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Tyler Ranks 4th Among U.S. Metro Areas With the Fastest Growing Incomes

By Alexandre Tanzi - Bloomberg | Nov 25, 2019

The Tyler Metro 2018 personal per capita income is $55,229.

Link to the full Bloomberg article.

UT System Board of Regents makes unprecedented $95 Million investment in Tyler institutions

Nov 25, 2019

On November 14, the University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday voted unanimously to allocate $95 million in Permanent University Fund (PUF) proceeds to UT Health Science Center at Tyler and UT Tyler to fund construction of two new facilities to accelerate high-quality health education and health care in East Texas.

Regents earmarked $60 million for a Graduate Medical Education & Resident Teaching Facility at UT Health Science Center at Tyler and $35 million for an Advanced Nursing... Read More

Website ranks Tyler among top cities in population growth

By Gary Bass - KLTV | Nov 13, 2019

By Gary Bass

Provident Realty Advisors buys 543-acre Tyler property near Bellwood Lake

By Erin Mansfield - Tyler Morning Telegraph | Jul 17, 2019

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30 years after its creation, Tyler Economic Development Council cites success

By By Erin Mansfield emansfield@tylerpaper.com | Apr 12, 2019

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Good-paying jobs, millions in investments

By Tyler Paper | Apr 2, 2019

If the Tyler economy figuratively had a heart, it would be located on a short stretch of Beckham Avenue where the flagship hospitals of two major health systems stand almost side by side.

Smith County to Receive Grant for Water Infrastructure Improvements for Sanderson Farms

By Casey Murphy - Smith County | Jan 31, 2019

January 31, 2019

Smith County was notified by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Friday, January 25, that it received an $850,000 grant that will fund water system improvements needed for Sanderson Farms’ poultry processing plant.

Organizations in Tyler, Lindale, Mineola win statewide award for Sanderson Farms recruitment

By Erin Mansfield - Tyler Morning Telegraph | Oct 24, 2018

Tyler Economic Development Council, Inc. Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council

By IEDC Staff | Oct 2, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC (October 02, 2018) – Tyler Economic Development Council, Inc. received a Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award for Sanderson Farms, a project in the category of Regionalism and Cross – Border Collaboration of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 2, during the IEDC Annual Conference, which was held September 29 – October 3, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.