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Located just 3.5 miles west of downtown Giddings, Altman Plants isn’t just a growing company; it’s the most sizable “growing company” in Texas. The company’s sprawling 140-acre facility earned Altman its place as the largest commercial nursery in the Lone Star State.  Rows and rows of greenhouses stretch across 70 acres...Continue Reading

Giddings, Texas, folks who chose to “staycation” over Labor Day weekend were treated to an amazing social scene with outstanding music, food, craft cocktails, and brews. Revelers flocked to the streets to celebrate with two evenings of free concerts at the historic Giddings Railroad Depot Complex sponsored by LCLESO Texas...Continue Reading

The creative economy is a vital economic engine for Texas, growing more than 30 percent over the last decade. In fact, the Texas Arts and Culture Industry generated $6.1 billion for the Texas economy, totaling nearly $380 million in state sales tax revenue and $50.1 billion in gross domestic produc...Continue Reading

From coast to coast, demand for new warehouse and distribution space is hitting record-breaking levels. According to a recent report from Cushman & Wakefield,1 the U.S. industrial construction pipeline topped 600 million square feet for the first time ever in Q1 2022, with nearly 95 percent of that tally classifie...Continue Reading

Having a proper business mindset is a recommendation we've all heard upon starting a new exciting business endeavor. But what exactly stays behind the words "proper business mindset?" In a nutshell, it represents a certain way of thinking that implements various growth strategies, people skills and approaches to situations and issue...Continue Reading

From agriculture to tourism, forestry to manufacturing, rural communities bring their own specific perspectives to economic development. They are proud to promote their unique value propositions, including quality of life advantages, natural beauty, commuter options to larger urban centers but with more affordable housing and amenities, safe, family-friendly environments an...Continue Reading

Proving ROI for quality of place improvements typically centers around job creation and talent attraction. Economic development organizations understand that if their community does not have the workforce, they will likely not attract new companies to their area or see expansions in their local industries. A community's quality of life an...Continue Reading

More workers are finding themselves out of a job (or becoming worried they might soon be) as a string of high-profile companies, mostly startups and in tech, have moved to freeze hiring or even to slash workers and rescind job offers. New unemployment claims edged up to an eight-month high las...Continue Reading

AUSTIN — For the eighth consecutive month, Texas broke job growth records for 2022 by adding 82,500 total nonagricultural jobs in June, and total nonagricultural employment reached 13,431,100, according to data released today by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). “Texas leads the nation once again, creating more jobs and unmatched economi...Continue Reading

Texas Business and Economic Development Organizations Launch Texas Return To Work Initiative Employer resource guide and surveys are first coordinated local, regional, and statewide effort to assist public and private sector economic first responders  Austin, Texas -- Today, the Texas Association of Business (TAB), Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC), Texas Chamber o...Continue Reading

This one or that? It can be incredibly difficult to sort through the many property options for an optimal site selection decision, especially when so many important factors need to be taken into account. ZoomProspector's brand-new Compare Properties feature makes it easier than ever to do side-by-side site and buildin...Continue Reading

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, but that doesn’t mean the workforce is simply returning to normal. In March of 2022, a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs, leaving 1.9 job openings for every unemployed worker. According to the Institute o...Continue Reading