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This article provides opinions by a panel of 7 economics all discussing North Texas region's economic future.

The article highlights a research on various medical conditions associated with brain fog which has allowed for the identification of two plant-based nutrients that can prevent or potentially even reverse these alterations to bring back mental clarity, energy, and focus. It shows that peppermint oil significantly reduces the development of mental fatigue and improves aspects of attention and memory.

PHOTODISC: ONE SHOT AT A GOOD IMPRESSION SEATTLE - By 2000 Mark Torrance pictures half of PhotoDisc Inc.'s revenues coming from its Internet site. That's significant when you take into [...]

Visionaries Tell Their Stories of How They Are Making Money On The Internet. PHOTODISC: ONE SHOT AT A GOOD IMPRESSION SEATTLE - By 2000 Mark Torrance pictures half of PhotoDisc [...]

Pier 1 saves 20% with new managed health care plan Try making a decision - any decision - for 10,000 people. Imagine the subject matter is not only personal, but, [...]

Carter BloodCare mounts TV campaign to stave off Red Cross BEDFORD - Leaders at Carter BloodCare are mounting a half-million-dollar battle to defend their donor base. The blood bank, formed [...]

Louisiana firm revamping Columbia facilities as long-term care complex MEDICAL CENTER - As 1997 began, Columbia Specialty Hospital was bustling with business. Chief Executive Tim Simmons even let hospital employees [...]

Plagued by decisions about purchasing, personnel, marketing and insurance, doctors simplify their lives by linking their practices Family doctor Michael Kellum was frustrated. He had been practicing for about seven [...]

Already-heated competition for primary care doctors is expected to reach the boiling point in the next few years, as hospitals, health care systems, insurance companies and others seek to position [...]

Hospital push into gray area with experimental, money-saving deals When Valencia Hooper showed up for work at RHD Memorial Medical Center, her sudden appearance raised eyebrows, at the hospital. Hooper [...]

Women board members is growing slowly, but companies need to look harder to find the women who are qualifed. CEO experience is prefered. The women themselves could help the numbers if they were better connected to others in board positions.

Fashion designer Nicole Miller will be an honored guest at a Nov. 10 event that benefits the make-A-Wish Foundation. Local jeweler Dinesh P. Chandiramani, president of The Perfect Jewel, is [...]

Marble Slab Creamery Inc., the Houston-based company that franchises the ice cream stores springing up across the Metroplex, is nearing the 200-store mark, with 145 units now opening and 55 [...]

The newly expanded Wal-Mart Supercenter in Carrollton donated nearly $15,000 from its Sept. 26 grand opening to area schools and other civic organizations. Tammy Williams is manager of the store, [...]

First Allied Corp. has purchased Allen Central Market Shopping Center and Polo Towne Crossing. The centers were sold by Today Realty Advisors Inc. and Weber & Co., respectively. Ken Shulman [...]

GREATER METROPLEX -- A campaign TO urge those within driving distance to come shop, play and stay in the Metroplex is off to a quick start. The cities of Dallas, [...]

Texas Land & Cattle Steak House has opened near Central Expressway and Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. Chris Schultz is managing partner for the restaurant, the company's first new opening [...]

Renovation is complete on Old Main Street Shopping Center, a retail/office development near the northeast corner of Main Street and Northwest Highway in Grapevine. The 36,000-square-foot space is near downtown [...]

Car Toys has leased 6,000 square feet of space in Preston Commons at the northeast corner of Preston Road and Gaylord Parkway in Frisco. Brian Murphy and Greg Bracchi of [...]

More than 150 managers and other workers from area hotels attended a special Oct. 11 security briefing presented by the bomb unit of the Dallas Police Department. Information also was [...]

Brooks Mays Music Co. has leased 6,200 square feet of retail space in The Centre at Preston Ridge in Frisco. David Levinson and Karen McCulley of The Weitzman Group handled [...]

Expect to see more Einstein Bros. restaurants spring up in the Metroplex next year. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is one of the top growth markets for Einstein Bros., said new [...]

North Dallas sports bar Humperdinks will reopen as seafood restaurant FAR NORTH DALLAS -- The owners of Humperdinks on the Dallas North Tollway have shuttered that operation, planning to renovate [...]

STEMMONS CORRIDOR -- A new retail center on Maple Avenue near Motor Street will open fully leased with its owner planing to continue scouting that densely populated area for other [...]

EAST DALLAS -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. will close a Dallas customer call center in December, eliminating 169 jobs. Sears cited a 'change in business circumstances,' for the shuttering of [...]

NORTH DALLAS -- Bad news for the hotel industry has turned into good news for Dallas-based Hotel Reservations Networks Inc. When fear of terrorism began keeping travelers at home last [...]

IRVING -- Plans for the Irving convention center and adjoining full-service hotel in the Las Colinas Urban Center have moved forward, with the Irving City Council approving the issue of [...]

A campaign to educate potential clients about her product was this business owner's response to false information PLANO -- Geri Glare founded window film installation business The Tint Lady a [...]

As one of his first acts as the new general manager of The Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Frank A. Naboulsi will unveil a new piece of public art. The hotel [...]

Lee Lighting has broken ground on its newest Metroplex location. The company, based in Duluth, Ga., is a unit of Progressive Lighting, a large chain of residential-lighting showrooms. This is [...]

* The uneasy state of the hotel industry has prompted The Hotel/Motel Association of Greater Dallas to postpone its 10th annual golf tournament, which was planned for Nov. 6. The [...]

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill plans to double its Metroplex presence in the next year or so. The restaurant, which offers fresh, quick Mexican food, operates locations in Las Colinas, Addison [...]

Hotel owner claims management company diverted bookings PARK CITIES -- Owners of the Dallas/Park Cities Hilton have sued the hotel's former management company, charging MeriStar Management Co. diverted business away [...]

Increased competition from Frisco and Plano spawns promotion plans ADDISON --Sporting a formidable restaurant row l35 restaurarants strong, Addison has launched an advertising campaign to remind people of the diversity [...]

PARK CENTRAL -- The Sheraton Park Central in Dallas has closed, becoming the first local hotel casualty of last month's terrorism attacks. The hotel's employees were notified of the closure [...]

Carrollton-based Heeling Sports Ltd. will ring up sales of more than $20 million in its first year, more than doubling an aggressive sales forecast for its Heelys skate shoes. And [...]

The former Montgomery Ward space just north of Collin Creek Mall in Plano is coming back to life. The high-profile location on 15th Street just west of Central Expressway will [...]

Local officials are touting the first large convention announced for Dallas since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives has decided to meet in [...]

UPTOWN -- Rosewood Hotels & Resorts had made 'significant' staffing cuts at its corporate headquarters in Dallas, a company official said. Rosewood would only confirm the headquarters operation took the [...]

STEMMONS CORRIDOR -- Voyagers, The Travel Stores has shuttered its operations, including four stores in Dallas-Fort Worth. The Dallas-based company cited a double hit in the aftermath of the Sept. [...]

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House has joined the Dine for America program. It will donate all receipts from Oct. 11 sales from its five locations -- including Dallas and [...]

Longtime Foley's manager Greg Endsley has been named vice president/store manager of the new store at North East Mall in Hurst: The 240,000-square-foot store opens Oct. 17. Endsley has been [...]

The mall division of commerical real estate giant Insignia/ESG has been tapped to handle leasing and management for Southwest Center Mall in Dallas and will oversee redevelopment of the property. [...]

Mexican restaurant Luna de Noche has opened its third location, this one in Preston Parkway Shopping Center at Preston Road and Plano Parkway. Greg Pierce and David English of Corrigan [...]

Golden Triangle Mall is sporting some tenants with new looks. J's Hallmark has remodeled, as has Morrow's Nuthouse. Hair salons Mastercuts and Regis also have remodeled. Zales and El Chico [...]