MyGoCenter, Kapolei’s first co-working business center, has outgrown its current storefront space and is opening a new, larger location at Kapolei Marketplace, 590 Farrington Highway, Suite 529.
MyGoCenter will celebrate its grand opening Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., beginning with a traditional Hawaiian blessing conducted by Kahu Kordell Kekoa.
The new location features nearly 2,600 square feet of office space, including an outdoor lanai that can host business and community events for about 75 people. MyGoCenter features a conference room that seats 14, a small meeting room and a co-working space that accommodates 20 people.
MyGoCenter also features the GO Studio, a soundproof studio with an editing station equipped with a video camera and audio equipment that is suitable for recording and editing podcasts and YouTube videos or uploading videos to the cloud. Pricing for the GO Studio starts at $35 per half-hour.
Exxon program aims to cut methane leaks
HOUSTON >> Exxon Mobil announced a program Monday to reduce emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from its oil and natural gas production and pipeline operations across the United States.
Methane has many sources, including decomposing landfills and ranch operations. But the oil and gas industry is most likely the biggest emitter of leaked methane, a greenhouse gas that traps more than 80 times as much heat within the atmosphere as carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, although it dissipates more quickly.
Exxon Mobil is the nation’s biggest producer of natural gas, so its program to make repairs, monitor operations for leaks and replace leaky equipment might serve as an example for the industry. Several large gas producers are moving forward with methane control programs, but others have resisted the effort as too burdensome.
ON THE MOVE
Atlas Insurance Agency Inc. has announced the promotion and hiring of the following employees:
>> Elaine Gascon has been promoted to account manager. She will continue working with business clients and the Association of Apartment Owners.
>> Brenda Pa is an account manager assistant in the commercial operations division and will work with account managers to service agency clients. Pa has 17 years of industry experience and has knowledge in commercial underwriting.
>> Lisha Nakamura is an account manager assistant in the commercial operations division and will work with account managers to service agency clients. Nakamura is a former agency intern from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She will continue to assist the IT unit with upcoming initiatives.
>> David Hill is an account manager assistant for the operations division. Hill has 16 years of customer service and sales experience.
