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C&S Wireline Services - Corpus Christi, TX

Chris Clark and Guy Stone met in 2009 while working as employees for a large oil field services firm. With more than 30 years combined experience…

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MCR Machine, LLC - Houston, TX

After 25 years honing his skills as an expert machinist, Michael Rodd was ready to venture out on his own. In 2006, MCR Machine was born,…

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Deep Sea Aquatics - Garland, TX

Although based in land-locked Garland, Texas, Deep Sea Aquatics is an industry leader in "tailor-made aquariums." Founded by Daniel A. Engmark in 2006, the company manufactures…

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Chandler Mfg., Inc. - Wichita Falls, TX

(photo courtesy of Torin Halsey/Wichita Falls Times Record News) West Texas is home to some of the world's largest wind farms, making the region a renewable…

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TEXAS RURAL CHALLENGE

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The University of Texas Institute for Economic Development's Rural Business Program will host the second annual Texas Rural Challenge conference in San Marcos. The conference will focus on the challenges facing rural Texans. The goal of this event is to spur small business and economic growth in rural communities across Texas by providing leaders with practical and proven approaches to rural development.

This is a state-wide conference hosted by the Governor's Office, Texas Economic Development Council, Texas Department of Agriculture, USDA-Rural Development, Texas Association of Rural Councils and the UTSA Institute for Economic Development-Rural Business Program.

>> Visit the Rural Business Program for more information.