The big IDEA
IDEA Public Schools is planning to open 14 schools on seven sites inside Midland and Odessa by the 2024-25 school year.
Editorial: IDEA announcement is the type of education transformation our community needs
The announcement that IDEA Public Schools will open 14 schools in Midland-Odessa by the 2024-25 school year is the type of education transformation our community needs.
What they are saying about IDEA in Midland and Odessa
“Improving public education is vital to the success of our communities and is a top priority for PSP and our member companies…” Permian Strategic Partnership Chairman Don Evans
IDEA fueled by donations
A group of Permian Basin companies, foundations and individuals from Ector and Midland counties have contributed nearly $55 million in start-up funds for IDEA Public Schools to establish a presence in the region.
$55 million invested towards 14 IDEA public schools to Midland, Odessa
Foundations and businesses across the Permian Basin teamed up to raise 55 million dollars, which will all be invested towards 14 IDEA public schools to Midland and Odessa by 2025.
Payton: Change of attitude can put Midland among nation’s top 100 cities
My name is Patrick Payton, and I am running for mayor. And with that simple statement, the former Stonegate senior pastor entered the 2019 mayors race.
ECISD looking at more student growth, overcrowded campuses
An infusion of growth, particularly at the middle and high school levels, is coming over the next 10 years for Ector County Independent School District, a recent demographic study by Davis Demographics shows.
Opinion: There is power in partnership
The Permian is blessed with courageous, inventive people and natural resources beyond our wildest imagination. It is one of the reasons wildcatters had the audacity to believe they could create an oasis in the middle of the desert so many lifetimes ago.
Pioneer remains upbeat about Permian Basin operations
Pioneer Natural Resources and other shale producers are having their high-flying wings clipped by investors concerned that the producers were spending far more than they were earning.
Oil CEO: Lea to become No. 1 oil producer in the nation
The EnergyPlex Conference, hosted by the Economic Development Corporation of Lea County, drew about 250 participants for the one-day event.
The PSP Presents in Hobbs
On June 25, Tracee Bentley, CEO of the PSP, presented at the annual New Mexico EnergyPlex Conference in Hobbs, New Mexico. The Conference was hosted by the Economic Development Corporation of Lea County and sponsored by several PSP member companies. Tracee provided an update on the PSP to attendees, including oil and gas executives and […]
Nonprofit oil alliance spends on grant writer for New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A nonprofit alliance of energy companies has spent $80,000 on a grant writer to help New Mexico’s Transportation Department pursue federal grants. The state’s Legislative Finance Committee announced in a newsletter Tuesday the support from the Permian Strategic Partnership.
Q&A: Public Works Director outlines plans for Eddy County road construction
Jason Burns started his third week as Eddy County Public Works Director and has developed a multi-step approach dealing with county road projects. Burns entered his new position with Eddy County June 3.
Eddy County seeks private money for proposed overpass
Eddy County officials said the intersection of New Mexico State Road 31 and United States Highway 285 is the “weakest link” in the county’s extensive road network.
Meet the Speakers – EnergyPlex Conference
Tracee Bentley is the CEO of Permian Strategic Partnership, a collaboration between local communities and oil and gas companies operating in the Permian Basin.
Conference speaker: Midstream companies must rethink how they operate
For well over a year, the dominant conversation in the Permian Basin has been about how to move its surging crude and natural gas production to market.
Third annual EnergyPlex conference set for June 25
The third annual New Mexico Energy-Plex Conference will be held June 25 at the Lea County Event Center. Hosted by the Economic Development Corporation of Lea County (EDCLC), the one-day conference includes talks and panel discussions involving executives from the various forms of energy found in the county.
ExxonMobil to invest $55B in Lea, Eddy
IRVING, Texas — ExxonMobil officials said that a new study commissioned by the multinational oil and gas corporation estimates its development of Permian Basin resources in New Mexico will generate $64 billion in net economic benefits for the state and local communities over the next 40 years, creating thousands of new jobs and providing increased […]
New Mexico commits millions to rural roads, vows to work with oil and gas industry on repairs
Partnering with private industry could be the path to repairing the crumbling roads in rural southeast New Mexico, burdened by the oil and gas industry – the same industry that generated about $2 billion in surplus funds for the State of New Mexico last year.
TxDOT chair tours Permian Basin to gain more information about region
When talking about the Permian’s rise as one of the premier oil-producing regions in the world, former Secretary of Commence Don Evans said, “We got the world’s attention. … This is a historic and defining moment.”