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 Ernie D. Sheets and Julie A. Neusch of Amarillo received U.S. Patent 8,083,600 for “Swing Seat.” |
| Patent: To Swing Low, Swing High But Swing Safe
Texas Business Patent Of The Day: Two Amarillo residents have devised a better, safer swing for children. Ernie D. Sheets and Julie A. Neusch of Amarillo received U.S. Patent 8,083,600 for “Swing Seat.” Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:03 am |
Texas’ Existing Home Sales Up 9 Percent
Texas Business reports: COLLEGE STATION--Sales of existing single-family Texas homes in November were up 9 percent from a year ago, according to the most recent Multiple Listing Services (MLS) data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Monday, December 19, 2011 4:36 pm |
Patent: To Track A Hamburger To The Cow It Came From
Texas Business Patent Of The Day: When a case of Mad Cow disease arises, how do you track down out of the millions of cattle and tens of thousands of herds the cow where that steak originated from? Now that’s feasible with an invention by a West Texas man. William C. Pratt of Amarillo received U.S. Patent 8,037,846 for “Method and System for Tracking and Managing Animals and/or Food Products.” Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Friday, November 4, 2011 12:04 am |
Odyssey Acquires Rights to "Hank the Cowdog"
Texas Business reports: DALLAS—Odyssey Pictures Corporation, a publicly traded media and entertainment company, has acquired the screenplay and feature film rights of the children's literary franchise, "Hank the Cowdog," from Rising Star Studios.
Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 2:11 pm |
“Notario” Scam Halted In Potter County
Texas Business reports: AMARILLO – The Texas Attorney General’s Office resolved the state’s enforcement action against a Potter County consultant who unlawfully provided immigration-related services – despite the fact that she was not licensed to do so. The defendant is charged with violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) and Notary Public Act.
Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:23 am |
California Firm Buys Houston Nursing Home, Amarillo Real Estate
Texas Business reports: LTC Properties Inc. acquired, in a sale-lease back transaction, a skilled nursing property built in 2005 with 196 licensed beds in Pasadena, Texas, for a purchase price of $15,500,000. Additionally, the company bought a vacant parcel of land in Amarillo, for a purchase price of $844,000 and entered into a commitment, in an amount not to exceed $8,250,000, to fund the construction of a 120-bed licensed skilled nursing property. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 4:59 pm |

 The High Plains has taken the lead in Texas dairy production in the past month. (Texas AgriLife Research photo by Kay Ledbetter) |
| High Plains takes over as leader in Texas dairy industry
Texas Business reports: DALLAS – A new leader of Texas’ $1.5 billion dairy industry has emerged. Castro County displaced Erath County as the No. 1 milk producing county in the state in August, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist said. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:03 am |

 U.S. Patent 8,016,127 for “Device for Storage of Shoes. |
| Patent News: To Muse, To Choose and Peruse The Storage of Shoes
Texas Business Patent Of The Day: Got shoes? Got more and more shoes? Got as many shoes as Imelda Marcos? A Texas Panhandle man devised a way to store each pair of your shoes in minimum space and inexpensively.
Stanley G. Crump of Amarillo received U.S. Patent 8,016,127 for “Device for Storage of Shoes. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com - Posted: Friday, October 7, 2011 12:05 am |
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