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Priefert Awarded Workforce Grant for $546,671

May 7, 2019 by admin

Priefert Awarded Workforce Grant for $546,671

On April 19th, 2019,Texas Workforce Commissioner Julian Alvarez traveled from Austin to Mount Pleasant in order to present Priefert & Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) with a TWC Skills Development Fund Grant for $546,671. This grant is a partnership between Priefert Manufacturing & NTCC that will provide more than 15,000 hours of training for more than 300 Priefert employees throughout the year. The Skills Development Fund is Texas’ premier job-training program providing local customized training opportunities for Texas businesses and workers to increase skill levels and wages of the Texas workforce. The Texas Workforce Commission administers funding for the program through a community or technical college. Success is achieved through collaboration among businesses, public community and technical colleges, Workforce Development Boards and economic development partners like MPEDC. Due to the high degree of collaboration between economic development and our education partner, the Skills Development Fund is one MPEDC’s greatest offerings to industrial businesses operating in Mount Pleasant.

Congratulations to Priefert Rodeo & Ranch Equipment and our amazing partners at Northeast Texas Community College. Go team!

Aldi Opens March 2019

January 31, 2019 by admin

ALDI Links: https://www.prnewswire.com/…/aldi-named-2018-retailer-of-th…

Aldi plans on being the third largest grocer in the U.S. opening in Mount Pleasant, March 2019. The store will be located in the old Hastings building, across the street from Walmart.

International Council of Shopping Centers

January 17, 2019 by admin

Back in the saddle after attending the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) Retail event in FortWorth last week. Working some leads. Looking for new retail opportunities? Mount Pleasant, TX has a Retail Trade Area of 107,000!! Come see why ALDI, Starbucks, and Wingstop are under construction in our community. #UntappedPotential #retail #development #Interstate30 – Nathan Tafoya, Executive Director

New Year 2019

January 2, 2019 by admin

It’s a new year, with new beginnings and new businesses. Aldi, Kinetic Physical Therapy, Best Fender Products, Starbucks, and Aspen Dental just to name a few new buildings that are going to be finished and opened this year alone. Mount Pleasant’s community is growing fast. One Location, All The Advantages.
#MPTX #Community #MountPleasantTX

Mount Pleasant, TX Retail & Service Fall Construction Update 2018

November 9, 2018 by admin

It’s fall, y’all. Leaves are coming down, but businesses are going up. Contact MPEDC to learn more about our 107,000 population trade area and ask for our 2018 Retail Coach report.

#business #texas #retail #service #growth #development #construction #TheSmellOfFreshConcrete

Workforce Solutions My the Force Be With You

October 26, 2018 by admin

“May The Workforce Be With You.”
Workforce Solutions of Northeast Texas held their #StarWars themed annual conference at the #MountPleasant Civic Center Wednesday, across the parking lot from our office! Congrats to Dr. Kevin Rose, Mount Pleasant’s & North Texas Community College’s own Skills Development Fund Jedi for winning Board Member of the Year accolades! Psst . . . we have an award-winning training center in Mount Pleasant with more than a $500,000 in company training awards in 2018 alone! If you want your business to succeed, consider Mount Pleasant, TX!