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ABOUT US
Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched the rst edition of Community Impact Newspaper in 2005 with three full-time employees covering Round Rock and Pugerville, Texas. We have expanded our operations to include hundreds of employees, our own printing operation and over 30 hyperlocal editions across three states. Our circulation is over 2 million residential mailboxes, and it grows each month with new residents and developments.
HIGHLIGHTS FROMTHISMONTH
FROM JAY: Happy New Year to our loyal readers. As we enter 2022 together, we are really excited to bring you our Annual Community Guide. We continue to deal with COVID-19 and the next wave as our lead story takes a look at the future outlook of the pandemic. In addition, we review the next phase of the Bualo Speedway project to improve drainage in the area. Please shop local and enjoy this edition. Jay McMahon, GENERALMANAGER
Community Impact Newspaper teams include general managers, editors, reporters, graphic designers, sales account executives and sales support, all immersed and invested in the communities they serve. Our mission is to build communities of informed citizens and thriving businesses through the collaboration of a passionate team. Our core values are Faith, Passion, Quality, Innovation and Integrity.
FROMSHAWN: Our Annual Community Guide is packed full of stories that will be relevant to our area in 2022, including local road projects, ood control initiatives and Houston ISD’s pursuit to adopt a new strategic plan. Shawn Arrajj, SENIOR EDITOR
Our purpose is to be a light for our readers, customers, partners and each other.
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MARKET TEAM GENERAL MANAGER Jay McMahon SENIOR EDITOR Shawn Arrajj REPORTER George Wiebe SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Anya Gallant ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Dosia Dixon METRO LEADERSHIP PUBLISHER Jason Culpepper ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Kristina Shackelford MANAGING EDITOR Kelly Schaer ART PRODUCTIONMANAGER Kaitlin Schmidt CORPORATE LEADERSHIP GROUP PUBLISHER Traci Rodriguez EXECUTIVE EDITOR Joe Warner CREATIVE DIRECTOR Derek Sullivan SALES &MARKETING DIRECTOR Tess Coverman CONTACT US
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TRANSPORTATION &DEVELOPMENT Regular updates on area projects to keep you in the know
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CORRECTION: Volume 3, Issue 8 On Page 11, Andrea Ehlers nished the November election with 48.8% of the vote, while Brian Witt nished with 48.5% and David Montalvo with 2.7%.
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