Tax Day extended to July 15th
VICTORIA, Texas- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Friday morning the tax day deadline is now extended to July 15th; that gives you an additional three months to file your taxes. The Coronavirus pandemic…
Frost to close bank lobbies temporarily in response to COVID-19
SAN ANTONIO, March 20, 2020 – Frost Bank, in a move to protect its customers and employees, temporarily will close the lobbies at its financial centers around Texas at the end of the business day on Friday, March 20. Frost’s…
Stylist remains open for regulars amid COVID-19 crisis
VICTORIA, Texas - Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order Thursday to close all restaurants, bars, food courts and gyms through April 3rd, effective 11:59 p.m. Friday.…
Stocks slide on Wall Street over coronavirus and oil crash
Stocks went into a steep slide Monday on Wall Street as Coronavirus fears and a crash in oil prices spread alarm through the market, triggering the first automatic trading halt in over two decades. The price of oil sank 20%…
Frost Bank celebrates grand opening by donating $5,000 to Mid-Coast Family Services
VICTORIA, Texas - Children who have parents being treated for alcohol or drug abuse through Mid-Coast Family Services will be getting a new…
Digital Fight Club match at Dallas Startup Week
DALLAS, Texas- The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (The DEC Network) will host the sixth annual Dallas Startup Week (DSW) powered by Capital One from April 26-May 1, 2020. Digital Fight Club has partnered with Dallas Startup Week to host an evening…
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Entries now open for H-E-B Primo Picks Quest of Texas Best
Now in it's seventh year, H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best has expanded its search for the finest food and beverages in the Lone Star State to now include non-food items. In addition to food creators, and innovators, Texas-based…
Corpus Christi restaurateur speaks in support of oyster bills at public hearing
VICTORIA, Texas - Nine house members of the Texas House Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism along with District 30 State Representative Geanie…
Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post Monday that he'll start giving grants…
Pier 1 files for bankruptcy protection amid online challenge
Home goods retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. is filing for bankruptcy protection. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company, which was founded in 1962, has recently struggled with increased competition from online retailers such as Wayfair. Pier 1 said Monday it will…
Cuero welcomes new director of development corporation
CUERO, Texas - Bay City native Bobby Seiferman is the new Executive Director for the Cuero Development Corporation. Seiferman introduced himself to the members of the business organization…
New nursing facility in Port Lavaca hosts job fair
PORT LAVACA, Texas- Bethany Senior Living, a new nursing facility is opening in Port Lavaca later this month. A job fair is set for Thursday, February 6th from 10-…
Millennial Money: You’re an online fraud target — fight back
Millennials report falling victim to internet fraud at greater rates than other generations. And they’re much more likely to report certain types of fraud, including online shopping scams, business imposter scams and debt relief scams. But consumers of any age…
Fiscal crunch won't be immediate, budget scorekeeper says
The threat of rising federal deficits has a silver lining: low interest rates. Those low rates, which make Treasury debt less costly, mean Congress has more time to address the nation's fiscal challenges, the head of the Congressional Budget Office told lawmakers Wednesday. "When interest rates are low, as they are today, the cost of not acting is pretty modest," CBO Director Phillip Swagel ...
Fed leaves main rate unchanged, saying policy is appropriate
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged, as expected, on Wednesday and continued to signal policy would stay on hold for the time being as the U.S. enters a presidential election year. The target range of the federal funds rate of 1.5% to 1.75% is "appropriate to support sustained expansion of economic activity," the Federal Open Market Committee said, repeating ...
Tax season begins Monday, January 27th
The time to start gathering all your income-related documents is near.
