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Metroplex
06/03/10
Mingyang to site first US wind turbine plant near Dallas
Mingyang Wind Power Industry Group has opened a Dallas marketing and sales office, and is searching for a turbine manufacturing plant site near the city that would be built once firm orders are in the books, the privately-owned Chinese company says.
 
High Plains
01/21/10
Dumas EDC Approves Written Pole Motors Incentive
An immediate incentive of $80,000 and an additional incentive of $80,000 next fiscal year (Oct. 2010) was approved by the Dumas Economic Development Corporation for Written Pole Motors. The $160,000 job creation and development incentive was approved based on the local impact the business is expected to meet or exceed over the next 10 years.
 
West Texas
11/18/09
Cielo Wind Power to Develop a 600MW Wind Farm in West Texas
The U.S. Renewable Energy Group and Cielo Wind Power LP announced they have entered into joint venture agreement with China’s Shenyang Power Group which sets out the framework to construct a 600MW wind farm across approximately 36,000 acres in West Texas.
 
South Texas
09/10/09
Sarita wind farm receives $114 million from U.S. Department of Energy
Developers of Peñascal Wind Farm in Sarita received $114 million in stimulus funding intended to spur investments in clean energy and create jobs.
 
South Texas
08/28/09
Toyota Tacoma Production Moving to San Antonio
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced it will end its production contract with New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) and shift production of those vehicles to Toyota wholly-owned facilities. Following the end of the contract, Tacoma pickups will be produced at Toyota’s manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., which specializes in trucks.