November 16, 2020 Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group agreed to buy Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s banking operations in the U.S. for $11.6 billion, vaulting past rivals to become the country’s largest regional bank. BBVA USA, which operates a regional office in Dallas, has more than 600 branches in Texas, Florida, Alabama and several other states. […]
November 16, 2020 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) and the Spanish financial group, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE and MAD: BBVA) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for PNC to acquire BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc., including its U.S. banking subsidiary, BBVA USA, for a purchase price of $11.6 […]
November 12, 2020 Sometimes more of the same is more than enough. That’s true of the lucky 13 perennials that have made our Top 100 Places to Work list at least nine times since we ran our first competition in 2009. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers maintained its leader-of-the-pack status as the only company to be […]
November 12, 2020 Thank God for Zoom and Microsoft Teams! This is the 12th year that The Dallas Morning News has invited businesses to show why they deserve to be counted as one of the best places for North Texans to work. I have to admit I was skeptical about conducting a workplace competition when […]
November 16, 2020 Amazon’s next package handling center is on the way in West Dallas. The 175,400-square-foot distribution center will be on Rock Quarry Road south of Interstate 30. Amazon plans to move into the building early next year, according to filings with the state. The project is valued at $10.6 million, Dallas building permits […]
November 14, 2020 Thousands of families — including some who waited nearly 12 hours — turned out Saturday at the usually empty grounds of Fair Park for the North Texas Food Bank’s fifth and largest mega-distribution of food during the coronavirus pandemic. Since the pandemic’s start in March, the NTFB has held several such events […]
November 16, 2020 Shelby Hobohm and her younger brother Thomas haven’t left their Austin apartment in a week. The two university students are halfway through a 14-day quarantine that their mother required of them before they could join the rest of the family back home in North Texas for Thanksgiving. They’ve both been extra cautious […]
November 15, 2020 Dallas County reported 1,458 new coronavirus cases and one COVID-19 death Sunday. The latest fatality was a Dallas man in his 50s who had been critically ill at a hospital, officials said. Of the new cases reported Sunday, 1,281 are confirmed and 177 are probable. The newly reported cases bring the county’s […]
November 12, 2020 From virtual pet parades to mental health support, this year’s Top 100 Places to Work winners showed that their hearts are bigger than the pandemic. Innovative. Nimble. Supportive. Inclusive. Resilient. Kind. These words universally describe The Dallas Morning News’ Top 100 Places to Work. This 12th year of the competition launched in […]
November 12, 2020 Thanksgiving is likely to look very different this year. Leave the stress of cooking behind and order out from your favorite eatery, or spice it up and try a new spot. Many restaurants are offering to-go meals to enjoy at home for your small family gatherings, and some are open for socially […]