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