District 7 Rep. Tommy Merritt, Gregg County judge Bill Stoudt and City of Tyler mayor Barbara Bass will be featured panelists at an Economic Forecast Summit today at The University of Texas at Tyler's Ornelas Activity Center, located at 3402 Old Omen Road.
Milestones often have value in the way they help us reflect on the past. For those with the wisdom to realize it, that retrospective point of view can provide guidance for laying a plan to meet future needs. Such is the case with Kilgore College, which celebrated its 75th anniversary Monday. The institution has grown into a crown jewel not only on the East Texas education scene but in the community college network across Texas.
Kilgore Economic Development Corp. Assistant Director Lisa Denton was elected to a three-year term on the Business Retention and Expansion International board.
Kilgore's Economic Development Corp. executive director Amanda Nobles has been selected to receive the Business and Expansion International's Individual Service award, according to a KEDC news release.
Kilgore company General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies has received a $150,000 incentive payment from Kilgore Economic Development Corp.
Kilgore Economic Development Corp. recently awarded Cleveland Steel Container $40,000 for meeting requirements in a multi-phase development agreement.
KEDC Executive Director Amanda Nobles said the company received the incentive payment for developing public utilities in Synergy Park.
Kilgore Economic Development Corp. on Monday approved selling six acres in North Kilgore Industrial Park to Louis Hall for $34,017.50. Hall is the owner of H&W Industrial Services, a company with 20 employees that sandblasts and paints oil, gas and water industrial equipment.
Kilgore Economic Development Corp. invites children to Elder Lake in Synergy Park on Saturday for the first "Trout for Tots" fishing event.
Chris Craddock, spokesman for Kilgore College, compiled information about his college.
