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2009 Economic Development Overview

Developments

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Developments

• Common St. – Shopping Center

– Asst. Living

– Office Condos

– FM 306

• Creekside

• Downtown

• EH Systems

• Gruene Road

• HEB– IH-35 /FM306

– 46W Loop 337

• Hotels/Motels

• Koontz McCombs– Goodwin Lane

– Sundance Golf Course

– FM 306

• Leisure Pools

• NB Municipal A/P

• Oak Run /SH 46

• Office Max

• Town Creek

• River Mill

• TXGLO

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Transportation

Developments

• FM 306 – two grade crossings• Loop 337 - widening• Seguin & Landa Street - railroad underpasses• SH 130• SH 46 West – widening/overpass @ FM

2722• TXDOT Outer Loop Proposal• Walnut Avenue Widening

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Water

Developments

• History – Spring flow issue

• 81st Legislature work

• RIP Plan

• Aquifer, Lake, River, Springs

• NBU – 65% surface

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Professional Services

• City and 4B– Aka New Braunfels

Industrial Development Corporation

– Percentage of sales tax

• EDF– Private Donations

• BuildNB partnership

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Education

• Post Secondary• Central Texas Technology Center (CTTC)• Information Technology and Security Academy (ITSA)• Manufacturing Technology Academy (MTA)

• Secondary• Perfect Attendance Card (PAC)/ Teacher Attendance

Card (TAC)• Communities in Schools (CIS)

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Allies

• Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG)

• Austin/San Antonio Corridor Council

• Commercial Realtors

• Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op (GVEC)

• Japan America Society of San Antonio (JASSA)

• Texas WorkSource Solutions - Alamo

• New Braunfels Manufacturing Association (NBMA)

• Texas Office of Economic Development and Tourism (TOEDT)

• Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE)

• Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC)

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“Regionlism”/Partnerships

• Build NB • Seguin Partnership– New Braunfels/Seguin– Share resources– Marketing

• Website• Tradeshows

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Current Projects/Resources

• Data Center Recruitment

• Entrepreneurship Center/Incubator

• Product Development

• Spec Space

• UTSA (SBDC)

• Downtown Renovations

• Tourism/Civic Convention Center

• NB Talent Project

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