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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 2004

Page

10

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Fastow may appear as a witness in charge-deal trial

In Houston AP report, former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow could be called as a hostile witness for the defense in the Merrill Lynch Enron charge deal case. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy counts, while noting prosecutors may make him available as a cooperating witness.

Fastow Houston Enron Corp Andrew Fastow Merrill Lynch & Co Enron Merrill Lynch Ing U.S Ewing Werlein Ira Lee Sorkin Merrill Robert Furst Werlein Tion Kirby Behre Behre LJM2 Eric Boyt Sheila Kahanek Boyt Kahanek Dan Cogdell

Major business events and economic reports this week

The coming week features factory orders data for August at 10 a.m. and a Treasury bill auction at 2 p.m. The Week Ahead covers Avon Products earnings for Q3 and Genentech earnings for Q3. Labor and Fed reports, mortgage rate updates, and a Martha Stewart surrender deadline are scheduled in various cities.

Washington Commerce Department Treasury

Chambers to hold breakfast for small and minority businesses

Odessa chambers join UT Permian Basin and SBDC to host a breakfast at Alliance Hospital Community Room 515 N Adams. Registration opens at 7 am with an OA ad staff led workshop Advertising Your Business. Speakers urge affordable advertising and co op programs to aid home based and standalone shops. Western National Bank sponsors. Call numbers for details.

Chambers of Commerce Odessa University of Texas of the Permian Basin Utpb Small Business Development Center Alliance Hospital N. Adams Odessa American Odell Crawford Black Chamber of Commerce Crawford Black Chamber Odessa Chamber of Commerce Western National Bank

Perryman weighs impact of changing MSAs on Texas cities

Perryman argues that adding counties to MSAs like San Antonio can boost metro appeal for business location decisions while splitting Odessa Midland or similar pairs may hurt national visibility. He notes evolving census definitions shift city dynamics and Perryman holds notable roles in economics and academia.

San Antonio MSA Odessa Midland Tyler Longview Waco Killeen-Temple Brownsville-Harlingen McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr Census Bureau

Building Permits For New Residentials And Alterations

List of 15 new residential permits totaling 38 475 and two commercial alterations totaling 49 000. Builders include Remington, Mont Blanc, Sentinel, Delagade and others with addresses and values. Totals show 2004 year date 113 811 158, and 2003 totals: 1 502 permits valued at 180 893 534.

Remington Builders Lanai Drive Lahaina Drive Danny Schnaubert Custom Homes Tobosa Ave Mont Blanc Homes Ltd Robbie Road Stonegate Drive Sentinel Development Corp Clayton Place Delagade Builders

Texas oil and petrochemical sectors bear brunt of high fuel costs

Texas remains the nation’s top oil and chemical hub as fuel costs squeeze profits. Continental and other energy players report 2004 fuel bills ballooning to about 1.79 billion dollars with fuel averaging 1.13 per gallon. Industry officials note Texas benefits from oil and gas activity despite weaker fortunes overall.

Continental Thomas Metzger American Chemistry Council Metzger Texas Perryman Texas Railroad Charles Matthews

EarthView Texas VR program at Petroleum Museum

The Petroleum Museum hosts EarthView Texas Adventures in Virtual Reality from Tuesday to Thursday at 1500 Interstate 20 West Midland. The free program, developed by the Bureau of Economic Geology UT Austin, explores visualizing four dimensions for geology and oil and gas discovery. Shows run 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. with 25 seats per showing and reservations urged at 683-4403.

The Petroleum Museum Texas Interstate 20 West Midland Bureau of Economic Geology University of Texas At Austin

Pecan Seminar Slated Friday by Area County Agents

Area county agents with the Texas Agricultural Extension announce a pecan seminar set for Friday. The event aims to share cultivation tips pest management and harvest best practices for local pecan growers.

The Texas Agricultural Extension

Texas Railroad Commission Holds Fifth Regulatory Expo in Austin

The Texas Railroad Commission will hold its fifth annual Regulatory Expo and Open House October 27 28 at the commission offices in Austin. The expo aims to help industry understand the commission forms and procedures and provide essential information. Call 512 463 7288 for details.

Texas Railroad Commission Commission Austin

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