Frustration expressed over Census deadline change

A change in the deadline for collecting Census data is not sitting well with some in Congress and nonprofit groups charged with getting every resident in the United States to complete the 2020 Census.

First Responders Receive Grant for CISM Training

The Carlsbad Fire Department has received a $41,135 grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, an application inspired by the efforts of a local grassroots organization.

Improvement project on U.S. 285 south of Carlsbad begins next month

A four-phase project to rebuild portions of United States Highway 285 in Eddy County is set to start Aug. 3, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT, City of Carlsbad, Eddy County, Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP), Permian Road Safety Coalition and others identified a need to expand for road safety improvements.

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Improvement project on U.S. 285 begins this summer

The New Mexico Department of Transportation, City of Carlsbad, Eddy County, Permian Strategic Partnership, Permian Road Safety Coalition, and others identified a need to expand the road for safety improvements.

Food banks and the census

To help meet this demand, the Food Bank has relied on community members and corporate leaders to step up financially. Even if you don’t have the financial ability to contribute, there’s another simple way you can help the Food Bank: Fill out the 2020 Census.

Carlsbad Police Department gets federal grant for COVID-19 reimbursement

A federal grant of nearly $37,000 reimbursing expenses by the Carlsbad Police Department related to preventing the spread of COVID-19 was approved by Carlsbad City Council. The Permian Strategic Partnership provided assistance to the City of Carlsbad through project review, editing and packaging the grant application.

Police Department Receives DOJ Grant for COVID-19 Reimbursement

Carlsbad City Council has approved a grant from 犀利士5mg the Department of Justice which will allow the Carlsbad Police Department to be reimbursed for $36,914 in expenses related to preventing the spread of coronavirus.

2020 Census: The importance of being counted

The 2020 census is well underway but results aren’t coming in like officials hoped. Hear from Tracee Bentley, CEO and President of the Permian Strategic Partnership who spearheads The Permian Counts campaign, about the importance of being counted for this particular census.

The Permian Counts pushing for a stronger response rate for the Census

Numbers in the Basin are low compared to the average yet, The Permian Counts continues to push residents of the Basin to fill out the Census. “There’s never been a more important time, or region for that matter, for us to fill it out,” says Tracee Bentley.

COVID-19 could lead to U.S. Census under-counting rural New Mexico communities

The suspension of field operations by the United States Census Bureau in response to COVID-19 coronavirus has left nearly 18 percent of New Mexico without the ability to easily participate in the 2020 Census, according to a state group coordinating with the federal Census officials.

A message from the Permian Strategic Parternship: hope in hard times

These are difficult days – for our families, businesses and communities – all of which are feeling the impacts from multiple global threats at once. The threat to our personal health from the COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll around the globe, while we absorb the threat to our economic health caused by market uncertainty […]

A Conversation About West Texas

Texas 2036 Founder and Chairman Tom Luce talks with Tracee Bentley, President and CEO of the Permian Strategic Partnership in Midland, as well as a Texas 2036 Board member. They discuss how COVID-19 and energy market conditions are impacting West Texas, touching on issues ranging from the economy and health to education and the digital […]

Tracee Bentley – Partnering in the Permian

The Permian Basin is a very big place. A vast expanse encompassing most of West Texas and the Southeastern quadrant of New Mexico, the region is roughly the size of the entire state of Utah. Like Utah, most of the Permian is characterized by arid, sparsely populated desert country. Over the last five years, the […]

COVID-19 closes Census field offices

COVID-19 did not stop the Permian Strategic Partnership’s (PSP) “The Permian Counts” educational campaign to create awareness and participation in the 2020 Census.

Decline in oil prices doesn’t change partnership’s efforts

The Permian Strategic Partnership isn’t going anywhere. That is what PSP Executive Director Tracee Bentley stated in an email response to the Reporter-Telegram about the i犀利士 iness/oil/article/mrt.com/business/oil/article/Crude-prices-suffer-worst-week-since-2008-15130441.php”>mpact of falling oil prices on the partnership.

PSP urges census participation

The Permian Strategic Partnership has launched The Permian Counts census campaign to encourage Permian Basin residents to participate in this year’s census.