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Here are the Leaders in Diversity of North Texas business The new event honored six organizations and 13 individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to promoting practices that advance diversity, equity and inclusion. Credit: Jake Dean / Dallas Business Journal Kim Askew, DLA Piper partner. Author: Rob Schneider (Dallas Business Journal) Published: 10:26 AM CST March 6, 2021 Updated: 10:26 AM CST March 6, 2021 DALLAS — The Dallas Business Journal honored its first class of Leaders of Diversity award winners at a virtual event Thursday. T...

To dodge the rain of gunfire outside her home, the young girl had learned to study on the floor. That was the story a University Manor family told Mayor Walt Maddox and a host of city officials during a recent tour of one of Tuscaloosa’s most crime-infested neighborhoods. And it was one of many reasons that the City Council, at the urging of the mayor, Councilor Sonya McKinstry and Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley, among others, chose to commit $350,000 toward trying to rid this area from a constant barrage of violence. “We’re having to react to the criminal element that, in many ...

Maersk Drilling announced Friday that it has received notice of early termination of a one-well contract with Dana Petroleum Denmark B.V. Maersk Drilling announced Friday that it has received notice of early termination of a one-well contract with Dana Petroleum Denmark B.V. Maersk outlined that it expects to receive compensation for the cancellation in the form of a termination fee. The contract, which was first announced in the company’s May 2020 fleet status report, was originally expected to commence in May last year. Maersk announced in October 2020 that the contract had been deferred...

UpdatedTue, Dec 29, 2020 at 3:37 pm CT Reply Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox speaks at a press conference in August announcing a temporary closure of the city's bars. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The past year brought with it unprecedented change to day-to-day life, making even more interesting the storylines in a local political theater that has never been accused of being boring. Here is a look back at some of the political headlines that garnered attention on Patch over the last year. Click here to subscribe to our daily email newsletters and breaking news alerts de...

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra uses the spirit of celebration to resume beloved musical traditions Despite a serious public health crisis, the DSO found ways to continue its century-old tradition of bringing music, inspiration and comfort to audiences in North Texas and beyond. On Nov. 11, the DSO and Dallas Black Dance Theatre staged the Unity Concert in support of Project Unity, honoring those who have lost their lives to racial violence and injustice.(Sharen Bradford) By David Buice As the COVID-19 pandemic spread through North Texas in the spring and summer of this year, the Dallas Sympho...