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Texas ranks No. 1 exporting state in the nation for 19th consecutive year.

Texas ranks No. 1 exporting state in the nation for 19th consecutive year.

Texas ranked top exporting state for 19th consecutive year

News Staff
Monday, February 8, 2021
Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement Feb. 8 revealing that the U.S. Census Bureau has ranked Texas the top exporting state for the 19th consecutive year. With $279.3 billion in exports in 2020, Texas exports accounted for more than California and New York combined.
Port Director and CEO Chris Fisher has been with the Port of Beaumont for 40 years.

Port Director and CEO Chris Fisher has been with the Port of Beaumont for 40 years.

Port of Beaumont staffers celebrate milestones

Sharon Brooks
Monday, February 8, 2021
The Port of Beaumont is celebrating longtime employees of the transportation hub, announcing several staffers reaching significant career milestones in 2020-21. Port Director and CEO Chris Fisher is among seven port employees marking a milestone.
Rozena Dendy, ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery Manager

Rozena Dendy, ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery Manager

ExxonMobil welcomes new Refinery Manager

News Staff
Saturday, February 6, 2021
ExxonMobil is ringing in 2021 by welcoming a new manager to its Refinery. Rozena Dendy replaces Ryan Bucholtz, who assumed a new role at the company’s corporate headquarters in Irving. Dendy comes to Beaumont from Nanticoke, Canada, where she was the manager at the Nanticoke Refinery.
Big Thicket National Preserve seeks volunteers to plant trees on President's Day.

Big Thicket National Preserve seeks volunteers to plant trees on President's Day.

Growing the Thicket

News Staff
Friday, February 5, 2021
Big Thicket National Preserve is looking for volunteers on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15, for a second Longleaf Pine Tree Planting Event. During the first event, held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January, volunteers nearly 5,000 trees.
Buckner Calder Woods names Shane Gabis new executive director.

Buckner Calder Woods names Shane Gabis new executive director.

Buckner Calder Woods names new executive director

News Staff
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Buckner Retirement Services, the operator of Buckner Calder Woods, announced Feb. 4 that it has named Shane Gabis as the new executive director of the Southeast Texas senior living community, effective Feb. 15.
Architect Dohn LaBiche renovated the 1904 Galveston Water and Electric Light Building.

Architect Dohn LaBiche renovated the 1904 Galveston Water and Electric Light Building.

SETX business earns state, national recognition for historical restoration

News Staff
Thursday, February 4, 2021
A Beaumont-based architectural group whose building designs dot the Southeast Texas landscape has attained local, state and national recognition for its work in demanding, yet little-understood niche of architecture - historical restoration. The LaBiche Architectural Group, Inc.
Kamada to enter U.S. plasma collection market with local acquisition

Kamada to enter U.S. plasma collection market with local acquisition

Kamada to enter U.S. plasma collection market with local acquisition

Sharon Brooks
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Kamada Ltd. announced Feb. 1 that it has entered an agreement to acquire the privately held plasma collection center Blood and Plasma Research Inc. (B&PR) of Beaumont and certain related rights and assets from the privately-held, marking Kamada’s entry into the U.S. plasma collection market.
Edreauanna Fowler will replace her mother, Gladdie Fowler, as a board trustee for The Spindletop Center.

Edreauanna Fowler will replace her mother, Gladdie Fowler, as a board trustee for The Spindletop Center.

County commissioners appoint new trustee for Spindletop Center

News Staff
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The Jefferson County Commissioners Court has appointed Edreauanna Fowler to the Spindletop Center Board of Trustees. She is taking the seat left vacant after her mother, Gladdie Fowler, passed away on Dec. 4, 2020.
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