News

  • Posted: 
    11/19/2009
    Author: By BRENDA BROWN
    Kilgore Economic Development Corporation directors unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday night with an existing company that will bring a $10 million investment to the city and the promise to retain 75 jobs here. Baker Petrolite, a subsidiary of Baker Hughes Inc., will invest $9 million to expand its facility and $1 million for additional equipment and personal property at its Hwy. 42/Paluxy Street location.
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  • Posted: 
    11/18/2009
    Author: Jana Russell

    Baker Petrolite proposes to spend $9,000,000 to expand its existing facility in Kilgore and to locate $1,000,000 in personal property improvements, according to an economic development agreement approved Tuesday by the Kilgore Economic Development Corporation board of directors. 

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  • Posted: 
    11/18/2009
    Author: Longview News-Journal

    Oil derrick lighting at 6 p.m. Thursday! The ceremony kicks off the Holiday Trail of Lights in Kilgore.

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  • Posted: 
    11/10/2009
    Author: Site Selection magazine

    Fifty percent of our annual business climate ranking comes from a survey we conduct each September asking corporate decision-makers to rank their top 10 states for ease of doing business. For the third consecutive year, Texas has topped that poll of more than 100 respondents.

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  • Posted: 
    11/10/2009
    Author: Kilgore News Herald

    Kilgore’s Main Street program has earned national honors for the third year in a row. The Texas Historical Commission and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have recognized Kilgore as one of the 56 National Main Street Cities in Texas.

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