Between industry and tourism, things are looking up on the sales tax front. It’s been years since July numbers have fared so well, according to a report from the Kilgore Economic Development Corporation, which tagged a 27.67 percent increase from the 2008- 2009 year to the same month in 2009-2010.
As Tropical Storm Bonnie fizzles along the Gulf Coast, crews are making their way back to site of the oil well. Anticipating the storm, cleanup efforts were put on hold, including one East Texan who has been on the front lines of the cleanup.
The East Texas Council of Governments exceeded the annual criteria necessary under contract to earn $33,333 in Kilgore Economic Development Corporation incentives. The contract called for ETCOG to maintain at least 50 employees over a three-year period. In its first of the three-year contract, the association employs 61 and plans to renovate its regional headquarters in Kilgore.
Members of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers honored the late J.E. “Eddie” Adamson and Wade C. Ridley for their contribution to the oil industry during the annual East Texas Legends luncheon Tuesday afternoon in Tyler.
Kilgore Economic Development Corp. Assistant Director Lisa Denton was elected to a three-year term on the Business Retention and Expansion International board.
The members of Business Retention and Expansion International have elected Lisa Denton, Assistant Director for Kilgore Economic Development Corporation, for a three year term on the BREI board.
Halliburton Energy Services earned $300,000 from KEDC for investment in infrastructure improvements at its FM 349 Kilgore facility as Phase I of its expansion. The company agreed to invest up to $12,100,000 and add 120 new jobs over three years.
