Six Flags Over Texas

An group that includes activist investor Jana Partners and NFL player Travis Kelce says it has accumulated one of the largest ownership stakes in Six Flags Entertainment and intends to press the company’s leadership on ways to improve the struggling amusement park operator’s business.

With the announced merger with fellow theme park operator Cedar Fair, Six Flags Entertainment hopes to lessen the roller-coaster ups and downs of the industry.

The eight Texas National Guard C-130 cargo planes will stay in Fort Worth at least until fiscal year 2014. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to…