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Kilgore EDC Draws Record-Setting Investments to City
Feb 6, 2023

The Kilgore Economic Development Corporation announced a record-setting amount of local business investments in a recent report.

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Kilgore Council OKs Reinvestment Zone for Planned Skeeter Expansion
Feb 6, 2023

The Kilgore City Council has unanimously approved a motion to designate a reinvestment zone for a recently announced expansion by Skeeter Boats.

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Infrastructure: On Solid Ground
Jan 6, 2023

On the near horizon, TxDOT has committed more than $150 million toward improving Kilgore’s interchange at Interstate 20 and State Hwy. 31.

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British Consulate to Visit Kilgore
Sep 2, 2022

Her Majesty’s Consul General Richard Hyde will be visiting Kilgore, TX on Tuesday, September 6th as part of their “Great British Road Trip 2022” tour.

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Skeeter Products in Kilgore Celebrates Craftsmanship Over 75-year History
Aug 29, 2022

From Skeeter’s origin in Shreveport, the company moved to Marshall and then to Longview before moving to Kilgore in the 1970s. Today, Skeeter's facility in Kilgore is 240,000 square feet across multiple buildings on a 35-acre site. It serves 150 dealers nationwide and also ships to Canada and Japan.

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Wagner Tuning cuts ribbon at grand opening of Kilgore location
Apr 29, 2022

The German auto parts manufacturer first broke ground in Kilgore in 2019 and construction continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in 2020

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Six Kilgore College instructors receive annual NISOD Excellence Award
Apr 1, 2022

Six Kilgore College instructors are recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award.

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KEDC receives 2021 Economic Excellence Recognition from TEDC
Feb 25, 2022

KEDC received the 2021 Economic Excellence Recognition Award by Texas Economic Development Council at the TEDC Winter Conference in Sugar Land.

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Camfil is Hiring in Kilgore
Feb 1, 2022

Join the new Camfil manufacturing facility in Kilgore!

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