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Smooth as Buttah: Beaumont-born Dorion Renaud creates soothing skincare products

Beaumont native creates soothing skincare products

Sharon Brooks

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Remember the old Saturday Night Live skit featuring Mike Myers as a Streisand-loving mom? “It’s like buttah,” the character would say when comparing Barbra’s smooth voice to the silkiness of butter.

From left: Kelsey Talbot, CITGO public affairs specialist; Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese vice president for university advancement; Missy Amidon, CITGO public affairs manager; and Jessica Olsen, CITGO community relations adviser (McNeese Photo)

CITGO Petroleum donates $100k to McNeese Foundation

News Staff

Monday, March 14, 2022

CITGO Petroleum Corp. announced March 14 that is has donated $102,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation.

Dr. Gwendolyn Lavalais, Gift of Life Medical Director

Gift of Life appoints new medical director

News Staff

Monday, March 14, 2022

The Gift of Life (GOL) announced March 14 that Dr. Gwendolyn Lavalais has joined the organization as its new Medical Director and will provide oversight of its medical services, coordinate client care and help achieve GOL’s mission of assisting vulnerable populations in Southeast Texas.

Comptroller announces monthly sales tax distribution

Comptroller distributes $913 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local governments

News Staff

Monday, March 14, 2022

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced March 9 that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $913.3 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 19.8 percent more than in March 2021.

Planet Fitness opens second location in Beaumont (Photos courtesy of Planet Fitness)

Planet Fitness opens second location in Beaumont

News Staff

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Planet Fitness has opened its second location in Beaumont, located at 3871 Stagg Dr., Unit 166.

Gift of Life, BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals partner to provide cancer screenings

News Staff

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

With the support of BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals LLC, Gift of Life provided lifesaving breast health services March 4 that included screenings and diagnostic tests for medically at-risk women at Riceland Diagnostic Health in Port Arthur.

Frank Celli, Regional Sales Manager for Custom Fabrication of Beaumont

Custom Fabrication announces new regional sales manager

News Staff

Friday, March 4, 2022

Custom Fabrication of Beaumont announced Feb. 17 that Frank Celli has recently joined the company as the Regional Sales Manager serving the Southeast Houston to Southwest Louisiana market. Celli will be responsible for growing and managing sales for the region.

King Ranch Inc. announces planned expansion to Huntsville, Livingston

News Staff

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

After recently acquiring a Jasper business, King Ranch Inc. announced Feb. 25 the continued expansion of King Ranch Ag & Turf in East Texas, with new stores planned in Livingston and Huntsville. Each location will have a 25,000 square foot store with construction beginning this summer.

Recycled plastic for fibers, recycled fibers, recycled yarns and rPET for packaging

New Indorama Ventures partnership to recycle more than 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles by 2025

News Staff

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Plans of a new partnership between two plastics companies could reduce the number of plastic beverage bottles by 1.6 billion over the course of a few years, according to Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL).

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Foundation postpones fundraising gala

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Foundation postpones gala

News Staff

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Foundation has postponed its annual fundraising gala until next year, the organization announced Feb. 22.

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