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Notice of Public Hearing
Monday, June 29, 2009 at 5:30 PM
for submittal of application for the Texas Capital Fund Downtown Revitalization Program
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WEDCO awards Fletcher Lawn Service with Post Office Landscaping maintenance for 2009-2010
The City of Whitesboro Texas is committed to the promotion and retention of high quality development within the city limits. The economic development team is lead by the 4A Whitesboro Industrial Development Board, the 4B Whitesboro Economic Development Board of Directors and the Whitesboro City Council to offer incentives and opportunities to business recruitment, retention and expansion. The City will, on a case by case basis, consider providing incentives and/or tax abatements to aid in the stimulation of economic development in Whitesboro.
The economic development team may enter into incentive agreements with landowners on projects demonstrating an increased investment in buildings, fixed assets, increased employment, or an increase in the City’s sales tax revenues.
NOTE: This page of the Whitesboro website is directly accessible at: www.WhitesboroTexas.com/Business
Business Economic Development News
Red River Valley Tourism Association
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Pictured L-R: Ardmore Oklahoma Convention & Visitor Bureau, Janet Bateman; Whitesboro Texas Economic Development, Janis Crawley; Bowie Texas Economic Development & Main Street, Susan Campbell |
Janis Crawley, ED Director working the Home & Garden Show in Wichita Falls to promote tourism in Whitesboro and along the Red River Valley.
This year's new brochure features Whitesboro on the back page. The Red River Valley Tourism Association is a non-profit community membership based organization for the Red River Valley both Texas and Oklahoma and is designed to promote those communities which flank the Red River and Lake Texoma area. Janis plans to attend 8 trade and tourism shows in 2009, including the Texas State Fair in October, as a representative for Whitesboro, the Red River Valley Tourism Association and the Texas Lakes Trails Organization. Currently, this organization represents 37 tourist bureaus or economic development community organizations. For a copy of the brochure or more information please visit the website at www.redrivervalley.info.
Whitesboro Inn & Suites Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Whitesboro Inn & Suites celebrate their grand opening on February 9, 2008. WIDCO assisted with utilities and the building permitting process for this project. Owner Suddath Patel, cutting the ribbon (center)
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Pictured with Janis and the Governor is Commerce Economic Development Director, Jeanette Burnett at left. |
Texas One Meeting
Economic Development Director, Janis Crawley attended the Texas One meeting in Austin on December 10 & 11 where she heard economist and site selectors speak on the current economy in Texas and the Nation.
Governor Perry addressed the crowd with the 2008 annual wrap-up and held individual discussion meetings with Texas state representatives covering the current and future economics for Texas.
Retiring Board Member
Jeff Butts receives a plaque from Whitesboro Mayor Dee Welch at the October 2008 City Council meeting for his outstanding performance as a board member on the Whitesboro Industrial Development Corporation from 2002 through 2008. Jeff served as the President of the organization from 2006 through 2008.
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Pictured: Paula Walker, Texas Pecos Trail Region Director Senora Texas; Debbie Schwanbeck, Director of Tourism Athens Texas; Suzanne Cross, Tourism/Main Street Director Henderson Texas and Janis Crawley, Director of Whitesboro Economic Development Corporation |
Whitesboro At The Texas
State Fair
Whitesboro partners with the Texas Historical Commission, The Texas Lakes Trail Region and The Texas Department of Agriculture at the Texas State Fair to showcase tourism in and around the Whitesboro area. This is a partnership that the Whitesboro Economic Development Corporation has entered into with the named organizations to draw tourism to our area. Whitesboro brochures and information can be located in the Food & Fiber Building at the State Fair for the entire time of the event. The booth offers an array of tourism spots in the State of Texas. Whitesboro offers their own brochure and is featured in the Lakes Trail brochure and the Red River Valley Tourism brochure. We are expected to hand out over 2000 Whitesboro brochures and information at the Fair and a total of 10,000 plus that feature the Whitesboro Area.
Whitesboro's new Welcome Marquee Sign
The construction of this was paid for by a Texas Department of Agriculture GO TEXAN (see GO TEXAN link at left sidebar) Downtown Beautification grant and the Whitesboro Economic Development Corporation.
Post Office Beautification
The Whitesboro Post Office property is owned by the Whitesboro Economic Development Corporation and leased to the United States Postal Service with a 20 year lease agreement. The grounds recently took on a new look with the addition of Texas Native plants and a new rock bed on the corner of Main & Union where the Service Monument was relocated from the corner to the center of the bed for better viewing of the monument.
The Economic Development Director represents Whitesboro at Travel Show.
The Whitesboro Economic Development Corporation is a member of the Red River Valley Tourism Association and partners with other communities on both sides of the Red River to promote tourism in the region. Pictured here is Jannis Ayers, Electra, TX; Janis Crawley, Whitesboro TX; Sammie Hatfield, Henrietta, TX and Myra Busby, Seymour, TX. Others who attended the show represented Bowie, Paris, Sherman, Gainesville, and Nocona Texas and Duncan, Ardmore and Durant Oklahoma.
IESI Corporation Groundbreaking
The Whitesboro Industrial Development Corporation recently broke ground with Justin Texas developers, Sammy Harwell & Kelly Kimmey, for construction of a 6000 sq ft maintenance facility to be leased to the IESI Corporation bringing 20 plus jobs to Whitesboro. Pictured here are: L-R WIDCO Board President, Jeff Butts; IESI Division Manager, Richard West; Developers, Kelly Kimmey & Sammy Harwell; WIDCO Board VP, Brandon Parker, Whitesboro Mayor, Dee Welch; County Commissioner, Jackie Crisp; City Administrator, Michael Marter and other community supporters for the project.
Economic Development Director, Janis Crawley noted this project will add an additional $300,000 to the tax base and more than 20 full time primary jobs. WIDCO currently offers 3.15 acres of land in their Industrial Park located at 408 S Union. This facility will be placed on Lot 2 of the Industrial Park. For information about available space in the Park contact Janis Crawley, Economic Development Director at 903.564.4000.
Whitesboro Suites Ground Breaking
The Whitesboro Industrial Development Corporation and the City of Whitesboro is proud to announce the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Whitesboro Inn & Suites that will be located at 31434 East US Hwy 82, Whitesboro Texas.
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| Left to Right: Whitesboro Mayor, Dee Welch; Owner Sudha Patel; Pete Patel; general contractor Orcas Company, Inc, Rick & Sydney Reynolds; and WIDCO Board President, Jeff Butts. | Left to Right: City Administrator, Michael Marter; WIDCO Board Member, Brandon Parker; Whitesboro Inn & Suites Owner, Sudha Patel; City Council Reps, Mike Pack and Mark Pike; WIDCO Board Member Cary Bryan and WIDCO Board President, Jeff Butts. |
See also WIDCO 4A Projects.
Economic Development Director, Janis Crawley along with the Economic Development Director of Nocona Texas joining teams with Red River Valley Tourism Association and working Trade Shows in Texas and Oklahoma. The Whitesboro Economic Development Corporation is a member of The Red River Valley Tourism Association, The Texas Lakes Trails Region, The Texas Economic Development Council and the Association of Rural Development. (right)
For more information on this program, contact the Economic Development Director at edc@WhitesboroTexas.com or by phone (903)564-3311.
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The Whitesboro Economic & Industrial Development Corporation are members of the GO TEXAN Rural Community Program launched by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to help market and promote rural Texas. For more information on Go Texan, click the Go Texan Logo or link to www.GoTexan.org