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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, […]
Economic development updates for Fort Worth covering recent months include:
Fujitsu Network Communications, a manufacturer and supplier of optical and wireless network solutions, recently announced plans to expand their manufacturing facility in Richardson. Along with the expansion, the company will shift production of several market-leading products from Europe and Japan to their campus in Richardson. Over […]
Recent economic development news from McAllen includes very healthy expansion during the month of June in construction spending - $8.7 million, with more than $4 million of that spending for The Shoppes at Rio Grande Valley.
Border Cold Storage has opened a new facility in June, a 50,000 square foot fresh and frozen produce storage facility that currently […]
Recent economic development news from Laredo includes recent confirmation that between 2000 and 2007, Laredo’s population grew 22.5 percent, making Laredo the 32nd fastest growing community in the nation.
GE Energy has recently inked a contract to build an aeroderivative gas turbine for the Topaz Power Group’s Laredo Power Station.
Developers continue to plan two new outlet […]
One of the reason’s were still high on Texas for both multifamily and single family investing these days is the absolute commitment of much of the Texas leadership brigade, including Governor Perry, to grow the economy of Texas. And no, as far as we know, neither of the corn dogs in the picture are Texas elected […]
Construction has begun on the new Texas A&M Health Science Center in Bryan; the site will include an extensive medical school campus, hospital complex, and research park. The project will be developed in phases, and extensive construction is anticipated to continue for another decade.
The Research Valley Innovation Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the […]
Recent economic development and business news from Brownsville includes the move of the US Border Patrol into their new Brownsville facility; the new facility provides both a much needed upgrade as well as room for expansion by 30 to 50% over the next several years.
There has been a dramatic spike (283%) in barge traffic at […]
Recent economic development news from Beaumont includes the initiation of construction on the $70 million Metropolitan Park project, which will include condominiums, retail, commercial space, office space, and restaurants.
Development of a pipeline delivering Canadian crude oil has been announced this past month, with the first phases of construction ongoing currently. Construction to the local terminus is […]
Recent economic development news from Austin includes the announcement Thursday that the Texas American Resources Co. (TARC) is moving its headquarters to the Frost Bank Tower. TARC has 52 employees anticipates expansion and further hiring; the firm is an independent energy provider.
NexxLinx, Inc., an Atlanta based business communications provider has leased nearly 31,000 sq. ft. […]
Recent economic development news from Dallas includes Cohen Financial’s (Chicago) announcement o the opening of a Dallas office soon, seeking to attract commercial real estate finance clients.
Legacy Partners and Trammell Crow Residential are both in the process of buying land near the downtown Dallas Farmers’ Market with the intent of constructing new upscale apartment buildings […]
Receptor Logic of Abilene was awarded one of only two Texas Emerging Technology Fund investment grants in June during the 2008 BIO International Convention. The company received the $2 million Commercialization Award to advance their efforts in the “creation of antibodies through their T Cell Receptor mimi technology”.
In May Broadwind Energy, Inc. announced that its […]
The Amarillo EDC approved in late June an expansion grant for West Texas A&M University; the University will receive more than $2 million over the next five years to support and expands its new extension campus in downtown Amarillo. Thirty one graduate and upper level undergraduate courses will be offered, mainly geared to working professionals, […]
Economic development updates for Wichita Falls covering recent months include:
N.E.W., a administrator of extended service plans for consumer products, is looking to hire 150 to 200 people for their work-at-home program. The company already has over 200 employees in the Wichita Falls area, and plans to keep hiring throughout this year.
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Economic development updates for Waco covering recent months include:
Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid plant is expanding. A new hot-fill production line will greatly increase the plant’s capacity. Ten new jobs will be created when the expansion is finished early next year.
Caterpillar recently broke ground on a new parts distribution center. The facility will supply six dealers with […]
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