Texas is No. 1 exporting state for 23 years in a row
AUSTIN — Texas leads the nation as No. 1 exporting state for the 23th year in a row, accounting for more exports than California, New York and Louisiana combined, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce,…
Read MoreTexas startups attract $10.55 billion in venture capital last year
Texas startups in 2021 attracted more than $10 billion in venture capital — more than double the total from 2020. According to a new report from data provider Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association, Texas startups attracted a record-breaking…
Read MoreTexas reaches record employment of more than 13M jobs in December 2021
AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star State ended 2021 with a second consecutive month of record-setting employment at more than 13 million jobs and an unemployment rate of 5%, the Texas Workforce Commission has reported. “It’s important to note here…
Read MoreTaylor EDC wins Business Facilities’ Silver Award for $17B Samsu...
Business Facilities magazine has awarded the Taylor Economic Development Corporation the prestigious Silver Award for its work to secure Samsung Electronics’ new state of the art, $17 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility. The Samsung semiconductor project, announced Nov. 23, 2021, is…
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