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COLLEGE STATION — Texas communities now have a new resource to help attract business and development opportunities to the Lone Star State. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in partnership with Decision Data Resources, has developed SitesOnTexas 2.0, a web-based geographic information system (GIS) software which allows users …

COLLEGE STATION - Drought. Wildfires. Debt. Joblessness. Many rural communities in Texas are facing an economic crisis.  Capitalizing on natural resources for alternative energy and adopting sustainable technologies could be the lifeline to pull some communities out of an economic slide.

A statewide conference on "Growing Green Communities" will address …

TEEX's Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) and Knowledge Engineering Center (KEC) are developing the curriculum and online campus for a hydrogen fuel training program housed within the National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center.

This effort is part of a proof of concept between the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), the U.S. Department of Transportation's …

TEEX's Knowledge Engineering Center is developing the website for the American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, as part of a Department of Education grant awarded to Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX.

The website is a central component of the project, with the goal of assisting the educational community in the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operations and …

Learn how green or sustainable industries and technologies can boost the South Texas economy, improve your company's bottom line and create jobs at the Growing Green - Aransas Pass conference on Feb. 24-25 at the Aransas Pass Civic Center. Conference topics will include renewable energy projects, sustainable practices in agriculture, water conservation technologies, energy-saving ideas, …

Learn how green or sustainable industries and technologies can boost the West Texas economy, improve a company's bottom line and create jobs at the Growing Green — Permian Basin conference on Dec. 1-2 at the MCM Grande Hotel in Odessa.

Business and community leaders, economic developers and entrepreneurs can network and meet speakers from Texas finance, …

TEEX is facilitating the creation of a first-of-its kind economic development strategy for the City of Prairie View, which is home to Prairie View A&M University. Prairie View Mayor Frank Jackson is leading the effort, dubbed the "Communi-Versity Economic Development Initiative" and chairs the Communi-Versity Advisory Council, which is comprised of leaders from the community, …

T&K Machine, Inc., in Paris, Texas, manufactures over 500 precision-machined components and assemblies on eight platforms and supplies parts to aerospace companies such as Boeing, Vought Aircraft, Goodrich and others. But the company had a backlog at their deburring operation that supports all machined parts within the organization. One part in particular, the Spear - …

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has awarded more than $516,000 to TEEX for a statewide education program on sustainable and green economic development opportunities for rural and economically distressed areas of Texas.

The goal of the program is to increase awareness of green economic development and job …

When officials in the East Texas town of Chandler wanted an independent analysis of the community's strengths and assets to build an economic development plan and help recruit new businesses, they called on TEEX.

TEEX's economic development specialists recently completed the town's first Community Profile, a report filled with data and information that Chandler …