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Junior Achievement of the Golden Triangle hosted over 150 high school students and 70 professional engineers from 15 local companies at its 9th Annual Engineering Job Shadow Lunch. Held at the Setzer Center on Lamar University Campus on February 12, the event was designed to spark student interest in engineering as a career path by demonstrating showcasing various fields of engineering and the ways engineers contribute to our community and the world.

Motiva Enterprises, LLC today announced the appointment of Amy Marlyse Plato as the company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel. As a member of Motiva’s Executive Leadership team, Plato’s responsibilities include serving as Corporate Secretary and Business Compliance Officer. Plato succeeds Chris Vice, who retired after performing this role with distinction since 2011.

Motiva Enterprises LLC and an affiliate of Flint Hills Resources announced today that they have signed an agreement for Motiva to acquire a 100% ownership interest in Flint Hills Resources Port Arthur, LLC. The potential acquisition is targeted to close in the fourth quarter of 2019, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. The parties will not be disclosing the terms of the transaction.

On June 18, Motiva Enterprises awarded 40 2019 high school graduates with a $2,500 per annum scholarship to aid their higher education pursuits. Motiva’s scholarship program, now in its sixteenth year, awards scholarships to 20 college-bound children of Motiva employees and 20 high school seniors who live in the southeast region of Texas. To date, Motiva has awarded more than $2.25 million in scholarships.

At a Henderson Middle School assembly today, Motiva presented Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (HJISD) with a donation totaling $895,765 to support the Sour Lake area school district to recover and rebuild from the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Motiva presented donations totaling $900,000 to the Port Arthur Independent School District and Lamar State College to aid the educational institutions in the Port Arthur community to further their Harvey flood recovery and rebuild efforts.

Motiva and GetUpside form strategic partnership with GasBuddy, the leading source for real-time fuel prices at more than 150,000 gas stations in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Through the partnership, consumers can claim GetUpside personalized cash back offers directly in the GasBuddy app, earning as much as 25 cents/gallon cash back on their fuel purchase. The benefit for gas station owners participating in the GetUpside program is measurable and proven incremental gallons from GasBuddy app users.

Motiva Enterprises LLC announces the formation of Juniper Ventures of Texas LLC – a new joint venture with Midtex Oil LP, one of central Texas’ foremost petroleum distributors and convenience store operators.