Agriculture
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No Bull: Rancher Gives Kids Lesson in Food
Rosemary Brizendine is doing her part to educate children about where their food comes from. |
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Wood County Plant Builds Better Bottle
Ozarka produces lighter water bottle at Wood County plant. |
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East Texas Town Provides Salt of the Earth
Morton Salt mines from a huge underground mineral dome. |
Business Almanac
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McMillan Museum Honors African-American Experience
The African American experience in East Texas is honored at the A.C. McMillan African American Museum in Rains County. |
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Earn, Baby, Earn
Slow economy? That really isn’t the case in the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area. |
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It Made Tyler Great
The railroad industry helped make Tyler a major economic hub in the early and mid-1900s, and its depot still exists today. |
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Fairpark Draws a Crowd in Henderson County
The world’s largest two-day team roping rodeo event was held in Henderson County. |
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Vintage Planes on Display at Marshall Airport
Here’s a salute to Marshall Airport in Harrison County. |
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Good Ol’ Days Live on in Pittsburg
For a glimpse into days of old, head to Pittsburg in Camp County. |
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Balloon Facility Is Filled With Hot Air
Balloons aren’t just for kids. |
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This Business Is a Basket Case
Everything is a basket case at The Texas Basket Co. |
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Noteworthy Attraction Sings Praises of Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter was a well-known country music star who was born in Murvaul in Panola County. |
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Local Welding Shop Continues to Grow
In 1994, Lance Hooten opened a welding shop in Emory, performing welding repairs and selling a few things to a handful of customers. |
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Athens Facility Opens Doors for Electric Distributor
The 395,000-square-foot Athens distribution facility for the worldwide Schneider Electric Company is only two years old, though it figures prominently in the company’s future. |
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Canton Waterpark is Buckets of Fun
The City of Canton offered three prime reasons for why it would be the ideal location for Splash Kingdom Waterpark. |
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Distributor Finds Perfect Location in Palestine
The Ben E. Keith Company’s beverage distribution facility in Palestine is not located there by chance. |
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Huge Jacksonville Warehouse Distributes Apparel
Stage Stores and its affiliated companies deliver upscale apparel to rural America. |
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Smith County’s Brookshires Continues to Expand
Brookshires is building a name in Texas and beyond. |
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Alcoa Closure Systems Expands in Gregg County
When Alcoa Closure Systems International opted to consolidate its southern operations, Kilgore was the big winner. |
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Ozarka Bottles Spring Water from Wood County
Ozarka Water has poured $150 million into Wood County just to take a little water out. |
Business Climate
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Energy Growth Helps Communities Diversify Base
Oil is an economic mainstay in East Texas, and natural-gas exploration and other new-energy initiatives are fueling growth in retail, restaurant and lodging facilities. |
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Success Breeds Success Across All Sectors of the East Texas Economy
The region creates an inviting environment for business expansion, new investment, new jobs and a high quality of life. |
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Finding Synergy at Kilgore Industrial Park
Synergy Park gives businesses an attractive option. |
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‘Go East (Texas), Young Person’
Attracting new business is about building relationships, and East Texas is making a lot of new friends. |
Technology
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East Texas Has One Word for You: Plastics
The combination of oil, gas and water has attracted major plastic producers and blow molding companies to the region. |
Biotechnology
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East Texas Medical Center Uses Laser to Fight Cancer
Narrow radiation beam spares healthy tissue and organs. |
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Biotech Center Helps Medical Devices Get to Market
Athens center helps get new medical devices to market. |
Energy
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Oil Still Big, But Natural Gas Is Hot In East Texas
Oil may be the bedrock of the East Texas economy, but the bedrock itself is proving to be valuable in its own right these days. |
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Energy Demand Fuels Growth at East Texas Company
Demand for oil is fueling a demand for more drilling and drilling equipment. |
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Oil Museum Hits Gusher of Interest
East Texas Oil Museum takes visitors on a trip to the 1930s. |
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Drilling Machinery Manufacturers Booming in Oil-Rich East Texas
Drilling machinery manufacturers are big business. |
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‘Texas Tea’ Still a Menu Staple Served Proudly in the Lone Star State
'Liquid gold' was discovered here more than a half-century ago, and production is still going strong and brewing new business. |
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Carbon Gives NORIT Americas Diamond Opportunity
One of the most important industries to spring from the oil fields is activated carbon. |
Manufacturing
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East Texas Builds Solid Manufacturing Environment
Low tax rates, economic development incentives and easy access to transportation make East Texas a manufacturing hub. |
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Incentive Programs Stimulate Business Growth
When they say they’ve got closure in Kilgore, they’re not kidding. |
Transportation
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Trade-Zone Status Lures Business to Region
New business and industrial parks coming online and a Foreign Trade Zone designation at East Texas Regional Airport and its adjacent business park are making East Texas even more advantageous for business. |
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High-Speed Rail Could Speed into East Texas
When someone questions the need for faster rail transit to and through Mineola, Longview, Marshall and other East Texas locales, Griff Hubbard has an easy answer. |
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Infrastructure Drives Distributors to East Texas
Not all roads lead to East Texas, but enough major ones do that the region’s distribution business is booming. |
Welcome Section
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East Texas Offers 10 Reasons to Do Business in Region
Centrally located within the United States, East Teas is accessible by air, rail and road. |
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