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<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 />". <br /> <br />Special Proj ects: <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 />.... <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 />