Durham Co. employees install new metal bleacher benches last Friday in the arena at the Houston Area Chamber of Commerce Fairgrounds. The firm fabricated 240 of the powder-coated benches and 1,000 mounting brackets at its Houston plant and donated them and all the manpower and labor to install them at no charge to the chamber. The beginnings of the arena's new press box can be seen in the background.

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