http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines RSS Feed for KBTX - Money - Headlines en-us Thu, 09 May 2013 00:42:21 GMT 2013-05-09T00:42:21Z en-us http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Longtime-BISD-Employee-to-Head-Up-Downtown-Bryan-Association-206687791.html The Downtown Bryan Association (DBA) is pleased to announce the appointment of a local communications professional as the new Executive Director of the organization. Thu, 09 May 2013 00:42:21 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Longtime-BISD-Employee-to-Head-Up-Downtown-Bryan-Association-206687791.html 2013-05-09T00:42:21Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Reality-TVs-New-Stars-Small-Businesses-206572561.html Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television shows such as "Pawn Stars," ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" and "Duck Dynasty." Wed, 08 May 2013 14:16:30 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Reality-TVs-New-Stars-Small-Businesses-206572561.html 2013-05-08T14:16:30Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/AM-Wins-Top-Honor-From-Collegiate-Licensing-Association-206463111.html Texas A&M University will receive collegiate licensing’s top award for the “one brand” approach that propelled the university to among the nation’s hottest college brands during the past year. Tue, 07 May 2013 19:00:49 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/AM-Wins-Top-Honor-From-Collegiate-Licensing-Association-206463111.html 2013-05-07T19:00:49Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/CEOs-Name-Texas-Best-State-for-Business-for-9th-Year-in-a-Row-206453631.html More than 700 top CEOs around the nation are ranking Texas as the best state to do business for the ninth year in a row in Chief Executive magazine’s annual Best and Worst States survey. Tue, 07 May 2013 18:04:34 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/CEOs-Name-Texas-Best-State-for-Business-for-9th-Year-in-a-Row-206453631.html 2013-05-07T18:04:34Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Despite-rain-South-Texas-crop-losses-could-hit-100-million-206408571.html Despite drenching rains April 28, drought-stricken row crops growers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley may be in for another disastrous year, possibly doubling their $50 million drought losses of 2006, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts in Weslaco. Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:53 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Despite-rain-South-Texas-crop-losses-could-hit-100-million-206408571.html 2013-05-07T14:14:53Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Stocks-Surge-to-New-Highs-After-Hiring-Climbs-206011571.html The stock market is surging past new milestones after the government reported a big pickup in hiring at U.S. employers. Fri, 03 May 2013 20:27:10 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Stocks-Surge-to-New-Highs-After-Hiring-Climbs-206011571.html 2013-05-03T20:27:10Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/US-Employers-Add-165K-Jobs-Rate-Falls-to-75-Pct-205966211.html U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. Fri, 03 May 2013 15:12:24 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/US-Employers-Add-165K-Jobs-Rate-Falls-to-75-Pct-205966211.html 2013-05-03T15:12:24Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/New-Bryan-Plant-Announced-Tuesday-Means-Hundreds-of-Jobs-Millions-of-Dollars-205389231.html Monterrey, Mexico-based Prolamsa Group chose Bryan for the pipe and tubular products plant after a 15-month search, according to the company. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:52:48 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/New-Bryan-Plant-Announced-Tuesday-Means-Hundreds-of-Jobs-Millions-of-Dollars-205389231.html 2013-04-30T23:52:48Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/US-Economy-Accelerates-at-25-Percent-Rate-in-Q1-204860111.html U.S. economic growth accelerated from January through March, buoyed by the strongest consumer spending in more than two years. The strength offset further declines in government spending that are expected to drag on growth throughout the year. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:30:17 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/US-Economy-Accelerates-at-25-Percent-Rate-in-Q1-204860111.html 2013-04-26T15:30:17Z http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Fed-Redesigned-100-Bill-Ready-by-October-204570711.html The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:01:49 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/money/headlines/Fed-Redesigned-100-Bill-Ready-by-October-204570711.html 2013-04-24T22:01:49Z