SETEDF - News Archive

September 2010

September 22, 2010: Beaumont website reaches out to support oil industry
September 22, 2010: Texas sees increase in Hispanic businesses
September 21, 2010: Record enrollment at LU
September 20, 2010: Flood insurance program expires Sept. 30
September 1, 2010: Rally for Jobs addresses refining, petrochemical industries in Texas
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The Examiner: Dowtown Vision

August 2010

August 18, 2010: Southeast Texas leaders see future in renewable energy
August 18, 2010: Texas sales taxes up slightly, but business tax falls short
August 15, 2010: Colleges come up short on what students need to know
August 11, 2010: Texas sues Obama administration over offshore drilling ban
August 11, 2010: Energy department gives $21.3M for underground study
Wall Street Journal: Senate Halts Effort to Cap CO2 Emissions

July 2010
July 14, 2010: CNBC's Top States For Business 2010—And The Winner Is Texas
July 14, 2010: U.S. 69 widens through Lumberton
July 12, 2010: Plan for $1.7 billion Round II state Ike funds OK'd
July 6, 2010: Painting a blank canvas: Downtown, West Side look to future of growth, vitality
July 7, 2010: Texas group to create new, safer ways to drill for oil
July 6, 2010: Sam's Club will offer small business loans
July 3, 2010: Last barge for Motiva pulls up at port

June 2010
June 22,2010: Beaumont grain shipping helps feed the world
June 23, 2010: Amtrak's concrete slab to be replaced with bathroomless station
June 2, 2010: Texas gov. touts air quality week after EPA threat
June 3, 2010: No more tax breaks for oil companies mean problems locally
June 1, 2010: Perry: Texas won't seek U.S. school funds
June 1, 2010: TAKS scores show improvement
June 1, 2010: Ike dike closer to becoming reality

May 2010
May 27, 2010: EPA: Texas must comply with standards or we'll take over
May 26, 2010: Incubator giving birth to local jobs
May 25, 2010: HUD 'applauds' revised Texas recovery plan
May 22, 2010: Bioengineered trees take root in Southeast Texas

May 22, 2010: First weekend of Farmers Market a success
May 20, 2010: Beaumont photographer takes new eye to old sights

May 6, 2010: Lamar State-PA receives $57,000 state grant
May 6, 2010: Tex Mex pizza brings fusion food, cultures to Groves

April 2010
April 16, 2010: Sen. Cornyn announces $750,000 grant heading to Port Arthur
April 16, 2010: Area adds jobs; more people seeking work
April 15, 2010: Valero tax break could mean trouble for county budgets
April 12, 2010: SE Texans will soon fly into Jack Brooks airport
April 10, 2010: Texas shelves plans for smog penalties
April 7, 2010: Cities' sales tax payments short again

March 2010
March 6, 2010: Vidor looks to expand north, start zoning
March 6, 2010: Motiva says it will hire locally
March 4, 2010: Will Bolivar disappear in next 100 years?
March 4, 2010: Jobless rate hits 11 percent
March 2, 2010: Motiva awards building contract

February 2010
February 27, 2010: Gulf Coast might lead U.S. out of recession Presentation
February 22, 2010: Land's commercial value appeals to Nederland
February 23, 2010: Economist weighs value of ship channel, LU
February 23, 2010: 250 lose jobs in area Sitel closure
February 19, 2010: Needed: New jail operator now
February 20, 2010: More groups plan to fill YMCA void
February 20, 2010: Gator Country's wranglers to star on CMT show
February 18, 2010: TxDOT Marks One-Year Anniversary of ARRA
February 17, 2010: Texas sues EPA to stop greenhouse gas regulation
February 17, 2010: Farm earnings boost excludes SE Texas
February 17, 2010: Workforce chairman: Manufacturing key to recovery
February 12, 2010: Jason's Deli's muffaletta makes TV debut
February 12, 2010: NISD adopts “safety net” resolution
February 16, 2010: Can the YMCA be salvaged in Beaumont?
February 13, 2010: Sempra has no plans to sell Port Arthur property
February 10, 2010: Beaumont will repair streets AND save money
February 7, 2010: Size of natural gas boom tough to quantify
February 2, 2010: U.S. aid unlikely to fill Texas' expected budget gap
February 2, 2010: Exxon Mobil says it's not forsaking oil for natural gas

January 2010
January 29, 2010: Best Buy plans to open Mid County location
January 20, 2010: LIT unveils master plan; still needs money
January 20, 2010: PA to redevelop abandoned properties per county deal
January 18, 2010: Blanda plans to increase Groves Chamber’s community involvement
January 18, 2010: EPA justice meeting planned in Port Arthur
January 16, 2010: BISD updates bond, says it's ahead on budget
January 13, 2010: City council approves a request for FEMA grant
January 13, 2010: SE Texas refineries, plants report freeze-related emissions
January 13, 2010: Industry works towards attainment status
January 12, 2010: Group wants low-income clinic for PA
January 12, 2010: Galveston seawall repairs to be done by April
January 12, 2010: County to negotiate possible sale of Postal Encoding Center
January 6, 2010: Company scours out Astrodome-sized gas cavern beneath Spindletop