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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 […]
Economic development updates for Victoria covering recent months include:
The DuPont polymers plant in Victoria is about to undergo some upgrades. The upgrades will increase production, enhance the capability of the plant, and reduce the energy usage of the facility. Up to ten new employees will be hired with the upgrades.
The Citizen’s Healthplex, a project at […]
Economic development updates for Texarkana covering recent months include:
Red River Biodiesel recently completed a new plant in New Boston. The plant is capable of producing 15 million gallons of biodiesel per year. Up to 30 new jobs were created.
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Economic development updates for San Angelo covering recent months include:
The Shannon Medical Center’s Medical Plaza is about to undergo a $9 million expansion. A dedicated stroke care area, an enlarged intensive care unit, and more dialysis stations will be some of the benefits of the expansion. Shannon is set to hire 80 more nurses, and […]
AT&T has long employed a large number of employees in the San Antonio metroplex since moving there from St. Louis 16 years ago. AT&T has changed quite a bit; back then it was a small, regional phone company with 60,000 employees – now it’s a 310,000 employee monster with international reach.
AT&T’s announcement last Friday apparently […]
Economic development updates for Odessa covering recent months include:
Lowe’s is building a new store in Odessa. Scheduled to be completed in the fall of this year, the new store will create over 120 new jobs.
Plans are in progress for a new multimodal shipping facility in eastern Odessa. The facility would transfer containers from train to […]
Economic development updates for McAllen covering recent months include:
Lowe’s is building a new store in nearby Weslaco. The 94,000 square foot building will employ roughly 120 people when it is completed in the second quarter of 2009. This new store joins stores such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot in the same area.
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Economic development updates for Lubbock covering recent months include:
Yellowhouse Machinery Co., a regional construction equipment dealership, recently began construction on a new facility that is double their current size. The company plans to expand their workforce before the year’s end.
United Supermarkets is building an ice-making facility in Lubbock. This new facility will service the store’s […]
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