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Firehouse Subs blazed its way onto the Hobbs scene with its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. The event was supported by more than 40 people including at least a dozen members of the Hobbs Fire Department.

Houston-based Occidental Petroleum said Aug. 8 it has agreed to sell certain non-core domestic midstream assets for $2.6 billion to invest in its “high-return Permian assets.” Vicki Hollub, president and CEO, said, “Our world-class assets, combined with top-performing wells and takeaway capacity, afford us the unique opportunity to enhance our leadership position in the Permian Basin.”

The Hobbs City Commission on Monday night approved an incentive program to encourage contractors to build new housing in the city, while dropping proposed requirements that would have made developers use local vendors to receive the incentives.

“The Permian Basin is the epicenter of the energy world right now,” Flynn said. “That’s not just my word — that’s the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, you name it. The Permian Basin is the hottest oilfield in the world right now.”

During Tuesday’s Hobbs Community Affairs meeting, Rockwind’s head professional and general manager Linda Howell announced Rockwind had moved up to become the third-best golf course to play in New Mexico by Golfweek.com.