Second Super Wal-Mart Set to Open Sept 10 in Baytown
The new 182,000 square foot Super Wal-Mart at Highway 146 and Interstate 10 in the Chambers Town Center will open at 8 a.m. September 10 after a ribbon cutting. Wal-Mart expects about 300 new associates, with many transfers from the Garth Road store, and highlights a unique garden center and expanded outdoor supplies. City officials praise the development for jobs and tax revenues that bolster public safety and infrastructure.
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GCCISD approves 14 million for IMPACT Early College High School
Goose Creek CISD trustees voted to proceed with a 14.4 million IMPACT Early College High School campus after impassioned pleas from students and supporters. Trustee Coffey urged delaying to seek a cheaper option, but the motion failed and construction will start within a week on Market Street beside Bicentennial Park, linking to Lee College.
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Early College
Goose Creek CISD trustees advance bond work on high school add and transport center
Goose Creek CISD trustees voted to move forward on two bond projects, an expansion at Goose Creek Memorial High School and a new transportation center behind Gentry Junior School. The Gentry site was the cheapest option at 11.2 million versus 10.7 million projected, with the district owning the property. The center will house a repair building and dispatch operations.
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District breaks down campus state ratings for 2013 2014
Goose Creek CISD met standard under Texas Education Agency standards for 2013 2014. Assistant superintendent Melissa Duarte outlined details noting the state changed its rating system last year, limiting year to year comparisons. Four high schools Lee Sterling GCM IMPACT showed passing rates from 6 percent to 97 percent well above the 55 percent target, with all improving or matching prior year. Hyland alternates as an alternative school with different measures.
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Lee
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Hyland
ExxonMobil awards Lee College students scholarships in Baytown
ExxonMobil named 30 scholarship recipients at a Baytown ceremony marking its expansion project. Five Lee College students Linda Allchin Anthony Bohannon Gabe Newsome Martin Resendez and Alejandro Velez receive 2500 annually toward petrochemical studies. The program backs a $1 million Community College Petrochemical Initiative led by Lee College to train process operators technicians welders and pipefitters across nine Gulf Coast colleges.
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Gabe Newsome
Martin Resendez
Alejandro Velez
Houston-area
Community College Petrochemical Initiative
Texas Gulf Coast
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ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Steve Pryor
Mary Ann Perez
Dennis Brown
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