2 CS First Victoria bankers promoted

First Victoria recently promoted two longtime bankers working in College Station.

Denise M. Joiner, banking center manager at the College Station-Crescent Pointe location, was elevated to assistant vice president.

Joiner has 13 years of banking experience and attended Texas A&M. She is on the boards of the Boy Scouts of America and the American Business Women's Association and holds offices on several committees.

Diane McCollum, assistant manager for the College Station branch, was promoted to a bank officer. She has 40 years of banking experience.

B-CS airport host aviation showcase

Easterwood Airport and Clear Channel this month will host Business After Hours, in conjunction with the Bryan-College Station Chamber.

The event, scheduled for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 11, will be at the upper level of the McKenzie Terminal at Easterwood Airport. Parking is free.

"It also allows us to showcase the airport," said Easterwood aviation director John Happ. "We're looking to show people what we have to offer."

Happ said the event is designed to allow local businesses to mingle with each other and to introduce new businesses to others.

For more information, call 260-5200.

Texas comptroller launches Web site

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs this week discussed three initiatives designed to promote transparency, good government and smart spending.

Combs called a press conference in Austin to talk about why transparency matters and the need for spending effectiveness while highlighting Texas Smart Buy, a program she initiated to help government agencies.

With the Texas Transparency Check-Up, a new Web site launched by the comptroller to complement the "Where the Money Goes" online database of state government expenditures, taxpayers can see how Texas local governments provide financial transparency online, she said in a statement.

Making financial information easily accessible encourages good government and ensures openness and accountability, she said.

The Web site, which Combs dubbed the Window on State Government, has audio of her recent press conference and more information about the program at www.window.state.tx.us.

Students turn junk into recycled art

Students in Leon County recently learned that junk can be art. And you can win awards for it.

Nucor Steel in Jewett recently hosted the second annual Texas Recycles Junk Art Competition for schools in Leon County. The contest included participants from the Normangee, Centerville, Buffalo and Leon independent school districts.

The finals were held at Nucor's recycling facility, where organizers said the event challenged young people to turn materials that might otherwise be discarded into objects of value -- literally, since the winners shared $2,500 in prize money.

"We're one of the world's leading recyclers, and this competition supports everything we're about as a business and as a good steward of the environment," said Chad Utermark, general manager of the Jewett mill. "It makes students more aware of recycling and its possibilities, and that, in turn, helps them better understand the importance of preserving and protecting our natural resources.

"We're proud of our team here at Nucor for making an all-out effort in this contest and of the students, teachers and administrators whose hard work and commitment made it a big success," he said.

Nucor awarded three $500 grand prizes and four $250 second-place prizes for elementary, junior high and high school age groups. The first-place winners were Leon High School, Buffalo Junior High and Leon Elementary. Second-place winners were Buffalo High School, Leon Junior High, Buffalo Elementary and Centerville.

Economic Outlook registration open

Registration is now open for the 2009 Economic Outlook Conference scheduled for Jan. 28 at the College Station Hilton and Conference Center.

Organizers say the conference is intended to offer information useful to business, civic and community leaders from Brazos, Burleson, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties.

Registration is $65 per person, including lunch, a conference notebook and other resources. Sponsorship of eight participants -- including a reserved lunch table -- is available for $570.

To register, go to the chamber Web site at www.bcschamber.org or contact Dena Gaskin at 260-5200.

-- Staff reports

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