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Hillsboro EDC Wins Workforce Excellence Award The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) announced last week the recipients of its 2021 Workforce Excellence Awards, with Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) being the recipient in the 15,000 and under population category. The award winners are recognized at the annual TEDC mid-year conference, which will be held June 9-10 in Frisco. The HEDC application was based on the 2020 Hill County Youth Career Fair held in March 2020 at Hill College. HEDC, Hillsboro ISD, Heart of Texas Workforce Development Board (HOTWDB) and Hill College partnered to organize the event. It was open to all high school juniors and seniors in the county, with over 600 students on the Hill College campus in Hillsboro just prior to the pandemic shutting down all schools.
Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
May 7, 2021 5:28 AM
(Seguin) Local stores and companies are headed to Max Starcke Park this weekend to do a little business.
The Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting families out to its first Business in the Park event at Max Starcke Park.
Kelsyi Meza, the chamber’s business and events manager, says local businesses will be setting up shop around the park and will be sharing their goods and services with residents.
“It’s free to the public. So, you can come anytime between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. We are going to have tables set up inside of the pavilion. We are going to have some tents alongside the pavilion and then we are going to have some big premier booths that are going to have some really cool things. We are going to have some cars on display. We are going to have a bunch of games out there and then you just really go round and meet different people in the community l earn a little bit about their business and we are going to hav
2021 to bring more uncertainty, automation for Texas manufacturers
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Klaus Weiswurm, Innovation Technology Machinery chairman, demonstrates the operation Thursday, Oct. 29 2020, of a machine developed at ITM for an insulated cooler maker. Weiswurm expects turbulent road in 2021 for U.S. manufacturers.William Luther /StaffShow MoreShow Less
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A machinist works with a lathe in Klaus Weiswurm Innovation Technology Machinery building in Schertz Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. In 2021, Weiswurm thinks factory automation will accelerate even faster than in recent years.William Luther /StaffShow MoreShow Less
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Robots at Innovation Technology Machinery are used to do everyday tasks such as drilling holes to sanding metal. Klaus Weiswurm, CEO of ITM, a San Antonio-based company that makes about 15-20 robots per year, says industrial robots can cost $70,000 to $400,000 depending on the function they’re designed to do and can take anywhere from 2-9 mont