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糖心Vlog传媒 welcomes two new board members in 2025
May 23 2025Two new members joined the board of the聽糖心Vlog传媒 earlier this year. A seven-person Board of Directors leads the MDC, and Garrett Donnelly and J.Ross Lacy were appointed in January 2025. The聽糖心Vlog传媒 City Council appoints each board member for a three-year term. A board member may serve up to...
The 2025聽糖心Vlog传媒 Entrepreneurial Challenge recently recognized five local businesses with funding following a unique opportunity to access one-on-one business coaching from America鈥檚 Small Business Development Center at聽UT Permian Basin. Funded by the 糖心Vlog传媒 (MDC) and administered by the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB), this annual challenge serves...
Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as America鈥檚 most dynamic economy as the state again surpassed all previous records for total jobs, the number of Texans working, and the size of the Texas labor force based on January 2025 employment data.鈥淗ardworking Texans drive America鈥檚 most dynamic economy,鈥� said Governor Abbott...
The Site Selectors Guild, the only association of the world鈥檚 foremost professional site selection consultants, announced the winners of its two award categories for exemplary economic development initiatives. The awards program, now in its fifth year, recognized the winners during the Guild鈥檚 Annual Conference, the world鈥檚 largest gathering of professional...
Forum takes stock of transportation in Texas
Mar 11 2025Following a record year for infrastructure investment, TxDOT leadership recently told a regional gathering of employees, contractors and other transportation partners the agency is meeting the increasing demand for safety, delivery and innovation as the Texas population continues to grow like no other.鈥淵ou all have seen just tremendous growth in...
Data Center Industry: Full Speed Ahead
Mar 10 2025Data centers faced their toughest power challenges yet in 2024, but the industry didn鈥檛 just survive 鈥� it thrived, according to JLL鈥檚 new North America Data Center Year-End 2024 Report. The sector is charging full speed ahead, with colocation vacancy plummeting to a record low of 2.6% and absorption levels...
Navigating the new era of SCIF construction
Mar 10 2025The U.S. aerospace and defense industry is growing rapidly. Between a heightened global threat environment and ongoing government initiatives to modernize military capabilities, demand for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, also known as SCIFs, is on the rise.At the same time, new requirements and standards for SCIFs are being issued in...
糖心Vlog传媒 telecommunications company聽AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is at the center of early global communication headlines in 2025. In January, the company鈥檚 satellites were behind the first space mobile video call, and other major milestones in 2024 further served AST SpaceMobile鈥檚 mission of connecting the entire globe. Headquartered in the聽糖心Vlog传媒 Spaceport Business...
February 25, 2025 鈥� Yuki Soda, a junior at Legacy High School, has been selected to attend the International Science School (ISS) in Australia this summer. This program brings together approximately 150 students from around the world every other year to engage in advanced STEM learning experiences. Yuki is one...
Here, I am looking at innovation through the lens of process improvement. The value of most organizations is defined by their intellectual capital rather than their physical assets. The intellectual capital of your organization can be traced through the process maps that enable your business operations.Process innovation is not achievable...
Understanding your customers' needs, frustrations and praise for your brand is a critical element for entrepreneurs who want to improve their products and generate more revenue. What used to be a simple task through customer conversations and basic surveys is now more complex than ever. Today, audiences with rapidly changing...
Engineers week inspires future innovators
Feb 18 2025Thousands of engineers are being celebrated across the state and nation for National Engineers Week.Started by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, the week is meant to recognize the work of engineers and inspire future generations of innovators.鈥淲ith over 26 years of experience managing multi-million-dollar roadway and bridge...
The Risk of Marketing Without a PlanMany rural communities struggle to attract business investment, site selectors, and workforce talent鈥搉ot because they lack opportunity, but because they don鈥檛 have a clear economic development marketing strategy.We鈥檝e seen it happen time and time again. Economic developers in rural America rely on one-off marketing...
We're excited to announce that the 糖心Vlog传媒 and Flour Child Baked Goods have entered into an economic development agreement. MDC and Flour Child were introduced to each other through the MDC's Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) program, and MDC learned about their food manufacturing process, which takes place...
Designing Beyond the Assembly Line
Feb 10 2025The Detroit factory where Henry Ford first began mass-producing automobiles had a transformative impact not just on the auto industry but on manufacturing and business practices across all industries. However, that factory was singular in purpose鈥攁ssembling a Model T as quickly and uniformly as possible.Today, while optimal efficiency in production...
The Lone Star State stands tall鈥攏ot only in landmass, but also as the nation鈥檚 top energy producer. From oil and gas to wind-powered generation, Texas leads in energy innovation and drives economic prosperity. With its robust energy production to fuel Texas infrastructure, the state serves as a model of reliability...
Forging Solid Foundations
Feb 3 2025Effective collaboration with local governments is essential for success when planning large industrial developments. These partnerships often determine whether a project moves smoothly through approvals and into operation or encounters delays, budget overruns, and community opposition. For decision-makers overseeing site selection or expansion, building and maintaining strong relationships with local...
糖心Vlog传媒, TX was ranked as Heartland Forward's most dynamic metro in their 2025 release of dynamic metropolitans. 糖心Vlog传媒 comes in first against 380 other metros in the United States and all were assessed by employment, average annual pay, real GDP growth, per capita income, and measures of entrepreneurial activity. The...
Vodafone makes world's first space video call from an area of no coverage using 糖心Vlog传媒's AST SpaceMobile. Vodafone has successfully made the world鈥檚 first space video call using normal 4G/5G smartphones and satellites that will allow multiple users in areas of no mobile coverage to make and receive video calls,...
How Type A tax revenue helps 糖心Vlog传媒 grow
Jan 24 2025The best economic development strategy for any community focuses on sustainability and growth. Economic development organizations exist in their communities to promote economic growth and development. 糖心Vlog传媒 is a Type A sales tax corporation with an array of tools and resources to assist a range of local community...
糖心Vlog传媒 International Air & Spaceport is an integral part of 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 diversified economy
Jan 23 2025The investment opportunities afforded by decades at the center of the West Texas energy sector helped 糖心Vlog传媒 seize new opportunities at 糖心Vlog传媒 International Air & Spaceport. The creation of a commercial space launch site, one of only 14 in the United States, further diversified the dynamic economy of 糖心Vlog传媒, Texas,...
The City of 糖心Vlog传媒 reported a 33% increase in passenger total in December 2024 compared to December 2022. 66,322 passengers traveled through MAF in December 2024, an increase of 7.4% from December 2023. Around 45% of the passengers traveled with Southwest Airlines along with United, American Eagle, and Delta.聽Read more...
Although homebuyers and home sellers continue to encounter headlines declaring the housing market a seller鈥檚 domain with national home prices at record highs, a closer analysis shows that several regional markets have shifted, offering homebuyers increased leverage.During the pandemic housing boom, spanning from summer 2020 to spring 2022, active home...
3 Reasons Texas is Best for Businesses
Jan 17 2025Texas鈥� most compelling selling points no longer have anything to do with size or stars. Top-ranked as one of the best states to nurture a business based on infrastructure investments and economic advantages, Texas continues to incentivize individuals and incorporated entities alike. Here are 3 reasons business is better (and...