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Rockdale approves new water tower

April 25th, 2013 · Comments Off · Infrastructure & Transportation, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY – The Rockdale City Council approved a $2.39 million bid to build a half-million-gallon water tower. Construction will start in 30 to 45 days and is expected to be completed in 60 days.

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Belton blooming school in Temple

April 24th, 2013 · Comments Off · Education, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

TEMPLE – Construction has begun on the $26.2 million North Belton Middle School. The school will be 153,000 sf and have a 900-student capacity, according to Barry Nebhut with SHW Group.

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Buc-ee’s (em)barks on Temple

April 24th, 2013 · Comments Off · Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Retail

TEMPLE – The Temple Economic Development Corporation and the City of Temple announced that Buc-ee’s will build the company’s thirtieth travel center in Texas on a 17.5-acre tract on NW Loop 363 in north Temple. The over 60,000-sf tr …

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Temple projects net $776M for area economy

April 23rd, 2013 · Comments Off · Economy, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

TEMPLE – Five new projects netted $776 million in new value for the area economy last year, according to Lee Peterson, the president of the Temple Economic Development Corp.

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Harker Heights major employers 2012

April 23rd, 2013 · Comments Off · Employment, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

HARKER HEIGHTS – The City of Harker Heights released its most recent list of top employers. The top ten employers were ranked by the number of employees as of December 2012.

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UMHB nurses new doc(torate) degree

April 19th, 2013 · Comments Off · Education, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

BELTON – Faculty shortages at nursing schools across the country are limiting student capacity as the need for professional registered nurses continues.

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Employment rises, wages fall in Bell County

April 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Employment, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

BELL COUNTY – Employment levels improved but average weekly pay dropped in Bell County in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bell County employment rose 1.7 percent, while average weekly wages decreased 0.9 percent in July-Septe …

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Belton’s Rockwool site freed for heavy industrial use

April 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Industrial, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

BELTON – An arrangement between the City of Belton and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has freed more than 90 acres of land in which to expand the city’s wastewater treatment plant and attract new commercial and heavy …

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Housing slated for Harker Heights

April 10th, 2013 · Comments Off · Housing, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

HARKER HEIGHTS – Harker Heights City Council agreed to enter into an economic development agreement with developer Chris Doose of Austin to build a 105-lot subdivision behind H-E-B between Indian Trail and Lookout Ridge.

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Giant Panda Power plants in Temple

April 9th, 2013 · Comments Off · Infrastructure & Transportation, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood

TEMPLE – Panda Power has secured $372 million to build a second natural gas-fueled power plant that will contribute to a $3.2 billion boost in the Temple area economy over the next decade.

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