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On March 19, 1983, the numbering plan area was divided for the first time, when the immediate Houston area retained 713, while the northern, eastern and western portions received area code 409. On November 2, 1996, area code 713 was split again, with most of Houston's suburbs switching to the new code 281.
Geek Squad, Inc. is a subsidiary of American and Canadian multinational consumer electronics corporation Best Buy, headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.The subsidiary was originally an independent company founded by "Chief Inspector" Robert Stephens on June 16, 1994, and offers various computer-related services and accessories for residential and commercial clients.
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebranded under its current name with an emphasis on consumer electronics in 1983.
The sale was a hit, and he renamed the chain Best Buy and shifted the model to a superstore format with 18,000-sq-ft stores, everyday low prices, and a heavy advertising budget. [ citation needed ] The format was very popular and thanks to increased demand for consumer electronics (especially with the advent of VCRs ), the chain grew to 40 ...
The Houston metro area gas station that sold the $810 million Mega Millions ticket on Tuesday learned about the store’s luck by reading the news and a late-night phone call.. Murphy USA 8848 in ...
The Mustang School, located on Mustang Creek, was the first school in the area. The Millersview school had 92 pupils and two instructors in the 1907–08 school year.
Several African-American-owned newspapers are published in Houston. Allan Turner of the Houston Chronicle said that the papers "are both journalistic throwbacks — papers whose content directly reflects their owners' views — and cutting-edge, hyper-local publications targeting the concerns of the city's roughly half-million African-Americans."
Houston, the largest city in Texas, is the site of 58 completed skyscrapers over 427 feet (130 m), 50 of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). [1] [2] [3] The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 feet (305 m) in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982.