Partners join to help fund new Hobbs Career Technical Education High School
A new career technical education high school is being developed to serve a growing number of students and better prepare them for technical jobs available across the Permian region.
Dr. Ray Perryman, Economist on Permian Perspective PP021
Welcome to the Permian Perspective Podcast. In this episode, Krista sits with Dr. Ray Perryman, an Economist here in the Permian Basin. Dr. Perryman talks about his take on “what oil’s going to do?” and to discuss the work he is doing with Priority Midland.
MC could take new role in Priority Midland
Midland College President Steve Thomas told the board Tuesday that the college could become the “organizational backbone for Priority Midland,” if trustees agree to the action at a future meeting.
Media Meeting 9-15-19
This week on Media Meeting a two part show. First, we bring you information about the Lea County Schools’ new program “Attendance Matters To Me”.
The Carlsbad Mayor’s Energy Summit
On September 12, Tracee Bentley, CEO of the PSP, presented at the annual Carlsbad Mayor’s Energy Summit. Tracee provided an update on the PSP to more than 1,000 attendees, including leaders from New Mexico, Texas, and the oil and gas industry. Tracee shared the PSP’s recent announcement launching a grant assistance initiative in Lea and […]
The PSP Hosts Housing Expo in New Mexico
As part of the PSP’s mission to provide affordable housing to the Permian Basin, the PSP, in partnership with the communities of Artesia, Carlsbad and Loving, hosted a Housing Expo in Carlsbad, New Mexico on September 12. More than 100 developers and stakeholders attended the meeting to discuss the current housing shortage, the lack of […]
$500K coming to Eddy, Lea counties to support grants for schools, roads
A group of oil and gas companies and local stakeholders is donating half a million dollars to Eddy and Lea counties to assist with grant writing as the industry booms in the two southeastern New Mexico counties leaving local communities in need of additional infrastructure funds.
Editorial: A message for our Odessa neighbors we are here for you
We salute the people of Odessa. We are so proud of how our neighbors to the west have conducted themselves in what had to be one of the toughest times in memory. They have stood strong and showed us that comebacks are not only possible but are expected. We like that.
Payton: Midland needs more than diluted, politically captive discussions of the past
What was your take from the Perryman report authorized by Priority Midland and what does it mean to govern in Midland for the next decade?
Permian Strategic Partnership announces grant assistance for two N.M. counties
The Permian Strategic Partnership announced a partnership with the JF Maddox Foundation and The Grants Collective and Community Development Consulting Associates LLC to provide professional grant writing, management and training expertise to local governments, school districts and non-profits in Lea and Eddy counties to strengthen their ability to successfully compete for state, federal and private […]
The PSP Announces Grant Assistance for Two New Mexico Counties
Hobbs and Carlsbad, New Mexico – The Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) today announced a partnership with the JF Maddox Foundation and The Grants Collective and Community Development Consulting Associates LLC to provide professional grant writing, management and training expertise to local governments, school districts and non-profits in Lea and Eddy Counties to strengthen their ability […]
PSP, foundation to contribute $625K to help Lea, Eddy counties
The Permian Strategic Partnership announced today a partnership with the JF Maddox Foundation and The Grants Collective and Community Development Consulting Associates to provide assistance to Lea and Eddy counties in New Mexico.
Booker visit offered rare opportunity for residents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Presidential candidates usually flock to Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina at this point on the campaign calendar.
Permian Basin roads gain $2 billion in additional funding
ODESSA, Tx. (KOSA) The Texas Transportation Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to provide an additional $2 billion in funding to improve Permian Basin roads.
Commission OKs $600M in road funding for Permian
The Texas Transportation Commission approved a Unified Transportation Plan (UTP) that includes $600 million for the Permian Basin over the next two years.
OUR VIEW: Hallelujah! Road help is on the way
Thursday’s vote on the 2020 Unified Transportation Program by the Texas Transportation Commission will do so much to make our roadways safer.
TxDOT Approved the UTP with $600M in New Funds for Permian Roads
AUSTIN, TX – Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) Chairman Don Evans today appeared before the Texas Transportation Commission to thank state leaders for directing an additional $600 million in strategic state funding over the next two years to make life-saving road improvements in the Permian Basin. “The terrible reality is that our region is averaging almost […]
Texas Transportation Commission approves 2020 UTP
The Texas Transportation Commission unanimously approved a statewide transportation plan today that will provide more than $2 billion in additional funding to transportation projects in the Odessa region over the next decade.
PSP, region await state’s decision about $600M in transportation funding
Midlanders could land their second big win in this year of transformation. The Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday will vote on projects that make up its Unified Transportation Plan. Should the vote go the way many in the Permian Basin desire, it would mean $600 million in projects for the region. That includes $243 million […]
Texas shale towns grapple with growth as oil-bust fears fade
ODESSA, TEXAS (Reuters) – In west Texas, the center of the U.S. oil boom, about 3,800 students at Permian High School are crammed into a campus designed for 2,500, with 20 portable buildings to help with the overflow.