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CAMFIL BREAKS GROUND ON MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN KILGORE’S SYNERGY PARK
Sep 26, 2024

Located on 43 acres in Synergy Park just minutes from I-20, the 418,000-square-foot facility will showcase state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities designed to meet the growing demand for high-quality air filtration products across diverse industries.

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Keeprite Refrigeration selects Synergy Park for $55m expansion of commercial refrigeration manufacturing operations
May 10, 2024

"The new facility will serve as a beacon for technical innovation and is expected to further enhance our product offerings and customer service," Xu said. "It represents our confidence in the future and our commitment to investing in our people and communities."

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KEDC RECEIVES 2024 CEDA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Oct 30, 2024

Kilgore received top honors in the Population between 10,001 and 20,000 category, which included 15 nominations.

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KEDC WELCOMES SABINE PIPE CEO WILL ADAMSON TO BOARD
Sep 11, 2024

The Kilgore Economic Development Corporation (KEDC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Will Adamson, CEO of Sabine Pipe, Inc., to its Board of Directors. Adamson, a respected leader in the energy industry, brings a wealth of strategy, operations, and management experience to the role.

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KEDC RECEIVES TOP BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION HONOR FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Jul 25, 2024

Kilgore Economic Development Corporation (KEDC) has received the Business Retention and Expansion International (BREI) Impact Award for the second consecutive year, and also has received the BREI Award of Excellence for a Single Community with a Population Under 20,000.

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KILGORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LAUDED FOR WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS
Jun 12, 2024

Kilgore Economic Development Corporation has received the Texas Economic Development Council’s 2024 Workforce Excellence Award for Communities Under 15,000.

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The Kilgore City Council adopted a Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Program
May 6, 2024

The Kilgore City Council adopted a Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (TX-PACE) at their meeting on April 23rd. The City selected Texas PACE Authority (TPA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to administer their TX-PACE program.

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Aspen Institute names Kilgore College as a ‘Top 150 U.S. Community College’ eligible for the 2025 Aspen Prize
Nov 1, 2023

Today, the Aspen Institute named Kilgore College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's signature recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges.

The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds.

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Texas Corrals Enough Points to Leave Trailing States in the Dust
Oct 31, 2023

Fresh from winning its 11th consecutive Governor’s Cup for total capital investment projects earlier this year, Texas is finishing 2023 with top billing in Site Selection’s annual ranking of state business climates. The ranking is based on 10 criteria, including a survey of corporate site selectors, qualified projects logged in the publication’s Conway Projects Database and independent measures of states’ attractiveness to capital investors.

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