The Golden Triangle Business Roundtable conducted its monthly meeting at Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) in Beaumont at the Paul and Connie Szuch Multipurpose Bldg on Oct 17, 2017.  Featured guest speaker was Chris Fisher, CEO and Director of the Port of Beaumont.   The Program was entitled…

“The Port of Beaumont….Past, Present, and Future” 

The Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas is responsible to the taxpayers of its District for the improvement of navigation and the development of maritime shipping and waterborne related commerce to and from its wharves; and for maintenance, development, extension, and improvement of wharf and dock facilities of the Port of Beaumont to promote economic growth in our District and the State of Texas and in the interest of national defense.

On November 7, 2017, the Port of Beaumont will seek the issuance of $85 million in General Obligation Bonds to fund a portion of three major projects, along with other capital improvements, that are part of the Port’s $169.2 million Capital Improvement Program.