Midland's Oil Boom Fades Amid Downtown Vacancy
Midland Texas faces a transformed economy as about 600000 square feet of its 3600000 available office space sits empty and 950000 more is blocked by environmental or ownership issues. Downtown Midland Inc seeks retail and residential uses while diversifying beyond oil.
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George W. Bush
Ray Perryman
Downtown Midland Inc
Shawn Ellison
Ellison
Dennis Clayton
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Permian
West Texas
George Bush
Houston
Cingular Wireless
Otters to Return to Garden City Zoo Exhibit
The Garden City Lee Richardson Zoo plans a new Kansas Waters otter exhibit with a river bank design and two ponds. otters have temporarily moved to San Antonio Zoo for up to two or three years during fundraising and construction. Community support via the FOLAZ group is urged to speed the project.
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Wild Asia
Kansas Waters
San Antonio Zoo
San Antonio
Kansas
Garden City
Zoo
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
Folaz
California UC approves dual admissions for minorities
The University of California Board of Regents adopted a new dual admissions policy effective 2003 allowing top 12.5 percent high school graduates to gain guaranteed admission, with some needing two years at community college first. The plan aims to boost Black, Hispanic, and American Indian enrollments at Berkeley and UCLA while maintaining the statewide top 12.5 percent standard.
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University of California
California
UC Board of Regents
Berkeley
UCLA
Tracy Davis
Richard Atkinson
Community College
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