Among the dozen largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., Dallas had both the highest job growth rate and the most jobs added from November 2016 to November 2017. That's according to new information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which released its November data Thursday morning. DFW added 100,400 jobs in the time frame and local non-farm employment rose 2.8 percent for North Texas as a whole. "The BLS report for November further demonstrates that if you’re a company looking to expand,…
Reported by bizjournals 2 hours ago.
New data shows DFW's job market is the best in the country
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Texas dad shot in deadly plot seeks to halt son’s execution
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The father of a 38-year-old suburban Houston man on Texas death row is seeking clemency for his son who is set to die next month for arranging the shooting deaths of his mother and brother. Kent Whitaker also was shot in the 2003 attack at the family’s home in Sugar Land […]
Reported by Seattle Times 58 minutes ago.
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Wal-Mart Mysteriously Shutters Sam's Club Stores
BENTONVILLE (dpa-AFX) - Retail giant Walmart is reportedly closing several Sam's Club stores across the US without giving any explanation.Closures were reported in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Ind...
Reported by FinanzNachrichten.de 2 hours ago.
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Q&A: Meet Phil Wilson, Austin Chamber's 2018 chairman — someone at center of big issues affecting region
Wilson, who is general manager of Lower Colorado River Authority, talks about the Central Texas economy's challenges and opportunities in the new year. Amazon's HQ2 search steals a lot of the headlines, but other issues demand the attention of business leaders as well.
Reported by bizjournals 2 hours ago.
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Sam’s Club abruptly closes stores across the country, no DFW locations to be affected
Several Sam’s Club stores across the country abruptly closed this week, according to multiple media reports. However, a spokesman for the company told the Dallas Business Journal that no locations in North Texas will be affected. The same can't be said for a few stores in Houston. KHOU.com reports that at least three Houston-area stores are among those closed, and the locations have been removed from the Sam’s Club store locator. KHOU also called the stores and heard a taped message announcing…
Reported by bizjournals 2 hours ago.
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Pinnacle Hires Alex Sampson as Vice President in Arizona
PHOENIX, Jan. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pinnacle, one of the nation’s leading multifamily management firms, announces that Alex Sampson has joined the company as a vice president to oversee operations in Arizona and to guide the company’s expansion efforts across the state. Based in Phoenix, he reports to Regional Vice President Debra Kopolow.“Alex was identified as a leader who is not only strong operationally but who will also be able to grow Pinnacle’s third party platform across the state of Arizona,” says Kopolow. “He is a true leader and we are confident that he will help us reach our goals with focused intent.”
Sampson comes to Pinnacle with over seven years of experience, most recently from Alliance Residential Company where he was responsible for business development for a seven-state region. There, he worked closely with clients and equity partners to identify new management opportunities and coordinate all aspects of their acquisition process. Prior to Alliance, he held multifamily investment roles at both Berkadia and Colliers International.
Sampson’s background includes assisting clients with acquisitions, dispositions and ground-up developments. In addition, he brings intense knowledge of multifamily operations, underwriting, market assessment and value creation. In his new role he will assist with 16 assets in Arizona and guide the efforts of 75 team members.
*About Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC
*Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC, (“Pinnacle”) is a privately held national real estate provider specializing in third party management of multifamily residential communities. As one of the nation’s preferred third-party managers, Pinnacle’s portfolio includes over 165,000 residential units and 2.75 million square feet of commercial assets. With the Corporate headquarters located in Dallas, Texas, Pinnacle has more than 4,100 employees located in 30 states. For more information, visit www.pinnacleliving.com.
*MEDIA CONTACT*
Suzi Smith
(214) 891-7831
ssmith@pinnacleliving.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c1b40330-995e-4af4-8cbe-4259fb630920 Reported by GlobeNewswire 2 hours ago.
Sampson comes to Pinnacle with over seven years of experience, most recently from Alliance Residential Company where he was responsible for business development for a seven-state region. There, he worked closely with clients and equity partners to identify new management opportunities and coordinate all aspects of their acquisition process. Prior to Alliance, he held multifamily investment roles at both Berkadia and Colliers International.
Sampson’s background includes assisting clients with acquisitions, dispositions and ground-up developments. In addition, he brings intense knowledge of multifamily operations, underwriting, market assessment and value creation. In his new role he will assist with 16 assets in Arizona and guide the efforts of 75 team members.
*About Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC
*Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC, (“Pinnacle”) is a privately held national real estate provider specializing in third party management of multifamily residential communities. As one of the nation’s preferred third-party managers, Pinnacle’s portfolio includes over 165,000 residential units and 2.75 million square feet of commercial assets. With the Corporate headquarters located in Dallas, Texas, Pinnacle has more than 4,100 employees located in 30 states. For more information, visit www.pinnacleliving.com.
*MEDIA CONTACT*
Suzi Smith
(214) 891-7831
ssmith@pinnacleliving.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c1b40330-995e-4af4-8cbe-4259fb630920 Reported by GlobeNewswire 2 hours ago.
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$1.3 billion buyout fund raised by Austin PE firm that owns baked-goods, water treatment companies
Middle-market companies in a wide variety of industries could be good fits for this Central Texas private equity firm. Peak Rock Capital owns a variety of businesses, from a manufacturer of hunting and fishing equipment to a private-label food company to one of the world’s largest honey producers.
Reported by bizjournals 1 hour ago.
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Martin Midstream Partners to Announce Fourth Quarter 2017 and Full-Year Financial Results on February 14
KILGORE, Texas, Jan. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ:MMLP) plans to publicly release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2017 after the market closes on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. An investors conference call to review the fourth quarter and year-end results will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The conference call can be accessed by calling (877) 878-2695. An audio replay of the conference call will be available by calling (855) 859-2056 from 11:00 a.m. Central Time on February 15, 2018 through 10:59 p.m. Central Time on February 26, 2018. The access code for the conference call and the audio replay is Conference ID No. 7799099. The audio replay of the conference call will also be archived on Martin Midstream Partners’ website at www.martinmidstream.com
During the conference call, management will discuss certain non-generally accepted accounting principle financial measures for which reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures will be provided in Martin Midstream Partners’ announcement concerning its financial results for the quarter and year-ended December 31, 2017 which will be available on the investor relations page of Martin Midstream Partners’ website.
Qualified Notice to Nominees
This release serves as qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not the Partnership, are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.
About Martin Midstream Partners
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. is a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. The Partnership's primary business lines include: (1) terminalling, storage and packaging services for petroleum products and by-products; (2) natural gas liquids transportation and distribution services and natural gas storage; (3) sulfur and sulfur-based products processing, manufacturing, marketing and distribution; and (4) marine transportation services for petroleum products and by-products.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements about Martin Midstream Partners' outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. While Martin Midstream Partners believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in Martin Midstream Partners' annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Additional information concerning Martin Midstream is available on its website at www.martinmidstream.com, or
Joe McCreery, IRC – Head of Investor Relations
(877) 256-6644 Reported by GlobeNewswire 1 hour ago.
During the conference call, management will discuss certain non-generally accepted accounting principle financial measures for which reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures will be provided in Martin Midstream Partners’ announcement concerning its financial results for the quarter and year-ended December 31, 2017 which will be available on the investor relations page of Martin Midstream Partners’ website.
Qualified Notice to Nominees
This release serves as qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not the Partnership, are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.
About Martin Midstream Partners
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. is a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. The Partnership's primary business lines include: (1) terminalling, storage and packaging services for petroleum products and by-products; (2) natural gas liquids transportation and distribution services and natural gas storage; (3) sulfur and sulfur-based products processing, manufacturing, marketing and distribution; and (4) marine transportation services for petroleum products and by-products.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements about Martin Midstream Partners' outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. While Martin Midstream Partners believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in Martin Midstream Partners' annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Additional information concerning Martin Midstream is available on its website at www.martinmidstream.com, or
Joe McCreery, IRC – Head of Investor Relations
(877) 256-6644 Reported by GlobeNewswire 1 hour ago.
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Tacony 'dungeon' case ends with admission of hate crimes against disabled
The group shuttled their captives from Philadelphia to Texas, Virginia, Florida, and back again to avoid detection and left in their wake the bodies of those who did not survive malnourishment and beatings with sticks, bats, guns, and hammers. To keep the costs of care low, they fed their captives with depressant-spiked beans and ramen. And when supplies ran low, they forced them to eat their own and other people's waste.
Reported by philly.com 49 minutes ago.
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Texas failed to educate, monitor disabled students: federal report
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas violated federal law by failing to identify and educate students with disabilities and deliberately working to decrease the number of students enrolled in special education programs, the U.S. Department of Education said in a report on Thursday.
Reported by Reuters 56 minutes ago.
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Last victim, 6, in Texas church shootings leaves hospital
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who was shot several times and was the last victim still hospitalized following the Nov. 5 church massacre in South Texas went home riding in a firetruck.Officials with University Health System...
Reported by New Zealand Herald 1 hour ago.
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Mannatech Offers $10,000 Prize for Fat Loss Challenge Winner
COPPELL, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#glycocafe--Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company committed to transforming lives to make a better world, will provide a $10,000 cash Grand Prize to its “Most Transformed” contestant in this year’s Transformation Challenge. More than a simple weight-loss challenge, Mannatech’s Transformation Challenge rewards improved health and wellness. Contest judges will look at a combination of body fat percentage lost and the personal transformat
Reported by Business Wire 54 minutes ago.
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Top college football prospect charged with murder
He had scholarship offers from Texas, TCU, Oregon, West Virginia and others
Reported by USATODAY.com 40 minutes ago.
Reported by USATODAY.com 40 minutes ago.
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Freshii CEO, Founder Keynoting 2018 Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit
Matthew Corrin will deliver the closing keynote at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, April 9-11 in Louisville. Early bird registration ends on Friday, Jan. 12.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PRWEB) January 11, 2018
In 2005, while most of his peers were probably still throwing keggers, 23-year-old Matthew Corrin was launching a fast casual concept. His goal was to help people live healthier and longer lives by serving fast food that was convenient and affordable.
Fast forward 13 years and Corrin's small startup — Freshii — has grown to more than 240 locations around the world and is well on its way to becoming a billion-dollar business.
Corrin will share that story and what it takes to grow a successful global brand during the closing keynote address at this year's Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, April 9-11, in Louisville.
"At FastCasual, we've been following Matthew's innovative approach to growing Freshii for years and knew he'd be the perfect CEO to talk about growth, leadership and company culture," said Cherryh Cansler, editor of FastCasual and director of Editorial of Networld Media Group, the company that produces the summit. "Freshii is one the fastest-growing brands in the world — opening its first several hundred stores faster than even McDonald’s, Dominos and Subway. With industry-leading, same-store sales growth driven by an innovative approach to the fast food market attendees will leave inspired to rethink their approach to business, risk and opportunity."
Corrin will also share his belief about the power of the triple bottom line: people, profit and the planet.
It will inspire attendees to achieve success by strategically tapping into this new consumer mindset, Cansler said.
George Felix, director of advertising for KFC U.S., is the Summit's opening keynoter.
Other speakers include:· Carin Stutz, EVP and COO, Red Robin
· Travis Doster, senior director of public relations, Texas Roadhouse
· Peter Boylan, president, Ballard Brands
· Bob Andersen, CEO, Jimboy's North America
· Travis Doster, senior director of public relations, Texas Roadhouse
· Matt Friedman, CEO, Wing Zone
· Jimmy Orr, director of digital strategy, Taco John's
· Bob Morgan, president and CEO, Muscle Maker Grill
· James Park, CEO, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh
· Stacy Brown, founder, Chicken Salad Chick
· Steve Rothenstein, senior director of franchising, Dippin' Dots
· Scott Taylor, president, Walk-Ons
· Rich Mainzer, chef/owner, The Boneyard Truck
· Chris Cheek, chief development officer, Newk's Eatery
· Doug Hogrefe, senior operator, Amerigo
· Richard Simtob, president/partner, Zoup
· Donna Josephson, SVP and CMO, Corner Bakery Cafe
· Jodie Conrad, VP of marketing, Fazoli's
· John Hughes, brand ambassador, Jersey Mike's
· Dennie Laney, VP of training and people development, Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes
· Scott Iversen, VP of marketing, Toppers Pizza
· Shannon Salupo, corporate beverage manager, Quaker Steak & Lube
· Chip Hamm, attorney, Kaplan & Partners LLP
Early bird registration ends Friday, January 12. Register here.
About Networld Media Group
Founded in 2000, Networld Media Group is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media communications company specializing in digital media, associations and events in the mobile, self-service, digital signage, retail, food service and financial services industries. Online properties include ATMmarketplace.com, BlockchainTechNews.com, DigitalSignageToday.com, FastCasual.com, FoodTruckOperator.com, KioskMarketplace.com, MobilePaymentsToday.com, PizzaMarketplace.com,QSRweb.com, RetailCustomerExperience.com and BiblicalLeadership.com. Networld event properties include the Fast Casual Executive Summit, CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit, Interactive Customer Experience Summit, Bank Customer Experience Summit and the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit. Networld also operates the ICX Association. Its newest offering, Networld Press, provides clients with an all-in-one website solution featuring custom website design and ongoing editorial, content strategy and website updates.
### Reported by PRWeb 28 minutes ago.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PRWEB) January 11, 2018
In 2005, while most of his peers were probably still throwing keggers, 23-year-old Matthew Corrin was launching a fast casual concept. His goal was to help people live healthier and longer lives by serving fast food that was convenient and affordable.
Fast forward 13 years and Corrin's small startup — Freshii — has grown to more than 240 locations around the world and is well on its way to becoming a billion-dollar business.
Corrin will share that story and what it takes to grow a successful global brand during the closing keynote address at this year's Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, April 9-11, in Louisville.
"At FastCasual, we've been following Matthew's innovative approach to growing Freshii for years and knew he'd be the perfect CEO to talk about growth, leadership and company culture," said Cherryh Cansler, editor of FastCasual and director of Editorial of Networld Media Group, the company that produces the summit. "Freshii is one the fastest-growing brands in the world — opening its first several hundred stores faster than even McDonald’s, Dominos and Subway. With industry-leading, same-store sales growth driven by an innovative approach to the fast food market attendees will leave inspired to rethink their approach to business, risk and opportunity."
Corrin will also share his belief about the power of the triple bottom line: people, profit and the planet.
It will inspire attendees to achieve success by strategically tapping into this new consumer mindset, Cansler said.
George Felix, director of advertising for KFC U.S., is the Summit's opening keynoter.
Other speakers include:· Carin Stutz, EVP and COO, Red Robin
· Travis Doster, senior director of public relations, Texas Roadhouse
· Peter Boylan, president, Ballard Brands
· Bob Andersen, CEO, Jimboy's North America
· Travis Doster, senior director of public relations, Texas Roadhouse
· Matt Friedman, CEO, Wing Zone
· Jimmy Orr, director of digital strategy, Taco John's
· Bob Morgan, president and CEO, Muscle Maker Grill
· James Park, CEO, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh
· Stacy Brown, founder, Chicken Salad Chick
· Steve Rothenstein, senior director of franchising, Dippin' Dots
· Scott Taylor, president, Walk-Ons
· Rich Mainzer, chef/owner, The Boneyard Truck
· Chris Cheek, chief development officer, Newk's Eatery
· Doug Hogrefe, senior operator, Amerigo
· Richard Simtob, president/partner, Zoup
· Donna Josephson, SVP and CMO, Corner Bakery Cafe
· Jodie Conrad, VP of marketing, Fazoli's
· John Hughes, brand ambassador, Jersey Mike's
· Dennie Laney, VP of training and people development, Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes
· Scott Iversen, VP of marketing, Toppers Pizza
· Shannon Salupo, corporate beverage manager, Quaker Steak & Lube
· Chip Hamm, attorney, Kaplan & Partners LLP
Early bird registration ends Friday, January 12. Register here.
About Networld Media Group
Founded in 2000, Networld Media Group is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media communications company specializing in digital media, associations and events in the mobile, self-service, digital signage, retail, food service and financial services industries. Online properties include ATMmarketplace.com, BlockchainTechNews.com, DigitalSignageToday.com, FastCasual.com, FoodTruckOperator.com, KioskMarketplace.com, MobilePaymentsToday.com, PizzaMarketplace.com,QSRweb.com, RetailCustomerExperience.com and BiblicalLeadership.com. Networld event properties include the Fast Casual Executive Summit, CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit, Interactive Customer Experience Summit, Bank Customer Experience Summit and the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit. Networld also operates the ICX Association. Its newest offering, Networld Press, provides clients with an all-in-one website solution featuring custom website design and ongoing editorial, content strategy and website updates.
### Reported by PRWeb 28 minutes ago.
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Supreme Court will take up Texas redistricting case
Reported by DallasNews 2 hours ago.
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Supreme Court takes up fight over Texas electoral districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by Texas to revive Republican-drawn electoral districts for state legislative and U.S. congressional seats that were thrown out by a lower court for diminishing black and Hispanic voters' clout.
Reported by Reuters 2 hours ago.
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Supreme Court to hear appeal over Texas redistricting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Texas' appeal to preserve congressional and legislative districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.The justices said Friday they will review a lower-court...
Reported by New Zealand Herald 3 hours ago.
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Texas dad charged with murder of 3-yr-old Indian
The father of a 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a culvert near their suburban Dallas home about a year after she was adopted from an Indian orphanage was indicted Friday on capital murder. The child, Sherin Mathews, disappeared in early October before her body was found later that month.
Reported by IndiaTimes 2 hours ago.
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American Campus Communities Wins Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award from National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC), the nation’s largest developer, owner and manager of high-quality student housing, today announced that the company’s highly acclaimed The Summit at University City received the National Association of Home Builders’ 2017 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award for Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community. ACC projects were also recognized as finalists for Best Example of Green Building Concepts, Best Student Housi
Reported by Business Wire 2 hours ago.
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Texas Rangers, Arlington partnering up for the world's only MLB-branded golf course
The Texas Rangers and the city of Arlington have decided to partner up to create the world's only Major League Baseball-branded golf course — the Texas Rangers Golf Club. The newly formed partnership plans to spend $24 million transforming the former Chester W. Ditto Golf Course at Brown Boulevard and Collins Street in Arlington into the Texas Rangers-branded destination for golf. The re-branded golf course is slated to open to fans by this summer. The Texas Rangers Golf Club is the latest…
Reported by bizjournals 1 hour ago.
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