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    Southwest Bank to expand loan benefits
    Southwest Bank has opted into the extension of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program to extend deposit insurance beyond the typical $250,000 limit.


    LongWater Opportunities buys Circuitronics
    Circuitronics Inc., a local contract manufacturer of electronics, has been acquired by a local private equity firm called LongWater Opportunities LLC.


    Xerox, ACS reach common ground
    Affiliated Computer Services shareholders who filed a complaint against the company?s proposed agreement to be acquired by Xerox Corp. have resolved their differences. (ACS) (XRX)


    Ascension Group completes $8.5M project
    Ascension Group Architects announced Monday that it had completed an $8.5 million expansion and renovation of the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center.


    Blockbuster merges two classes of stock
    Entertainment and movie company Blockbuster Inc. said Monday the board of directors has agreed to combine the company?s shares of Class A and Class B common stock into a single class of stock. (BBI)


    Pizza Hut incentives on Plano's agenda
    Pizza Hut is considering building a new corporate headquarters in the Legacy business park in West Plano, moving at least 450 high-paying jobs to a city that's been highly successful at luring corporations in the past year.


    Class action against Match.com moved to Dallas
    Match.com LLP has managed to get an East Coast class-action suit moved to the local area, although the online dating service still must defend itself against allegations in the litigation that it ?lumps together profiles of current subscribers and canceled member and displays them as if they are they same,? court documents say.


    Brinker names Wyman Roberts president of Chili?s Grill & Bar and On The Border
    Restaurant company Brinker International Inc. has named Wyman Roberts president of Chili?s Grill & Bar and On The Border Grill & Cantina. (EAT)


    Barclays Capital acquires Crescent Real Estate Equities
    Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership, a real estate investment company that owns and manages office buildings, including The Crescent in Uptown Dallas, has been acquired by investment firm Barclays Capital.


    Plano-based Cinemark opens more tech-advanced theaters
    Cinemark Holdings Inc. is bringing its next-generation Cinemark XD, Extreme Digital Cinema technology to five markets. (CNK)