April 15 is a week away, which means there’s lots of last-minute number crunching going on. And as we’ve noted before, chief executives lead complicated lives when it comes to their personal finances. Even so, the disclosure that XTO Energy made regarding the financial consulting and tax preparation expenses for its chairman and founder, Bob R. [.
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5 Texas Triangle metros dominate Forbes best cities list
Urban observer and researcher Joel Kotkin assembled a list of the best U.S. cities for job growth Forbes magazine and his blog NewGeography.com. Competition was tough since the entrants included 336 cities but Texas came out smelling like roses... yellow roses in fact. Out of the hundreds of cities, Texas and, particularly for large cities, the Triangle region took home most of the top spots. .:.
Academic research not just "academic" when it comes to long-range planning
The Federal Highway Administration commissioned a survey of literature related to planning on a regional and mega-regional basis. The extensive 103-page document highlights the handful of mega regions identified by regional planners and academics.
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