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Berkshire bought shares in Exxon, cut Conoco stake...during the third quarter. Berkshire Hathaway, an Omaha-based investment company that announced Nov. 3 that it had agreed to buy Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., also significantly increased its holdings in Wal-Mart... In this article: Berkshire Hathaway, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BNSF, ConocoPhillips, Warren Buffett, Exxon Mobil, Wal-Mart, and Exxon |
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Dallas Morning News | November 03, 2009
Buffett's $44B purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe anticipates economic recovery
...of the office, so the next day I made him an offer." Buffett quickly pitched Rose on a sale at Fort Worth's historic Ashton Hotel on Oct. 23, and the two reached a handshake agreement. Meeting Monday night, the BNSF board took just 15...
In this article: Warren Buffett, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway, Coal, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Alice Schroeder, Fort Worth, and Fox Business News
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Berkshire to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $34B 7:33 AM CT
.../ The Dallas Morning News Warren Buffett, the second-richest American, agreed to acquire Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. for $34 billion, in what would be his largest acquisition ever. Buffett's holding company,...
In this article: BNSF, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., The Dallas Morning News, United States, U.S. Department of Justice, and Fort Worth
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The Star-Telegram | November 03, 2009
Buffett cuts BNSF deal at Fort Worth's Ashton Hotel
Buffett cuts BNSF deal at Fort Worth's Ashton Hotel When Berkshire Hathaway announced Tuesday that it wanted to buy the shares it didn't own in Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad company, things started falling into place...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Fort Worth, BNSF, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and California
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Forbes.com News | November 11, 2009
The Lawyers Go After Buffett
...6:30 a.m. on Nov. 3. By 4:50 p.m. that afternoon, the first lawsuit hit the Texas District Court in Fort Worth, accusing Buffett and Burlington Northern management of trying to rip off shareholders with a lowball price. Berkshire's offer of...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Plaintiff, New Orleans, Berkshire Hathaway, Dallas, and Race to the courthouse
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With $26.3 billion buyout, Oracle of Omaha bets big on BNSF
...quickly, as others before it have. He came to Fort Worth early on the 22nd, ahead of the board meeting, went out to BNSF's headquarters in far north Fort Worth, and met with Rose and other senior staff. BNSF has 82,500 freight cars,...
In this article: Warren Buffett, BNSF, Fort Worth, Forbes, and Berkshire Hathaway
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What d you expect from Buffett: Some high-tech software company?
...lack of pretense and friendly demeanor. Unsurprisingly, Cron said Buffett likes the unpretentious Fort Worth, where he recently met with BNSF CEO Matthew Rose to help put together the railroad deal. Cron said Buffett graciously agrees to...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Fort Worth, United States, and Hamburger
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Buffett’s firm buying rest of Fort Worth-based BNSF for $34 billion
...Fe Corp. that it doesn't already own. Buffett said the acquisition - the fourth Fort Worth company he has bought - is a bet on the recovery of the U.S. economy and the railroad's management team. Earlier, his publicly traded investment...
In this article: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett, BNSF, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Fort Worth, United States, Burlington, and Union Pacific Corp.
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Fort Worth is the seventeenth-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Located in North Texas and the western edge of the American South, the city covers nearly 300 sqmi in Tarrant, Parker, and Denton counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County. According to 2009 estimates by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the city has a population of 720,250. The city is the second-largest cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (commonly called the Metroplex). Fort Worth and the surrounding Metroplex area offer numerous business opportunities and a wide array of attractions.
Established originally in 1849 as a protective Army outpost situated on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River, the city of Fort Worth today still embraces its western heritage and traditional architecture and design.
- Name:
- City of Fort Worth
- Also Known As:
- Cowtown; Panther City; "Funkytown"
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- "Where the West begins"
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 298.9
- Total Area (km):
- 774.1
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 292.5
- Land Area (km):
- 757.7
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 6.3
- Water Area (km):
- 16.4
- Elevation (ft):
- 653
- Elevation (m):
- 216
- Time Zone:
- CST
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