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Hot Off the Press!
Killeen resident Tonja Orso did not know where to turn when she lost her job six months ago. A trip to a local grocery store pointed her in the right direction. Orso was one of 30 vendors who participated in the second annual Small Business Saturday at Workforce Solutions of Central Texas. The event started at 9 a.m. and continued until 1 p.m. behind the Workforce Solutions building at 300 Cheyenne Drive.
The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce’s Military Relations Council welcomed Maj. Gen. John C. Thomson III to the table Monday during a luncheon at Texas A&M University-Central Texas.
Members of the Killeen Economic Development Corporation and the city’s chamber of commerce know what industries they want to attract to the city. That vision relies on aligning economic development efforts with the research planned and underway at Texas A&M University-Central Texas.
KILLEEN - Killeen is getting a new manufacturing plant. MGC Pure Chemicals America selected the city for the next site location and will service the semiconductor industry. The company is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company based in Tokyo, Japan. Killeen beat out several areas including, San Antonio, Bryan/College Station and Louisiana.
LEAGUE CITY, Texas - A local organization is being recognized throughout the state for their duties. Chambers throughout Texas came together last week for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) Annual Excellence Awards. This event honors organizations for exceptional efforts in marketing, communications and media outreach.
Colorful new signs have been cropping up along U.S. Highway 190 in the Killeen area this week, including along the roadway in Harker Heights. The appearance of the Interstate 14 signs followed Saturday’s unveiling ceremony at Central Texas College. U.S. Reps. John Carter, R-Round Rock, and Roger Williams, R-Austin, unveiled the first I-14 signs for U.S. 190 between Copperas Cove and Belton.
KILLEEN — The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce hosted joint ceremonies Saturday to celebrate the designation of the Fort Hood-Central Texas Region as a Great American Defense Community and to unveil Interstate 14 signage.
The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce hosted joint ceremonies Saturday to celebrate the designation of the Fort Hood-Central Texas Region as a Great American Defense Community and to unveil Interstate 14 signage.
Growth dominated two state of the region speeches delivered Tuesday by Bell County Judge Jon Burrows and Killeen Mayor Jose Segarra. The judge and mayor discussed growth and other happenings in their areas at an event hosted by the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce at the Grace Christian Center, 1401 Elms Road.
The Killeen Independent School District hosted a Community Impact Day to empower high school girls to care for themselves and encourage one another. A group of 50 girls from the four KISD high schools met Wednesday with community mentors to learn together from a wide range of community leaders.