MYRTLE POINT — Residents will begin paying slightly more for water, sewers, and ambulances next month, following this week’s adoption of the city budget. The council rubber-stamped its annual fiscal plan Monday night, preserving 21 full-time jobs and maintaining services…
Daily Archives: June 7, 2012
Exxon to leave Fairfax, take 2100 jobs to Texas
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ExxonMobil announced Wednesday that it will be closing its Fairfax County offices by 2015 and will be transferring 2,100 local jobs to a new facility in Houston, Texas. The companys office complex, located on Gallows Road in Fairfax, was originally…
Houston adds 9000 manufacturing jobs in past year
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Houston ranks No. 2 nationwide forArticle source: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2012/06/07/houston-added-9000-manufacturing-jobs.html
Exxon to send Akron, DC-area jobs south
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By Matthew Barakat ASSOCIATED PRESS Article source: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/06/07/exxon-to-send-akron-d-c–area-jobs-south.html
Romney evokes Reagan’s attack on Carter in Houston event
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In remarks reminiscent of Ronald Reagan, Mitt Romney told a monied Houston audience on Wednesday evening that the nation is at a point similar to 1980, when the former California governor challenged a sitting president, Jimmy Carter. Crafting a version…
Romney raises $5M at Houston fundraiser
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HOUSTON – Mitt Romney rolled through Houston on his Texas campaign swing Wednesday night, raising a cool $5 million at a three-tier fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel. Supporters paid $2,500 each to eat with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.…
Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, More of Whitney’s Family Cash In
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Brown has enjoyed renewed interest in his life, story, and talent with the death to of his ex-wife, and even performed live on Good Morning America for Memorial Day this year. Last month, Lifetime Networks announced a reality show was…
East Montgomery County man shot to death in Houston hotel
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Posted: Thursday, June 7, 2012 12:18 am East Montgomery County man shot to death in Houston hotel
Witnesses describe grisly aftermath of drunk driving wreck that killed HPD officer
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A courtroom gallery packed with Houston police officers and spectators sniffled and wiped their eyes Tuesday while a police officer described the grisly aftermath of a drunken driving wreck that killed 38-year-old officer Kevin Will. “There was a puff of…
Klytemnestra Returns
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On June 10th, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston will host two performances of Klytemnestra, a chamber opera starring and conceived by soprano Misha Penton and scored by celebrated Houston-area composer/conductor Dominick DiOrio. Klytemnestra premiered in April 2011, selling out…