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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes November 15, 2016 Page 3 of 4 magazine, where we hired each for both print ads and online marketing for the month of December. Mr. Paris stated that the staff had also secured the domain "buildinparis.com" for marketing online. The staff has also started a weekly email newsletter to highlight PEDC properties, connecting them to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. The last email, which was sent to 913 recipients, had a 37% open rate (319 people). Using these different marketing avenues, Mr. Paris stated that he was optimistic about getting the build -to -suit picked up by an interested company. • Industry of the Year Award: at the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, we gave Kimberly -Clark the Industry of the Year Award. James Alspaugh, Lesa Lumen, and Benny Plata from Kimberly -Clark were there to accept the award. • November 14`h: An Enterprise Zone was granted for Kimberly- Clark. The abatement will be over 5 years for approximately $100 million in improvements to their machinery and facilities. • ROI: the firm has finalized our information sheet and we have approved their first list for calling manufacturers, with a list of 227 names and more to come. ROI arranged a meeting with a prospect at FABTECH as well. • Transportation Summit in Sulphur Springs: Mr. Paris attended a summit in Sulphur Springs. Several high- profile individuals attended the summit, such as County Commissioners Keith Mitchell, Lawrence Malone, and Ronnie Bass, as well as State Senator Bob Hall along with Caroline Myer, Jeff Austin, and Lauren Garduno. Mr. Paris stated that there is a considerable amount of road development occurring in this region that is vital to improving our local economy. Widening projects for US 82 are having trouble with funding, extending beyond Lamar County into Red River County. There is also significant transload activity occurring that is a signifier for the future of the region. • Turner Industries has completed the construction of their new office building, and plans on putting it into use around the beginning of the year. • Paula Brownfield's father has passed away recently, and she will be out of the office for the remainder of the week. The funeral will be held this coming Friday, and flowers have been sent on behalf of the organization. Discuss Future Agenda Items. No future agenda items were discussed.