Pampa company plans to lay off 200 workers, shut down in January
After a gradual decline, the end is in sight for Pampa's Celanese plant as the company lays off the last of its workers.
"It's like driving past the old homestead," said Dietta Pope, who worked there 28 years before retiring in 2000. "I grew up out there."
The plant opened in 1952 but the Texas Workforce Commission announced Monday that Celanese will lay off about 200 employees. Mundy Contract Maintenance, which has done work for Celanese at the plant since 1989, is also laying off about 58 people.
"We anticipate shutting down production no later than Jan. 4 and removal of finished product by March 1, so it will be a bit of a phased layoff," said Travis Jacobsen, Celanese spokesman.
The plant manufactures a chemical used to make plastics, such as rayon for textiles and film for cameras, and a chemical used in the processing of a range of substances from aspirin to pharmaceutical heroin.
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November 11, 2008
Celanese Plant Nears End
November 10, 2008
The Loopbox
The Loopbox: It never stops
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Well, some of the music won't stop.
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November 8, 2008
Unfortunate Domain Names
Several years ago I stumbled across a post in a forum, listing some unfortunate domain names. Back when I was involved in MSN Communities/Groups, I saw a promo in the main help group for a Christian social site named "Christian's Exchange". The problem with it was the URL looked like this:
"....christiansexchange.groups.com"
I did some research and found some more, plus others from the post mentioned above:
1. Who Represents is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is: www.whorepresents.com
2 . Experts Exchange is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at: www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at: www.penisland.net
4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at: www.therapistfinder.com
5. There's the Italian Power Generator company: www.powergenitalia.com
(NOTE: This is now "Under Construction" I can't wait to see the end results)
6. And don't forget the Mole Station Native Nursery in New South Wales: http://www.molestationnursery.com
(NOTE: All I get now is a blank page, some popups blocked and a Privacy Report alert. I think I'll stay away from this one from now on. )
7. If you're looking for IP computer software, there's always: www.ipanywhere.com .
8. (ON SECOND THOUGHT, I will take this one out. It's a bit too much for this blog. Go to the website below, figger it out yerself, 'k?)
(NOTE: someone must have finally alerted this church about this unfortunate choice. It's now www.sfumcga.com. Thank God.)
9. And the designers at Speed of Art await you at their wacky Web site: www.speedofart.com .
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