DETROIT (AP) — Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it’s just part of a normal leadership succession plan. Tavares has been under fire from U.S. dealers and the United Auto Workers union after a dismal first-half financial performance. The company was caught…… MORE
(AP) – Boeing is making what it calls a “best and final offer” to striking union machinists, but the union says it won’t vote by Boeing’s deadline. The proposed contract put out on Monday includes bigger raises and larger bonuses than the offer union members overwhelmingly rejected this month. But the machinists’ union says the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – The Governor’s Public Safety Office is offering a reward of up to $5,000 dollars for information leading to the identification and arrest of known or suspected members of the dangerous Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua. Last week, Governor Abbott launched a comprehensive, statewide operation to aggressively target TDA to disrupt…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – According to a city funded study, rent in Dallas went up an average of 16% during the height of the pandemic. For renters who want to pay less than a thousand dollars a month, there are 100,000 fewer places to choose from compared to 2017. The study also found that…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Transportation is officially ending the TxTag, and handing tolling and billing services over to the Harris County Toll Road Authority. Even though the current contract expires at the end of February, the state’s transportation commission still has to sign off on this change before it becomes official. TxDot is…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – The airline’s chief operating officer Andrew Waterson sent out a staff memo warning of quote difficult decisions ahead, and apologized to any workers who will be impacted by these changes. The Dallas based company is trying to counter demands from Elliot Investment Management, who bought 10% of the airline, pushed…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – FORT WORTH, TX – Fort Worth officers will see a pay increase under a new labor contract that was negotiated by the police union. Last week the Fort Worth city council approved the raise which will cost about $47 million dollars over a four-year period. The salary bump brings Fort Worth’s police pay…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – FORT WORTH, TX – According to a filing from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Continental is building its first US distribution center in North Texas. Next month construction is expected to begin on a $69 million dollar facility plant on Old Burleson Road in Southern Fort Worth. The new 752,000 square…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – General Motors is recalling nearly 450,000 vehicles for not displaying a warning when the brake fluid is running low. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated that this can actually increase the risk for a crash. The recall is impacting 2023 Chevy and GMC pickup trucks and 2023 and 2024 Chevy, GMC,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Hotel chain Motel Six has been sold for $525 million dollars. The India based hotel company Oyo is acquiring Motel Six’s parent company G-6 Hospitality, in an all cash transaction that’s expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024. Motel Six was founded in 1962, and has around 1,500 franchise properties in…… MORE
