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Rebecca Ryan speaks at the Central Texas Economic Corridor Annual Conference.

Central Texas has fast growing wages.

Geoffrey Colvin at the CTECH annual conference.

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood raced 34 slots up the list since last year's ranking. Employment in this region is diversified across many sectors, although the government provided 35.6% of 2008 jobs, marking a growth rate of 5.8% over 2007 levels.

Effective April 8, 2009, the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce has a new website. You can find the website by visiting killeenchamber.com.

The underlying principle behind the new website is to make it more interactive. A visitor can create custom reports that only contain the information in which they are interested. This allows a visitor to use the Chamber website as a research source. The visitor will be able to collect all of the demographic, real estate and news information they are interested in and convert it to a pdf before they leave.

Property listings are greatly enhanced on the new website. The chamber works with local commercial Realtors to index business properties and buildings. The new website integrates Google Maps with each listing to create a more dynamic experience for the website visitor.

The Chamber is also integrating its effort into many social networking platforms. RSS feeds allow a visitor to be automatically updated on new content. On the new website are links to the Chamber's Facebook, LinkedIN and Twitter pages. A visitor can share information contained on the website with a myriad of online resources or simply email an article to a friend.

The Chamber website is an economic development tool. To many, the Chamber website is the first place to look when researching a community. The new website uses Web 2.0 functionality and visually pleasing design to make a good first impression on website visitors.

Ray Perryman address citizens of Copperas Cove and Killeen, Texas on February 20, 2009 at Central Texas College