Robert Jordan, in his office at Southwest Airlines headquarters in Dallas, will take the lead in February as CEO at the company Herb Kelleher helped build into a commercial aviation juggernaut.

Southwest Airlines CEO Robert Jordan’s total compensation almost doubled to $5.3 million last year despite the company having to apologize to tens of thousands of customers who were stranded at ...

When Robert Jordan died in 2007, his wife and longtime editor, Harriet McDougal, wanted to shepherd his multivolume Wheel of Time series to completion, with Brandon Sanderson co-writing the final ...

Author Robert Jordan, whose “Wheel of Time” series of fantasy novels sold millions of copies, has died of a rare blood disease, his aide said Monday. He was 58. Jordan, whose real name was ...

business Airlines. Southwest Airlines plans to hire 8,000 more workers next year, incoming CEO Robert Jordan says The Dallas-based airline is in the midst of hiring 5,000 new workers by the fall ...

Retired WGN-Ch. 9 news anchor Robert Jordan and his wife, Sharon, sold their five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot brick house in Lincolnwood on March 6 for $1.25 million. Jordan, 76, retired from ...

Robert Jordan’s Tips for Other Entrepreneurs: The number one thing is to be honest with yourself. Don’t make believe you have a good idea. 100% focus on the problem that is in front of you.