Donna Provencher - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/donna-provencher/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Donna Provencher - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/donna-provencher/ 32 32 103504436 Here’s how new federal guidelines could boost solar power businesses https://houstonnewmedia.org/heres-how-new-federal-guidelines-could-boost-solar-power-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-how-new-federal-guidelines-could-boost-solar-power-businesses Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:57:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=649188509db04440734969103e3b26f5 Big Sun Solar CEO Robert Miggins shares with the San Antonio Business Journal how federal emergency invocation of the Defense Production Act could reduce the cost of solar and speed up the global supply chain.

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]]> 346958 Houston-born entrepreneur, professional boxer pitches Aqua Glove on ‘Shark Tank’ https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-born-entrepreneur-professional-boxer-pitches-aqua-glove-on-shark-tank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-born-entrepreneur-professional-boxer-pitches-aqua-glove-on-shark-tank Thu, 26 May 2022 19:49:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b46c398be5cf5fcd5c5ae605f167b9b2 Professional boxer Tony Adeniran couldn't have known in 2017 when he founded Black Stallion Boxing Plus in San Antonio that a global pandemic would pose unheard-of challenges to his studio — and also inspire him to develop a non-impact workout glove th...

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]]> 333931 Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association names Houston exec as board chair https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-independent-producers-and-royalty-owners-association-names-houston-exec-as-board-chair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-independent-producers-and-royalty-owners-association-names-houston-exec-as-board-chair Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:10:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=801ecc26207effe0c367dffe9055658b Previously, Jud Walker served on the board in an at-large capacity.

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]]> 285808 Texas oil and natural gas employment soared in February, TIPRO report says https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-oil-and-natural-gas-employment-soared-in-february-tipro-report-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-oil-and-natural-gas-employment-soared-in-february-tipro-report-says Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:02:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=eff8d228e704bb470a824181c11f796e The February employment growth followed a smaller uptick in January.

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]]> 282100 Texas oil and gas has gained 16,000 jobs in the past year, new report says https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-oil-and-gas-has-gained-16000-jobs-in-the-past-year-new-report-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-oil-and-gas-has-gained-16000-jobs-in-the-past-year-new-report-says Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:07:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e5f739310a69d28f980317c4e69628e6 Texas oil and gas employment in January was up 10% compared to a year earlier.

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]]> 269737 MacKenzie Scott donates $13M to Houston dropout-prevention program https://houstonnewmedia.org/mackenzie-scott-donates-13m-to-houston-dropout-prevention-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mackenzie-scott-donates-13m-to-houston-dropout-prevention-program Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:19:17 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4be566af99acd3d48b58d0dd72322b45 Scott acquired her $38 billion fortune in her 2019 divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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]]> 247207 Texas oil and natural gas industries tout $15.8B in taxes and royalties paid last year https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-oil-and-natural-gas-industries-tout-15-8b-in-taxes-and-royalties-paid-last-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-oil-and-natural-gas-industries-tout-15-8b-in-taxes-and-royalties-paid-last-year Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:52:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=634eb315191736e3ce8ca29478168adf Texas gets billions of dollars from the state's oil and natural gas industry every year. Here's a look at the taxes and royalties the state received in 2021.

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]]> 234084 Construction and engineering co. Zachry Group rolls out new sustainability business https://houstonnewmedia.org/construction-and-engineering-co-zachry-group-rolls-out-new-sustainability-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-and-engineering-co-zachry-group-rolls-out-new-sustainability-business Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:28:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d0e8a6fe500d41b1e24114be41eb4097 The new company, Zachry Sustainability Solutions, is designed to develop and evolve ways to decarbonize existing industrial processes.

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]]> 210341 Tesla approved to sell electricity to Texas consumers https://houstonnewmedia.org/tesla-approved-to-sell-electricity-to-texas-consumers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tesla-approved-to-sell-electricity-to-texas-consumers Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:54:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=987b19f44eca1d1098bf56dd0bbfd426 Texas recently approved a license for Tesla Energy Ventures to sell electricity to Texas retail consumers. However, that doesn't mean the company will doing so immediately.

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