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February 2006 • Volume 3, Issue 2 This issue home | Past issues | Chamber home Coalition Urges Use Of Cotton Belt Route For East-West DART Line As DART reviews routes for the east-west service through the fast growing communities of North Texas, business leaders, government officials and concerned citizens have formed Cotton Belt-Smart for DART, a regional coalition to remind transportation leaders of the unprecedented benefits of providing passenger, light-rail services along the Cotton Belt rail line. Rail service on the Cotton Belt line has been part of DART’s long-range master plan for more than 15 years. DART already owns the 54-mile rail line and right-of-way land. A Cotton Belt line could connect communities throughout Collin County and northern Dallas County from Rowlett and Garland through Richardson, Plano, North Dallas and Addison, all the way to D/FW International Airport and eventually into the heart of Fort Worth.
Life After High School Business Community Meets With RISD Students, Offers Career Advice
One thousand high school juniors from the Richardson Independent School District participated in an all-day career fair and workshop Jan. 30, co-hosted by RISD and the Richardson Chamber of Commerce. Career Summit 2006 exposed students to post-secondary opportunities, future career prospects and community services. It was held at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts. Dean Lindsey, a sales-and-networking guru, was the keynote speaker. Then students broke into four groups:
AT&T CEO To Keynote Chamber's 49th Annual Banquet On Feb. 9
“The Richardson Chamber is honored to have one of the most significant leaders from the United States telecom industry as our keynote speaker at this year’s banquet. His vision and his persistence through difficult times have made him one of the true pioneers in the future of telecommunications,” said Charles W. Eisemann, 2005 Richardson Chamber chairman of the board and banquet chairman. |
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Edward E. Whitacre Jr., chairman and chief executive officer for AT&T Inc., will deliver the keynote address at the Richardson Chamber of Commerce's 49th Annual Banquet on Feb. 9 at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson. 
