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Ross Perot Jr., Ross Perot Sr. headline ULI's inaugural Impact Awards gala
2015-03-23 11:56:51| IT Services - Topix.net
The Perots were honored as individuals who made an outstanding contribution to the field of real estate development, or related area, in their lifetime within the region. ULI also honored three developments under the categories of Innovation, Influence and Public Place, as well as named the 'Next Big Idea' award.
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Ross Perot Fast Facts
2015-03-15 18:03:53| IT Services - Topix.net
Other Facts: Legally changed his name to Henry Ross Perot at age twelve, and went by Ross, like his father and late brother Gabriel Ross Perot Jr. Began working at age seven, doing odd jobs such as breaking horses, and selling Christmas cards, magazines, and garden seeds door-to-door. In 1969, his efforts to deliver goods to U.S. prisoners of war held in North Vietnam brought the treatment of POWs into the spotlight.
Family's new Turtle Creek campus is a homecoming of sorts for Ross Perot
2015-02-13 15:16:17| IT Services - Topix.net
The old IBM building where Ross Perot worked used to be across the street from the family's new office campus. In the late 1950s when a young Texas naval officer went to work in Dallas for IBM, the office was north of downtown on Turtle Creek.
Perot, Hillwood to open mega distribution center D/FW Airport; prep second facility
2015-01-29 07:49:51| IT Services - Topix.net
A rendering of the two million-square-foot distribution centers in Coppell. The first building was recently completed, and Hillwood plans to begin the second facility later this year.
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U.S. shale industry may shrink by 30% -- Ross Perot Jr.
2015-01-21 16:20:10| IT Services - Topix.net
Be ready for up to one third of the U.S. shale industry to get knocked out, warns Texan billionaire Ross Perot Jr. The son of legendary oil magnate Henry Ross Perot Sr. said the recent U.S. shale gas boom was "unsustainable," and now it's time for a bust. He predicts that crude oil prices could go below $40 per barrel, which would shut down 20% to 30% of U.S. shale industry as the declining price makes production too expensive.