TEXpansion
Businesses and industries are expanding their operations and building new facilities throughout Texas. Here is a sampling of recently announced expansions.
| City | Business Name | Type of Business | Type of Project | New Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle | Seton Medical Center Hays | Medical facility | The $143.7 million, 307,000-square-foot facility opened Oct. 1. It has 144 beds with room for up to 210 beds total. | 300 |
| Kingwood | HCA Inc. | Hospital operator | Kingwood Medical Center will add 54,000 square feet, two new floors and 56 private beds. Groundbreaking is planned for January 2010. | Up to 225 |
| Pittsburg | East Texas Medical Center | Hospital | The $38 million, 105,000-square-foot hospital has 25 beds and replaces the ETMC hospital in downtown Pittsburg. | 160 jobs paying $9.50/ hour |
| San Antonio | Transcom WorldWide SA | Customer service provider | Workers will handle inbound customer service, billing inquiries for a nationwide cable company at a new 65,000-square-foot call center. | 125 |
| Grand Prairie | Discount Tire | Tire retailer | The Arizona-based company is leasing 305,000 square feet for a passenger and light truck tire distribution center that will serve 277 stores in five states. Grand Prairie granted a seven-year, 50 percent tax abatement on business personal property. | 70 |
| Grand Prairie | Drawer Box Specialties Inc. | Wood drawer manufacturer | The Calif.-based company will open a 51,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center. | Up to 45 with pay ranging from $9-$20 an hour |
| Wilmer | Arch Chemicals Inc. | Chemical manufacturer and supply company | The company is leasing 250,000 square feet to consolidate its warehouses in Ennis and Little Rock, Ark. | 8-50 |
For more information, visit the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division or Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center.
Local Governments get a Check-up
Transparency, or governments opening their books so taxpayers can see exactly where their money is going, continues to gain traction. Our Texas Transparency Check-Up Web site, tracks just how transparent local governments, school districts and other entities across the state are. Here you can:
- Find out which Texas cities have posted their budgets, financial reports and check registers online.
- Get tips and tools to improve your local government’s transparency efforts.
- Read success stories on how other entities make transparency work for them.
- Share your own transparency success story.
- Apply for a Comptroller’s Leadership Circle designation, which recognizes local governments that are striving to meet a high standard for financial transparency
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