By J.J. Smith – After undergoing a major $450,000 renovation, the new Best Western Plus Rockwall Inn and Suites – formerly the Holiday Inn Express – now offers 60 all-new guest rooms with contemporary furniture, including 15 mini and one-bedroom suites. Located at 996 E. I-30, just east of Rockwall Ford, the very modern hotel [...]
By J.J. Smith. Numerous large and small business opportunities are now available to DFW area businesses with Super Bowl XLV coming to Dallas Cowboys Stadium Feb. 6, 2011. That’s what North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Business Development Director Robbie Douglas told about 80 Rockwall Chamber of Commerce members at their monthly luncheon yesterday. [...]
By J.J. Smith. Horizon Auto Center has been named “Best Auto Repair” Center in the Rockwall/Rowlett/Heath area by readers of the Dallas Morning News Neighbors Go newspaper. The Rockwall auto repair shop, located between Presbyterian Hospital and Cain Middle School at 5335 Horizon Rd, was selected from among about 100 auto repair service locations in [...]
By John Suayan, Southeast Texas Record. GALVESTON – A Galveston couple is suing a Rockwall County contractor for deserting a repair project on the plaintiffs’ storm-ravaged home. Michael and Dolly Warren claim they paid more than $500,000 to George Brunson of Rockwall, who is doing business as Brunson Restoration and Remodeling, in exchange for work [...]
By Richard Abshire, The Dallas Morning News. The developer and majority owner of The Harbor in Rockwall has filed for reorganization in federal bankruptcy court. Rob Whittle said the goal of the Chapter 11 filing is to restructure the development’s mortgage so he can lower rents for retailers. Things are going well for tenants, except [...]
By J.J. Smith. The company which developed and owns the lakeside entertainment and shopping district in Rockwall called The Harbor has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code. According to a City of Rockwall news release issued late Tuesday afternoon, the City has been notified that Mariah Bay Leasing Corporation, owned [...]
CBS 11 TV. Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world’s largest automaker. More
By J.J. Smith. Companies involved in energy, health care, law and the Internet were recognized as the 2009 Large and Small Businesses of the Year for at the annual Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Awards and Member Appreciation Banquet, Jan. 21, at the Hilton Bella Harbor Hotel. Atmos Energy Corporation and Lake Pointe Health Network [...]
By J.J. Smith. Last week’s recall of 2.3 million Toyotas by the world’s biggest automaker and this week’s unprecedented announcement to halt sales of eight models due to safety concerns doesn’t seem to have caused any problems at Toyota of Rockwall. In fact, business is better than normal, according to General Sales Manager Jim Taylor. [...]
By J.J. Smith. Full and part-time advertising sales representatives are needed immediately by TheRockwallNews.com to sell eye-catching, animated website ads, feature stories, plus additional advertising and public relations projects and services across Rockwall and neighboring Counties. These are commission-sales only positions – meaning there is no base salary nor insurance benefits – but good sales [...]