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Houston-based Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) plans to spend about $2.4 billion on expansion projects and joint ventures in 2020, according to a press release. That’s in line with recent ranges the midstream company has been eyeing. As of the end of the third quarter, Kinder Morgan had $4.1 billion in capital projects on its […]

Houston Food Bank is seeking volunteers to help with donations after it was forced to throw away nearly 2 million pounds of fresh food worth almost $3 million.   An ammonia leak Tuesday night happened after one of the fans used to cool a refrigerated area “caved into the actual unit,” Brian Greene, president of Houston […]

Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), which has a major presence in Houston, has decided to move forward with a $2 billion project in Baytown. Exxon will expand its Baytown chemical plant, creating about 2,000 jobs during construction, according to a May 2 press release. The expansion is expected to start up in 2022. […]