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Run for the WASP

Oct 20, 2016

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Texas TST Inc. (Aluminum Recycling Facility) Equipment & Machinery Auction

Oct 14, 2016

You may have heard the TST Inc (aluminum smelting) company closed it's Sweetwater location. They are in the process of having an action for the remaining equipment.

Here is the link to the Auction flyer. The action will take place Wednesday, October 26th starting at 10;00 am. Inspection will take place on Tuesday, October 25th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and the morning of the auction.

The plant location is at Texas TST Inc, #13 Industrial St, Sweetwater, TX

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FLSA Overtime Rules Chage December 1, 2016

Oct 14, 2016

Fair Labor Standards Act - Overtime Rules Update

As you may or may not have heard, the FLSA overtime rules are changing and go into effect December 1, 2016. Below is a basic overview of the new regulations. Basically, anyone making under $47,476.00 a year and is on salary, will now be subject to overtime pay.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published monumental changes to the overtime rule that will make approximately 4.2 million currently exempt employees eligible for overtime pay later this... Read More

Amazon's "Career Choice" Program

Oct 3, 2016

Amazon's "Career Choice" education program.

I recently attended a workforce/education meeting in Austin. One of the panelist was Juan Garcia, Director of Global Associate Development for Amazon. His presentation was about Amazon's "Career Choice" education program. Amazon has decided to "open source" the program to allow any other company to use what they designed ..... for free!

60x30TX Workshop

Sep 30, 2016

This is an email I rec'd about the upcoming 60X30TX Workshop to be held in Lubbock on Wednesday, October 5th.

Mitchell, Mary Mary.Mitchell@thecb.state.tx.us via thecb.onmicrosoft.com 11:03 AM (39 minutes ago) to Mary

OPEC Update

Sep 29, 2016

OPEC Agrees to First Oil Output Cut in Eight Years

By Grant Smith, Angelina Rascouet, Wael Mahdi

http://bloom.bg/2d54wuE

Bloomberg

Manufacturing Update - Fall 2016

Sep 28, 2016

Just a quick update from the manufacturing side of business. Most of you realize that you represent the "foundation" for our community. Manufacturing in the US may have fallen with hopes of picking back up. In Nolan County, manufacturing is "alive and well" as we have very strong companies and even better yet, we have very strong leadership in our manufacturing sector companies.

We have recently had a few leadership changes in the plant manager side of "2" of our businesses.

TxDOT is seeking your input regarding I-20

Sep 8, 2016

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Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium 2016/17 "Applause Music Series"

Sep 6, 2016

Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium "Applause Music Series"

The Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium will be presenting it's Annual "Applause Music Series" at the Historic Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium. There will be 5 events as part of the series (Oct. 1st, Nov 5th, & Dec 3rd in 2016 and Feb 4th & May 6th in 2017. Please see the attached brochure for additional information.

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North Americas Hottest Shale Play - "Permian Basin"

Aug 31, 2016

Reprint from NGI's Shale Daily

The "great land grab," a hallmark of the early onshore unconventional renaissance, is making a big-time comeback in the Permian Basin, even with commodity prices still low.