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737 <br /> <br /> PARIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br /> ACTIVITY SUMMARY 2001 <br /> <br />Advertising Responses: 263 <br /> <br />Prospect Visits: 5 <br /> <br />Major Projects: <br /> SEASCO--secured financing through the Chapman Revolving <br /> Loan Fund. Name changed to Sesame Solutions through <br /> merger. <br /> Paris Packaging received a $289,000 training grant from the <br /> Skills Development Fund coordinated through the Texas <br /> Workforce Commission and Paris Junior College. <br /> Closing of the Oliver Rubber Plant by Cooper Tire. <br /> Earth Grains acquired by Sara Lee. <br /> Land acquisition for Hydro Conduit from Union Pacific <br /> facilitated by the Paris Industrial Foundation. <br /> <br />Special Projects: <br /> Effort to establish Jewelry Manufacturers in conjunction with <br /> Paris Junior College and a watch manufacturing facility. <br /> Direct mail campaign to California attempting to capitalize on <br /> the energy problem (post card). <br /> Newspaper advertising in Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning <br /> News, and the Mercury News in California. <br /> Started the North East Texas Regional Mobility Council <br /> (NETMOB) <br /> <br />Texas 77th Legislative session: <br /> There were some forty (40) bills introduced that would have <br /> directly affected the PEDC. Eleven (11) bills passed that affect <br /> the PEDC. <br /> <br />Trade Shows and Conferences: <br /> NAM-National Association of Manufacturers, March 5-9, <br /> Chicago. <br /> <br /> <br />