TX: Bridgestone Bandag Breaks Ground on $60 Million Expansion in Abilene, Creating 25 New Jobs
Bridgestone Bandag, a long-standing manufacturer in the Abilene community, broke ground on the expansion of its retread tire plant, marking a $60 mill...
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Abilene has the exclusive claim of being the first city in Texas to adopt the sales tax for economic development. With the passage of a ½ of 1 percent local retail sales tax, the Development Corporation of Abilene (DCOA) was formed in 1989 as a Type A municipal economic development corporation. Annual proceeds from the ½ cent sales tax have grown from just under $4 million in 1990 to over $10.5 million in 2015.