VEDC Presents - The Port of Victoria Story The Port of Victoria is an important part of VEDC's economic development plan. Dale Fowler and Robert Loeb discuss the importance of the Port of Victoria and the Barge Canal in this 35-minute video. (35 minutes) This video has been viewed 148 timesDrinking Water, Waste Water, and Storm Water with Jim Cantrell Have a tour of the public works facilities and learn about the differences between drinking water, waste water, and storm water with Jim Cantrell. (4 minutes 32 seconds) This video has been viewed 26 timesUnderstanding the City Charter Amendments on the May 12 Election City Attorney Thomas Gwosdz explains each Charter Amendment that is on the May 12 ballot. (29 minutes) This video has been viewed 43 timesWarrant Roundup 2012 Pay those unpaid tickets now or risk going to jail! And no one wants that... (1 minute) This video has been viewed 127 timesBootfest 2011 Re-live the sights and sounds of Victoria's first Bootfest! (24 minutes) This video has been viewed 23 timesWhat's New at the Victoria Public Library (December 2011) In this program, enjoy a round table discussion with "Anointed Authors on Tour" who write Christian fiction and non-fiction books. The Victoria tour stop includes Atlanta based authors Kendra Norman-Bellamy and Tia McCollors and Dallas-based author Michelle Stimpson. This was recorded on November 19, 2011. (55 minutes) This video has been viewed 27 timesHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection at Your Front Door Darryl Lesak, Assistant Director of Environmental Services discusses the new hazardous collection program at your front door. (11 minutes) This video has been viewed 21 timesFacts about the Proposed Waste Water Treatment Plant Lynn Short, Public Works Director, answers questions about the proposed Waste Water treatment plant planned for Victoria. (16 minutes) This video has been viewed 155 timesWhat's New at the Victoria Public Library - Author Susan Wittig Albert (April 2011) Susan Wittig Albert is the author of "An Extraordinary Year of Ordinary Days", recently released by the University of Texas Press, and "Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place." In her presentation to the Friends of the Library, Susan Wittig Albert talks about her writing career, her writing techniques and self-publishing your own e-books. (1 hour) This video has been viewed 59 timesVEDC and the role of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau (March 2011) Dale Fowler from the VEDC talks with Randy Vivian from the Chamber of Commerce and Bridgette Bise from the CVB about the roles their organizations play in local economic development. This video has been viewed 29 timesHow to Do Business with the City (December 2010) Interested in doing business with the City? View this five-minute video to get a basic understanding of how the City purchases goods and services. (5 minutes) This video has been viewed 68 timesWhat's New at the Victoria Public Library (October 2010) On October 2nd, the Victoria Public Library hosted New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo for a book signing and discussion of her Amish crime thriller series. Pray for Silence is the most recent book in this series.Author Linda Castillo is the recipient of numerous writing awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Holt Medallion and a nomination for the Rita. She lives in Texas with her husband and is currently at work on her next thriller, also set in Amish Country and featuring Chief of Police Kate Burkholder. (58 minutes) This video has been viewed 21 timesVictoria Ground Breaking Ceremony for Caterpillar, by the VEDC The Caterpillar ground breaking ceremony was held on September 23, 2010. Listen to our local, regional and state officials talk about the benefits of the Caterpillar assembly facility. Caterpillar officials discuss the new plant and its location in Victoria. (54 minutes) This video has been viewed 32 timesThe Caterpillar Story, presented by the VEDC Dale Fowler, President of VEDC, interviews Jim Dugan, Corporate Spokesman for Caterpiller, about the Caterpiller plant that will be built in Victoria. Then, Dale Fowler and Adrian Cannady, VP of Marketing for VEDC, tell the story of how they got Caterpillar to build their plant in Victoria. (40 minutes) This video has been viewed 445 timesAug 2010 - What's New at the Victoria Public Library Katherine Henley, Training Services Librarian, discusses some of the electronic resourses available at the Library. We also sit in on a discussion of Famous Captains of the Texas Rangers, a presentation by three authors on the colorful history of these Ranger leaders. ( 1 hour and 30 minutes) This video has been viewed 28 timesMain Street and DeLeon Plaza Improvement Project in Downtown Victoria Lynn Short, Director of Public Works, gives us a status report on the Main Street and DeLeon Plaza Improvement Project in Downtown Victoria. (9 minutes) This video has been viewed 21 timesJuly 2010 - What's New at the Victoria Public Library In the July episode of What's New at the Victoria Public Library, we visit Children's Library Ashley Dickinsen at Story Time; then Teen and Reference Librarian Liz Thompson shows us how to make magazine bowls; and finally we watch a presentation from professional historians about the Origins of Sword Fighting. (58 minutes) This video has been viewed 21 timesApril 2010 - What's New at the Victoria Public Library - PART 1 In this edition, we videotaped the dedication of the two new bronze statues at the Victoria Public Library. (8 minutes) This video has been viewed 27 timesApril 2010 - What's New at the Victoria Public Library - PART 2 In part 2, we attend one of the sessions at the Victoria Public Library Genealogy Work Shop. (47 minutes) This video has been viewed 4 timesVictoria's Methane Gas Recycling Project Jerry James, Director of Environmental Services, talks about the city's Methane Gas Project. (18 minutes) This video has been viewed 19 timesWhat's New at Your Public Library - February 2010 In this edition, we videotaped New York Times best selling author Leila Meecham's presentation on February 6, 2010 in the Bronte Room at the Victoria Public Library. Meecham is the author of "Roses". This video has been viewed 158 timesVEDC News - December 2009 VEDC Dale Fowler discusses the success VEDC has had in the past five years. Also, Fowler and VEDC Marketing Director Adrian Canady explain how VEDC attracts industry to Victoria. (45 minutes) This video has been viewed 16 timesWhat's New at the Victoria Public Library - September 2009 In this episode: Geneology - A Search Through Time; New Technology for Reading Microfilm; Susan Hyak Talks About the Friends of the Library; Downloadable e-Books, The Newest Way to Hear a Book; and Meet Some Super Readers from the Teen Advisory Group. This video has been viewed 61 timesJuly 2009 - Understanding the VEDC and an Update on the Exelon Nuclear Project Recorded in July 2009, Dale Fowler and Adrian Cannady of VEDC help viewers understand the role of the VEDC and Dale Fowler interviews Exelon's Bill Harris about the status of the Excelon Nuclear Plant Project. (approx 33 minutes) This video has been viewed 34 timesVEDC Meeting of June 2009: Coleto Creek Power Station Expansion and An Overview of the Victoria Economy VEDC meeting of June 2009: The Expansion Planned for Coleto Creek Power Plant and Jubal Smith, Economist, presents "Victoria, Where Do We Fit In?" 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This video has been viewed 39 timesRay Perryman Talks about the Proposed Exelon Nuclear Plant Recorded on November 20, 2008 in Victoria, world class economist Ray Perryman spoke at the VEDC annual meeting. He talked about the economic benefits of the proposed Exelon Nuclear Plant and the recent downtown in the national and Texas economy. This video has been viewed 129 timesA Nuclear Plant for Victoria? Tom O'Neill from Exelon. Tom O'Neill from Exelon Nuclear made this presentation to a Victoria Chamber of Commerce luncheon on August 14, 2008. This video has been viewed 83 timesA Nuclear Plant for Victoria? Patrick Moore, PH.D., and co-founder of Greenpeace, has a lot to say about nuclear power in this historic speech. This video has been viewed 108 timesInformation about Victoria's New Automated Garbage Collection System Darryl Lesak answers questions about the new Automated Garbage Collection System for Victoria. This video has been viewed 43 timesWhat's New at the Victoria Public Library Take a tour of the renovated Library and find some new technologies for book lovers. This video has been viewed 41 times