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Local News - Houston Business Journal en-us The Texas banking merger and acquisition market that slowed to a crawl in 2008 has virtually come to halt. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138cfo5qv/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily48.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily48.html?ana=from_rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:27:45 +0000 Average retail gasoline prices in the Houston area fell 5 cents this week to $2.44 a gallon heading into the Fourth of July weekend, according to AAA Texas. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138h4q9cf/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily47.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily47.html?ana=from_rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:09:20 +0000 NRG Energy Inc., parent of Reliant Energy, has received an increased takeover bid worth $8 billion in stock from Chicago power generator Exelon Corp. (NRG) (EXC) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138nkabdc/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily46.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily46.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:57:59 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138hkb37s/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily45.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily45.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:13:27 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138n0lbl0/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily42.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily42.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:12:58 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138na32al/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily41.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily41.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:12:47 +0000 Teppco Partners LP on Thursday said it had suspended its distribution reinvestment plan as it works out its merger deal with Enterprise Products Partners LP (TPP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138mh3tb0/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily44.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily44.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:53 +0000 Gastar Exploration Ltd. has agreed to sell its Australian interests to Santos QNT Pty Ltd. and Santos International Holdings Pty Ltd. for $240 million. (GST) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138v7kc14/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily43.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily43.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:01:06 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138kmjujr/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily40.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily40.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:42:58 +0000 Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138o5476s/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily39.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily39.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:42:47 +0000 Americans are getting fatter and so are Texans, albeit at a slower rate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138c0jqjg/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily38.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily38.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:42:51 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138c75amr/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily37.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily37.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:57:56 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138ur60bt/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily36.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily36.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:12:54 +0000 Job cuts announced in June fell to a 15-month low of 74,393, according to figures released Wednesday by Chicago outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138nar2e6/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily35.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily35.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:02:24 +0000 Houstonians who have suffered personal and business property damage as a result of the severe storm in late April have until July 14 to apply for a Small Business Administration federal disaster loan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=13890pqjb/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily34.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily34.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:30 +0000 Houston added 33,184 people to its population between July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008, the third-highest numerical increase among the top 25 U.S. cities, according to U.S. Census estimates released Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138viqo0j/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily33.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily33.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:42:57 +0000 Jim Mill has been appointed general manager of the Houston Aeros hockey team. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=13875jmk8/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily32.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily32.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:42:46 +0000 The second quarter was one of the worst for venture capital-backed liquidity since 2003, according to a report released Wednesday by Dow Jones VentureSource. (CSCO) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=1386v3ebp/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily31.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily31.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:13:25 +0000 The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development to create a new VA Rehabilitation Research Center of Excellence focusing on mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=138iogjqa/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily30.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily30.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:54 +0000 The U.S. private sector lost 473,000 jobs in June, according to an ADP report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Houston/Houston_Business_Journal/SIG=13884bgkr/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fhouston%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily29.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/06/29/daily29.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:44 +0000 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:27:45 +0000