The Gregg County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a one-year tax abatement extension for an international company building a $100 million manufacturing facility in Kilgore.
Camfil USA, the American division of the Sweden-based filtration product manufacturer, is still moving ahead with their plans to construct a new facility in Kilgore s Synergy Park, but have requested and been granted an additional year in the construction timeline in their tax abatement agreement with the city.
Kilgore City Council approved a zone change for an 89-acre parcel of land at Synergy Park at their recent meeting with the aim of attracting new businesses to the site in the future.
Kilgore College officially broke ground — shovels, dirt and all — for its new CDL Driver Training Track to begin construction of a large driving track, classroom facility and warehouse training building as part of a major expansion of the KC Transportation Institute.
When the Kilgore Economic Development Corporation began work on a new strategic plan, one thing became evident from the start: Due to the organization’s success, they were quickly running out