What is an EDF and why Baytown backs it
A guest view explains the Baytown Area West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation EDF as the official regional body promoting growth. It outlines its origins in 1986 during U S Steel Texas Works closure, funding from local governments and private partners, and its role as a liaison providing data on land labor and capital to attract and retain business while guiding community improvement efforts.
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Baytown Area
West Chambers County
Baytown
Port of Houston
U.S
U.S. Steel
Texas Works
Chambers County
Cedar Bayou
Today in History June 5 2014 notable events and birthdays
On this date 1794 Congress passed the Neutrality Act barring Americans from aiding warring nations. In 1933 the U S abandoned the gold standard. Marshall Plan remarks followed by 1947. 1968 RFK assassinated in Los Angeles after California primary claim. AIDS first recognized in 1981. Reagan died 2004 aged 93. Thought for Today by Reagan.
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
United States
Los Angeles
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
Europe
U.S. Supreme Court
Henderson v. United States
Rolling Stones
U.S
San Bernardino
California
Robert F. Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Shine on John Cooper the Baytown shoeshine man
John Alfred Cooper, 82, long known as Baytown’s shoeshine fixture at Trophy Barbershop, reflects on a life built through faith, family, and hard work. He served in the Army, pursued bowling, and finally shined shoes for decades, raising a family and becoming a local historian.
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John Alfred Cooper
Baytown
John Cooper
Cooper
Houston
Jack Yates
U.S. Army
Odeal
Jimmy
Jimmy Carpenter
John
Odeal Cooper
Ellen Clark Perkins
Pruett & Lobit Street Church of Christ
Peck
Cruise Meier
Meiers
Peck Meier
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun
Facebook
Twitter
Manas
Gannie Gray
David Bloon
Brenda Burr
Gregg Sanford
April Jones
Janie Gray
Jim Finley
Jay Eshbach
M. A. Bengtson
David Bloom
Newsroom
the Sun
Sun
P.O
Sun New Baytownsun.com
Obama
Police Chige
Jas
Shine On
Jane Howard Lee
Viewpoints
Baytownsun.com
Jane Lee
Hercs
Jane Howard
Lee
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