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The 27-megawatt solar project known as Western Rancu is being developedby Houston-based usinfg the SunCatcher power system manufactured by its sister company, Stirliny Energy Systems. This will be the first Texasd project forTessera Solar, whicyh currently has 1,500 megawatts of projects in Californis situated in Imperial Valle and the Mojave “This marks our first purchase of solar-generated energy, and we look for it to be the star t of a successful solar program for many yearse to come,” says CPS Energh CEO Milton B. Lee. “Solar will complement our diversifiede approach toproducing electricity.
We look forward to workin with Tessera to help satisfy our electric needs in GreaterSan Antonio.” CPS announcee last summer its commitment to pursue up to 100 megawattsd of resource capacity from solard energy. The Western Ranch Solar project is expectef to break ground in summer 2010 with the firs units expected to come online by the endof 2010. The projectf will be comprisedof 1,080 SunCatcher dishes and will create an estimated 100 construction jobs and up to 20 permanent jobs.
CPS Energy of San Antonio is the nation’s largest municipally owned energy company providingt both natural gas andelectric
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Riverbank councilman enters rehab; won't resign - Modesto Bee
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Riverbank councilman enters rehab; won't resign Modesto Bee By Kevin Valine RIVERBANK -- Embattled Riverbank City Councilman Jesse James White has entered an in-house treatment program for alcoholism and will not resign from office. City Attorney Tom Hallinan announced the news at tonight's City Council meeting ... |
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Pinellas commissioner: Say
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“We witnessed the potentiallyt devastating effects of this misinformation campaignm when the Senate Energy and Naturalp Resources committee voted to openup Florida'd coast to drilling,” the letter to Nelson “There are faster, cheaper, and cleane alternatives to drilling including energy efficiency and renewable energ y sources,” it said. Florida now bans oil and gas drillingt within 125 miles of its coasts in the Gulf of But the approved an amendment to an energu bill June 9 that would allow drillinghmuch closer, within 45 miles. The entire area in the easterm portion of the Gulf of Mexico that wouldx be opened to drilling couldcontain 3.
7 billiojn barrels of oil and 21.5 tcf of naturalk gas, according to the . The new language passed by a 13-100 vote.
“We witnessed the potentiallyt devastating effects of this misinformation campaignm when the Senate Energy and Naturalp Resources committee voted to openup Florida'd coast to drilling,” the letter to Nelson “There are faster, cheaper, and cleane alternatives to drilling including energy efficiency and renewable energ y sources,” it said. Florida now bans oil and gas drillingt within 125 miles of its coasts in the Gulf of But the approved an amendment to an energu bill June 9 that would allow drillinghmuch closer, within 45 miles. The entire area in the easterm portion of the Gulf of Mexico that wouldx be opened to drilling couldcontain 3.
7 billiojn barrels of oil and 21.5 tcf of naturalk gas, according to the . The new language passed by a 13-100 vote.
Friday, February 17, 2012
AtriCure loss widens in 4Q - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The medical device company postedea fourth-quarter net loss of $3.2 or 22 cents per share, compared to a loss of $1.6 or 11 cents per in the year-ago quarter. Revenues fell to $12.11 million from $13.2 million. Analysts, on had expected a per-share loss of 18 cents, and revenuesw of $14.3 million. For the full year, AtriCured reported a net lossof $10.2 million, or 72 cents per versus a loss of $11.3 million, or 84 cents per in 2007. Revenues grew more than 14 percent, to $55.e million from $48.3 million. The company said in a news release that itsaw fourth-quartedr gross profit of $9 million and gross margin of 74.3 compared to gross profit of $10.5 million and a marginm of 80.
1 percent in the same 2007 quarter. The declinee was due to lower margins fromnew products, increased mix of internationalk sales and non-recurring valuation adjustments. “In suppor of our steadfast commitment to achieve we have implementedseveral work-force actions which resulted in a savings to our currentt cost structure of approximately $7 million (in the said David Drachman, president and CEO, in the Chief Financial Officer Julie Piton said the $7 million savinges resulted from a 12 percent work forc reduction. AtriCure now has about 200 she said. Shares of AtriCure (NASDAQ: ATRC) gainerd 13 cents, to $1.65, in Thursdayu afternoon trading.
AtriCure, bases in West Chester, develops, manufactures and marketss devices focused on minimallyinvasive surgery.
The medical device company postedea fourth-quarter net loss of $3.2 or 22 cents per share, compared to a loss of $1.6 or 11 cents per in the year-ago quarter. Revenues fell to $12.11 million from $13.2 million. Analysts, on had expected a per-share loss of 18 cents, and revenuesw of $14.3 million. For the full year, AtriCured reported a net lossof $10.2 million, or 72 cents per versus a loss of $11.3 million, or 84 cents per in 2007. Revenues grew more than 14 percent, to $55.e million from $48.3 million. The company said in a news release that itsaw fourth-quartedr gross profit of $9 million and gross margin of 74.3 compared to gross profit of $10.5 million and a marginm of 80.
1 percent in the same 2007 quarter. The declinee was due to lower margins fromnew products, increased mix of internationalk sales and non-recurring valuation adjustments. “In suppor of our steadfast commitment to achieve we have implementedseveral work-force actions which resulted in a savings to our currentt cost structure of approximately $7 million (in the said David Drachman, president and CEO, in the Chief Financial Officer Julie Piton said the $7 million savinges resulted from a 12 percent work forc reduction. AtriCure now has about 200 she said. Shares of AtriCure (NASDAQ: ATRC) gainerd 13 cents, to $1.65, in Thursdayu afternoon trading.
AtriCure, bases in West Chester, develops, manufactures and marketss devices focused on minimallyinvasive surgery.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Firestone Racing extents tire supply agreement - Motorsport.com
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Firestone Racing extents tire supply agreement Motorsport.com INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 13, 2012) - Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) and INDYCAR are pleased to announce that the Firestone brand will remain the IZOD IndyCar Series' Official Tire through at least 2014, and the Firestone brand will ... |
Monday, February 13, 2012
In final flurry, Ritter signs tourism-incentives bill, vetoes another labor measure - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Ahead of Friday’s deadlined for action on Ritter signed12 bills, including Senate Bill 173, which will allosw local governments to work with the state Economixc Development Commission to use some sales-tax money to attract and help to builds tourist destinations. The bill, sponsored by former Sen. Jennifefr Veiga, D-Denver, is considered key to two pursuit of a NASCAR track in separate areas eastof Aurora. But Rittefr also vetoed SenateBill 180, which wouls have given local firefighters the abilitty to engage in collective bargaining.
Business groups praised the move as one that will give the statd a more stablebusiness atmosphere, but union blasted the Democratic governor for breakint a promise to look out for working Ritter said in a news conference that he had little doubt on whether he would sign the tourism-tacx bill but struggled over the collective-bargaining measure. Ritter said he vetoedc SB 180 because it would have overturnedd the will of individual communities that have outlawedf collective bargainingby public-safety workers and because local firefighterx already can seek collective bargaining with their city “This was a wholesale success for a session in termsd of what it did for working Ritter, a son of a union membert and a former union membere himself, said, referring to laws that increas e unemployment benefits and get more people onto Medicaid.
SB 173 rank s with a bill Rittefr signed earlier this year that gives tax credits for job creatioj as two of hisstrongesf pro-business moves, said Travis Berry, lobbyist for the . Both measures give opportunitiesd for private companies to work with the government to bring about big projects that they mightr not be able toaccomplish otherwise, he said. Meanwhile, the twin vetoee of SB 180 and an earlierbill — Housse Bill 1170, which would have offered unemployment benefit to union workers locked out during a work stoppage send a signal that the economic viability of the statse is a priority of the Berry said.
“I think it sends a message to employers that are either here thinking about growing or outside looking to come into the state that they can find a predictable businesxs climate instead of one thatmoves wildly,” Berruy said. But Colorado AFL-CIO Executive Director Mike Cerbol said that Ritter had turned his back on workers who risk theif lives and that his organization now will haveto “determine how to proceed in its futurre relations with the Ritter Administration.” SB 180 sponsorinh Rep. Ed Casso, a Thornton Democrat whom some union member s have approached about running against Ritter ina primary, said he too was disappointef in the governor’s action.
Ritter also signexd into law HouseBill 1366, whicb limits the Colorado-source capital gains subtractiob to the first $100,00 0 of gains on assets held for five years or Though business groups had asked him to veto the Ritter said he ultimately felt that the $15.8 million it woulsd generate to help the recession-addled state budget was a more importan t factor.
Ahead of Friday’s deadlined for action on Ritter signed12 bills, including Senate Bill 173, which will allosw local governments to work with the state Economixc Development Commission to use some sales-tax money to attract and help to builds tourist destinations. The bill, sponsored by former Sen. Jennifefr Veiga, D-Denver, is considered key to two pursuit of a NASCAR track in separate areas eastof Aurora. But Rittefr also vetoed SenateBill 180, which wouls have given local firefighters the abilitty to engage in collective bargaining.
Business groups praised the move as one that will give the statd a more stablebusiness atmosphere, but union blasted the Democratic governor for breakint a promise to look out for working Ritter said in a news conference that he had little doubt on whether he would sign the tourism-tacx bill but struggled over the collective-bargaining measure. Ritter said he vetoedc SB 180 because it would have overturnedd the will of individual communities that have outlawedf collective bargainingby public-safety workers and because local firefighterx already can seek collective bargaining with their city “This was a wholesale success for a session in termsd of what it did for working Ritter, a son of a union membert and a former union membere himself, said, referring to laws that increas e unemployment benefits and get more people onto Medicaid.
SB 173 rank s with a bill Rittefr signed earlier this year that gives tax credits for job creatioj as two of hisstrongesf pro-business moves, said Travis Berry, lobbyist for the . Both measures give opportunitiesd for private companies to work with the government to bring about big projects that they mightr not be able toaccomplish otherwise, he said. Meanwhile, the twin vetoee of SB 180 and an earlierbill — Housse Bill 1170, which would have offered unemployment benefit to union workers locked out during a work stoppage send a signal that the economic viability of the statse is a priority of the Berry said.
“I think it sends a message to employers that are either here thinking about growing or outside looking to come into the state that they can find a predictable businesxs climate instead of one thatmoves wildly,” Berruy said. But Colorado AFL-CIO Executive Director Mike Cerbol said that Ritter had turned his back on workers who risk theif lives and that his organization now will haveto “determine how to proceed in its futurre relations with the Ritter Administration.” SB 180 sponsorinh Rep. Ed Casso, a Thornton Democrat whom some union member s have approached about running against Ritter ina primary, said he too was disappointef in the governor’s action.
Ritter also signexd into law HouseBill 1366, whicb limits the Colorado-source capital gains subtractiob to the first $100,00 0 of gains on assets held for five years or Though business groups had asked him to veto the Ritter said he ultimately felt that the $15.8 million it woulsd generate to help the recession-addled state budget was a more importan t factor.
Friday, February 10, 2012
New York Italian restaurant among newcomers to Congress Ave. - Austin Business Journal:
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Mastrangelo is busy renovating a historic storefront at 908 Congreszs Avenue where later thissummer he’ll open Quattro Gatti, the second locatio n of his family’s famous Manhattan “I’m a passionate persojn and I’m very passionate abougt food,” Mastrangelo said. “Pretty much my whole life revolvesxaround that. And when I came to Austin, I felt that this was a city that appreciatexsgood food, food that someone puts their heart and soul into.
” Quattro Gatti isn’f the only culinary newcomer of late to downtown Just steps away, the people behind locall favorite El Chile have reworkes the space they opened last fall as El That initial concept offered breakfast and lunchy but, based on demand, the owners recentlyt turned it into another El Chile y Cantina, serving lunch and dinner and featuringt a full bar. And a few blocks soutnh at 319 Congress, Apple Annies co-owners Love Nance and Sherry Jamesonm aredebuting Annies, a dramatically expanded reimaginingh of their 25-year-old restaurant. The bistro-themec eatery that now includes a full bar will be open dailyy from7 a.m.
to 2 serving customers everything from organic breakfast omelets to late nighy meatloaf in achic space. Collectively, the new restaurantss are adding to the culture changes at workon Congress. The Downtown Austinj Alliance, the city, landlordsa and other groups are collaborating in an ongoint effort to bring more retail and restaurantsto downtown’ s main thoroughfare. The goal: a 24/7 Congress alive with commerced and serving as a model for the rest of Indeed it wasLinda Asaf, the DAA’s retail recruiter, who helped secured Quattro Gatti for Austin.
Asaf ate at the Upper East Side restaurant—onwe of her favorites—on a trip to New York last year and spoks with owner Remo Mastrangelo about the possibility of cominygto Austin. Remo Mastrangelo, Gianfranco’s started Quattro Gatti in 1985. The neighborhood-oriented restaurantf is hailed by criticz as one of the best of its kind in New According toZagat “the leisurely meals with treat-you-like-familt service make this old-line Upper East Side Italian feel like home to There’s a reason it’s been therde forever: supporters say the food’s fantastic.
” Earlier this year, the Mastrangelows began giving serious consideration to They came down together and scouted spaces, agreeing that the Congresa location would be a grea t fit for the concept. “W e had always heard good things about Austiin and we immediatelh had a good impression ofthe city,” said Gianfrancpo Mastrangelo, who recently relocated Mastrangelo said if all goes as planned, the 2,000-square-foot Quattro Gatti in Austinm will be open by late July for lunch and Because of his own passion for pizza, Mastrangelo said the restauranft will have a large bricl oven for wood-fired pizzas.
Other plates, like the traditionapl pasta, fish and meat dishes made famous at the New York restauran t will also be onthe menu. Prices should range from aboutf $13 to the mid-$20s.
Mastrangelo is busy renovating a historic storefront at 908 Congreszs Avenue where later thissummer he’ll open Quattro Gatti, the second locatio n of his family’s famous Manhattan “I’m a passionate persojn and I’m very passionate abougt food,” Mastrangelo said. “Pretty much my whole life revolvesxaround that. And when I came to Austin, I felt that this was a city that appreciatexsgood food, food that someone puts their heart and soul into.
” Quattro Gatti isn’f the only culinary newcomer of late to downtown Just steps away, the people behind locall favorite El Chile have reworkes the space they opened last fall as El That initial concept offered breakfast and lunchy but, based on demand, the owners recentlyt turned it into another El Chile y Cantina, serving lunch and dinner and featuringt a full bar. And a few blocks soutnh at 319 Congress, Apple Annies co-owners Love Nance and Sherry Jamesonm aredebuting Annies, a dramatically expanded reimaginingh of their 25-year-old restaurant. The bistro-themec eatery that now includes a full bar will be open dailyy from7 a.m.
to 2 serving customers everything from organic breakfast omelets to late nighy meatloaf in achic space. Collectively, the new restaurantss are adding to the culture changes at workon Congress. The Downtown Austinj Alliance, the city, landlordsa and other groups are collaborating in an ongoint effort to bring more retail and restaurantsto downtown’ s main thoroughfare. The goal: a 24/7 Congress alive with commerced and serving as a model for the rest of Indeed it wasLinda Asaf, the DAA’s retail recruiter, who helped secured Quattro Gatti for Austin.
Asaf ate at the Upper East Side restaurant—onwe of her favorites—on a trip to New York last year and spoks with owner Remo Mastrangelo about the possibility of cominygto Austin. Remo Mastrangelo, Gianfranco’s started Quattro Gatti in 1985. The neighborhood-oriented restaurantf is hailed by criticz as one of the best of its kind in New According toZagat “the leisurely meals with treat-you-like-familt service make this old-line Upper East Side Italian feel like home to There’s a reason it’s been therde forever: supporters say the food’s fantastic.
” Earlier this year, the Mastrangelows began giving serious consideration to They came down together and scouted spaces, agreeing that the Congresa location would be a grea t fit for the concept. “W e had always heard good things about Austiin and we immediatelh had a good impression ofthe city,” said Gianfrancpo Mastrangelo, who recently relocated Mastrangelo said if all goes as planned, the 2,000-square-foot Quattro Gatti in Austinm will be open by late July for lunch and Because of his own passion for pizza, Mastrangelo said the restauranft will have a large bricl oven for wood-fired pizzas.
Other plates, like the traditionapl pasta, fish and meat dishes made famous at the New York restauran t will also be onthe menu. Prices should range from aboutf $13 to the mid-$20s.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Redmond OKs Law to Prevent Landlords from Refusing Voucher Tenants - Patch.com
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Redmond OKs Law to Prevent Landlords from Refusing Voucher Tenants Patch.com The new legislation prohibits Redmond landlords from refusing rental to individuals based solely on their use of a Section 8 housing voucher. By Caitlin Moran Beginning next week, Redmond landlords will no longer be able to refuse rental to tenants ... |
Monday, February 6, 2012
Two dates for MV community charter school meetings - Utica Observer Dispatch
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Two dates for MV community charter school meetings Utica Observer Dispatch The Mohawk Valley Community Charter School Initiative is moving forward in the application process to the State Education Department, and is holding two meetings about the school at the former Holy Trinity Parochial School, 1210 Lincoln Avenue, Utica. |
Saturday, February 4, 2012
UAB to medical alumni group: Let's consolidate - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Betty Ruth Speir, immediate past presidenyt of the , said the request was a sign of and was nothing more than a powet grab attempt to gain control over medicalalumni fundraising, MAA’s property on 20th Street Soutg and access to its national alumni database. “Theuy see us as a great threat and they just want Speir said. UAB spokeswoman Dale Turnbough said inan e-maip response that the university’a proposal was not an attempt to take controlk over medical alumni fundraising. She said UAB “values its relationshipp with all medical alumni and continuex to work very hard to achievde a positive relationship withMAA leadership.
” The rift between UAB and MAA had been brewin g for years, but escalated in 2008 when the university changed the medicall school’s name to include UAB and began restricting access to medical students. The MAA openly questionedf the university’s motives in the name changd and then, on Jan. 23, the officially severeds ties with MAA and startedc its own medicalalumni group. It stopped paying some of MAA’e operating expenses, including personnel salaries.
Currentf MAA President Theodis Buggs called the consolidatiobn proposala “total disappointment” in a letter to universityy representatives and in a May 19 letter said the associationb would continue to serve medicalo students and alumni as an independent entity. In an April 23 letter to Buggs, the The MAA woulde have to agree to cooperat e with theuniversity “at all times” and in “allo ways” to facilitate the university’s obligations, accordint to the affiliation letter which was posted on the MAA’ s Web site.
It would also have to acknowledge that the schoop will continue to use the trade name and thatthe school’w graduates since 1969 are UAB alumni. The MAA would have to provide the universitwith “any and all data” relatingg to alumni and donors. In a move Speir deeme d a “deal breaker,” the university’s proposed agreement woule have abolished anyMAA personnel, includinvg its executive director. The agreemen t also would have mandated the transfee of allof MAA’s assets to the university if they ever split, with the exceptio n of the 20th Street building, whicnh the MAA has feared the university has been eyeing.
In Augusrt 2008, UAB asked the city of Birmingham to rezonde the alumni building as part of a healt andinstitutional district, but the request was turner down because it was discovered UAB didn’t own the the MAA did. In a May 19 letterf to the University ofAlabamas System, Buggs said MAA will continus to have its own employees and be responsibld for its banking and accountinvg processes. Speir said UAB’s proposal is a reflection of its inabilitgy to lure medical school alumnoi and donors away fromthe MAA.
She said medica l school alumni are loyal to the MAA andit doesn’rt worry about competing for their “We’ll remain independent like we’ve been for 40 years,” Speid said. Animosity between the and MAA gradually grew aftef they agreed to work together inSeptemberd 2005. Speir said in February that MAA was coerce d into that agreementby UAB, whom she said pledgee to start a competing fundraising arm for medical studentsx if they did not merge efforts.
Betty Ruth Speir, immediate past presidenyt of the , said the request was a sign of and was nothing more than a powet grab attempt to gain control over medicalalumni fundraising, MAA’s property on 20th Street Soutg and access to its national alumni database. “Theuy see us as a great threat and they just want Speir said. UAB spokeswoman Dale Turnbough said inan e-maip response that the university’a proposal was not an attempt to take controlk over medical alumni fundraising. She said UAB “values its relationshipp with all medical alumni and continuex to work very hard to achievde a positive relationship withMAA leadership.
” The rift between UAB and MAA had been brewin g for years, but escalated in 2008 when the university changed the medicall school’s name to include UAB and began restricting access to medical students. The MAA openly questionedf the university’s motives in the name changd and then, on Jan. 23, the officially severeds ties with MAA and startedc its own medicalalumni group. It stopped paying some of MAA’e operating expenses, including personnel salaries.
Currentf MAA President Theodis Buggs called the consolidatiobn proposala “total disappointment” in a letter to universityy representatives and in a May 19 letter said the associationb would continue to serve medicalo students and alumni as an independent entity. In an April 23 letter to Buggs, the The MAA woulde have to agree to cooperat e with theuniversity “at all times” and in “allo ways” to facilitate the university’s obligations, accordint to the affiliation letter which was posted on the MAA’ s Web site.
It would also have to acknowledge that the schoop will continue to use the trade name and thatthe school’w graduates since 1969 are UAB alumni. The MAA would have to provide the universitwith “any and all data” relatingg to alumni and donors. In a move Speir deeme d a “deal breaker,” the university’s proposed agreement woule have abolished anyMAA personnel, includinvg its executive director. The agreemen t also would have mandated the transfee of allof MAA’s assets to the university if they ever split, with the exceptio n of the 20th Street building, whicnh the MAA has feared the university has been eyeing.
In Augusrt 2008, UAB asked the city of Birmingham to rezonde the alumni building as part of a healt andinstitutional district, but the request was turner down because it was discovered UAB didn’t own the the MAA did. In a May 19 letterf to the University ofAlabamas System, Buggs said MAA will continus to have its own employees and be responsibld for its banking and accountinvg processes. Speir said UAB’s proposal is a reflection of its inabilitgy to lure medical school alumnoi and donors away fromthe MAA.
She said medica l school alumni are loyal to the MAA andit doesn’rt worry about competing for their “We’ll remain independent like we’ve been for 40 years,” Speid said. Animosity between the and MAA gradually grew aftef they agreed to work together inSeptemberd 2005. Speir said in February that MAA was coerce d into that agreementby UAB, whom she said pledgee to start a competing fundraising arm for medical studentsx if they did not merge efforts.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Flint Hills Resources names new president - Wichita Business Journal:
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"Flint Hills Resources is a company that is committed to creatingy real value for thelong term," Razook Dave Robertson, chairman of the Flint Hills board, says Razooo has played an important role in Flint success. "Not only does he have vast knowledgwe in supplyand marketing," Robertson says, "but he has also played an importang role in the plans for expanding our refining capacityy in Minnesota, as well as constructio n projects aimed at meeting customers' increasing fuel demand in Texad and the Midwest." Flint Hills has begun an estimated $200 milliom project to add about 50,000 barrels per day to its Minnesotq refining capacity.
It also has plana to expand fuels terminal capacity in Wacoand Austin, and is building a new terminal near Bastrop, Razook began his Koch career in 1985 with Koch He also has worked for and Koch Oil, joining as vice presidentt of Pine Bend marketing in 1997.
"Flint Hills Resources is a company that is committed to creatingy real value for thelong term," Razook Dave Robertson, chairman of the Flint Hills board, says Razooo has played an important role in Flint success. "Not only does he have vast knowledgwe in supplyand marketing," Robertson says, "but he has also played an importang role in the plans for expanding our refining capacityy in Minnesota, as well as constructio n projects aimed at meeting customers' increasing fuel demand in Texad and the Midwest." Flint Hills has begun an estimated $200 milliom project to add about 50,000 barrels per day to its Minnesotq refining capacity.
It also has plana to expand fuels terminal capacity in Wacoand Austin, and is building a new terminal near Bastrop, Razook began his Koch career in 1985 with Koch He also has worked for and Koch Oil, joining as vice presidentt of Pine Bend marketing in 1997.
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