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The proposed tax rate is 1.23 cents higher than last year’s rate, meaning that if the rate is ultimately approved, a Lubbock homeowner with a $100,000 home would pay another $12.30 in property taxes. Citizens are invited to share their thoughts with the Council at the meeting.

On Tuesday’s edition of the Chad Hasty Show, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) CEO John Osborne shared some insight into the budgets, methods and purposes of Leda, Market Lubbock, and Visit Lubbock. LEDA was created in 1989 to use a sales tax to help smaller and rural cities compete with urban areas...

LEDA anticipates that the total value added impact to Lubbock will be $10.2 million annually.

The Community Workforce Partnership will host the Education Testing and Graduation Requirement Reform: The Effect on Workforce Opportunities Panel Discussion and Luncheon on Wednesday, August 21st.

The Texas Economic Development Council recognized LEDA for their achievement in economic excellence for 2012 at the TEDC’s 2013 Mid-Year Conference in Frisco.

At a press conference Monday, LEDA announced that two local businesses will expand and one new business will relocate to Lubbock.

The expansion and relocation are expected to create 261 new jobs in Lubbock, and were announced at a press conference Monday by the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.

The THLA is a nonprofit trade association representing every aspect of the lodging and tourism industry.

“If this was an easy problem to resolve, it would have been resolved years ago by the federal government and the state government,” said Medina.

The grant and center will provide training for 240 workers from at least 20 small area businesses, and provide entrepreneurial training and mentoring to at least 38 new business seekers.