corp., that built a team dedicated to outpatient services, earns approximately 32 percent of its revenue from outpatient services.

The article reports on the takeover battle between Community Health Systems and Tenet Healthcare Corp. Dallas, Texas-based Tenet rejected Community Health Systems' final offer of 7.25 U.S. dollars per share before the opening of the markets on May 9, 2011. It is noted that despite the development, the legal process that Tenet started with its federal securities lawsuit continued.

The article reports on the tender offer of Community Health Systems for Tenet Healthcare Corp. The tender is worth $7.3 billion, says the article. Shares in both companies increased after the news of the offer, mentions the article. Kemp Dolliver, a managing director for investment bank Avondale Partners, says that for Community, the deal is a normal transition from its 2007 buyout of Triad Hospitals. said

The article discusses the deal that Douglas Hawthorne, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Texas Health Resources, Arlington, Texas, rescued himself from. The joint venture involved LHP Hospital Group, an investor-owned company that forms ventures with not-for-profit providers, and THR that acquired Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Texas. Questions of whether it was appropriate for not-for-profit hospital executives to sit on the board of LHP were raised as it was a conflict of interest.

The article reports on three not-for-profit deals between hospitals that are successful. Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen, Texas and Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas form a new not-for-profit system. St. Joseph's Health System of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania and Piedmont Healthcare in Piedmont, Pennsylvania announced their signing of a letter of intent forming a joint operating company. In Idaho and Oregon, two Roman Catholic systems announced their completion of a deal forming a new, four-hospital system.

The article reports that Tenet Healthcare Corp. has formed a subsidiary to sell services to other hospitals. Dallas, Texas-based Tenet said its new division is offering revenue-cycle management and clinical communications services to other hospitals. The wholly owned operating subsidiary, Conifer Health Solutions, also will provide these services to Tenet's portfolio of 58 hospitals, which includes three hospitals set for divestiture.

The article reports that not-for-profit Texas Health Resources made moves to further expand its presence in Denton County, north of Dallas. Texas. The system notified Community Health Systems that it intends to exercise its option to acquire Community's 80% interest in 187-bed Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. The $160 million hospital was developed by a joint venture of Texas Health and Triad Hospitals, Plano, Texas, that was agreed to in 2003 and opened in 2005.

The article reports on the financial problems of Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. After Tenet reported another quarter of disappointing earnings results last week, one analyst asked the company's executives if they are having conversations with the board about strategic alternatives, such as a sale of the company or another massive sell-off of hospitals. Trevor Fetter, Tenet's president and chief executive officer says that the board was confident in the company's operating strategies.

The article reports on the corporate profits posted by Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. for the fourth quarter of 2006. It says that Tenet reported a loss of $386 million and a revenue that increased 2.6% to $2.18 billion. Sheryl Skolnick, healthcare stock analyst for CRT Capital Holdings, suggests that the company should look to its portfolio of 104 medical office buildings as a source of cash.

The article reports on the plan of hedge fund TPG-Axon Capital Management to nominate candidates to be directors of Plano, Texas-based Triad, as stated on its securities filing. The fund also revealed that it has increased its stake in the firm. A group of funds led by TPG-Axon Capital purchased shares in six transactions in January 2007. It was in November 2006 when they first criticized Triad for spending too much on risky acquisitions and failing to provide sufficient returns to shareholders.

The article reports on the plan of Psychiatric Solutions to acquire Lewisville, Texas-based Horizon Health Corp. Psychiatric Solutions has agreed to pay $321 million for the deal and also take on $105 million in debt. Horizon has a total revenue of $275 million for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006. The agreement came after the completion of the acquisition of Alternative Behavioral Services by Psychiatric Solutions.

This article deals with the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the finances of Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. The company slashed the accounting value of hospitals and imaging centers affected by the hurricane by $201 million pre-tax in its third quarter ended September 30, 2005. It also incurred $40 million in Katrina-related costs during the quarter, including $27 million in employee salaries and $2 million for evacuations. The drop in its capital expenditures has made it harder for some Tenet hospitals to compete with their not-for-profit rivals.

Reports on the reaction of U.S. President George W. Bush to the rumored reduction in the number of U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq during a press conference held in his ranch in Crawford, Texas on August 11, 2005. Plan of Bush to increase the number of deployed soldiers during the planned constitutional referendum and general elections in Iraq in October and December 2005; Factors that would influence Bush to reduce the number of soldiers deployed in Iraq; Estimated number of U.S. troops that are deployed in Iraq.

Focuses on the fiscal 2004 earnings of Tenet Healthcare Corp. based in Dallas, Texas. Total amount loss incurred by the company; Expected tax refund of the company in April 2005; Financial problems encountered by the company in 2004.

Provides information on a press conference held by Tenet Healthcare Corp. in Dallas, Texas in December 2004. Factors that will affect its fourth quarter financial results; Financial performance of its hospitals; Impact of the government investigations on physicians who admit patients to Tenet hospitals.

Reports on the bad-debt expenses of investor-owned hospital chains Triad Hospitals in Plano, Texas and Community Health Systems in Brentwood, Tennessee as of March 2004. Effects of after-tax charges on the profits of the hospitals; Amount of the charges imposed to Triad in 2003; Views of Burke Whitman, chief financial officer of Triad on the hospital's bad-debt expenses; Statement of Larry Cash, chief financial officer of Community Health on bad-debt expenses.

Focuses on various acquisition bid on the sale of several hospitals owned by Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Texas. Details of the potential joint venture offer of Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Information on the offer of Community Health Corp.; Partnership offered by Vanguard Health Systems.

Reports on the move of Clarent Hospital Corp. of Houston, Texas to hire Merrill Lynch to look for buyers of its remaining two hospitals. Number of hospitals sold by the company; Background of the company; Details on the problems of the company.

Reports the launching of Medicare's durable medical equipment competitive-bidding in Texas. Stand of the United States Department of Health Care Financing Administration on the bidding; Advantages of the bidding program expansion; Objective of the program.

Focuses on the senior and midlevel advisers of Texas Governor George W. Bush, presidential candidate in the United States. Plans for the Armed forces when elected; Details concerning Colin Powell, former National Security Adviser; Information on Condoleezza Rice, a foreign policy adviser.

Reports that Time Warner Cable may be back in the voice market after some recent tests in Austin, Texas. Usage of Voxpath's service in providing PBX replacement service to customers; Statement of David Roon, vice president of marketing for Time Warner Cable, on the recently conducted tests; Goal of Voxpath's deployment of media gateways, application servers, and software.

Reports that statewide consortium owned by independent telecommunications, Texas Lone Star Network (TLSN) and AFC will announce the completion of a trial of Internet protocol (IP) video. Connecting a video headend at Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative in Spur with ETEX Telephone Cooperative's headquarters in Gilmer using the telecommunication video platform of AFC; Comments of Russ McNeill, general manager of TLSN, on the objectives of the trial; Voice and data service previously provided by TLSN.