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Manufacturing Making Inroads in Royse City
Oct 11 2024Royse City, Texas, serves as a bedroom community for Dallas and Greenville and is a manufacturing hub for several companies. Located within the DFW Metroplex, the area is home to a workforce of more than 3.7 million people. The city has doubled in population twice and was projected to grow...
As a seasoned professional, you know that the true power of leadership lies in recognizing the potential within your team and creating an environment that allows them to demonstrate leadership themselves. However, too many leaders forget this and default into focusing on immediate outcomes rather than nurturing future leaders. The...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a USDA proclamation to recognize October 2024 as the Department’s 60th anniversary of National Cooperative Month.Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA has invested more than $17 billion in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and...
When you grow a plant from seed, you can't afford to miss a step. You must plant it at the correct depth, in proper soil, and give it the right amount of water and sun. Do everything right, and it will grow and flourish. Fail, and it will as well.Your...
Area families looking for a fun weekend activity can look forward to Royse City’s 34th FunFest scheduled for Oct. 19.Including live music, food trucks, a KidZone, ice cream and pizza eating contests, about 200 vendors and other entertainment, this year’s FunFest will start at noon in downtown Royse City and...
It didn’t take Hurricane Beryl coming ashore in southeast Texas to remind everyone about the vulnerability of the Texas electric power grid, but the widespread outages that lingered for a week following the catastrophic July storm sure did.“Power is probably the biggest factor impacting Texas right now,” says Susan Arledge,...
Here’s what the Texas Transportation Commission discussed and approved at its meeting on Sept. 26, 2024.Public TransportationThe Texas Transportation Commission awarded a total of $44.4 million in state and Federal Transit Administration program funds to 31 public transit agencies in Texas to support rural bus services. Of this funding, $18.5...
Texas stands at an energy crossroads, leading the nation in energy generation from natural gas and wind while also topping the charts in consumption. With booming population growth, expanding industry and extreme weather, demand on the grid is surging and projected to increase from 85,000 megawatts (MW) of power to...
In May 2024, Texas set a daily power consumption record for the month six times. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) anticipates that this trend will continue, with predictions of above-normal temperatures and potentially below-normal rainfall straining the state's power grid as residents and businesses crank up their air...
TxDOT is introducing a new process to help select roundabouts and other innovations to improve safety at intersections — where one-third of Texas’ fatal and injury crashes take place.Roundabouts can reduce fatal crashes at intersections by up to 90%. During National Roundabouts Week Sept. 16 – 20, TxDOT is highlighting...
In the high-stakes world of startups, founders often find themselves facing a paradoxical challenge: how to attract buyers without sellers and sellers without buyers.This chicken-and-egg problem has derailed more promising startups than we care to count. The truth is, you can overcome this dilemma. Successful marketplaces like Airbnb, Uber and...
As September marks Workforce Development Month, Royse City, Texas, reflects on its ongoing efforts to cultivate a robust and resilient local economy. Workforce development strategies aim to create opportunities that benefit residents and businesses. Royse City Community Development Corporation plays a vital role in this mission, with its strong support...