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451 <br /> <br /> Paris Economic 1999-:2000 <br /> PROGRAM OF WORK <br /> Development Corporation <br /> <br /> Executive Summary <br /> <br /> The 1998-1999 year has seen tremendous growth and economic <br /> activity for the Paris area. Paris has been experiencing a building <br /> boom in commercial activity that has exceeded the level of activity <br /> the year after the great tornado. This kind of activity supports the <br /> very concept that drives the PEDC. If the employment opportunities <br /> are available in the industrial sector: primary employers in <br /> manufacturing, distribution/warehousing, and basic industrial <br /> activities that conduct a value added activity, the commercial activity. <br /> will follow. For those who say we are in the information age and that <br /> is the expressway to the future, they are right. However, man cannot <br /> survive on information alone. There is and always will be a need for <br /> basic industry doing such things as pipe fabrication, Hght bulbs, food <br /> products, plastic products, generating electricity, product packaging <br /> and even diapers. The production of basic products that supply our <br /> everyday human needs will always exist. That is where the PEDC <br /> enters the picture to.carry out this program of work.. <br /> <br /> PEDC continues to follow its strategic long-term plan and <br /> addresses the original charge by the Paris City Council. As we enter <br /> the twenty-first century some immediate needs must be addressed to <br /> support our industrial and economic .development. There is an old <br /> cliche you only get one chance to make a first impression", Paris <br /> needs a quality industrial park to present for potential industrial <br /> locations. Through the cooperative efforts, of the Paris Industrial <br /> Foundation merged with the marketing abilities of the PEDC, this can <br /> be accomplished. Transportation continues to be at the forefront for <br /> our community. If yo.u cannot move product in and out.with easy <br /> access, you cannot win in the economic development game. Paris has <br /> a need to make some of our industries more accessible by motor <br /> freight carriers. <br /> <br /> 1651 Clarksville Street · Paris, Texas 75460 <br /> (903) 784-2501 · 1-800-PARIS, TX · Fax (903) 784-2503 <br /> <br /> <br />