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Gov. Perry discusses TX economy
Texas Gov. Rick Perry met with trade association representatives, labor unions and industry leaders on Wednesday to continue to gauge the Texas economy. Survey: Holiday parties suffer, vacations don't
Office parties and gift giving are being trimmed or eliminated but that is not stopping corporate executives from taking family vacations. (KFY) Survey: Houston not so eventful
Apparently Houston isn’t as eventful as it used to be. Spacesuit contract rivals to make joint bid
Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston and Connecticut-based Hamilton Sundstrand have agreed to work together to produce NASA’s next generation of spacesuits. (OII) Marathon sells Irish subsidiary
Marathon Oil Corp. is selling its Irish subsidiary to Star Energy Group for $180 million. (MRO) FERC approves Hydro Green power station
Hydro Green Energy LLC has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to instal the nation’s first commercially-operational hydrokinetic power station. Pro Staff bought out by leaders
Professional staffing services provider Pro Staff said Tuesday that the company has been acquired by two of the company’s co-founders and its chief operating and financial officer. Edge, Chaparrel terminate merger
Edge Petroleum Corp. and Chaparrel Energy Inc. have decided to terminate their merger agreement. (EPEX) CB&I wins another Westinghouse nuclear contract
Chicago Bridge & Iron has been awarded a second nuclear power contract by Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC. (CBI) Rice raises financial aid income threshold
Rice University is raising the annual income threshold for need-based financial aid to $80,000 a year, up from $60,000, in response to the state of the U.S. economy.

Financial planning is a process of managing your finances to help you make the most of your money to achieve your goals. You may be preparing for retirement or want to make sure you can cover the cost of educating your children. ...