Yearly Archives: 2019

Collin College Approved to Grant Four-Year Degrees

Collin College Approved to Grant Four-Year Degrees

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin College will soon offer four-year degrees for its students. According to Collin College, the school received preliminary notification this week that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Board of Trustees approved the college’s level change application from a Level I Institution, granting two-year degrees, to a Level…MORE

Alliance Texas to be Safety Test Hub for Future Global Transportation Technologies

Alliance Texas to be Safety Test Hub for Future Global Transportation Technologies

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Alliance Texas will soon be the hub for Uber and other companies to test driver-less cars and air taxi technology. Alliance Texas, a 26,000-acre master-planned development and home to Fort Worth Alliance Airport is working with several companies to improve mobility, globally. Wyatt Smith is the head of Business Development for Uber Elevate,…MORE

Damaging Storm Exposes Out of Date Traffic Signals in Dallas

Damaging Storm Exposes Out of Date Traffic Signals in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Last Sunday’s damaging storm is prompting more attention to traffic signals in the City of Dallas. Traffic lights were out across North Texas for days after the storm. Many of them were flashing red because they were running on backup batteries. But some signals in Dallas were just plain out, not working at…MORE

Texas Native Whataburger Sells to Chicago Company

Texas Native Whataburger Sells to Chicago Company

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas based Whataburger has been sold to a Chicago company. The family owned business, which first set up show in Corpus Christi 68 years ago, has now sold a majority of the company to BDT Capital Partners. A bank which specializes in the purchasing of family owned businesses. The headquarters will remain in…MORE