Entries for December 2007

From Staff Reports While much of the nation wrestles with the persistent effects of the real estate market downturn, Houston continues to hold its own when it comes to home sales and prices as the end of 2007 nears. According figures released last w...

Mayor Bill White announced last week that the City of Houston has received a rebate check from CenterPoint Energy as a part of a program to control energy consumption through the use of more efficient LED traffic signal lighting. The $148,000 rebat...

From Staff Reports The Greater Houston Partnership announced it will hold “America’s Energy Future: Houston’s Presidential Summit” on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. The date comes just five days before the Texas primary, making it attractive to candidat...

by Jeannine Aversa The Associated Press U.S. factories saw orders for costly manufactured rise only marginally in November — falling short of expectations for a much bigger gain and underscoring the strains to the economy from housing and credit pr...

by Alan Zibel The Associated Press Shares of student lender Sallie Mae sank Thursday, a day after the company said it would sell $2.5 billion in stock to settle unprofitable contracts that require it to buy back shares at above-market prices. The ...