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Kenedy Co. wind farms start turning
Turbines at two new wind farms in Kenedy County have begun spinning, but it likely will be several more months before all 200 of them are operating, a spokeswoman for the two companies said. When fully operational, Babcock and Brown's ...
Citgo suspends low-income heating oil program
Citizens Energy Chairman Joseph Kennedy says Citgo has suspended its free heating oil program for low-income residents. Kennedy said Monday the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary cited falling oil prices and the world economic crisis for forcing the company to ...
Tips for home buyers and sellers in 2009
In residential real estate, 2009 arrives much the same way that 2008 did: via a rocky road with deepening potholes. While more homebuyers are swooping in and picking up great deal, and sales are slowly increasing in many markets, the ...
Leader in Business: 01.04.09
CORPUS CHRISTI-Address: 1505 S. Washington St., Beeville Phone: 361-358-5600 Company description: installation and cleaning of carpet, tile, upholstery, air ducts; auto detail; allergy fog outs, janitorial services Hometown: Beeville Years in business: 4 Education: A.C. Jones High School, Beeville, 1995 First ...
Business Journal: 01.04.09
CORPUS CHRISTI-EXECUTIVE SUITE Kelley attends Maaco convention Glenda Kelley, local Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting franchisee, recently attended the chain's convention in Miami and learned about microrepair processes. Submit announcements by e-mail: nbusiness@caller.com; by fax, 886-3732; or mail, Business Journal, ...
Business Datebook: 01.04.09
CORPUS CHRISTI-TUESDAY Primerica offers financial seminar Primerica Financial Services will conduct a financial seminar "Forget the Paycheck, It's a 10-99 World" at 7 p.m. at the ValueBank Tower, 3649 Leopard St., Suite 512. Free. For reservations/directions, call Mark Oser & Associates ...
Building permit applications slow
CORPUS CHRISTI-The city collected about $370,000 less in fees charged to developers and contractors than it expected in August, September and October, and said the slow economy was to blame, according to budget documents. Bob Nix, assistant city manager for Development ...
Chem giant weighs options
NEW YORK -- LyondellBasell Industries, the world's third-largest independent chemical company, said Wednesday that it its considering bankruptcy protection as a broadening recession eats away at consumer demand. "We are looking to restructure our debt, and we are looking at ...
Pipe factory in Gregory could add 300 jobs
Caller-Times copyright, 2008 A Chinese-based company plans to build a pipe manufacturing facility in Gregory that would add at least 300 permanent jobs at a time when layoffs and recession have become everyday words. Taijin Pipe Group Corp., or TPCO, ...
Business Datebook: 12.28.08
TUESDAY Primerica to host financial seminar Primerica Financial Services will host the financial seminar "The New Financial Reality" at 7 p.m. at the ValueBank Tower, 3649 Leopard St., Suite 512. Free. For reservations/directions, call Mark Oser & Associates at 883-7217 ...
Turbines' effect on navigation studied
A radio beacon that airplane pilots can use to determine their proximity to Corpus Christi International Airport poses an obstacle to a $300 million wind farm under construction in San Patricio County. The 50-year-old sombrero-shaped beacon known as a VORTAC ...
Biz Buzz: 12.28.08
Flint Hills touts 8 years of safety Flint Hills Resources, which operates two refineries in Corpus Christi, completed on Tuesday eight years without a lost-time injury. A lost-time injury is a non-fatal injury that causes any loss of time from ...
Leader in Business: 12.25.08
Address: 3910 Saturn Road Phone: 853-0149 Company description: wholesale builders, hardware and specialties Hometown: Corpus Christi Years in business: 50 Tenure in position: 28 years Education: West Oso High School, 1949 First job: I was drafted into the Army at ...
Business Journal: 12.28.08
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATION Greehey Refinery gets excellence award Greehey Refinery, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp., has received the Employer Award of Excellence for the Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend area at the Texas Workforce Commission's 12th annual Texas ...
Oil & gas report: 12.23.08
There were no new drilling permit applications for Aransas, Brooks, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio or San Patricio counties. BEE COUNTY Gaither Petroleum of Houston has filed for a permit to drill the No. 2 Mitchell to ...
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