Coastal Bend sand builds the best sandcastles in the world, drawing world-class sand sculptors and more than 100,000 visitors each year to the annual Texas SandFest in Port Aransas. This year, SandFest, which must be held on a weekend when Read more…
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San Patricio County it is. Portland will soon be home to the world’s largest ethylene cracker plant, which will be built by ExxonMobil and partner Saudia Arabia Basic Industries Corp. Three other contenders for the location — one in Victoria Read more…
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Live symphonic music in tune with a stunning fireworks display: the sixth annual Pops in the Park takes place on Saturday, April 22 at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi. For six years running, the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra has presented Read more…
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H-E-B became the largest private employer in the state of Texas recently when the number of workers hired topped the 100,000 mark. With employees in both Mexico and Texas, the supermarket of the Lone Star State is now one of Read more…
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When a supermax ship filled with nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil sailed from the Port of Corpus Christi recently, it reached milestones for both the port and NuStar Energy, the loading company. The Cap Romuald supermax vessel, which Read more…
Read moreThe only Level-II trauma center south of Austin is set to change locations in Corpus Christi on May 2. Currently the trauma center resides at Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital at 2606 Hospital Blvd. In early May, it will begin operation Read more…
Read moreLocal small business owners are being honored at a special event put on by Del Mar College’s Small Business Development Center for National Small Business Week. Called “Entrepreneur Night & Small Business Awards,” the event will be held from 5 Read more…
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An interim president has been appointed to the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce while a nationwide search for a new president and CEO has begun. Kresten Cook, who recently retired as the deputy to the commander of the Corpus Read more…
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The old Nueces County Courthouse was sold April 12 to buyers who may turn it into a hotel. Firm plans for the future of Corpus Christi's most famous haunted building won't be revealed until summer said Steve Coon of Coon Read more…
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Payless ShoeSource has filed for bankruptcy and will close two of the five Payless stores in the Coastal Bend. The discount shoe chain is closing 400 stores nationwide as part of a Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy petition filed April 5 Read more…
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