Marathon Oil to expense its stock options 2003
Marathon Oil Corp announced it will expense employee stock options in 2003, joining a small group of firms adjusting accounting. It will record this expense as options vest, reflecting costs tied to option grants. A separate photo shows Marco Vasquez cutting a hole to install AC units at Safety International's Odessa building.
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Marathon Oil
Houston
Marathon Oil Corp
Marco Vasquez
Safety International
Odessa
Safety International expands Odessa plant and creates jobs
Safety International Inc plans a multi-building expansion in Odessa to house bolting, corporate offices, retail store, service center, and rental equipment as the oil patch workforce grows. President Mark Graves says current 48 employees operate from 2412 E Interstate 20. Construction expected to finish by early September.
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Safety International Inc
Odessa
Phil Graves
Safety International
Graves
Mark Graves
Interstate 20
County Youth Center budget grows to 1.7 million
Ector County Commissioners approved a 1.7 million dollar budget for the 2003 fiscal year up from 1.19 million spent in 2000. All but Greg Simmons backed the plan with Simmons criticizing rising expenses cited by Youth Center Director Lou Serrano. County coverage continues on Page 2A.
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Paul Zoeller
Ode
Ector County
Ector County Youth Center
Odessa
Missioners
Greg Simmons
Hobbs approves beer and wine licenses for restaurants
About 78 percent of Hobbs voters backed allowing restaurants to sell beer and wine without full liquor licenses. The measure passed 2,064 to 568, with officials noting limited full licenses and high license values. Restaurants would pay 1,000 to the state plus a 150 fee, while Hobbs decides city actions on licenses.
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Jim Berry
Lea County Economic Development Corporation
Berry
Hobbs
Jan Fletcher
Fletcher
Texas immunization rate reaches 75 percent in 2001
A CDC study shows nearly 75 percent of Texas children ages 19 to 35 months were fully immunized in 2001, up from 0.5 percent the year before, lifting Texas from last place to 48th in the nation for DTaP, polio, measles mumps and rubella, and other vaccines.
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Texas
Austin
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Center recalls body parts possibly infected with HIV
GALVESTON AP A medical center recalls body parts from research facilities nationwide that may not have been properly tested for infectious diseases including HIV The University of Texas Medical Branch cites poor record keeping by a former employee as the cause and says untested parts such as feet knees and elbows used for study could have been sent to about 60 researchers nationwide
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Galveston
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University of Texas Medical Branch
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