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Five years after creating Rig Works Inc. as an oil rig servicing company, J.W. Brake’s business unveiled its 100th manufactured oil rig, which also was a first for another company.

So far, there have been very few bumps in the road for the Summit Power Group and so far, the Texas Clean Energy Project is a go.

“Everything is moving forward briskly, which is good,” said Laura Miller, director of projects for Summit Texas.   

Prayers for more water in the area might just be answered, but not in the way most people expect.

While forecasts of significant rainfall still look unlikely, plans for a desalination plant to supplement surface water sources are looking positive.

The Odessa Development Corp. is set to hear another report from Texas Tech University’s National Institute of Renewable Energy and Texas Wind Energy Institute at its 2 p.m. Thursday meeting in the third floor conference room of Odessa City Hall.

The Odessa Development Corporation didn’t vote at its Thursday meeting on a presentation about a project that would create an alternative supply of synthetic fuel.

University of Texas of the Permian Basin professor James Wright gave the presentation to ODC board members on the project, which would create a synthetic fuel, named “Green Freedom,” by using existing technologies in a different way.

The Odessa Development Corp. will hear a presentation at its Thursday meeting from a University of Texas of the Permian Basin professor about a project that would create alternative supply of synthetic fuel.

The Odessa Development Corp. will discuss a $1.6 million contract to help fund the expansion of JBS Parkway into the Industrial Business Park at its meeting Thursday.

The ODC board voted at its April 21 meeting to commit to expand JBS Parkway into the industrial park subject to an acceptable contract.

Companies interested in buying property in Odessa’s business and industrial parks can now tour what they’re getting without stepping foot in the city.

The Odessa Development Corp. has produced a new video, which shows animation of several businesses in Odessa, including REXtac LLC and Lufkin Industries. The video, which will be placed on ODC’s website, also promotes available space in the city, with vacant buildings between 10,000 and 200,000 square feet up for use.