Gregg County, Kilgore Economic Development Corp. and Longview Economic Development Corp. will offer a Foreign Trade Zone seminar from 9 a.m. to noon on March 2 at the LeTourneau University flight facility at East Texas Regional Airport.
Scott Taylor, attorney at Miller & Co., will discuss the new Alternate Site Framework (ASF) designation of Gregg County's Foreign Trade Zone, including which companies can benefit, along with the activation process. He also will be available to meet with individual companies afterward to answer any questions or discuss potential financial savings for individual companies.
Gregg County, Kilgore Economic Development Corporation and Longview Economic Development Corporation are offering a Foreign Trade Zone seminar March 2, 2010, from 9 AM to noon at the LeTourneau flight facility to introduce area manufacturers to the new Alternate Site Framework (ASF) designation of the Gregg County Foreign Trade Zone. The flight facility if located at East Texas Regional Airport on FM 349.
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 – Employees of Ana-Lab Corp. are now owners of 100 percent of the corporation. Dr. Charles H. Whiteside, founder and president of the Kilgore based organization, signed papers in December, providing employees the final 30 percent of the organization.
While a change in ownership of Ana-Lab has taken place, no changes have been made nor will be made in management of the organization. Dr. Whiteside remains as president with Bill Peery, Jr. the executive vice president and chief operating officer. Debbie Dudley continues as director of business administration and chief financial officer.
“Orgill took us over the top to just over $67,000. This donation was what took us up over our goal - it was really a blessing. We were just tickled pink,” said Carol Hinton, executive secretary for the United Fund.
Vic Price is vice president at Orgill Incorporated. He said the donation was a reflection of company policy. “As a whole, Orgill always wants to contribute to and support the areas we live in,” he said.
Orgill has been shipping hardware products to hardware stores from its Synergy Park distribution center for almost two years. The Kilgore facility, one of five nationwide for the company, employs about 180 workers, and the location - close to I-20 - is ideal, Price said.
“The workforce, the climate for the business and the ability to work with city and county government and the Kilgore Economic Development Corporation was very good,” Price said.
The Kilgore Economic Development Corp. is set to receive a $1 million grant that is expected to create 150 jobs and generate $8 million in private investment, officials announced Monday. For more of the Longview News-Journal story: http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/stories/2009/12/29/12292009_kedc_grant.html
Orgill’s donation was the largest single donation to Kilgore United Fund in several years.
Kilgore Economic Development Corporation has teamed with Skeeter Boats, Allied/Republic Services, Sonic-Drive In, The Boys & Girls Club of Kilgore, and Texas Parks & Wildlife to provide Kilgore children up to 12 years a trout fishing opportunity at Elder Lake in Synergy Park December 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
