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Central Mall Central Mall in Port Arthur will reopen at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Valero escapes significant damage A crew has conducted an initial assessment of the Valero St. Charles Refinery near New Orleans and has found no significant structural damage to operational units, Bill Day, director of media relations, reported late Monday. The plant currently has operational electrical power, but the state of the Entergy power grid is uncertain at this point. A more complete survey of the plant will begin tomorrow, and at that point the refinery management will develop a restart plan. We do not have a timetable for when restart might commence. We are committed to taking the amount of time necessary to ensure that the refinery units are started safely and reliably. The Port Arthur, Texas City and Houston refineries remain at reduced rates. Our Corpus Christi plants are currently operating at planned rates. Valero's company-operated retail stores in Southern Louisiana should begin reopening tomorrow morning. Motiva runs at minimum rates The Motiva Port Arthur Refinery contines to staff its Emergency Operation Center, and continues to run at minimum rates and supplying product to customers, Verna Rutherford, public relations spokesperson, reported late Monday. The refinery will ramp up to full production safely and as quickly as possible, pending the availability of resources. Operators, Lab personnel and Fire Department employees should call their supervisors for a return to work schedule. They should not report to the refinery until talking with their supervisor. It is anticipated that return to normal schedules will begin Wednesday (9/3) as employees become available. Maintenance and inspection department employees should contact their supervisors and should report for work Wednesday. All other office and support staff should report for work on their regular schedule Wednesday. Beginning Wednesday morning, there are no plans for housing or catering services at the refinery. Conn's to reopen closed stores in La., Texas Conn's Inc., which operates a chain of home appliance stores, said most of the stores it closed in Louisiana and Texas due to Hurricane Gustav will reopen Tuesday. The storm hit the shores of Louisiana west of New Orleans Monday morning as a Category 2 hurricane. Conn's said it closed its six stores in Louisiana and shut four stores in southeast Texas on Saturday to prepare for the storm. Conn's also was able to relocate its corporate headquarters' personnel to Houston and Dallas before the storm hit. The company said it will reopen any stores that can not be opened today “as soon as conditions are safe for a return.” Despite the store closures, the company said it expects slightly positive same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, for August. Same-store sales is a key indicator of retailer performance since it measures growth at existing locations rather than newly-opened ones. VA outpatient clinics to reopen Wednesday The Beaumont VA Outpatient Clinic and the Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic in Lufkin will return to normal operations on Wednesday. The vans transporting veterans to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston will also run as normal. To reschedule cancelled appointments, veterans may call the Appointment Center at (713) 794-8985 or toll free 1-800-639-5137. All VA personnel are required to report for their normal tour of duty on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. If you have a life-threatening emergency, immediately call 911. Veterans who need medical advice may also call the VA Network Telecare Center Hotline at (713) 794-8985 or toll-free 1-800-639-5137. Compass Bank BBVA Compass Bank announced most East Texas branches, including those in the Golden Triangle, will be open on Tuesday. Hours will vary due to staffing. All Compass banks in East Texas will be open on Wednesday. Capital One Capital One Bank announced that branch and other banking operations in the Golden Trianglewill be closed Tuesday because of Hurricane Gustav. This includes Beaumont, Orange and other communities in Jefferson County. Customers of branches closed Tuesday have the option of using other Capital One branches. Capital One has the most banking locations. Customers also have the option of using Capital One ATMs and the Capital One’s Online Banking service at www.capitalonebank.com Office Depot to reopen Wednesday Office Depot, 8455 Memorial Blvd., will reopen its doors Wednesday afternoon, according to security personnel at the business.
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