November Corpus Christi Business News has the scoop

The November Corpus Christi Business News is in the mail and on newsstands. The monthly economic newspaper celebrates business owners and community events while keeping up with the latest news that affects the area’s economy. It is mailed free to 10,000 businesses in Corpus Christi. Another 2,000 are distributed — also free — via racks around town.
This month, the front page includes stories on:
• Cheniere Energy and the importance of LNG to the port and the local economy;
• a conversation with Port Aransas Mayor Charles Bujan about the status of his town’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey;
• a new professional sports team coming to Corpus Christi;
• and the seven constitutional amendments on the Nov. 7 ballot.
Turn the page for news on why newcomers to Corpus Christi still demand — and use — phone books.
This month, reporters interviewed the following businesses for features:
• Certainty Home Loans, which used to be Starkey Mortgage until it changed its name to better reflect its core value to its customers;
• Mark’s Cleaners, whose owner Mark Arnold has a lifetime of experience in the business and tips for holiday garment care;
• Greatstate Transmission, which is owned and operated by a longtime Corpus Christi family who bases their work ethic on their Christian faith;
• Oasis Motor Co., where “Car Whisperer” Curtis Hills uses his 40 years’ experience in the car buying business to provide only the best in used cars for his clients.
In other news, readers will find out about:
• Y Women in Careers Awards, an annual YWCA celebration of the area’s top business women (make nominations now!);
• new shops coming to La Palmera mall;
• a mobile vendor pilot program set up by the city to find the best permanent locations for the ever-popular food trucks;
• changes in state drone laws that could affect hobbyists as well as commercial operators;
• the world’s largest floating platform now being completed in Ingleside;
• Port Corpus Christi’s unique lease program and vision for the future of energy exports;
• the UT Marine Science Institute’s call for RFPs to rebuild its Port Aransas campus after Hurricane Harvey;
• why downtown guru Terry Sweeney is leaving Corpus Christi for Kentucky;
• why Frost Bank is leaving Frost Plaza for a new home;
• and why Selena made the news once again!
Anyone interested in volunteering can read about Sea City Work Camp, a program for high school students, who, this year, decided to get busy this fall helping with hurricane recovery efforts in the hardest-hit communities. Adults are needed, too!
Readers will also get a look at the biggest events coming this month with information on how to find even more area happenings online at 101corpuschristi.com/EVENTS. The online events calendar is the most comprehensive, interactive calendar in the Coastal Bend, giving users the ability to email event details to family and friends and instantly post on their own digital calendars. Favorites can be saved on a wish list later. It’s all online at 101corpuschristi.com.