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Article: Jackson County, Miss., Celebrates ChevronTexaco Refinery's 40th Anniversary.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- September 14, 2003
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By Nicholas Cole, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 14--PASCAGOULA, Miss.--Family and friends gathered on Saturday at the Jackson County Fair Grounds to celebrate ChevronTexaco Refinery's 40th anniversary.
The celebration featured tours of the refinery, food, games and more than 80 booths explaining the company's history and operations.
Since it opened in 1963, the refinery has grown to be ChevronTexaco's largest U.S. refinery and one of the top 10 petroleum refineries in the country. It has invested over $2 billion in major expansion projects in Jackson County since the original $103 million facility ...