Editor’s Note: The city of Beaumont, Texas, has long been host to petrochemical companies and its link to ExxonMobil is only strengthening, as the company continues to expand its footprint at its refinery and...
Almost as soon as Larry Galloway retired from ExxonMobil, he went back to work. The local high school grad from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, now spends his free time teaching and volunteering for the North Baton Rouge...
When most people think about manufacturing in the United States, industrial towns in the Midwest like Gary, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or Youngstown, Ohio might come to mind. But today there’s a...
When Amy Hues and Cari Williams started community college classes at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, they didn’t know each other. But it turns out the two tech buffs have a lot in common. They each drive trucks,...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asks a provocative question: If the energy renaissance that has been playing out over the last ten years – driven by oil and natural gas – had never happened, what would the...