Housing Crisis Looms as Odessa Attracts Employers
City officials warn that new jobs from major companies will outpace housing supply. A 500-worker firm relocation highlight shows Odessa lacks adequate housing to accommodate growth. Leaders stress urgent action to avert a decade-long shortage as projects like FutureGen loom.
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Odessa
MicDonald
David Boutin
Odessa Development Corp
Jim Butler
The
Odessa Housing Finance Corp
FutureGen
Odessa housing crunch prompts quick plan push amid growth pressures
City officials in Odessa wrestle with a tight housing market as projects like near zero emissions power and a nuclear reactor loom. Housing Authority notes financing barriers while Realtors cite 135 active MLS listings and a median price around 75 200. Leaders urge swift action before consultant input, stressing multi family and temporary options along with streamlined permits.
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Odessa
Andrews
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Mike George
Bernadine Spears
Odessa Housing Authority
Spears
Kirk Strahan
MLS
Strahan
Richard Morton
Melton
Marrero
Austin
Boutin
Permian student exchange highlights Hawaii trip impact
A Permian teacher praises a student exchange program with Hawaii. Students will visit Polynesian cultural sites and spend time with a tribal chief, viewing history and culture as a key learning opportunity for the class.
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Hawaii
Watts family band looks forward to Hawaiian beach break
A Watts family musician and their teenage son Colin express honor at performing with college and professional bands to honor fallen soldiers. They anticipate a relaxing break after school ends, dreaming of beaches and Pearl Harbor as a time to unwind and have fun.
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Watts
Colin Watts
Michael Watts
Colin
Albert Aguirre
Aguirre
Pearl Harbor
Telethon aids tiny patients with life saving gear
CMN has spent 19 years buying infant and youth medical gear including ambu lance transporters radiant warmer beds and incubators. The February radio telethon raised 116000 dollars up from 83000 in 2005. One child helped was John Ross Espino born May 5 1998 weighing 17 ounces who now is eight with a Jet Ventilator credited to CMN.
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CMN
Rachel Shintani Dobbs
Dobbs
Melda Burnette
Medical Center
NICU
Burnette
John Ross Espino
Children's Miracle Network Telethon in Music City Mall Courtyard
The telethon runs Friday 7 p.m. to midnight and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dillard's courtyard, airing on KWES-TV Telemundo and La Ley 104.7 to benefit CMN at Medical Center Hospital. CMN trains staff and buys equipment for babies and youths in 19 Permian Basin counties. Call 800 4MCH KIDS to donate.
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Children’s Miracle Network
Dillard's
Music City Mall
Kwes-Tv
Telemundo
la Ley
Medical Center Hospital
Mistaken identity shocks families of crash victims
In a Caledonia Michigan case, Whitney Cerak and Laura Van Ryn, Taylor University students, were involved in a fatal I-69 crash. After 18 year old Van Ryn recovered briefly, dental records confirmed the injured woman was Cerak, prompting apologies from Grant County officials and renewed grieving for both families.
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Caledonia
Mich
Whitney Cerak
Colleen
Cerak
Emil Frank
Laura van Ryn
Connect Four
Colleen Cerak
VanRyn
Laura
Gaylord
Frank
Indiana
Taylor University
Grant County
Ind
VanRyns
Grand Rapids
Alaska to seek extra funds from Exxon Mobil over spill cleanup
Alaska and federal authorities will file a claim to secure up to 100 million dollars before the September 1 deadline. Exxon Mobil has already paid 900 million in restitution for the 1989 Prince William Sound oil spill. The reopener window runs from 2002 to 2006 and expires in 90 days.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Exxon Mobil Corp
Exxon
Prince William Sound
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Exxon Mobil
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Mecminns
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