Houston-based Stewart Title has announced the acquisition of Border Title Group of Laredo, Texas, for an undisclosed amount.Evan Quiros, the former owner and chief executive officer, has been named president of the renamed company, Stewart Border Title LLC, which will continue to do business as Border Title Group. Stewart Title said the acquisition "strategically positions Stewart to better serve South Texas multicultural communities where job growth is exploding at a rate far greater than in other U.S. markets." Stewart, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp., can be found online at http://www.stewart.com.
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