The Dallas Morning News

Wells Fargo & Co. fired more than a dozen employees last month after investigating claims that they were faking work. The staff members, all in the firm’s wealth- and investment-management unit, were “discharged after review of allegations involving simulation of keyboard activity creating impression of active work,” according to disclosures filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Dallas-based company will construct the two-story data center with an office component starting in September. By Anna Butler #realestate #redoaktx #commercialrealestate #dfwrealestate

A Dallas-based real estate investment firm is nearly finished with a rare addition to the city: an all-new, ground-up industrial facility in the Brookhollow submarket. Shoal Creek Capital, which acquires and revamps Class B and C industrial assets and develops Class A facilities, is close to completing an 80,000-square-foot distribution and warehouse park. The infill facility is located on more than five acres at 8733 North Stemmons Freeway on the Interstate 35 East frontage road near Regal Row. By Anna Butler #investment #realestate #shoalcreekcapital #warehouses

Outside of a sold-out American Airlines Center where the Dallas Mavericks almost pulled off a comeback against the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, street vendors yell at fans in boisterous attempts to get attention. The money made from Game 3 and Game 4 in Dallas won’t be enough to make any street vendor a millionaire overnight, but anything to help pay the bills helps, they said. The Dallas Mavericks’ journey to the NBA Finals, their first in 13 years, has attracted a cottage industry of sports merchandise peddlers, many unlicensed, looking to cash in on Luka, Kyrie and the team’s ascendance to an NBA championship contender. By Irving Mejia-Hilario #dallasmavericks #nbafinals #streetvendors #merchandise

“By providing exceptional value and a superior travel experience, ‘The New Frontier’ is leading the way in the airline industry when it comes to convenience and affordability,” said Josh Flyr, vice president of network and operations at Frontier Airlines in a release.

Telecommunications giant Frontier Communications has been hit with three class action lawsuits after the internet provider became the victim of cyberattack, leaking the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of over 750,000 subscribers. The Dallas-based company was hacked by ransomware group, RansomHub, in April. More than 80,000 Texans were affected.

American Airlines flight attendants picketed at DFW International Airport Thursday for a new contract, a week after the Fort Worth-based airline’s CEO tried to slide them a 17% pay bump outside of an agreement.

Whataburger filed a trademark infringement and breach of contract lawsuit against North Carolina-based restaurant What-A-Burger #13 Tuesday. With the lawsuit, Whataburger is seeking to keep their North Carolina competitors from using the “What-A-Burger #13″ name permanently, as well as damages for their use of the trademark.

Soaring innovation in Texas has spawned a biotech boom that has made Dallas a hotbed for medical research, with numerous inventions emerging from its research universities. Texas universities play a crucial role in the state’s economy and medical research, with the University of Texas system taking the lead. Their innovations in turn leads to growth in the state’s life sciences sector.

The National Retail Federation projected about $22.4 billion will be spent celebrating Father’s Day this year, just shy of last year’s $22.9 billion. Those celebrating expect to spend about $190 each on fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, husbands, sons, brothers and friends.