BY HALEY MCLEOD AND COLBY FARR
Hutto revises amphitheater deal Hutto City Council approved a revised venue management contract March 8 with Directors of Chaos, after the management firm failed to obtain more than one show in 2023. The details The city of Hutto entered into an agree- ment with DOC in April 2023, in which the company planned to book 10 concerts from July to December. However, DOC was only able to organize three music shows between September to December. Two of the three shows were canceled. The new contract includes terms for DOC to procure at least five shows by the end of 2024 or the contract will be terminated promptly.
WilCo seals deal with auto parts supplier Williamson County commissioners approved a Chapter 312 agreement, or tax abatement, March 19 with South Korean automotive parts supplier Hanwha Advanced Materials America LLC. The overview The automotive part supplier will build a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 38 acres of land just north of Georgetown on I-35. The county is expecting an estimated $100 million capital investment from Hanwha, which includes taxes from the property and building, as well as the interior assets. The manufacturing site will create 180 new permanent jobs, according to the agreement, with additional provisions that include the company hiring 10 high-school-aged interns from the county each year during the life of the agreement.
Simon Lee, president of Hanwha’s American operations, shakes hands with Precinct 3 Williamson County Commissioner Valerie Covey.
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What they’re saying “This is a major victory I see for Williamson County, in that it helps diversify our economy,” said Dave Porter, Williamson County Economic Development Partnership executive director. “This was our first major entrance into the automotive industry. We have some automotive suppliers already here in Williamson County, but this is a major investment with lots of new jobs.”
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