September 2016

2016 | In Focus | September 2016Driving Industrial Growth in TexasBrazoria County, TX

2016 | In Focus | September 2016

Driving Industrial Growth in Texas

Brazoria County, TX

Throughout Brazoria County, Texas, industry is thriving as companies invest billions of dollars building new plants and expanding facilities. The Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County has worked to promote and diversify the county’s economic base for the past three decades. We spoke with its CEO Sean Stockard and Vice President Gary Basinger to learn why so many companies choose to invest in Brazoria County.

2016 | In Focus | September 2016Overcoming DroughtCalifornia’s Agricultural Industry Fights to Stay Ahead

2016 | In Focus | September 2016

Overcoming Drought

California’s Agricultural Industry Fights to Stay Ahead

The Golden State is suffering through its fifth year of a crippling dry spell. The Governor of California declared a statewide drought emergency in January 2014. Less than a year later, over 95 percent of California’s agricultural sector was in the midst of severe, extreme, or exceptional drought. A University of California Davis study pegged the state’s drought-related economic loss at $2.7 billion for 2015.

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