Corpus Christi: oil falls while buildings rise

CORPUS CHRISTI – Falling oil prices are not stopping a major Corpus Christi refinery from investing $28 million in a new office building.

Flint Hills Resources submitted plans to the city’s Development Services Department this month for a new 140,000-sf office building with the capacity to house 500 employees and contractors.

The four-story building will consolidate several other office buildings on the property.

Eight more project plans were also submitted to the city during the second week in February totaling nearly $600,000 in costs.