ontinued job growth over the past five years has helped drive Hays County unemployment figures down to levels not seen in nearly two decades. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hays County experienced a 2.8 percent unemployment rate in November 2017, which is the lowest rate the count...

As more jobs arrive in the fastest growing area in the nation, training and retaining talent are the next greatest challenges Hays County could face in the near future. Helping business and municipal leaders shape talent for tomorrow was a central point in the Greater San Marcos Partnership’s (GSMP)...

The Greater San Marcos Partnership and the City of San Marcos announced earlier this month the Urban Mining Company has selected San Marcos as the location of its new, state-of-the-art rare earth magnet manufacturing facility and headquarters. The 100,000 square foot facility will be constructed on ...

Hays County has become the 12th local government to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program in Texas, according to a press release from the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP). PACE is a financing program enacted in 2013 that enables owners of commercial and industrial properties...

A potential concept plan outlining the development of a 47-acre property near Yarrington Road that could house hotels, a retail anchor store and an eight-pump gas station is now in its “final stages,” according a city of Kyle press release. The development, however, is contingent on approval by the ...

The proverbial red tape surrounding Deep Eddy Vodka’s expansion to Buda has officially been cut as an agreement for the new 194,000-square-foot distillery was finalized earlier this week. “Everything is a go at this point,” said Buda Mayor Todd Ruge. The city of Buda announced in September that Deep...

By Moses Leos III Hays County Commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to enter into a Chapter 381 agreement with Best Buy to bring an e-commerce sales operation to San Marcos. Adrianna Cruz, president of the Greater San Marcos Partnership, said the facility would be located in a 20,000 square foot f...

Submitted report   The Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) announced Tuesday that the Hays County Commissioners Court voted to exempt the Freeport tax liability of qualified businesses in the county.  The Freeport tax is a property tax on goods and materials used in the manufacturing process for p...

By Moses Leos III A local Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) has supported the Kyle Chamber of Commerce in its effort to promote tourism to the city for several years. But Kyle officials are now considering diverting some of those funds in hopes of reaching potential job creators. This year, if passed by cit...

By Andy Sevilla San Marcos has landed an energy sector manufacturer after negotiating an incentive deal, which would refund the company much of its property taxes in exchange for 350 full-time jobs over the next ten years.  United WELD Operations, LLC, an oilfield pipe and rigging manufacturer, has ...