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Entergy Texas’ Orange County Advanced Power Station as of November 2025

Entergy Texas’ Orange County Advanced Power Station as of November 2025

Construction nears completion on Orange Co. Advanced Power Station

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Thursday, December 11, 2025
Construction on Entergy Texas’ Orange County Advanced Power Station (OCAPS) is entering its final phase, marking a major milestone in the delivery of affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for Southeast Texas, according to a news release.

FACES & PLACES | Business people on the move

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Thursday, December 11, 2025
• Effective Dec. 1, Motiva Enterprises LLC announced Colleen Murphy-Smith has been appointed executive vice president of Marketing and Sales, and Ryan Hodgkinson has been named executive vice president of Commercial.
ExxonMobil contributed $150,000 to the United Way of Beaumont. North Jefferson County

ExxonMobil contributed $150,000 to the United Way of Beaumont. North Jefferson County

LOCAL BRIEFS | Business news in Southeast Texas

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Thursday, December 11, 2025
Motiva announces grant awards to 16 emergency response organizationsMotiva Enterprises LLC commemorated National First Responders Day (Oct.

Faces and Places

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
• Thomas Cryer recently retired as store manager from Brookshire Brothers in Kountze after 45 years with the retail grocer. “I want to say how very blessed I have been to have worked with so many fine people. During my 45 years, I have learned so much from a lot of you.

LOCAL BRIEFS | News from businesses in Southeast Texas

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Popeyes reopens in Southeast TexasA grand opening was held Oct. 22 as Popeyes once again opened for business at 2621 U.S. 69 Access Road in Nederland.More than a dozen people waited in line before the crew started taking orders at 10 a.m.

LSCO BRIEFS | News from Lamar State College Orange

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Cox promoted to chief information officerThomas ‘Kash’ Cox was promoted to chief information officer after more than two decades of commitment to the Lamar State College system and three and a half years with the shared services department.

LSCO Real Estate program offers six online courses

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) Real Estate program is designed to prepare students to enter various sectors of the real estate profession. The program is flexible, offering all classes online so individuals have the option to complete their education remotely, according to a news release.
Presenting sponsors were Robin Dauphin; Margarita Viveros, ExxonMobil; Randy Odom and Chris Henson, Optimus Steel; Sean Villery-Samuel, Provost Umphrey Law Firm; and Scott Doss, Quality Mat Company; title sponsors were Shelley Tortorice, Jason’s Deli; Natosha Coleman and Sherri Toutcheque, H-E-B.

Presenting sponsors were Robin Dauphin; Margarita Viveros, ExxonMobil; Randy Odom and Chris Henson, Optimus Steel; Sean Villery-Samuel, Provost Umphrey Law Firm; and Scott Doss, Quality Mat Company; title sponsors were Shelley Tortorice, Jason’s Deli; Natosha Coleman and Sherri Toutcheque, H-E-B.

Hundreds rallied for the cause despite rain

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Southeast Texans rallied in pink and teal Oct. 25 for the Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon Run Monster Dash, proving that neither rain nor last-minute changes could dampen the community’s determination to take a stand against breast and ovarian cancer.

LSCPA SBDC hosting workshop for creating website customers

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Small Business Development Center (SBDC), with support of Motiva, announced an upcoming Get Google-Ready: Creating a Website Customers Can Actually Find Workshop, designed to help local business owners strengthen their digital presence and reach more...
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