Dallas Morning News
Four days ago, Ray Washburne’s Charter Holdings snapped up the Trinity West shopping center at Singleton Boulevard and Hampton Road. Late Friday, it was announced his Charter DMN Holdings had also purchased the former Dallas Morning News building. Known by many as the “Rock of Truth” because of the words etched on the front, Washburne’s…
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Longtime journalist Jason Sickles is trying his hand at real estate. He recently joined Fathom Realty, a cloud-based brokerage that now has a presence in 75 markets across 19 states. “Fathom’s an agent-owned virtual brokerage and I believe in the direction they’re heading,” Sickles said. “Their commissions are more favorable to Realtors, and the…
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On the heels of a dismal fourth quarter in 2018, one institutional investor in Dallas Morning News parent company A.H. Belo has signaled its discontent with the decisions the company has made with a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Minerva Advisors, an investment management firm based in the Philadelphia suburb of…
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To all the talented journalists and Dallas Morning News employees that were handed pink slips recently: I know how overwhelming this feels. When I was suddenly laid off from the same publication in 2009, I felt unmoored and somewhat lost. You will find a way to move on, though, so hang in there. The advice offered…
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From staff reports Word came early this morning that the Dallas Morning News laid off 43 employees, including 20 writers, editors, and other newsroom personnel, marking yet another round of staff reductions as print revenue declines. The 43 layoffs account for about 4 percent of the A.H. Belo Corp. employees, the newspaper said. It did…
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