Amarillo was recently ranked #17 out of 179 metropolitan cities for creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. Read more here.
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"Amarillo is the ideal location for Alstom's wind power manufacturing hub in North America because it is centrally located in an area that is expected to create a substantial number of new wind-power projects over the next several years." - Alfonso Faubel, Alstom Wind Vice President
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Bell Helicopter will assemble the new 525 Relentless commercial helicopter in addition to the V-22 Osprey, Huey and Kiowa military helicopters in a state-of-the-art facility in Amarillo.
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Amarillo takes pride in its thriving arts community, beautiful museums, quality schools, and 340 days of annual sunshine.
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Located in America's breadbasket, Amarillo is one of the tastiest distribution centers in North America. Food Processors find abundamt growers, rail, air, and truck transportation as well as Hard-Working, Productive Laborforce.
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park, the second largest of its kind in the U.S., boasts spectacular vistas, top notch recreational opportunities and the TEXAS outdoor musical drama.
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West Texas A&M University is a student-centered community dedicated to Educating Tomorrow's Leaders through innovative academic and co-curricular undergraduate and graduate programs.
School Bond 2013 addresses growth, security, and improvements to existing schools.
Amarillo ISD is proposing a school bond issue for $99.45 million.
School Bond 2013 addresses new classrooms and schools to manage growth and includes improvements to existing schools. It also addresses student safety and security. The …Read the Full Article
The Amarillo EDC wishes to congratulate Mr. Steve Burns of ADI Repairs for winning a model Bell V-22 Osprey tiltrotor at the MRO Americas 2013 Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. The raffle was conducted in honor of Bell Helicopter, who was gracious enough to allow the Amarillo EDC to use the model as a …Read the Full Article
Once upon a time, retirement meant–well, retirement. No more need to work. The combination of pensions, Social Security, Medicare and savings–as well as a paid-off home–usually was enough to afford long-time workers a reasonable standard of living starting at age 65 for the rest of their lives.
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