RadioShack CEO Len Roberts aims for store wide revamp
Fort Worth based Len Roberts led RadioShack through a culture and image overhaul with a plan spanning efficiency, product line innovation, and a store remodeling drive for 7,200 locations. He foresees no international expansion and plans retirement in about a dozen years while facing pressure from Best Buy Walmart and Target amid falling sales to 4.58 billion in 2002 from 4.79 billion in 2000.
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RadioShack CEO maps space and campus growth plan
CEO Roberts reshapes RadioShack to fit leaner stores and new formats as it builds a $2 million Trinity River campus. The plan boosts corporate realignment, product licensing, and channel enhancements to improve stores and the web while testing a new Best-to-Shop layout in select locations.
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Kerry speaks at La Raza in Austin on Bush record
Democratic candidate John Kerry addressed the National Council of La Raza in Austin noting Bush’s record on health care education and immigration. He criticized the president and urged Hispanic voters to back his bid, pledging health coverage for every child.
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Gymnastics program boosts confidence for Odessa youths
Twelve-year-old Karrie and 11-year-old Porsha Fobbs, daughter of Tivola Fobbs, join a program that teaches tumbling and coordination. Parents Rachel Rivas and Laura Hunt praise improved cooperation, self esteem, and social interaction as Hollowell and coaches foster a student centered, after school setting to sustain high school gymnastics.
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Summer camps and pools planned across Odessa and UTPB
Several summer programs run today through the week for grades kindergarten through 12, including IC R7G camps for girls in grades 6 to 8, golf camps for ages 6 to 16, and a tournament camp for ages 6 to 10. The Midland Odessa Symphony, Permian Playhouse, and Odessa pools offer arts camps, theatre School, and swimming programs with prices noted. Public pools at Sherwood, Woodson, and UTPB list hours, costs, and locations, with reduced rates for students and families.
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Gayla Billingsley
Jean Holilowell
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FAA search for Texas Democrats dominates committee focus
A House hearing will probe the FAA search for state Rep Pete Laney s plane amid a Texas Democrats walkout over redistricting. The Transportation Department report traces a staff call to the congressional liaison, triggering an eight hour search by 13 FAA employees across offices. DHS helped but withheld recordings, while Lieberman requested the materials. more transcripts are due. Laney led the Ardmore, Oklahoma trip May 12 with 50 Democrats to break quorum, affecting the redistricting push as the special session progressed.
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