Odessa American

Odessa's February check of $2,912,173.36 rose 12.28 percent from February 2008. The city of Odessa will pocket $2,329,738 of the check, while the Odessa Development Corp. will get $582,434.

An item tabled at last month's meeting is scheduled to be up for discussion again when the Odessa Development Corp. board meets Thursday.

The Odessa Development Corp. will once again consider a request by the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to fund a manufacturing and industrial workforce development coordinator.