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Orange County EDC to host a Local First Make Up Session 1

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) along with the Orange County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is preparing for the second set of workshops for local small businesses prepare for commerce with industry partners through the Local First...

ASPA Applauds Affirmative Preliminary Vote on New Trade Petitions, Supports New Senate Bill to Redistribute Tariff Revenue to Affected Communities

Port Arthur, TX (December 8, 2023).

Caliche to construct world’s largest helium salt storage cavern in SETX

Caliche Development Partners II (Caliche) recently announced plans to construct the world’s largest helium salt storage cavern at Golden Triangle Storage (GTS) in Beaumont.

Golden Triangle Polymers facility announces first class of operators

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, as operator for Golden Triangle Polymers, onboarded its first class of 28 process operators this week for the world-scale integrated polymers facility under construction in Orange County.

TotalEnergies starts up utility-scale solar power plant

TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its largest-to-date utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States, reported Energy-Pedia.com. Located south of Houston, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries.