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Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area sets up office at Temple College in Taylor.   Photo courtesy of Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area.

Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area sets up office at Temple College in Taylor. Photo courtesy of Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area.

Workforce office opening in Taylor

Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of a Workforce Solutions office at Temple College in Taylor.
Williamson County Economic Development Partnership Executive Director Dave Porter gives an annual presentation to the Commissioners Court at the July 25 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County Economic Development Partnership Executive Director Dave Porter gives an annual presentation to the Commissioners Court at the July 25 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County Economic Development Partnership opens office in South Korea

The Williamson County Economic Development Partnership opened an office in Seoul, South Korea, July 1. The county provided an update about the office last week.
William Lee from Wilco Economic Development Partnership gives a presentation on the importance of setting up the potential relationships for Korean businesses to the Liberty Hill Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Wednesday, June 21. Photo by Nalani Nuylan

William Lee from Wilco Economic Development Partnership gives a presentation on the importance of setting up the potential relationships for Korean businesses to the Liberty Hill Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Wednesday, June 21. Photo by Nalani Nuylan

Samsung attracting hundreds of businesses to Wilco

Williamson County Economic Development Partnership met with the Liberty Hill Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Wednesday, June 21, to discuss potential new businesses coming into the area as a result of Samsung.
Standing, from left, are Rhonda Redden, justice of the peace Precinct 4; Robert Garcia, Taylor City Council; Brian LaBorde Taylor City Manager; Taylor Mayor Pro-Tem Gerald Anderson; Taylor Mayor Brandt Rydell; Wilco Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles; Congressman Pete Session; Representative Caroline Harris; Dana Harris and Matt Menotti, with Samsung; and Levi Pickett and Andy Wynes, with Capital Excavation. Photo courtesy Williamson County

Standing, from left, are Rhonda Redden, justice of the peace Precinct 4; Robert Garcia, Taylor City Council; Brian LaBorde Taylor City Manager; Taylor Mayor Pro-Tem Gerald Anderson; Taylor Mayor Brandt Rydell; Wilco Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles; Congressman Pete Session; Representative Caroline Harris; Dana Harris and Matt Menotti, with Samsung; and Levi Pickett and Andy Wynes, with Capital Excavation. Photo courtesy Williamson County

Segment 2 of Samsung Highway underway near Taylor

Construction on Samsung Highway Segment 2 broke ground June 2 in Taylor. On site, Williamson County Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles was joined by U.S.
Sung Min Hong (Samsung EVP, head of Foundry Human Resources Team), Dave Porter (executive director, WilCo EDP), Dana Harris (Samsung), Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles, Taylor Mayor Brandt Rydell, President Si Young Choi (head of Foundry Division), Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Brian LaBorde (Taylor city manager), Charisse Bodisch (SVP, Opportunity Austin), Sang Phil Sim (EVP, head of Foundry marketing & sales) met in South Korea last week. Photo courtesy Williamson County

Sung Min Hong (Samsung EVP, head of Foundry Human Resources Team), Dave Porter (executive director, WilCo EDP), Dana Harris (Samsung), Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles, Taylor Mayor Brandt Rydell, President Si Young Choi (head of Foundry Division), Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Brian LaBorde (Taylor city manager), Charisse Bodisch (SVP, Opportunity Austin), Sang Phil Sim (EVP, head of Foundry marketing & sales) met in South Korea last week. Photo courtesy Williamson County

Williamson County officials visit Samsung in South Korea

Williamson County elected officials including County Judge Bill Gravell, Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles, Taylor Mayor Brandt Rydell, Taylor City Manager Brian LaBorde and Mark Thomas, CEO of the Taylor Economic Development Corporation, visited South Korea last week as part of an ambassador...
On New Year’s Day, construction takes a break on the new H-E-B on West University across from Wolf Ranch Town Center. The street-facing facade is in place and the store is expected to open later this year. On the left, work continues on Ascension Seton Health Center. The center will include outpatient specialties, surgeries and imaging services. Ascension plans to open in June. (Photos by Clark Thurmond)

On New Year’s Day, construction takes a break on the new H-E-B on West University across from Wolf Ranch Town Center. The street-facing facade is in place and the store is expected to open later this year. On the left, work continues on Ascension Seton Health Center. The center will include outpatient specialties, surgeries and imaging services. Ascension plans to open in June. (Photos by Clark Thurmond)

H-E-B, Costco and more: Updates on major developments planned for Wilco

Cities in Williamson County saw the beginnings of several large manufacturing, infrastructure and industrial developments in 2022, including the groundbreaking on Georgetown’s incoming South Lake Water Treatment Plant and construction on the Samsung semiconductor in Taylor.