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Texas labor market growth continues into 2024

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Friday, March 8, 2024

The Texas labor market marked record-breaking growth with January over-the-month increases in jobs, Texans employed, and the civilian labor force.

Weber introduces bill to cut red tape at LNG facilities

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

March 6, U.S. Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) introduced the LNG Coordination Act of 2024. This bill aims to establish a collaborative working group consisting of various federal agencies with regulatory authority over liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.

Bechtel, AFSP partner to prevent construction worker suicides

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Bechtel and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) announced March 5 a new, multiyear partnership dedicated to saving lives in the construction community lost to suicide.

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Del Papa Distributing Presents $50,000 Check to Southeast Texas Food Bank, Community Matches Donation for Total of $100,000

News Staff

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Del Papa Distributing, a leading beverage distributor serving Southeast Texas, is proud to announce the presentation of a $50,000 check to the Southeast Texas Food Bank.

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LIT Begins Work on Advanced Technology Center

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) began construction on a 15,000 gross square foot Advanced Technology Center on February 26.

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TotalEnergies, Siemens Donates Gas Chromatograph to LIT Analyzer Program

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Lamar Institute of Technology received a brand-new MAXUM gas chromatograph training unit and sample system valued at $80,000 thanks to a donation and installation from partners at TotalEnergies and Siemens Industry.“This analyzer is the most recent version of its kind,” said David Winfrey, Siemens...

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Galveston Wharves, MSC Finalize Agreement on 4th Cruise Terminal

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Monday, February 26, 2024

The Galveston Wharves, a major U.S. cruise home port, and MSC Cruises, a leading international cruise company, have finalized an operating agreement for a fourth cruise terminal complex at the Port of Galveston.

Pictured Left to Right: Senior Operations Engineer Bekbolot Usubaliev, Vice President of Operations John Lycan, BCM Executive Director Amanda Yarbrough, Site Manager Elizabeth Monroe and Manager, Community and Government Affairs Shelly Vitanza

BASF Beaumont and BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals awarded for consistent support of STEAM education

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

On Saturday, February 17, BASF Beaumont and BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals, LLC., received the Beaumont Children’s Museum Chuck Mason STEAM Champion Award for the organizations’ impact on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) education.

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Local Businessman Appointed to Statewide Advocacy Role

News Staff

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

The car business is changing rapidly. And the car business is big, for the people it employees and the communities it serves.There are over 1,300 franchised dealerships in the state, and they employ over 100,000 Texans.

Driftwood LNG January 2024 (Photo: Business Wire)

Tellurian Receives FERC Extension for Driftwood LNG

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Friday, February 16, 2024

HOUSTON, February 16, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tellurian Inc. (Tellurian) (NYSE American: TELL) announced today that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an extension to its order authorizing the construction of Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG facility near Lake Charles,...

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