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Press Releases / Latest News
VC constructs new Health Sciences Center building
Victoria College’s nursing program will have a new home when classes begin for the spring 2009 semester. The Health Sciences Center will also house the respiratory care, firefighting and EMS programs.
April 07, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
Nuclear company offers power of education
Incentive program encourages students to become technicians
The cost of tuition, textbooks and fees plus a $200-a-month stipend will be available for up to 60 qualified students who enroll in the Nuclear Power Technology program at area colleges.
March 13, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
Building permits granted to ethanol company
Lone Star Ethanol has received two permits that will allow it to begin building a new $180 million ethanol plant at the Port of Victoria by mid-summer. When complete next year, the plant will employ about 60 people full-time.
February 11, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
Big changes in store at former HEB
Whether it’s tennis shoes, a hot meal or – soon – a loveseat you’re looking for, the shopping center at 5213 N. Navarro Street could be the place to go. But don’t be surprised if the place seems a bit different than you remember. The ball is rolling to bring new business to the once bustling center.
January 26, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
Phones ringing as StarTek gets its first customer
The jingling of a telephone marked a milestone for StarTek: the chance to serve its first customer. The business process outsourcer, which moved into the former Albertson’s building at 1309 E. Red River Street, began operations Monday.
January 19, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
New developments in our area offer a promising future
The future of our region looks bright and prosperous with all the promising news of new industry and economic growth. We should strive to support these developments and remember their success will benefit our lives in the region. We’ve had the news of a possible nuclear power plant near McFaddin that would create 700 permanent jobs paying on average $70,000 a year, and now we hear about the $1.2 billion expansion of the coal-burning plant at Coleto Creek in Goliad County (Front Page, Victoria Advocate, Jan. 5).
January 07, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
Harvesting algae could be in area's future - Land near port considered for biodiesel plant
Victoria could soon be seeing green. Green algae, that is. A 350-acre plat of land at the Port of Victoria is one of three sites in the running for a $30 million biodiesel plant, Brent Kartchner, managing director of South Texas Algae, LLC announced Tuesday morning.
January 16, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
Coleto Creek plant expansion announced
GOLIAD – The Crossroads region is getting an infusion of power in the form of a $1.2 billion expansion of the coal-burning plant at Coleto Creek in Goliad County. Officials of International Power and South Texas Electric Cooperative announced the expansion Friday during a news conference on the steps of the Goliad County Courthouse. The expansion will employ about 1,000 construction workers during a five-year build-out, said Mike Fields, Coleto Creek’s plant manager. Once operational, the expansion will add about 40 full-time plant positions and 32 indirect positions at support industries.
January 5, 2008, The Victoria Advocate more...
Plant worker earns average of $70,000
A proposed nuclear power plant in Victoria County would carry huge economic gains, experts predict. The boom would start with about 2,000 temporary construction jobs, said Dale Fowler, president of the Victoria Economic Development Corp. “The construction phase will be a significant economic impact on its own, both from providing very good construction jobs for our residents and those coming from other areas,” he said of the approximately five-year building process.
December 18, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Timeline of proposed project
* LATE 2005 – Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson contacts Exelon Nuclear about considering this state as a potential site. Exelon visits Texas, agrees it could be a future home for its nuclear plant and whittles proposed locations to two.
December 18, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Victoria top site for proposed nuclear power plant
Victoria County is the top site for a $4 billion nuclear power plant, Exelon Nuclear officials announced Tuesday morning. The announcement indicates the company’s intent to file a Combined Construction & Operating License Application, not necessarily to build. Community leaders applauded the decision.
December 18, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Workforce Solutions recognized as top-performing board in Texas
Workforce Solutions of The Golden Crescent in Victoria received a $100,000 bonus for exemplary service from the Texas Workforce Commission. The award placed the Golden Crescent center first among the 28 workforce centers statewide. Eligibility requirements included customer satisfaction and job and employment retention, according to a Workforce Solutions news release.
November 28, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
UHV offers new medical business program in '08
The University of Houston-Victoria's School of Business Administration will begin offering a 26-hour program designed to provide physicians with the business skills to master the financial, management and marketing challenges of modern healthcare practice without interfering with personal or professional commitments.
November 27, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
UHV expands MBA program to China
Several hundred students in China will be able to earn their master of business administration degrees from Victoria. The University of Houston-Victoria and five universities in China have partnered to expand UHV's Global Master of Business Administration Program. UHV President Tim Hudson, School of Business Administration Dean Charles Bullock and Professor Jifu Wang went to China in mid-October to finalize the deal. The program now includes schools in Xi'an, Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou, extending the reach of the university's existing program, said Jane Mims, director of services for the UHV School of Business. The university also has programs in Mexico and Spain.
November 21, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Hu-Dat Asian Cuisine will open here soon
Victorians looking for a taste of Vietnamese food will soon have their chance. Hu-Dat Asian Cuisine has submitted two permits with the city - one calling for a $200 demolition, which was filed in October, and a $100,000 building permit submitted in November. Once open, the restaurant, which will sit at 6302 N. Navarro St., will be the chain's fifth location. November 21, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Nuclear plant will get its water
GBRA approves water for Exelon, even though plant may not come here
Exelon Nuclear has the right to lease Texas river water for the next two years, water officials announced Wednesday. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority board of directors approved a reservation agreement with Exelon Generation Company, LLC, enabling the company to lease 75,000 acre-feet of water north of state Highway 35 for the next two years while they determine where – and if – to build a nuclear plant.
November 15, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Victoria Airport takes its game to Cowboyland
It has taken the Dallas Cowboys 12 years to amass another 8-1 midseason record. On Dec. 2, it’ll only take you one hour to get there for the game. It’s official: The Victoria Regional Airport will offer nonstop jet service to two Dallas airports.
November 14, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
River authority to consider nuclear plant request
Exelon Nuclear will need portion of Canal System Water Rights
Plans for a proposed nuclear plant in Texas press on, as discussion of a water reservation agreement and new reactors are under way. Exelon Nuclear announced plans in June to apply for a combined construction and operating license application, a beginning step in securing a plant in Victoria or Matagorda counties. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority will discuss a two-year reservation agreement for a portion of the Canal System Water Rights at today's 10 a.m. meeting, according to a meeting agenda.
November 14, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Ray Perryman: From every angle, nuclear energy great for Texas
About 30 years ago, after the Three Mile Island partial nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania, many Americans wanted to throw out the baby with the bath water and get rid of nuclear power completely. Some of that fear remains today, but is being overshadowed by reality and the need for clean power. In the renewed debate, Texas is right in the center of it.
October 2, 2007, Waco Tribune-Herald more...
Victoria gets two new retailers
Victoria may have lost one long-standing retailer, but another is quickly on its way in. Fallas Paredes will open its doors tomorrow at 5217 N. Navarro St., just weeks after Dunlaps moved out. The Gardena, Calif.-based company offers discounted clothing for men, women, children and infants, and the building was bustling Tuesday morning as employees breezed through the store, carefully hanging clothing on the racks. And Fallas Paredes isn't alone. The area's seen an onslaught of businesses choosing to bring business to Victoria. Earthbound Trading Company is setting up shop in the Victoria Mall, where it will open Oct. 20 next to the Claire's boutique.
October 10, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
New Suzuki dealership is coming to Victoria
A second Suzuki dealership should roll into town before the first of the year, Mark Graiff said. Quality Suzuki of Victoria is setting up shop at 6702 N. Navarro St., where Ryan's restaurant once was. Plans are still underway, but the entity will likely include a 5,000 square-foot showroom space, office space for accounting, 10 full-service bays and a parts department, said Graiff, director of operations for Quality Auto Group.
September 19, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Heart center receives special certification
Patients needing nuclear heart stress tests can now undergo them locally in an accredited lab. This should give patients the confidence their nuclear heart tests will be accurate, said Dr. Harish Chandna, of the Victoria Heart and Vascular Center. Chandna, a nuclear board-certified cardiologist and center co-owner, said the distinction shows the center has quality equipment, a trained staff and thus the ability to spot heart problems quickly and accurately.
September 19, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Rep. Geanie Morrison expects great things at Port of Victoria
With the Port of Victoria, the I-35 corridor and permits that should come through next week regarding an ethanol plant in town, Victoria is in the midst of change, said state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria. "It makes our area just perfect for an explosion," she said. "All it's going to take is that one first big project and then it's just going to explode here."
September 13, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Schools of tomorrow - Victoria district OK's buying four parcels of land
Victoria Independent School District moved forward in its effort to expand the school system by approving the purchase of four parcels of land. In Thursday's special meeting, board members unanimously approved the purchase of land that will be the sites of two new high schools, an elementary school and a middle school.
September 07, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
UHV's entreprepreneurial program one of best online schools in U.S.
Fortune: Small Busines Magazine ranks it 3rd in nation
The University of Houston-Victoria is one of the nation’s top five schools for aspiring entrepreneurs. Fortune: Small Business Magazine, ranked UHV as the third best online entrepreneurial school in its September 2007 edition.
August 22, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Aircraft maintenance shop now open at Victoria Regional Airport
Facility can serve not just Victoria and area aircraft but also out of state planes
Pilots and aircraft owners can now get repairs on their airplanes in Victoria.
Victoria Aviation, an aircraft maintenance facility, has set up shop at the Victoria Regional Airport and began working on aircraft Monday.
August 22, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Still in the steel business - Workers in South Texas Steel Service Company bring their expertise to Victoria
Superman they aren't, but two "men of steel" have brought their services to Victoria. Carlisle Maxwell and Michael Means opened South Texas Steel Service Company in the old Safety Steel building at 201 E. Crestwood Drive about six weeks ago. The company fabricates reinforced steel, said Means, its vice president.
August 18, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Victorians can shop at Tuesday Morning seven days a week
Victoria residents will soon see Tuesday mornings in an entirely different light. Tuesday Morning, a national retail chain that offers name-brand home décor items at discounted prices, will open at the Victoria Mall the first week of September.
August 09, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Plans afoot for Albertsons building - Company would turn empty building into local call center
A Colorado-based company is considering spending $2.5 million to convert the former Albertsons store building in Victoria into a call center that handles inbound calls, creating jobs and salaries officials said will benefit the economy. "If they move forward with the plans as we know them, it would mean potentially hundreds of jobs working for a company that has a very good standing in the community," said Dale Fowler with the Victoria Economic Development Corp.
July 19, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Knight speaks at Nave Museum about power plant
Residents from around the area embraced a knight Thursday evening. Sir Neville Simms, chairman of International Power, hosted a reception Thursday evening at the Nave Museum to recognize the company's mid-2006 acquisition of Coleto Creek Power plant for $1.1 billion.
July 13, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Exelon Nuclear started looking at Matagorda County ‘months and months ago'
It was announced on June 28 that Exelon Nuclear, an electric utility company, plans on filing a federal license application in order to build and operate a nuclear power plant on one of two sites in the region.
July 05, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
A good record: Nuclear power
A lot of people worry about being in the proximity of a nuclear power plant. But no accidents have occurred in the industry since Three Mile Island in 1979. That's an excellent record for a manufacturer - 28 years with no major incidents.
July 4, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
What happens if Oyster Lake goes nuke?
Those who live in and enjoy the area have divergent views
COLLEGEPORT - Oyster Lake is a delicate ecosystem home to an array of birds and other wildlife. It also offers many recreational activities for water lovers, specifically anglers. And if plans announced Thursday become a reality, it also could be neighbors with Exelon Nuclear's new nuclear power plant. The plant, if built in Matagorda County, would be 10 miles south of Collegeport near the lake. A site 20 miles south of Victoria is Exelon's secondary choice for the plant.
July 02, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Nuclear power isn't something to fear
Jim Bishop: News To Me
"There is good reason to give nuclear power a fresh look ... Nuclear power has a good safety record in this country."
July 01, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Plant's effects on uranium operations uncertain
The Texas Legislature and uranium mining
House Bills 3837 and 3838, OK'd during the most recent legislature, provide protection of property and water rights for landowners during the exploration process for uranium. The bills provide more stringent regulations during the exploration process, as well as provide notice to communities before exploration begins, according to state Rep. Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, D-District 35. They also mandate uranium companies provide water quality information to communities. Most importantly, they will now have to provide pre-exploratory water testing.
June 29, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Used fuel is stored at nuclear plants, for now
Spent fuel from any nuclear plant would have to be temporarily stored at the plant even after the federal government decides on a permanent repository for the highly radioactive material. "That's just a given," said Craig Nesbit with Exelon Nuclear. "You can't take it out of the reactor and just ship it off. That's just not possible."
June 29, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Q. IS THERE GOING TO BE A NEW NUCLEAR PLANT built in the Victoria area?
A. Matagorda County is Exelon Nuclear's first choice; Victoria County is the secondary site. "The decision to actually build the $4 billion plant still hasn't been made. We are going to file for a combined construction and operating license and we hope to get it," said Craig Nesbit, a spokesman for Exelon Nuclear.
June 29, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
Matagorda and Victoria chosen as sites for nuclear power plant
Matagorda and Victoria counties are the front-runners for a possible $4 billion nuclear power plant, Craig Nesbit of Exelon Nuclear said today. Exelon Nuclear announced plans today to apply for a combined construction and operating license application, a preliminary step in securing a plant. A piece of land about 10 miles south of Collegeport in Matagorda County is the company’s primary site, said Nesbit, Exelon’s communications director. Its secondary site is located about 20 miles south of Victoria in Victoria County.
June 28, 2007, The Victoria Advocate more...
New power plant expected to be a big help for energy-needy Texas
Victoria may be part of the answer to Texas' energy demands. The Victoria Power Plant is being transformed into a thermal energy plant that will produce about 3,000 megawatts of energy, said Roy Hart, development director for NuCoastal Corporation, Thursday at the Victoria Economic Development Corporation semi-annual meeting.
June 15, 2007 The Victoria Advocate more...
Room boom in Victoria - Three new hotels are scheduled to open by mid-2008
Coming to Victoria in the near future? Finding accommodations should be easier. Planning is under way on three new hotels: a Lexington Inn & Suites, a Holiday Inn Express and a Candlewood Suites.
May 20, 2007 The Victoria Advocate more...
Texas Zoo undergoing transformation - New structures, animals and programs set for Victoria zoo
The times they are a-changin' at the zoo. Texas Zoo animal curator Angie Killough walks through the zoo pointing to areas where animal exhibits will be changing, but one doesn't have to look very far to see the transformations. Construction seems to be ever-present as enclosures are being taken down and new structures are going up throughout the zoo, located in the heart of Riverside Park.
May 21, 2007 The Victoria Advocate more...
VISD begins - Makes beginning moves after Saturday's bond election
Now that the celebrations are over, it is time to get to work to make reality out of the $159 million bond package approved by voters Saturday. By a count of 4,538 to 2,730, voters approved the construction of two new high schools, a middle school and two elementary schools, additions t
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