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American Airlines Announces Layoffs

American Airlines Announces Layoffs

DALLAS, FT. WORTH, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – On Monday American Airlines announced plans to lay off several hundred employees. The airline has plans to update its contact center, and cut 321 customer service workers at DFW. American has stated that it will be creating a customer success team, and impacted employees will either get a…MORE

UTA Campus Resumes Normal Operations

UTA Campus Resumes Normal Operations

ARLINGTON, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – UT Arlington has resumed normal operations, after receiving multiple bomb threats on Monday evening. At 6:14 P.M. Monday night campus police ordered evacuations of several student housing facilities including Meadow Run, Arlington Hall, West Hall, and Arbor Oaks. Displaced students were then immediately instructed to relocate to the Maverick Activates…MORE

Richardson Creek Turns Bright Red; City Claims No Hazardous Issue.

Richardson Creek Turns Bright Red; City Claims No Hazardous Issue.

Photo Courtesy of WFAA-TV The spill was reported bright red by noon on Sunday, with city officials investigating and reported tracing the issue back to a main wastewater discharge lline from a car wash, and the soap involved, red. The car wash is located near the Floyd Branch Creek near Arapaho Road and West Shore…MORE

Amazon Terminates IRobot Deal; IRobot Slashes 31% of Staff

Amazon Terminates IRobot Deal; IRobot Slashes 31% of Staff

The far-reaching power of Amazon sales reached into the I Robot Vaccuum maker’s business, causing it to slash its staff numbers by 31 percent. This follows a terminated deal by Amazon that would have acquired IRobot for $1.7 billion in cash. Toronto Sun reports the proposed deal value fell 15% after IRobot incurred new debt.…MORE

DFW Based American Airlines Adds Swift/Kelce Flights, Numbers, for Super Bowl

DFW Based American Airlines Adds Swift/Kelce Flights, Numbers, for Super Bowl

FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines appears to have caught Swift-Kelce fever, or is working to delight the pair’s fans by announcing new flights to the Super Bowl on its Kansas City to Las Vegas runs. Flight 1989 will run twice from Kansas City to Las Vegas, the year of singer Taylor Swift’s birth,…MORE