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Welcome to the Office of Career and Professional Development Employer Partners' page. The support of these organizations allows us to do much of what we do for students and are a great asset to our office as we work with our students through career development. We have three levels of partners: Buffalo, Stampede, and Thunder. Find more information on what is included with each level here.
Buffalo Partners
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Friona Industries, L. P. began as single small cattle feedyard in Amarillo, TX, in 1962 as the beef industry began to recognize the resources that existed in the Texas panhandle. Founding partners, like A.L. Black, were a group of cattle feeders who could see beyond the cattle to all the other businesses that cattle feeding supported: meat processing, feed manufacturing, and trucking, to name just a few.

We have progressed to become one of the leading cattle feeding businesses in the world, led by visionaries such as Mr. Black and James Herring, both winners of the National Golden Spur Award, which honors outstanding achievement in ranching and livestock businesses. Today, privately held Friona Industries has eight state-of-the-art feedyards in north Texas and southwest Kansas, with a feeding capacity that ranks us as the second largest cattle feeder in the United States.

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The OccuNet Company is a medical cost containment company. We take a unique approach to medical expenses by being human. We invest and capitalize on the most current advances in technology and analytics. We are a talented team, but the critical difference is we are very clear about our purpose and goals to our clients and team. This makes us the most admired partner in our industry.
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Texas Department of Transportation's mission and vision is about connecting you with Texas. A forward-thinking leader delivering mobility, enabling economic opportunity, and enhancing quality of life for all Texans. 

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Enterprise Mobility and its affiliates offer extensive car rental, car sharing, truck rental, fleet management, retail car sales and other transportation services. 9,900 fully staffed neighborhood and airport locations worldwide. Enterprise Holdings' network of independent regional subsidiaries has earned a reputation as a great place to work, offering an attractive mix of hands-on training, opportunity to advance and a strong, values-based culture.

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Five Rivers Cattle Feeding is the largest publicly traded cattle feeding organization in the world, with a one-time capacity approaching 1,000,000 cattle on-feed. With the corporate headquarters in Johnstown CO, Five Rivers’ feedyards are located from the mountainous valleys of Idaho to the breathtaking views of the front range of the Rocky Mountains to the Midwestern feel of high plains towns. People are the foundation of their business, so they strive to model honesty, integrity, and professionalism within the organization.
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Farmers Insurance is one of the largest and most respected insurance companies in the country, and right here in the Texas Panhandle, District 80 is leading the way. We work with local agency owners to protect families, businesses, and communities with products ranging from auto and home insurance to life, commercial, and specialty coverages. What makes District 80 unique is our focus on growth and leadership; we don’t just sell insurance, we build careers and businesses. Our team is passionate about developing young professionals through training, mentorship, and real-world experience in sales, marketing, and client service. Many of our agency owners and staff started right out of college, and today they’re running successful businesses with unlimited income potential.
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Since 1975, Pantex has been the nation’s primary assembly, disassembly, retrofit, and life-extension center for nuclear weapons. The last new nuclear weapon was completed in 1991. Since then, Pantex has safely dismantled thousands of weapons retired from the stockpile by the military and placed the resulting plutonium pits in interim storage.

All work at Pantex is carried out under three overarching priorities: the safety and health of workers and the public, the security of weapons and information, and the protection of the environment.

Stampede Partners
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Randall County Sheriff's Office. The Randall County Sheriff’s Office mission is to faithfully provide selfless service to the citizens of Randall County, provide protection of life and property, while relentlessly defending the Constitution of the United States of America and the State of Texas. 

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get ready to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers' facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety training, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday.

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Established in 1975, Cactus Feeders' mission is "Feeding a hungry world: Family, Friends, and Neighbors." They work in the beef and pork production, with locations in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Cactus Feeders is dedicated to finding ways to produce more food, with fewer resources, at a lower cost, while maintaining the highest quality product.

Thunder Partners
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Forté was founded on the principles of quality and integrity in 2013 by Ryan Huseman, P.E. in Amarillo, TX. We exist to provide quality, responsive, and valuable Structural Engineering solutions for our clients. We are well versed in a variety of project types, including educational, religious, medical, retail, industrial, aviation, parking garages, and specialty structures. We provide a variety of services to meet the unique needs of each of our clients. Our services include structural design for new construction and renovations, BIM modeling, construction support, evaluations of existing structures, and peer reviews. We are licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Organizations partner with Fastenal to simplify and secure the supply chain for a vast range of industrial products. By executing daily needs and optimizing supply chain performance, we help our business partners create more value, more efficiently. With a core belief in people, we empower our teams to do great things for yours.