Texas Taxpayers and Research Association - TTARA
Texas’ tax incentive programs can be important tools to attract new investment to Texas, and TTARA staff will be speaking at a Texas 2050 “Lunch & Learn” next Tuesday at the Texas Capitol to educate legislators and staffs about one of those programs – Chapter 312 of the Tax Code. An industry panel also will give their viewpoint on Chapter 312, which allows cities, counties and special districts to offer a temporary property tax exemption on new investment projects. For more information or to register: https://www.universe.com/events/chapter-312-tax-code-lunch-learn-tickets-austin-NSM3LD
Texas’ tax incentive programs can be important tools to attract new investment to Texas, and TTARA staff will be speaking at a Texas 2050 “Lunch & Learn” next Tuesday at the Texas Capitol to educate legislators and staffs about one of those programs – Chapter 312 of the Tax Code. An industry panel also will give their viewpoint on Chapter 312, which allows cities, counties and special districts to offer a temporary property tax exemption on new investment projects. For more information or to register: https://www.universe.com/…/chapter-312-tax-code-lunch-learn…
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We have to retweet this again! #ComeandMakeIt #Manufacturing https://t.co/x0CD8lOIDK
Texas Wins Again! Superior Pipe Products plans to open a #manufacturing facility in SE @LubbockChamber that will create 71 jobs & 24 million in capital investment. After looking Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, Lubbock was determined to be the best site for the operation.
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Jeff Moseley from @txbiz, Rep. @ChrisGTurner on business panel discussing future of Chapter 312 economic incentives at #txlege. Moseley says 6,000 jobs are in Chandler AZ because Intel did not come to FW over lack of state incentives. #ntx86th #ntxadvocates https://t.co/vchOCaWIsD
@DRChamber CEO @Dale_Petroskey moderating a strong panel of business experts & #txlege leaders at the @NTxCommission Lege Summit.#NTX86th https://t.co/aanCyIRU4B
A new $937 million natural gas combined cycle power plant in Willis will begin construction shortly. Up to 1,000 construction jobs will be created for this project. https://t.co/nxC7XtfNa2
Cool stuff! Cedar Park Firefly Aerospace Inc. Signs New Deal: Deal with York Space Systems calls for the development of integrated launch services and spacecraft mission solutions @TonyDaleTX https://t.co/OOnG2vV9A6
Thank you @GHPartnership #JOBS #TXLEGE https://t.co/cUluFjU2KM
Proud to be part of the #manufacturing success of Texas! #TXLEGE #MadeInTexas https://t.co/o7Q7Jhrqvr
Gulf Coast manufacturers and makers will meet at @HCCdistrict to discuss how technology is transforming the industry. Join us and @TXManufacturers #HOUCreates 📅 10/9/18: https://t.co/qaRJZXTzvW https://t.co/G4vCUKMvrx
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Pipe manufacturer creating 71 jobs, $24M capital investment with new Lubbock facility
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Superior Pipe Products LLC plans to open a manufacturing facility in Southeast Lubbock that they say will create 71 jobs and $24 million in capital
Texas Wins Again! Superior Pipe Products LLC plans to open a #manufacturing facility in Southeast Lubbock that they say will create 71 jobs and $24 million in capital investment. After looking at several locations in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, Lubbock was determined to be the best site for the operation. Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
San Marcos Mayor Proclaims October as 'Manufacturers Month'
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Average wage for manufacturing jobs is $55,000/year
City of San Marcos TX - City Hall proclaimed October as Manufacturers Month in an effort to bring awareness to the importance of the #manufacturing industry in the region. Mayor John Thomaides said the average annual wage for these kinds of jobs is $55,000 per year, and the industry has provided nearly 5,000 jobs in Hays County. That's about 7 percent of total employment for the county.
Lockheed Martin added 3,000 employees in Fort Worth to support F-35 production - Dallas Business Journal
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Lockheed Martin will likely host more hiring events either later this year or early in 2019.
The aerospace and defense manufacturer has blown past the original goal as the company now employs 16,400 people at its massive Fort Worth facility. The company needed more workers as it looks to ramp up production of the F-35 aircraft.
Covestro to invest $1.7b to expand Baytown chemical plant
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Covestro, an adhesive manufacturing company headquartered in Germany, said it would invest $1.7 billion (1.5 billion euros) in expanding a Baytown plant
The decision comes amid a resurgence in U.S. petrochemicals #manufacturing centered on the U.S. Gulf Coast, which has attracted some $60 Billion in investments as companies seek to capitalize on the shale boom in West Texas.
Waco: GWAMA prepares students for manufacturing jobs
kwtx.com
Twenty-five percent of the students who attended the Greater Waco Advanced Manufacturing Academy last year went straight to work in local manufacturing fields.
Waco: GWAMA prepares students for #manufacturing jobs. "I had a friend in ninth grade. He told me about this and I learned about robotics and it seemed interesting. So when I came I just never left."
Sterling Lumber Company Expands Manufacturing in Lufkin, Texas - Area Development
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A vertically integrated manufacturer that delivers high-performance ground protection mats and other products, Sterling Lumber Company will invest more than $30 million to open a new TerraLam Cross-Laminated Timber mat manufacturing facility, about 120 miles northeast of Houston, in Lufkin, Texas.
Sterling Lumber Company Expands #Manufacturing in Lufkin, Texas Senator Robert Nichols
Manufacturing workers receive training at San Jacinto College
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San Jacinto College is training more than 150 people for a consortium of manufacturers to upgrade skills and prepare potential new hires for jobs in an industry in which skilled workers are in short supply
San Jacinto College is training more than 150 people for a consortium of #manufacturers to upgrade skills and prepare potential new hires for jobs in an industry in which skilled workers are in short supply. #TXLEGE
Texas Taxpayers and Research Association - TTARA
Texas’ tax incentive programs can be important tools to attract new investment to Texas, and TTARA staff will be speaking at a Texas 2050 “Lunch & Learn” next Tuesday at the Texas Capitol to educate legislators and staffs about one of those programs – Chapter 312 of the Tax Code. An industry panel also will give their viewpoint on Chapter 312, which allows cities, counties and special districts to offer a temporary property tax exemption on new investment projects. For more information or to register: https://www.universe.com/events/chapter-312-tax-code-lunch-learn-tickets-austin-NSM3LD
Texas’ tax incentive programs can be important tools to attract new investment to Texas, and TTARA staff will be speaking at a Texas 2050 “Lunch & Learn” next Tuesday at the Texas Capitol to educate legislators and staffs about one of those programs – Chapter 312 of the Tax Code. An industry panel also will give their viewpoint on Chapter 312, which allows cities, counties and special districts to offer a temporary property tax exemption on new investment projects. For more information or to register: https://www.universe.com/…/chapter-312-tax-code-lunch-learn…
Boeing's $9.2 billion military jet win means hundreds of jobs for this North Texas manufacturer
dallasnews.com
A $9.2 billion military jet contract won by Boeing Thursday will mean hundreds of jobs at an aviation manufacturing facility in Red Oak that will...
Big News for #DFW and Texas! A $9.2 billion military jet contract won by The Boeing Company on Thursday will mean hundreds of jobs at an aviation #manufacturing facility in Red Oak that will be a major supplier for the project.
Area company specializes in rodeo safety gear
texarkanagazette.com
Rugged individuals who want to be a bull rider may be taking a ride to Naples, Texas, soon. It's here that a newly re-located company is producing the sport's premier line of safety gear wear.
Congrats to Texas manufacturer Ride Right Rodeo Gear on their 25th year of manufacturing! Rugged individuals who want to be a bull rider may be taking a ride to Naples, Texas, soon. #manufacturing Gary VanDeaver