Paris featured on Business View magazine July 8, 2022 Business View Magazine interviews representatives of Paris, Texas for our focus on Economic Development & Growth in U.S. Cities Paris, Texas has a unique and wonderful demographic, full of kind ... Read more
Blossom Aerospace Announces Expansion Plans for Lamar County, Texas March 14, 2022 Today, Blossom Aerospace announced plans to expand in Lamar County. The aerospace manufacturer invested $3 million in new equipment and projects growing up to 70 new jobs over the next ... Read more
Delco Trailers Announces Financing for Major Expansion and 300 New Jobs December 13, 2021 Delco Trailers, Ltd. announced the closing of financing for a new 550,000 square foot manufacturing facility expected to bring 300 new jobs to Lamar County over the next five years. ... Read more
American SpiralWeld Pipe Company Receives Industry Appreciation Award November 11, 2021 American SpiralWeld Pipe Company (ASWP), which recently completed the construction of its new facility earlier this year, was awarded the Paris Economic Development Corporation’s Industry Appreciation Award during the annual ... Read more
PEDC annual report reflects economic growth October 3, 2021 It’s been a good year for economic development in Paris and Lamar County despite the hardships businesses face as a result of Covid-19, the deadliest pandemic the world has faced ... Read more
Paris Economic Development Corp. approves $2.7M budget June 17, 2021 Paris Economic Development Corp. directors learned sales tax revenues are about $75,000 ahead of budget for the year, approved a $2.7 million budget for fiscal year 2021-22, which includes a ... Read more
Metro Gate & Manufacturing receives investment by the Paris Economic Development Corp. to expand in Lamar County February 4, 2021 Paris Economic Development Corp. has completed the execution of a contract for $120,000 in job creation incentives and $40,000 in capital investment incentives for the expansion of Metro Gate & ... Read more
Paris Economic Development Corp. names new executive director; contract negotiations begin June 18, 2020 Paris Economic Development Corp. directors named Maureen Hammond of Norman, Oklahoma, as the economic engine’s next executive director at Tuesday’s meeting. Now contract negotiations begin. “It will probably be six ... Read more
Paris Economic Development Corp. OKs $50K grant application to fund computer coding classes January 21, 2020 In a world fast approaching the extensive use of robots in manufacturing, Paris Economic Development Corp. took a step Monday to prepare a local workforce to meet future needs. Directors ... Read more
American SpiralWeld Pipe Company Announces Paris, Texas Expansion October 15, 2018 American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC (ASWP), a subsidiary of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, is expanding its spiral-weld operations to Paris, Texas. ASWP estimates making a substantial initial capital investment ... Read more
