Agriculture
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In Lavender Farms, a Harvest of Dollars and Scents
Three weekends a year, Joyce Lavender Ranch throws open its gates and allows thousands of flower-lovers to cut their own blooms from fragrant purple acres. |
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Ranchers Have Proud Tradition in the Texas Midwest
Rick Hanson and Billy Green belong to what the former calls “a small, tight-knit club.” |
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Cotton Remains Staple of Texas Midwest’s Economy
Jeff Posey has been riding a tractor through vast cotton fields almost since he could sit up. |
Business Almanac
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Cabrito Lays Claim as Meat Goat Capital
Mills County is a major producer of meat goat and bills itself as the “Meat Goat Capital of America.” |
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Lankford Firm Fashions Mesquite Creations
Some people use mesquite for cooking, but Terry Lankford uses the wood to create unique furniture, lamps and fireplace mantels. |
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Ghost Hunters Like Jones County Haunt
Ghost hunters often visit Anson in Jones County in search of the “Lights of Anson.” |
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Menu Firm Has Good Read on Good Food
The next time you sit down for a restaurant meal, don’t just look at what’s on the menu. |
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Old Hotel Finds New Life as Cultural Center
The 14-story Cactus Hotel is the tallest structure in all of San Angelo. |
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Welcome Mat Is Always Out at Frontier Texas!
The welcome mat is always out at Frontier Texas! |
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Concho Museum Honors WWII Hero, Inventor
The Don Freeman Memorial Museum in Eden in Concho County includes a significant exhibit dedicated to Gen. Ira C. Eaker. |
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Rodeo & Roper Supply Sits Tall in the Saddle
One of the most renowned saddle makers in the Texas Midwest has been producing his leather originals since the age of 14. |
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Scurry County Festival Commemorates White Buffalo
A legendary frontier hunter is known for killing one of only seven white buffaloes ever seen in the United States. |
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Civil War Reenactments Live on at Fort Concho
It wasn’t built during the Civil War, but it has a Civil War connection. |
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Thunder Boat Drag Races Roar into Action
Life is a drag in Brady each June when the Heart of Texas Thunder Drag Boat Races roar into action. |
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Abilene Civic Center Draws Conventions
There are only 365 days in a year, aren’t there? |
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Texas Rattlesnake Roundup Really Sizzles
The city of Sweetwater hosts the Miss Snake Charmer Pageant and several other activities each year as part of its annual Texas Rattlesnake Round-up. |
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Children’s Book Art On Display
Some stories just aren’t the same without the pictures. |
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Once a Chicken Farm, It’s Now A Chicken Art Center
It was once an old chicken farm, and now it is an art center. |
Business Climate
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Centers Enhance Small-Business Success
During start-up and the early years, a business owner is focused on making the company successful, and often doesn’t have time for the nuts and bolts of day-to-day operations. |
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Smart Companies Are at Work Here
A host of knowledge companies find the Texas Midwest an attractive place to locate, invest and innovate. |
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A Tale of Two Mayors
A new generation of leaders are forgoing big cities to return to the Texas Midwest. |
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Successful Businesses are Now Calling Cowboy Country Home
Roger Nelson, a father of 10, left his job as a city manager in a Dallas suburb for a rewarding job and a simpler and better quality of life. |
Energy
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Texas Midwest Fuels Up Industry to Support Alternative Energy
Five years ago, when Nick Nixon and Jeff Flood decided to move their small Minnesota concrete company to Texas and target the wind-farm market, folks thought them, well, a bit misguided. |
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Aermotor Expands Windmill Business
Aermotor’s windmills don’t produce electricity. They pump water. And the San Angelo company is awash in business. |
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Accidental Oil Strike Makes Abilene an Oil Center
In 1981, to celebrate its centennial, the city of Abilene set up an oil-drilling rig to demonstrate the technique of “making hole.” |
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G.E. Invests $180 Million in Nolan County Wind Projects
In the Texas Midwest, wind is the new oil. |
Manufacturing
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Region Forges Diverse Manufacturing Sector
Manufacturing in the Texas Midwest is thriving, and the sector is a major player in the region’s economic development picture. |
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Hardy Manufacturing the Backbone of Texas Midwest
Since its launch in Dallas in 1964, EBAA Iron Inc. has led the way in the iron industry, manufacturing quality, cutting-edge joint restraint products for ductile and PVC pipe. |
Transportation
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Regional Airports Undergo Expansions
Don Green is proud to say that Abilene Regional Airport serves more than 90,000 passengers every year. |
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Transportation Grid Keeps Texas Midwest Connected
Abilene officials have an important ally in Interstate 20. |
Welcome Section
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Texas Midwest Offers Many Reasons to Come and Stay
The Texas Midwest is centrally located in Texas, with easy access to both the East Coast and West Coast markets, the industrial Midwest, the Northeast and large emerging markets in Mexico. |
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