Written by Ben Cox – Vocational students at Brownwood High School held their first annual BHS Industry and Trades Showcase last night in the students center, showcasing the projects and skills that they have learned so far this year.
Principal Mitch Moore said he was “proud to have this many classes offered at BHS, and is excited to see all of the skills that are being taught in these classes.”
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After 22 months on the job, Roland Soto has much to like about working as the City of Brownwood’s first-ever sports coordinator.
Soto particularly likes the numbers he presented recently to the Brownwood City Council showing that sporting events held in the city in 2018 have had an economic impact of $527,493, including 1,566 room nights in local hotels.
What stands out to Soto about those numbers is “just the overall impact from events that we’re doing which I would consider home-grown events...
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BROWNWOOD – September 14, 2018 – In a list released this week by U.S. News & World Report, Howard Payne University was named a 2019 “Best Value School” in the “Best Regional Colleges West” category. HPU was in sixth place among the ranked universities.
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Commerce Square is a 163,474 square foot shopping center anchored by Aldi, Burkes Outlet, Bealls, Buffalo Wild Wings and Harbor Freight with a large trade area drawing over 113,000 people. Commerce Square provides a huge impact to our local economy and community!
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Written by Amanda Coers – Landmark Life Insurance Company hosted a Business After Hours event Tuesday evening in their newest location downtown. Attendees were treated to light hors d’ oeuvres and refreshments as well as a look at the remodeled interior of the old Bank of America building on Center Avenue. The modern with just a touch of retro flair style revamp serves as a backdrop for Landmark Life’s most recent expansion into administrative services.
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DaVita Kidney Care recently announced the opening of a new dialysis center located at 2511 Crockett Drive, in Brownwood. The new center will have 12 dialysis stations and will dialyze patients on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. with the possibility of expanded treatment days. The center is also accepting new patients for peritoneal dialysis (PD). PD offers more flexibility as patients can dialyze at home, work or on vacation.
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The Texas Board of Nursing unanimously approved Howard Payne University’s proposal to offer the pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. At a BON meeting held Thursday in Austin, the news was communicated to HPU representatives Dr. W. Mark Tew, provost and chief academic officer; Dr. Nina Ouimette, dean of nursing; and Laci Sutton, instructor of nursing. The approval follows many months of diligent preparation and close correspondence with the BON by HPU administrators and faculty.
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Brownwood News – Shipley Do-nuts located at 305 West Commerce Street is now open for business. The newly opened eatery will host a Grand Opening tomorrow, July 10th. The first 200 customers starting July 10th at 5 a.m. will receive a free tumbler, with free coffee refills at the Brownwood location for life.
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Sales tax has increased for the seventh straight month when compared to last year. This is a great positive indicator of our local economy, and local business.
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