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McGregor leaders are ‘over the moon’ after learning the city will officially be home to another SpaceX facility. “I think the benefit extends beyond McGregor, I think it extends to the greater McLennan County area,” said Jimmy Hering, Mayor of McGregor. “It’s good for all of us.” Hering says they heard rumbling...Continue Reading

Hill County Judge, Justin Lewis, was honored at the Lake Whitney Chamber of Commerce Banquet as the Citizen of the Year on Thursday June 10, 2021.  Judge Lewis was given this honor for his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and the Uri winter storm event.  He put on his wor...Continue Reading

Welcome to the party, Waco. Nice to see you back, Boise. In March, seven metropolitan areas joined the list of regional economies that have returned to pre-Covid employment levels, according to data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the second month in a row, Idaho (+1.3%) and Utah (+0.9%...Continue Reading

WACO, TX -- Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG) recently launched a newly designed website, created by Golden Shovel Agency. The new site is user-friendly, has a more modern design, and is customized to the needs of the organization. The goal of the organization was to join what were previousl...Continue Reading

The Greater Waco economy exploded in March, with spending on cars, homes and hotel stays accelerating. So robust is the continuing recovery that several business people Thursday said they have jobs they can’t fill. “Travel around the city, and you’ll see help-wanted and hiring signs popping up,” said Kris Collins, senio...Continue Reading

The Clifton Chamber of Commerce hosted the 51st Annual Banquet Saturday, April 24. Local business owners, the Chamber Board of Directors, and many more attended the event, which featured a live and silent auction. Chad Holt and the Chizlers provided musical entertainment for the event. Rockin’ K&C BBQ and Catering served ...Continue Reading

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.25 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Texas prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. “President Biden is committed to creating new opportunities for employers an...Continue Reading

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that nominations for the 2021 Star of Texas Awards, which honor peace officers, firefighters, emergency medical first responders, and federal law enforcement who were seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, are now open. Nominations must be submitted to the Governor's Office b...Continue Reading

Baylor University’s Career Center reports a surprising increase in job placement of graduating Baylor University students in the spring of 2020 compared to spring 2019, despite an anticipated decrease due to the effect of COVID-19. To measure the impact of COVID on career support, the Career Center recently compared data fro...Continue Reading

Show up wearing steel-toed shoes and willing to learn a trade, and a new program supported by Prosper Waco and the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce could mean a job making $32,000 a year to start. It takes money to make money, as the saying goes, and Prosper Waco ha...Continue Reading

WACO, Texas (Jan. 26, 2021) – Baylor University's online graduate program that leads to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree continues to move up in the latest U.S. News 2021 Best Online Programs rankings released today. The Online MBA in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business advanced two places to rank No. 45 overall among the U.S...Continue Reading

WACO, TEXAS — Hello Bello, a provider of baby and family care consumer products co-founded by actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, will open a 312,000-square-foot diaper manufacturing plant in Waco. Click here to read the full article »Continue Reading