Terry County is quickly earning a reputation as the premier destination for wineries across Texas to purchase grapes grown in the Lone Star State. A new project currently on the drawing board could make Brownfield a destination for wine loving tourists. The High Plains Winery Estates, master planned community of wineries and vineyards, could soon […]

The Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. approved an incentive package to assist Terry County Tractor with their expansion plans to build a $1.2 million new facility. Terry County Tractor, is one of Terry County’s oldest business institutions. BIDCorp approved an incentive package worth up to $30,000 for Terry County Tractor over three years. The incentive package […]

The last year was a good one for the Brownfield Economic Development Corp. and the city it serves and this year could be even better. That was the gist of the annual report to the city council Thursday morning by BIDCorp executive director David Partlow. He spent considerable time at the podium during the first […]

The recently purchased Brownfield Industrial Park #2 officially has its first tenant and work has already begun on the ag-related business’ new facility. Sanders, a seed and fertilizer distributor with more than 100 locations in 10 states, will soon have storage for liquid and dry fertilizer with rail spur access and a retail location fronting […]

Almost a year’s worth of negotiations and behind-the-scenes work came to fruition Thursday morning with two brief votes by the City Council that will cement Brownfield’s long relationship with oilfield services giant Halliburton for many years to come. With a unanimous vote, the council approved an economic development agreement to aid the “multi-year, multi-million dollar […]

The Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. formally approved an incentive package at its board meeting to assist local Ag company Crop Production Services with an expansion in the community. The fertilizer and seed company — a subsidiary of an international corporation — has upgraded with almost a million dollars of improvements over the last year and […]

Even though the final decision hasn’t been given by Halliburton to accept the incentive package and expand their service operations to Brownfield, over 40 citizens of Brownfield and Terry County attended the City Council meeting, August 8, 2013, to hear the presentation by Brian Kelsey of Civic Analytics about the fiscal impact of the proposed […]

John Lochridge, Southwest Operations Manager for Birdsong Peanut Company, has been appointed to the Brownfield Industrial Development Board. Lochridge grew up helping on a row crop and cattle farm until he graduated  from high school and college. He is a 1964 graduate of Sulligent High School in Sulligent, Alabama and a 1968 graduate   from Mississippi […]

With only one more taxing entity left to make a decision if it will participate or not, the Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation is almost finished assembling their incentive package they will present to Halliburton next week. This latest piece to the presentation, the City of Brownfield offering to run city water and sewer to the […]

Brownfield’s downtown could get a much-needed face lift in a few years, financed by a unique program adopted by the City Council Thursday morning. Proposed improvements include a pocket park at the corner of 6th and Main to beautify the current eyesore of a vacant lot, as well as new sidewalks along Main adjacent to the courthouse, corner […]