Nuclear power:  a viable source of energy
The animated cartoon family, “The Jetsons,” probably used atomic power for a lot of things, including running their flying cars, for entertainment, robots and energy for their homes. Even Homer Simpson, of the “Simpsons” cartoon, works in a nuclear power plant. So, once, back in the late 1950s and 1960s, on into the 1980s, atomic power was looked upon as the energy answer of the future.
May 13, 2008, Victoria Advocate  more...
 
Former activist praises nukes
You do not ban a technology just because it can be used for destructive purposes, Patrick Moore said Thursday.  “Take fire for example,” he said. “One flaming arrow over the wall ... starts the whole village on fire and a lot of people die. So that means we shouldn’t use fire for cooking and heating? No, it doesn’t. It means we should stop killing people with fire.”  And the same concept applies to nuclear energy.
May 09, 2008, Victoria Advocate  more...

Volvo rentals consider locating in Victoria
Volvo Rents announced Monday it is looking to build in the Victoria area. The Asheville, N.C.-based company rents out small and medium-sized construction equipment and tools, according to the Volvo Rents Web site.  The prospective expansion comes because Victoria remains stable, even during the nation's economic decline, according to a Volvo Rents news release. 
May 06, 2008, Victoria Advocate  more...

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 a