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Fulshear City Council Approves Development Of Tax Abatement Policy
Posted: 08/18/2010
Following approval by city council Tuesday evening, Fulshear’s 4A Corporation will develop a tax abatement policy to attract more economic and business development to the city.
BAE announces workforce reduction in response to loss of contract
Posted: 08/03/2010
BAE Systems announced Wednesday afternoon that it is eliminating between 1,100 and 1,300 jobs in response to the loss of the U.S. Army’s contract last August for the production of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).
The workforce reduction affects the company’s U.S. Global Tactical Systems (GTS), which employs 2,900 people in Sealy and Houston, as well as Sterling Heights, Mich. The Katy Times has been unable to confirm at this time whether there will be cuts at BAE’s other facilities across the country.
BAE said it will begin eliminating the majority of its 600 temporary positions in September, followed by employee reductions in October and December.
“This was an extremely difficult decision, but a necessary one in order for us to remain viable in an increasingly competitive and challenging environment,” said Dennis Morris, president of GTS at BAE. “We deeply regret the impact this decision will have on our employees.”
BAE said it will provide advance notice of layoff to affected employees, and after separation, offer each affected BAE Systems employee a severance package which includes severance pay, benefits and outplacement assistance.
Workforce office says job seekers optimistic
Posted: 07/07/2010
Job seekers aren’t walking into the Workforce Solutions’ office in Katy Mills mall with a dour or hostile countenance.
They’re confident that they will find what they’re looking for, even if the numbers are only slightly more encouraging than they were two months ago.
“It depends on how long they’ve been looking, but most are optimistic,” services coordinator Jim Ashlock said. “I guess it’s a trait for a lot of people.
Fort Bend County Recognized for Award
Posted: 06/09/2010
DATE: June 08, 2010 15:33:35 CST
County Judge
Fort Bend County, TX
Pointsmith To Open New 240,000 Square-Foot Headquarters In Katy
Posted: 02/10/2010
Katy will soon be home to the new headquarters of Pointsmith, a 60-year-old point-of-purchase provider of advertising and related management services.
The company is making the move from its current 100,000 square-foot building near Eldridge Parkway north of the Katy Freeway to a larger 240,000 square-foot facility at 21202 Park Row Drive.
Katy weathered 2009 well, say leaders
Posted: 01/19/2010
As 2009 faded in Katy’s rearview mirror, it was clear the area had more positives to show for that troubled year than many other parts of the state and nation.
Whether in old town Katy or the suburban region as a whole, city and community officials were upbeat about the area’s continued development in the year ahead.
In the city of Katy, the budget was tight, but a new municipal court building was almost completed in 2009 and was scheduled for an early 2010 opening. Work to expand and renovate the fire department also is well under way, thanks to bonds approved by Katy voters in 2007.
Rooms to Go Opens
Posted: 01/18/2010
January 14, 2010
One of the nation’s premiere furniture retail chains has officially opened its doors along Interstate 10.
Jeffrey Seaman, the chief executive officer of Rooms To Go, made the trip to Brookshire to cut the grand opening’s red ribbon as Waller County Judge candidate and current Precinct 4 Commissioner Glenn Beckendorff and retiring Waller County Judge Owen Ralston stood side by side in the freezing cold.
Recession-Resistant Growth: Location Intelligence Firm Announces the ‘9 from 2009’
Posted: 01/05/2010
Recession-Resistant Growth: Location Intelligence Firm Announces the ‘9 from 2009’
Gadberry Group names the nine most notable high-growth areas in the nation from 2009
LITTLE ROCK, AR – January 5, 2010 – Gadberry Group today announced its list of last year’s nine most notable high-growth areas in the US – Gadberry Group’s 9 from 2009.
Gadberry Group’s 9 from 2009
- Braselton, Georgia (Atlanta suburb)
- Atascocita, Texas (Houston suburb)
- Spring Hill, Tennessee (Nashville suburb)
- Lincoln, California (Sacramento suburb)
- Katy, Texas (Houston suburb)
- Wake Forest, North Carolina (in the Raleigh-Durham triangle)
- Mansfield, Texas (Dallas suburb)
- Wylie, Texas (Dallas suburb)
- Buckeye, Arizona (Phoenix suburb)
Sealy FMTV Task Force Calls on Pentagon to Apply Defense Spending Bill Standards to Settle U.S. Army Military Truck Dispute
Posted: 12/22/2009
The Sealy FMTV Task Force is calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to apply weapons acquisition overhaul standards set by Congress and signed by President Obama earlier this year to the process that will decide which contractor should build the Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
Pointsmith facility to double space
Posted: 12/21/2009
Pointsmith facility to double space
Pointsmith will more than double the space of its promotional products and services business when it moves to a new headquarters in Situs Companies' PrimeWest Business Park.
The Houston-based company has purchased 10 acres from Situs for a 241,625-square-foot building to be designed and built by The Urban Cos. The park is north of Interstate 10 along Mason Road