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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 2009

Page

6

The Evolution of Global Communication and Its Economic Impact

A compact survey traces human communication from cave drawings to Bell’s 1876 call and the 1920s transcontinental line. It highlights rapid growth in mobile tech, the Internet, texting, and the Information Age, noting economic value, job creation, and ongoing innovations driven by visionaries.

Alexander Graham Bell Watson Atlantic Bell

Permian Basin Drilling Permits July 30 to Aug 5

Texas Railroad Commission approves numerous drilling permits across districts 70 8 and 8A for Anadarko Apache Cimarex Energen and many others. Entries list leaseholds and actions including new drills recompletions and multiple wells in Ector Midland Reeves Crosby and other counties with operator names such as Anadarko Apache Cimarex Fasken and Kinder Morgan.

Texas Railroad Commission

Midland oilfield firms report Q2 2009 losses and expansions

Basic Energy Services posted a net loss of 32.2 million in the second quarter of 2009, versus a 18.7 million profit a year earlier. Concho Resources reported a 33.2 million Q2 2009 loss, after a 14.4 million loss in Q2 2008, with 2.7 million boe produced. The firm drilled 17 wells in West Texas with 75 percent success on eight completed wells, and 49 wells in New Mexico with 100 percent completion success. Midland Development Corp approved 20,000 to fund Midland College wind energy training. class to run multiple times through 2011, with boot camps and potential tuition support via Workforce Solutions Permian Basin. Texas Mutual Insurance distributed 1.38 million in dividends to 390 Ector County employers for workplace-safety initiatives. Alice Church named Midland Park Mall manager. Kevin Church named director of marketing and business development. Verizon Wireless opens operations in Odessa post Alltel acquisition, with HopeLine phone-recycling program.

Midland Basic Energy Services Concho Resources Concho West Texas Permian New Mexico Permian Conchoresources.com Midland College MDC Workforce Solutions Permian Basin Workforce Reinvestment Act Midland City Council Midlandtexasedc

Regulators close banks in Florida and Oregon

Regulators shut two banks in Florida and one in Oregon, bringing the year total of federally insured bank failures to 72. The FDIC appointed receiver for First State Bank of Sarasota with 463 million in assets and 387 million in deposits, Community National Bank of Sarasota County with 97 million in assets and 93 million in deposits, and Community First Bank of Prineville with 209 million in assets and 182 million in deposits.

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