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Bodacious: Inside Dallas Billionaire Sam Wyly’s Notorious Software Takeover

With the help of junk-bond king Mike Milken, Sterling Software’s Sam Wyly mounted an aggressive—and ultimately successful—bid to acquire a company 10 times Sterling’s size. Here’s the revealing and instructive story of how he did it.
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Business

DFW Executive Turkeys

Plug in the carving knife and let’s dig into this year’s…
By D Magazine
Business

Dining Out, On Demand

Jack Baum’s Tabletop Media has technology to make the restaurant experience a little smoother.

By Sommer Saadi
Business

Six Questions for Avery Johnson

After being fired from the Dallas Mavericks earlier this year, Avery Johnson has rebranded himself as the go-to guy for Nissans in Corinth, Texas. We called the “Little General” to see how things are going after the big breakup.


By Kristiana Heap
Business

The Business of High-School Dropouts

A Dallas institution turns dropouts into success stories through alternative schooling.


By Lesley Rials
Beauty

What Recession? Renee Rouleau and the $600 Facial

Celebs, strategic planning boost an exclusive spa.

By Lesley Rials
Business

You Need To Know: Clint Bruce

WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW HIM: Because he might save your life or the lives of your family or employees.


By Dave Moore
Business

Said and Done: Color Conscious

Trying to look younger, more middle-aged male execs are dyeing their hair.

By Merrie Spaeth
Business

Top of Mind: Habitat’s Public-Private Partnership is Changing South Dallas

Major initiatives the city of Dallas and others have in the hopper to jump-start Southern Dallas, with an estimated 2012 completion date:
By Dave Moore
Business

Top of Mind: Walking the Talk

A public-private partnership may mean a brighter future for Dallas’ southern sector.
By Crayton Webb
Business

A Closer Look at Commercial Appraisals

Commercial-property proponents like Vance Miller may face an uphill battle in the Legislature over tax appraisals, but they’re ready for the fight.


By Peter Simek
Business

Advertising Strategy: The Selling Idea

Coming up with a killer concept is the key to a successful ad campaign. 

By Spencer Michlin
Publications

Closing Quotes

Memorable comments Culled from “CEO Spotlight,” a weekday program on KRLD-AM (1080) featuring interviews by business analyst David Johnson.
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Business

Land Rover LR3 HSE

If I were to have an SUV, this might be it.
By Dave Moore
Business

Meet the CEO: Gurvendra S. Suri

Suri wants younger people to know they can be distinct in appearance and still be successful—a lesson he teaches by example, every day.
By Sommer Saadi
Business

The Business Lunch: Screen Door

The South rises again with Chef Fitzgerald Dodd’s down-home fare featuring an Uptown flair.
By Todd Johnson
Publications

The More Things Change…

… the more they stay the same. Witness the current financial crisis.
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Business

The Running Man: NexBank’s Inexhaustible Davis Deadman

With a Spartan business plan and the backing of a giant hedge fund, the inexhaustible Davis Deadman has turned NexBank into one of the most profitable banks of its kind in the country.
By Dave Moore
Business

TXU Energy’s Jim Burke and the Changing Electricity Market

To hear TXU Energy honcho Jim Burke tell it, a revolution is under way in the Texas electricity market. Here’s how his company is preparing itself—and its customers—for what’s ahead.
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