Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Community Contribution The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce presented the 2011 Annual Business Awards with special guest Congressman Jeb Hensarling Tuesday at the Lakewood Country Club. This year’s Hensarling Award for Business of the Year was presented to C. C. Young.
By Bruce Felps Business people, when sitting across a desk during negotiations, probably could use a little insight on what the other person might be thinking. East Dallas business practitioners could gain some of that insight during this week’s East Dallas Networking lunch. Jeff Persaile, CPLP — which stands for Certified Professional in Learning and Performance [...]
By Bruce Felps Congressman Jeb Hensarling served as the keynote speaker during yesterday’s Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The U.S. representative also happens to occupy the co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, charged with, essentially, reconciling the nation’s bank account, and good luck with that. His appearance attracted a handful [...]
By Bruce Felps Tomorrow’s Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce luncheon features guest speaker Jeb Hensarling. The U.S. congressman shares the spotlight with this year’s Greater East Dallas Business Awards ceremony.
By Bruce Felps Lakewood resident and roving photographer Scott Booth, he of Lone Star Photography, sent a message this morning that shows the developments at the new TimberCreek Crossing center at Skillman Street and Northwest Highway. The center’s Walmart Supercenter — which sits atop a Sam’s Club store, interesting concept — opened today.
By Bruce Felps Public school, of course, starts Monday and the weekend for more than a few families of school-aged kids might be packed with last minute shopping excursions for class supplies and clothes. Good news on that front, in case you didn’t know, is that this weekend, Aug 19-21, is the sales-tax-less shopping weekend, [...]
By Bruce Felps Men’s clothier Jos. A. Banks indeed plans to open a store in the shopping center located at the southwest corner of Mockingbird Lane and Abrams Road. Canine Commissary, though, plans to stay there as well. The Dallas Morning News East Dallas blogger Nancy Visser, by way of fellow paper reporter Maria Halkias, [...]
By Bruce Felps Given Standard & Poor’s swift kick to the U.S. credit rating’s heinie and the Dow’s reaction this week it might be a good time to glean a little investing advice. Tomorrow’s East Dallas Networking lunch offers just such an opportunity. Van Walker of Walker Investments gives the 10-Minute Spotlight address during the [...]
By Bruce Felps Avenue Barket, with a little help from friends The Texas Coalition for Animal Protection, Paws in the City, and Downing Hill Garden Studio, doubles up this weekend on preventing disease and homelessness among pets. The Lower Greenville Avenue pet market offers low-cost vaccinations and a pet adoption event from noon-2 p.m., Aug [...]
By Bruce Felps Heat has a way of withering the sturdiest of plants … and plans. Downing Hill Garden Studio had planned a mojito workshop evening, akin to its recent margarita evening, for later this month, Aug. 25 to be precise. Alas the heat fried that plan, at least for now. The mojito will return [...]
