http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Dallas Business Journal : breaking news from Dallas http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily49.html?ana=from_rss Blockbuster&rsquo;s chief executive officer said Thursday the company is looking to save money by renegotiating leases at one-third of the company&rsquo;s 7,000 stores nationwide, according to <em>Reuters</em> news. (BBI) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:47:09 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily48.html?ana=from_rss U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-TX, made her interest in running for Texas governor official on Thursday by filing paperwork to form an exploratory committee for the 2010 Texas gubernatorial race. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:30:46 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily47.html?ana=from_rss President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush are moving to the Dallas neighborhood of Preston Hollow when the president ends his term in January, The Associated Press is reporting. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:25:56 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily45.html?ana=from_rss The AT&amp;T Foundation, which oversees corporate philanthropy, has awarded the Arts of Collin County Commission with a $1 million grant to create a multipurpose learning room inside the Arts of Collin County Arts Hall and Arts Park &mdash; an arts center under development in Allen. The center is expected to break ground in 2009. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:18:04 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily44.html?ana=from_rss Mark Nerenhausen has been named chief executive officer of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:04:37 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily43.html?ana=from_rss i2 Technologies Inc. will not be acquired by supply-chain management provider JDA Software Group Inc, according to a press release issued by i2 on Thursday. (ITWO) (JDAS) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:49:49 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily42.html?ana=from_rss Information technology services provider Perot Systems has been selected by the country of Jordan to oversee the deployment of a pilot program of VistA, which is an information management system that benefits clinics and the health care sector. (PER) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:43:44 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily41.html?ana=from_rss Retailer J.C. Penney Co. said Black Friday was a strong shopping day for the company nationwide, with customers responding well to sales and holiday gifts. (JCP) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:34:03 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily40.html?ana=from_rss Telecommunications giant AT&amp;T Inc. said Thursday it plans to eliminate 12,000 jobs, or approximately 4 percent of its total work force. It will take a severance charge in the fourth quarter of about $600 million. (T) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:53:00 GMT Dallas Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily39.html?ana=from_rss The Dallas City Council will decide on Dec. 10 if a heightened smoking ban that would extend the city&rsquo;s smoking ordinance to Dallas bars and billiards rooms should take effect. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:17:49 GMT Dallas Business Journal