With 82,500 new jobs in June, Texas hits monthly employment high for 2...
AUSTIN — For the eighth consecutive month, Texas broke job growth records for 2022 by adding 82,500 total nonagricultural jobs in June, and total nonagricultural employment reached 13,431,100, according to data released today by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). “Texas…
Read MoreAustin metro ranks No. 1 in sustainability for US, South Central Regio...
AUSTIN — The Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas, metro is No. 1 in the South Central Region and No. 1 in the nation for sustainability, according to new rankings released this week by Site Selection magazine. Four other Texas cities made the…
Read MoreGovernor appoints 9 Texas execs to TxEDC Board of Directors
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today announced the appointments of nine top Texas executives to the Board of Directors of the Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC), based in Austin. TxEDC is the private side of a public-private partnership with…
Read MoreNew GlobiTech semiconductor facility to add 1,500 new jobs in Sherman,...
AUSTIN — GlobiTech, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturing company and subsidiary of Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, will open a new facility in Sherman, Texas, creating 1,500 new jobs and generating billions in capital investment, Gov. Greg Abbott announced today. GlobiTech will produce advanced…
Read MoreTexas wins 10th annual Gold Shovel for 2021 high-value projects
Texas celebrates a decade of dominance in attracting the most high-value economic development projects for states of more than 12 million residents with its win of a 10th Gold Shovel Award, Area Development magazine has announced. Area Development recognized Samsung’s $17…
Read MoreTexas adds record-breaking 74,200 new jobs in May 2022
AUSTIN — Texas added 74,200 total nonagricultural jobs in May 2022 — more than any other state in the nation — according to the Office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and data released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Texas has…
Read MoreRuiz Foods to open regional HQ in Frisco, TX
AUSTIN, TEXAS — California-based Ruiz Foods, the nation’s largest manufacturer of frozen Mexican foods, is establishing a regional headquarters in Frisco, contributing an estimated 125 jobs to the area by 2026, Gov. Greg Abbott announced May 12. “Texas is the…
Read MoreEconomic Development Week honors state, regional and local EDOs
AUSTIN, TEXAS ─ Gov. Greg Abbott today recognized the critical role local, regional, and statewide economic development teams play in job creation, business expansion, and business retention in communities throughout Texas as he issued a proclamation designating May 9–13 as 2022 Economic…
Read MoreTexas’s export trade up 49% in March 2022
AUSTIN — Texas reported a more than 49% increase in export trade in March 2022 over the same month last year and exceeded the year-to-date 2021 trend by more than 40% — according to data from the Bureau of Economic…
Read MoreCacique CEO: Amarillo is a ‘must-see’ for CEOs, site selec...
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Cacique Foods is building a new facility for producing its Hispanic food products in Amarillo — after touring 16 other potential sites across the nation — because of the city’s unbeatable combination of advantages. De Cardenas joined Kevin…
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