The 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) received 6,960 entries from 35 states this year. 67 judges from a variety of fields including trade, education, media, retail, and hospitality, traveled in the second week of January to the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in Sonoma County to determine the best wines in the USA. Following are […]
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Survey results show positive local outlook
The results from the Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation’s (BIDC) Local Employer Survey are in and projections for Brownfield business expansion and job growth look good. On the downside, employers say there aren’t enough skilled workers to fill those jobs. The survey was sponsored by BIDC and Workforce Solutions South Plains did the analysis of the […]
BIDC Touts 2017 Work
The year coming to a close saw the Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation assist more local businesses than out of town companies by a ratio of 3 to 1, according to information provided at the organization’s most recent board meeting. Nine local companies and three out of town industries earned financial assistance from BIDCorp in […]
New BIDC Marketing Campaign
Part of our new marketing is running ads in national magazines. But with this campaign, we also get exposure on their web site, their magazine app, & their newsletter. Here are those numbers: There were 24,413 unique visitors in October with 5,658 people who downloaded the magazines app. The magazine was sent to 31,107 newsletter […]
Allsup’s plans truck stop
Less than a year after Allsup’s Convenience Stores completed a total makeover of its location on the Lubbock Highway, the New Mexico based company will next remake and expand its presence on the Tahoka Highway. That location, 708 Tahoka Road, was built by the company more than 40 years ago, according to Robert Teachout, an area […]
Davis named Asst. City Manager
The City Council voted Thursday to fill one of the city’s highest administrative positions with a familiar face. By unanimous consent, the council approved a recommendation from City Manager Eldon Jobe to appoint longtime employee Jeff Davis to fill the vacant position of Assistant City Manager. Davis has served as superintendent of the city’s electric […]
Local wine company doing business by the bunches
For the Grape Capital of Texas, the grape harvest of 2017 has all but come to a close. As you talk to grape growers, the one word that keeps cropping up is “outstanding.” The grape harvest truly was outstanding for most grape growers this year. When the hail came in the spring and appeared to […]
BIDC awards grant for tasting room
A local family with a long history in Terry County is eyeing the future and the Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. has agreed to help them. As the Grape Capital of Texas continues to grow and find its place in the state’s wine industry, the BIDC board heard that vision and voted to award Farmhouse Vineyards […]
Oilfield hiring still strong
Halliburton has hired about 100 new workers each month this year to keep up with surging demand for fracking in West Texas, a sharp turnaround after the job-killing oil bust, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Houston oil field service company, with a significant presence in Brownfield and the surrounding area, has expanded its active […]
Pocket Park to become reality soon
Brownfield’s downtown will get a much-needed face lift in the coming months, with a long vacant lot being transformed into an attractive and usable pocket park. The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board — a temporary taxing entity with the sole purpose of improving the courthouse square — completed its purchase land this week for the […]