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Economic development updates for Wichita Falls covering recent months include:
N.E.W. Corporation, a third-party administrator of extended service contracts, moved to the area in August of 2007. Since then, the company has hired almost 340 people. The company is still hiring, and plans to top the 400 employee mark by the end of the year.
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Economic development updates for Waco covering recent months include:
Construction is underway on a 750,000 square foot Caterpillar distribution center. The center is scheduled to be completed and operational by early next year. Between 140 and 180 people will be employed by the center.
Associated Hygienic Products is opening a new plant in Waco. The plant will […]
Economic development updates for Texarkana covering recent months include:
Lear Seigler Services Inc. expanded their workforce by up to 150 workers earlier this year. The company needed additional employees to fulfill the increasing demands of their defense contract at Red River Army Depot. The jobs included welders, mechanics, autoworkers and painters.
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Economic development updates for Victoria covering recent months include:
NuCoastal Power has been redeveloping power plants that have been deactivated in southern Texas. The five power plants include four gas-powered plants and one solid-fuel plant. The first plant to come online, located in Victoria, is a gas-fired plant scheduled to be operating in the fourth quarter […]
Economic development updates for San Angelo covering recent months include:
The Martifer Group, a global construction company based in Portugal, is building a wind turbine manufacturing plant in San Angelo. The project will create 225 new jobs for the area over the next three years. The move will likely attract other wind energy companies to the […]
Economic development updates for Odessa covering recent months include:
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin recently began construction of a new Science and Technology Building. This new 120,000 square foot facility will include faculty offices, several lecture halls and more. The new building will bring in more faculty and students when it is completed.
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Economic development updates for Midland covering recent months include:
Inc.com and newgeography.com recently rated Midland and Odessa as the number 1 city in their “Best Cities for Doing Business” survey. Midland was ranked number 18 last year.
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Economic development updates for Lubbock covering recent months include:
Flat Wireless LLC, a wireless phone provider for Clear Talk, is coming to Lubbock. The company will create 67 new jobs in the market. The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance approved a $152,000 incentive package for the company.
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Economic development updates for Longview covering recent months include:
Construction on a new Sysco Foods distribution center near Longview was finished recently. The center will create 350 new jobs for the area. Not only will East Texas be served by the center, but Arkansas and Louisiana will as well.
Stallion Oilfield Services is coming to a local […]
Economic development updates for Tyler covering recent months include:
Walgreens is building two new stores in Tyler. Each store will employ approximately 25 people. One of the stores is scheduled to open this fall, with the second following in the spring of 2009.
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Economic development updates for El Paso covering recent months include:
El Paso Electric’s Newman Power Generating Station is expanding. The 288-megawatt addition will be about half the size of the current plant. When completed in May 2011, the addition will power over 200,000 homes. Construction will create over 200 new jobs by 2009.
Foxconn, a Taiwan-based computer […]
Economic development updates for Harlingen covering recent months include:
Retail stores in the Rio Grande Valley have seen a huge boost from Mexican nationals, shoppers who come across the border for more selection and better prices. Mexican shoppers spend approximately $2.3 billion a year in Texas border towns.
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Economic development updates for Corpus Christi covering recent months include:
The Port of Corpus Christi will begin monthly, dedicated ship service with Venezuela later this year. The port will provide up to 50,000 square feet of dock space specifically for Saint-Gobain NorPro, a Venezuelan manufacturer of ceramic pieces used in oil and gas drilling. The dedicated […]
Economic development updates for Killeen covering recent months include:
High Performance Ropes of America, a rope manufacturing company from Mexico, is opening a manufacturing plant in nearby Belton. The plant will produce wire ropes used in elevators, mining and industrial lifting. Approximately 145 new jobs will be created.
A Zero-emission Energy Recycling Oxidation System (ZEROS) power plant […]
Economic development updates for Houston covering recent months include:
Lockheed Martin Corp. signed a lease for office space across from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Lockheed recently was awarded a contract to build NASA’s new Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, making proximity to the space center a priority.
According to figures recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor, […]
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