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Small Town Spotlight

Thank you Congressman Roger Williams for the #SmallTownSpotlight love! This month's #SmallTownSpotlight is the wonderful Lampasas, Texas! Coming in at about 7,700 citizens, this town serves as the gateway to the Texas Hill Country! Fun Fact: In 1850, Lamp...

Vacant Real Estate Represents Opportunity - But With Challenges

After sitting vacant for awhile, these North Key Avenue properties have new business activity...

Investment Group Buys Former Extraco Building

Ranch Investments is relocating to the former Extraco Bank building at 302 N. Key Ave. after John Ed Stepan purchased the building April 27. Of the 3,400 square feet at 302 N. Key, approximately 1,950 square feet will be leased to Domino’s Pizza.

Keystone Star Hotel Gets a Facelift

The KCEN crew (left to right) Rocky Bridges, Andrew Fish, and Kris Radcliffe after a 2-hour shoot at the hotel.

Lampasas EDC Focuses on Business Retention and Growth

Lampasas Economic Development Corp. representatives recently visited two Lampasas businesses -- Builder Homesite Inc. and Oil States Industries -- as part of the LEDC's Business Retention and Expansion emphasis.

EDC Business Luncheon

A luncheon at the Hostess House gave businesses an opportunity to learn about workforce training opportunities available in Lampasas...

Past Year Was a Time For Growth in Lampasas

From economic development to efforts to improve phone and internet technology, 2017 was a busy year in Lampasas. Following is a summary of the year's news from the Lampasas Dispatch Record.

Austin Native Buys Keystone Hotel

Austin native Andy Fish buys Keystone Hotel in hopes of renovating the building mainly for private use, while preserving its most historic features.

Lampasas Career and Technical Education a Top Priority

Lampasas High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is off to a great start, with a number of classes filled with eager students...

Lampasas Gains Technology Jobs

The city’s economic development director has been working with companies to create Lampasas jobs -- including those in the technology sector. She is encouraged by results in the last several months.

City and AT&T Reach Solution for Phone and Internet Outages

LAMPASAS, Texas (KWTX) The city of Lampasas and AT&T are working toward a solution for service outages caused by fiber optic line cuts throughout the summer.

Wednesday, city officials and representatives from Scott Cosper’s office met with AT&T off...

Oils States Industry Expansion

Executives from Oil States Industries, Mayor Pro Tem of Lampasas and Director of Economic Development all digging in at the expansion unveiling.

Hancock Springs Pool Draws Tourists from Dallas

Dallas resident Stacy Breen is an intrepid explorer of local culture with an instinct for making nifty discoveries. She's contributing a weekly column on her cool finds.

City Aims for Internet Improvements

In response to multiple phone and internet service outages this year, city staff and the Lampasas Economic Development Corp. are working to select a company to assess Lampasas' telecommunication system and offer suggestions for improvements.

Family Medicine Clinic Tours - New Expansion

Family Medicine Clinic showed the public its new 12,000-squarefoot facility – which doctors said offers room for growth and new services for years to come.

Workforce Solutions of Central Texas Awards Luncheon

EDC Director Mandy Walsh joins Rep. Scott Cosper, Workforce Solutions COO Ken Cox and (retired) US Army CSM Frank Minosky at today's Workforce Solutions of Central Texas Awards Luncheon held at the Killeen Civic & Conference Center.

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