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The first question everyone has, acknowledges Bob “Pic” Billingsley, is about the smell - will the new Sanderson Farms chicken processing plant, slated to be built in the Winona area, stink?
“That’s a very good question,” said Billingsley, as he led a group from Tyler around the grounds of Sanderson Farms’ plant in Palestine. “But...
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Sep 25, 2017
Published on Saturday, 23 September 2017 11:36 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com
A tour of Terracon’s new offices in Tyler is an exercise in imagination and faith.
Clayton Carroll, an engineer with the firm, points out where labs, testing facilities and offices will go.
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Sep 6, 2017
Published on Tuesday, 5 September 2017 19:16 - Written by FAITH HARPER, fharper@tylerpaper.com
Sanderson Farms has cleared a key hurdle in its efforts to open operations in Smith and Wood counties by early 2019.
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Jun 23, 2017
Published on Friday, 23 June 2017 12:31 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com
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Jun 19, 2017
Published on Sunday, 18 June 2017 23:28 - Written by FAITH HARPER, fharper@tylerpaper.com
June sales tax collections are up from last year, but Tyler officials do not plan to change course on its tightened budget.
The month represents the end of the third quarter of the year, leaving three months left in the fiscal year, which begins in October and ends in September.
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Jun 19, 2017
Published on Thursday, 15 June 2017 15:53 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com
Vesuvius USA will shed some manufacturing jobs in its Tyler plant, but the plant isn’t closing, company officials say.
Vesuvius makes ceramics used by steelmakers. It has about 70 workers in Tyler, and another 68 production sites and more than 10,000 employees worldwide.
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Jun 19, 2017
Published on Wednesday, 14 June 2017 16:09 - Written by FAITH HARPER, fharper@tylerpaper.com
Business is picking up for a Tyler oilfield equipment manufacturer so much so that it's looking to expand and bring on more employees.
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Apr 27, 2017
Published on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 17:09 - Written by FAITH HARPER, fharper@tylerpaper.com
Half of companies currently receiving a tax abatement from the city of Tyler are meeting their job creation goals.
On Wednesday, the Tyler City Council received its annual update on the status of abatements.
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Apr 26, 2017
Published on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 19:41 - Written by FAITH HARPER, fharper@tylerpaper.com
Smith County Commissioners on Tuesday finalized a tax abatement agreement for two Sanderson Farm sites in the county.
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