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Vanilla Ice Awards One Lucky Dallas Couple with a Rock-Star Renovation

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Just moments ago, Vanilla Ice, 90s pop icon, home remodeler and host of DIY Network’s The Vanilla Ice Project, knocked on the door of Dallas’ Sean and Erica Heatley to announce that they were winners of DIY Network’s inaugural “Ice My House” contest. The Heatleys were selected from thousands of video entries to receive a $30,000 personal room renovation to be completed by Vanilla Ice and DIY Network, the go-to-destination for home improvement television. The transformati

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7-Eleven® Partners with Cinemark to Bring Slurpee Drinks to Movie-Goers

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–7-Eleven, Inc. and Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) are partnering to bring Slurpee® drinks to the movies, offering the convenience retailer’s iconic beverage at 32 select Cinemark theatres in Dallas, Houston and Portland. Starting this week, movie-goers at participating Cinemark theatres can pour themselves a frozen Slurpee drink before settling in for the show. This marks the first time Slurpee beverages have been sold at outlets other than a 7-Eleven® store with th

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Axion International Announces $250,000 Order with Trinity Railway Express (TRE)

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axion (OTCBB: AXIH) has received an order to supply $250,000 worth of its proprietary Recycled Structural Composite (RSC) to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for use in the Trinity Railway Express.

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Fitch Affirms Dallas County Utility & Reclamation District GOs at ‘A-’; Outlook Revised to Stable

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings takes the following rating actions on Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District, Texas’ (the district) general obligation (GO) bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: –$301.9 million in outstanding GO unlimited tax bonds affirmed at ‘A-’. The Rating Outlook is revised to Stable from Positive. RATING RATIONALE: –The Outlook revision to Stable from Positive reflects slowing commercial development in the district, recent assessed value de

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Fitch Affirms Dallas County Utility & Reclamation District GOs at ‘A-’; Outlook Revised to Stable

UB’s Thomas Drafted By Hometown Team

BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo cornerback Josh Thomas was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. The Cedar Hill, TX native gets to play for his hometown team.

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of National Lloyds Insurance Company and American Summit Insurance Company

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of National Lloyds Insurance Company (National Lloyds) as well as the FSR of A (Excellent) and ICR of “a” of American Summit Insurance Company (American Summit). Additionally, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of “bbb+” of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH) (headquartered in Dallas, TX) [NYSE: HTH]. National Lloyds and American Summit are subsidiaries of HT

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Fitch Withdraws Ratings of Dallas-Fort Worth Int’l Airport (TX) Joint Rev Rfdg Bonds Ser 2011

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the ‘A+’ rating on the Dallas-Fort Worth (TX) (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport) joint revenue refunding bonds series 2011A, 2011B, and 2011C as the bonds were not sold. Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com. ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE READ THESE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: HTTP://FITCHRATINGS.COM/UNDERSTANDINGCREDITRATINGS. IN ADDIT

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Fitch Assigns ‘CSS3+’ CMBS Special Servicer Rating to NS Servicing I & II

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has assigned a CMBS special servicer rating of ‘CSS3+’ to NS Servicing I & II, LLC (NSS). Both are wholly-owned subsidiaries of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF). NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NRF) was formed in October 2003. On Oct. 29, 2004, NRF closed its initial public offering. Headquartered in New York City, NSS maintains an asset management office in Dallas, TX. To date, NSS has specially serviced commercial real estate assets in its

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Fitch Affirms DFW Rental Car Facility Bonds at ‘BBB+’

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings affirms the ‘BBB+’ rating on Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Facilities Improvement Corporation’s (FIC) approximately $112.1 million outstanding series 1998 and 1999 rental car facility bonds. The Rating Outlook on all series of bonds is Stable. RATING RATIONALE:– Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport (DFW or the airport) has an underlying origination and destination (O&D) market of approximately 11.5 million enplanements, supporting a hig

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Fitch Assigns CMBS Special Servicer Rating to NS Servicing, LLC

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings assigns NS Servicing, LLC (NSS), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF), a commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) special servicer rating of ‘CSS3+’. NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NRF) was formed in October 2003 and on Oct. 29, 2004 the company closed its initial public offering. NSS is headquartered in New York City and they maintain an asset management office in Dallas, TX. To date, NSS has specially serviced com

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