July 2007
Success Stories
Larry and Sharon Kemp
Larry and Sharon Kemp own the Borger Freedom Works, LLC in Borger, Texas. They specialize in new tire sales, tire repair, muffler repair and the installation of custom exhausts. The SBDC assisted the Kemps with financial projections to determine the profitability of purchasing the muffler shop. They purchased the shop earlier this year and quickly increased sales volume.
Business
- Borger Freedom Works, LLC
Owners
- Larry and Sharon Kemp
Location
- 811 N. Main, Borger, Texas
Phone
- 806-274-5655
Employs
- 3 Full Time
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Wind Energy in Amarillo
Conference to be held at the Amarillo Civic Center
August 1, 2007
Monday,
June 25, the U.S. Department of Energy selected a site north of Corpus
Christi for one of two $20 million wind-turbine and blade-testing
facilities. The Texas Legislature also pledged $5 million toward the
construction of the project through the state budget. Another $5
million is pending final approval through the state's Emerging Technology
Fund, and Lone Star Wind Alliance has pledged $18 million to design, build
and operate the facility.
Europe has nearly 70 percent of the world's installed wind-energy capacity. Yet capacity in the United States grew faster last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. Now Texas has passed California to become the number one wind-energy state, providing nearly a quarter of the country's capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Besides being home to the world's largest wind farm near Abilene, there are several Texas businesses that manufacture and transport wind turbines.
Many people feel that wind farms are uneconomic and unreliable, yet there are plans to build the nation's largest wind-energy production facility on 220 acres in Gray, Roberts, Hemphill and Wheeler counties of the Texas Panhandle. Should you join in? The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission and the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, as well as some other organizations, are teaming up to address this issue at the Wind Energy Conference at the Amarillo Civic Center on Wednesday, August 1st.
For More Information and Registration (pdf 60K)
Texas Economic
Development Council
2007 Summer Meeting
Ambassador Hotel
July 11-13, 2007
The TEDC is the largest state association of economic development professionals, volunteers, and elected officials. Their objective is to support the economic growth of Texas and develop strategies that promote a positive business climate in our state. The Summer Meeting is open to the public and will be hosted by the Amarillo EDC and High Ground of Texas.
For More Information and Registration
10 Business Books to
Read This Summer
Whether you're looking for something to read while eating lunch or lounging on the beach, these out-of-the-ordinary books will make you excited about getting back to work. Whether you're looking for inspiration, humor or more traditional business advice, Entrepreneur.com has found a mix of all three in the following 10 titles.
Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company
by Michael S. Malone
Blog Schmog: The truth About What Blogs Can (and Can't) Do For Your Business by Robert W. Bly
Buddha: 9 to 5 - The Eightfold Path to Enlightening Your Workplace
and Improving Your Bottom Line
by Nancy Spears
Coolhunting: Chasing Down the Next Big Thing
by Peter Gloor and Scott Cooper
Crazy Bosses
by Stanley Bing
New Ideas from Dead CEOs: Lasting Lessons from the Corner Office
by odd G. Buchholz
No Yelling: The Nine Secrets of Marine Corps Leadership
You Must Know to Win in Business
by Wally Adamchik
Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career,
and Revel in Your Individuality
by Christine Comaford-Lynch
Type: The Last American Typesetter or How I Lost $4 Million
(An Entrepreneur's Education)
by David Silverman
Your Management Sucks: Why You Have to Declare War on Yourself...
and Your Business
by Mark Stevens
Quote of the Month
The difference between the big shot and the little shot is
the big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting.
Zig Zigler
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