DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(032722)-RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT COPPER KEY REALTY

Odessa, Texas/March 27, 2022-Copper Key Realty and Copper Key Gifts located at the corner of 5th and Grant, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony. Three local Hispanic Organization and guests gathered at the business located in the Downtown Odessa area to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony. 

(John Herriage, Copper Key Realty and Copper Key Gift) 

Several businesses in entertainment, restaurants and retail are scheduled to open sometime this summer or the Spring of 2023. 

(Casey Hallmark, Executive Director-Downtown Odessa) 

Copper Key Realty and Copper Key Gifts featured various works of art from the membership of the Odessa Hispanic Art Association. 

(Liliana Marquez, Artist/Hispanic Art Association of Odessa/Hispanic Heritage of Odessa) 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(032722)-RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT COPPER KEY REALTY

Odessa, Texas/March 27, 2022-Copper Key Realty and Copper Key Gifts located at the corner of 5th and Grant, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony. Three local Hispanic Organization and guests gathered at the business located in the Downtown Odessa area to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony. 

(John Herriage, Copper Key Realty and Copper Key Gift) 

Several businesses in entertainment, restaurants and retail are scheduled to open sometime this summer or the Spring of 2023. 

(Casey Hallmark, Executive Director-Downtown Odessa) 

Copper Key Realty and Copper Key Gifts featured various works of art from the membership of the Odessa Hispanic Art Association. 

(Liliana Marquez, Artist/Hispanic Art Association of Odessa/Hispanic Heritage of Odessa) 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(032422)SUPERIOR OPTIMIZATION 20th ANNIVERSARY AT WTFB

Odessa, Texas/March 24, 2022-The West Texas Food Bank hosted the 20th Anniversary of Superior Optimization. Ownership, management and employees of Superior volunteered at the food bank pantry by handing out food boxes to families. 

(Jesse Pletts, CEO/President-Superior Optimization) 

The Superior Community Fund, created by the management and ownership of Superior Optimization provided a check to the West Texas Food Bank of approximately $5 thousand dollars, which proviedes 10 thousand meals to the communities the food bank serves. 

(Don Bennett, Executive Chairman-Superior Optimization) 

Superior Optimization is committed to ending hunger in the Permian Basin, though it’s partnership with the West Texas Food Bank. 

(Libby Campbell, CEO-West Texas Food Bank) 

On Wednesday, March 23rd, The West Texas Food Bank and Superior Optimization served 393 households at the drive through food pantry. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

  

 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(031922)-NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART BIOMECHANICS LAB AT UTPB

Odessa, Texas/March 19, 2022-The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has a new multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art biomechanics lab located in the D. Kirk Edwards Human Performance Center. The lab allows students to learn about bodies in motion, and help student-atheletes who are injured see how their injuries are healing. 

(Alanna Dennison, Academic Chair-Department of Human Performance-UT Permian Basin) 

The software used in the UTPB bio-mechanics lab is the same software used in the development of FORTNITE gaming animation. 

(Alanna Dennison, Academic Chair-Department of Human Performance-UT Permian Basin) 

Students in anatomy classes can see body movement in a simple wireframe model in a 3D space. 

(Alanna Dennison, Academic Chair-Department of Human Performance-UT Permian Basin) 

UTPB has the opportunity through the bio-mechanics lab to bring in high school atheletes, recreational athletes from all over the region to look at movement quality and help prevent injuries. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(031622)-NEW TUITION PROGRAM CALLED FALCON FREE AT UTPB

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Odessa, Texas/March 16, 2021-The UT System Board of Regents approved the creation of a new $300 million dollar endowment to reduce the cost of higher education for undergraduate students and their families of seven UT academic institutions, that includes UTPB. The UT System, leaders and faculty of UTPB joined with elected officials and community leaders and students to hear details of the Promise Plus program.  

(Kevin Eltife, Chairman of the Board/UT Board of Regents) 

This $300 million dollar endowment is an important investment in the expansion of educational opportunities by making it possible for more students to earn a degree at a low cost. 

(D.B. Milliken, Chancellor/Univeristy of Texas System ) 

The new Falcon Free program can raise its family income threshold to $100,000 and make it possible for 700 additional students to have their entire tuition covered. 

(Sandra Woodley, President-University of Texas of the Permian Basin) 

The Ballet Folklorico, the Mariachis and the dance group of the University of Texas performed during the announcement of the Falcon Free Program. Brandon Lippert, a student at UTPB will be benefiting from the Promise program. 

(Brandon Lippert, Student/Student Body Vice-President/Drum Major-UTPB Marching Band) 

For more information on the Falcon Free progaram visit the UTPB website.  

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(031422)-COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CREATE CHALLENGES FOR TEXAS DPS

Midland, Texas/March 14, 2022-Commercial vehicles play a vital role in the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin. Many commercial drivers operate with the wrong class of drivers license, and other violations. These issues create challenges to the Texas Department of Public Safety in policing commercial vehicles. 

(Sgt Steven Blanco, West Texas Region/Texas Department of Public Safety) 

Many companies and drives are not keeping up with equipment maintenance that is required on their commercial vehicles.  

(Sgt Steven Blanco, West Texas Region/Texas Department of Public Safety) 

Commercial vehicles that haul Sand Boxes and oversized loads are causing concern with the Texas Department of Public Safety. 

(Voice of: Sgt Steven Blanco, West Texas Region/Texas Department of Public Safety) 

Texas DPS wants all drivers to know that distracted driving is a factor in many fatal crashes on the highway. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.