By Anita Miller It was to be the largest employer in the city of Kyle, bringing in close to 1,000 jobs paying $40,000 per year or more. SmileDirect, which manufactures invisible tooth aligners, made big promises back in October when officials welcomed the company inside the vast empty space at the H...

Three-quarters of the way through the calendar year, Hays County municipalities saw a wide disparity in monthly sales tax allocations from the Texas Comptroller’s Office. All of the county’s 10 taxing municipalities showed an increase over the allocation issued in October 2018; and nine of them are ...

The largest employer in the city of Kyle will be taking up shop in what was only a few years ago a sheep farm. The Kyle City Council, along with Hays County Commissioner Mark Jones, the Greater San Marcos Partnership and others on Tuesday welcomed SmileDirectClub, which manufactures teeth aligners, ...

Debate about the effectiveness of a Kyle tax rebate incentive program is pushing city officials to give it a marketing make-over. Plans to make over the First Year on Us (FYOU) program was discussed at the June 4 Kyle City Council meeting. City leaders discussed the project after the city’s first pa...

Offering Hays CISD seniors the chance to see what high-paying, full-time jobs are within their reach was the goal of the district’s inaugural “Hiring Day.” While the event wasn’t for everyone, Kyle Economic Development (ED) Executive Director Diana Torres, one of the organizers of the event, hopes i...

After helping to bring Kyle more than 1 million square feet of new development in 2018, Kyle’s Economic Development is looking to bid two newly constructed properties to large companies. On Dec. 4, Diana Torres, Director of Kyle Economic Development, updated the department’s five-year plan as it rea...

A nearly twelve-acre business park is on the horizon for the city of Kyle after proposed economic deals for a new development were approved by both city council and Hays County Commissioners within a week. To be located on the southwest section of Kohler’s Crossing and Kyle Crossing, the proposed Ma...

A 300,000 square-foot project that could house a grocery business, restaurants and perhaps a hotel in south Kyle was finally revealed by city leaders Oct. 4.  By a 6-0 vote, the city council approved “Project Teal”, a development project that encompasses approximately 47 acres northwest of Yarringto...

ays CISD trustees are one step closer toward implementing an ad valorem tax exemption for certain manufacturing companies in the area. Board trustees next week are expected to vote on potentially adopting the Freeport Exemption, which is a form of tax exemption used by communities for economic devel...

By Moses Leos III   If you’ve driven down Center Street toward Interstate 35 this week, chances are a tall Texan wearing a ten-gallon hat greeted you. The Texan, which is new signage installed on the side of Milt’s BBQ, is one of several projects that are part of the Downtown Business Revitalization...