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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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boomerang tube 02.17.10 SOME BIG NEWS RELATED TO BOOMERANG TUBE. THE CITY OF LIBERTY IS WORKING TO HAVE THE NECESSARY OPERATIONAL POWER AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURING PLANT BY MAY 1. IN ADDITION, WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS IN LIBERTY IS RAMPING UP TO BEGIN ASSISTING WITH EMPLOYMENT SCREENING. THAT HIRING PROCESS FOR OPERATORS HAS NOT STARTED YET, BUT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. AS FOR TUESDAY’S ACTION BY LIBERTY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER GARY BROZ SAID HE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A $3.2 MILLION SUBSTATION TO SERVE THE 489,690-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY. "AUDIO" as we previously reported, IN 2008 boomerang purchased the old national pipe and tube facility IN SOUTH LIBERTY and has been making upgrades to that building. THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE REPORTED SUNDAY THAT BOOMERANG INVESTMENT HERE NOW TOTALS $28 MILLION. TO SUPPORT THE FACILITY, The city of liberty MUST update INFRASTRUCTURE, THE LARGEST PART WHICH IS construction of A $3.2 million electrical substation. THAT’S MORE THAN WE INITIALLY REPORTED. when fully OPERATIONAL, officials say the new boomerang tube will use as much electricity as the entire city OF LIBERTY now uses. with that in mind, city leaders and boomerang officials have been NEGOTIATIng electrical rates and how the CITY WILL RECOUP costs for thAT substation. CITY ATTORNEY RANDY GUNTER SAID THERE IS NOW A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON THESE ISSUES. "AUDIO" CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SUBSTATION SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 15 MONTHS. IN THE MEANTIME, GARY BROZ SAID THE CITY WILL UTILIZE AN EXISTING SUBSTATION TO SUPPLY THE NEEDED POWER. "AUDIO" IN THE EVENT SOMETHING LIKE A STORM REDUCES THE CITY’S ABILITY TO SUPPLY POWER TO BOTH BOOMERANG AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, RANDY GUNTER SAID BOOMERANG OFFICIALS UNDERSTAND CITY RESIDENTS WILL BE SUPPLIED POWER FIRST. "AUDIO" LAST WEEK, LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL PAVED THE WAY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO FUND THE $3.2 MILLION SUBSTATION PROJECT. LIBERTY’S CITY MANAGER SAID THIS MONEY WILL BE PAID BACK BY BOOMERANG, NOT WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS’ TAX DOLLARS. ‘AUDIO" boomerang OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THEY will INITIALly hire ABOUT 250 PEOPLE with plans to employ 350 when fully operational. DURING A 2008 PRESENTATION TO LIBERTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE MANUFACTURER’S LEADERS PROJECTED ANNUAL SALES OF $500 MILLION. THE CHRONICLE REPORTED THAT REVENUE PROJECTION IS NOW AT NEARLY $600 MILLION. ceo gregg eisenberg said a recent decision by the international trade commission to impose duties on imports from china has COMPETITIVELY leveled the playing field in oilfield pipe and manufacturing. THE CHRONICLE STORY STATES CHINESE-MADE IMPORTS MADE UP MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF THE PIPING MARKET IN 2008. THAT HAS BOOMERANG OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESS OF THE LOCAL FACILITY. AGAIN, THE CITY OF LIBERTY IS MOVING forward WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A $3.2 MILLION ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE BOOMERANG TUBE MANUFACTURING PLANT. IN THE MEANTIME, THE CITY WILL UTILIZE AN EXISTING SUBSTATION TO BEGIN SUPPLYING POWER BY MAY 1. THE LOCAL WORKFORCE STAFF IS ALREADY ASSISTING BOOMERANG WITH FINDING A HUMAN RESOURCES PERSON AND A SAFETY DEPARTMENT HEAD. NEXT, TEXAS WORKFORCE WILL ASSIST WITH HIRING FACTORY PERSONNEL, BUT THAT PROCESS HAS NOT YET STARTED. KSHN WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON HIRING PLANS IN A FUTURE NEWSCAST.
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