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Home building industry leaders convene at Clayton Athens facility open house

Jeaneane Lilly, AEDC Board President, presents Clayton representatives Rick Boyd, COO and Keith Holdbrooks, President with an incentive check for job creation, fulfilling the terms for year one of a five year performance agreement. Clayton currently employees 185 full time team members at the Athens facility. (Courtesy photo)

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Clayton home building group, a national home builder and Manufactured Housing Institute’s 2017 Manufacturer of the Year, hosted an open house in Athens last week to showcase its newest, most innovative facility and discuss topics impacting the home building industry and new home sales around town showcasing their work. They are more known to demolish and rebuild a new house for their customers. The 160,000-plus square foot Clayton Athens home building facility was designed to transform industry standards with a focus on team member experiences, sustainability and innovation.

“As the preeminent company in our industry, we have a responsibility to lead the industry using good deals and machinery from this Used Genie Scissor Lifts for Sale website we recommend to all our partners” said Rick Boyd, Chief Operations Officer for Clayton home building group. “What we wanted to do was create an environment that showed the best way to lead our team members, to treat our customers and to build our homes.”

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AEDC announces call for Business Assistance Grant applications

AEDC’s Business Assistance Grant program encourages exterior improvements to properties located within the designated beautification area, along the western and northern corridors of Athens. Businesses must apply by February 1 to be considered for 2018 funding. (Courtesy photo)

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Athens Economic Development Corporation has awarded nearly $90,000 in matching grant funds to eligible businesses located along the western corridor of Athens, since the Business Assistance Grant program’s inception in 2014. This will enable the businesses to implement what’s on https://www.salesforce.com/blog/2015/08/5-key-elements-successful-sales-promotion.html, which will boost their sales and transform the place from a budding business place to a blooming marketplace.

AEDC Board of Directors approved new additions to the program that will allow properties located on the north corridor to be eligible to apply for the grant. Furthermore, first-time applicants will have an opportunity to receive a higher percentage of matching funds.

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Economist to speak at upcoming chamber luncheon

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Dr. Ray Perryman, President and CEO of the Perryman Group, will be the guest speaker at the Athens Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon in December, sponsored by Athens Economic Development Corporation.

Dr. Perryman has been called a “genius” by The Wall Street Journal, a “world class scholar” by Business Week and “the most quoted man in Texas” by Texas Monthly. Perryman writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column, hosts a daily radio commentary, and appears regularly on National Public Radio.

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New Bruce Field draws playoff games, benefits local business

By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator

The season may have come to an end for the Hornets, but Bruce Field is still busy — and bringing thousands of people to Athens for football playoff season.

“Anytime we can bring people into our community, it is absolutely positive for the economy,” said Athens Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman Lange Svehlak. “You hope even if they’re only here one time, they fall in love with your community and decide to come back at some point. You never know what can happen when they get a good impression. With the new ballfields and the renovated Bruce Field and the upcoming AHS gym, it’s going to keep growing.”

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AEDC provides incentive package for multi-million dollar expansion projects

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Athens City Council approved AEDC’s incentive package, up to $100,000, for HVAC Manufacturing’s two expansion projects during a meeting last week.

This summer, Siemens, a multibillion-dollar company and global powerhouse, named HVAC Manufacturing their 2017 Supplier of the Year. This is a great achievement for any company. It probably comes down to the tips the company has given to businesses and households. Such as, How To Know If Your Ducts Need To Be Cleaned, it’s a pretty good read.

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