New York, New York! That is exactly where some local residents found themselves recently pouring Texas, and more specifically, Terry County wines for the folks in New York City. On May 30, the Texas Department of Agriculture Wine Marketing Program organized this opportunity for New Yorkers to experience Texas wine at its best. Wineries invited […]
Director of Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation Needed
Application Period: Mon, 06/10/2019 to Thu, 08/01/2019 Organization: City of Brownfield and Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation (Type A) Street Address: 201 W Broadway St City: Brownfield State: Texas Zip: 79316 Job Description: The City of Brownfield is seeking a Director of Industrial Development to direct and coordinate the activities of the Industrial Development Corporation; administer the industrial development program […]
BISD Vocational Training Center Receives Another Equipment Grant
Brownfield Independent School District Superintendent Chris Smith announced that the district has received the “notification of award” for the Texas Workforce Commission High Demand Job Training Grant. “We are so excited,” stated Smith. “I have been working with LEDA (Lubbock Economic Development Alliance) for many years and have built somewhat of a relationship with them. […]
BISD Buys Tools with Grant
The Brownfield ISD board of trustees voted unanimously in a brief meeting Friday morning to authorize district administrators to go shopping and support a local business — all on someone else’s dime. The school district is the recipient of $90,000 in grant funds from the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, to be spent on shop equipment […]
Council approves ballpark financing
The citizens of Brownfield will soon be responsible for $3.5 million in secured debt after the City Council voted Thursday to move forward with Certificate of Obligation to pay for a new six-field baseball and softball complex. The latest cost estimate for the new complex was $4.4 million, according to representatives of Lubbock based engineering […]
Council approves $4.4 million baseball and softball complex
After months of discussion and numerous trips back to the drawing board, the Brownfield City Council voted unanimously Monday morning to move forward on a plan to replace the city’s decades old youth baseball and softball fields. A new six-field complex will be built on the same location where generations of Brownfield kids have played […]
Dirt Work Begins On New Dollar Tree Store
Dirt work begins on new store location Local shoppers will soon have a new bargain retailer to choose from after work began this week to clear a long-vacant lot for the construction of a Dollar Tree store on South 1st Street. 7B Building & Development, based in Lubbock, is constructing the property and will own […]
BIDCorp Approves Grant
The Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. approved a $10,000 grant for a new business that has occupied a long-standing local building. Doerksen Metal Components has begun operations in the former Racquetball Club building on Bynum Lane. Owner Jacob Doerksen has invested more than $700,000 into the business, according to documentation submitted in his application […]
CEO and Chairman Greg Cooper, Cooper Natural Resources: Why Brownfield?
For those interested in the expansion of their business, Cooper Natural Resources CEO Greg Cooper describes why he chose Brownfield and why he believes Brownfield would be a good fit for other companies. Greg Cooper in His Own Words Key Advantages of Brownfield/BIDC Brownfield is conveniently located along a key railroad spur into Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock is […]
Dollar Tree plans store
Local shoppers could soon have a new bargain retailer to choose from after the Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. approved a utilities incentive last week to help attract the national chain. Developers expect to locate a Dollar Tree store on a long-vacant lot on South 1st Street. BIDC board members unanimously approved a $100,000 grant to […]