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What started as a house-hunting venture turned into a multimillion-dollar mixed use downtown development project.
When Samuel Scarborough moved back to Tyler in late 2016, he hoped to live downtown. Problem was, there were no open spaces and a two-year long waiting list....
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Tyler is changing, the official Texas state demographer said Thursday, and it’s happening at an increasing rate.
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Apr 3, 2017
Published on Saturday, 1 April 2017 13:57 - Written by ROY MAYNARD rmaynard@tylerpaper.com
Tyler’s housing market ranks as one of the most improved in the country, a new report by Nationwide said. While some East Texas markets still are suffering the effects of low oil prices, Tyler’s economy has rebounded and the housing market shows it.
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Mar 29, 2017
Published on Monday, 20 March 2017 18:49 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com
Sanderson Farms is looking at three locations in Smith and Wood counties - one for a poultry processing plant, one for a hatchery and a feed mill and rail yard - for a $200 million project that could bring as many as 1,700 jobs to East Texas.
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Mar 29, 2017
Published on Sunday, 19 March 2017 18:36 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com
Smith County officials, along with representatives from the cities of Lindale and Tyler, will gather with the Tyler Economic Development Council on Monday to formally announce a new Sanderson Farms facility in Smith and Wood counties.
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Mar 29, 2017
Published on Friday, 17 March 2017 11:02 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com
A planned $200 million poultry processing plant in Smith and Wood counties depends entirely on tax abatement packages and other incentives that will be announced on Monday, officials say.
Sanderson Farms Inc. announced on Friday a new feed mill, hatchery, and processing plant that will employ about 1,700 people and be capable of...
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Feb 1, 2017
Published on Tuesday, 31 January 2017 23:41 - Written by FAITH HARPER, fharper@tylerpaper.com
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Jan 9, 2017
When air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. announced in November it would keep hundreds of jobs slated for Mexico in Indiana instead, it felt personal to residents of the East Texas town of Tyler. Just three years ago, hundreds lost their jobs there when a Carrier plant shut down and relocated to Mexico.
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