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Major Employers: <br /> <br /> Employer <br />Campbell Soup Company <br />Kimberly-Clark Corporation <br />Christus St, Joseph's Health System <br />Merico - Earth Grains <br />TCIM <br />Turner International Piping <br />McCuistion Regional Medical Center <br />Paris Industries <br />We-Pack Logistics, Inc, <br />Buster Paving Company <br />Paris Packaging <br />Rodgers-Wade Manufacturing <br />Philips Lighting <br /> <br /> 2001 <br /> Product. Employees <br />Soups/Juices/Sauces 1,200 <br />Disposable Diapers 925 <br />Medical Care 750 <br />Snack Cakes/Breads 660 <br />Telemarketing Services 600 <br />Pipe Products 520 <br />Medical Care 475 <br />Artificial Trees/Pools 300 <br />Custom Packaging 276 <br />Asphalt Products 265 <br />Paper Cartons 172 <br />Wood Cabinets 140 <br />Lamp Bases 109 <br /> <br />City Attractions <br /> <br />Sam Bell Maxey House is a State Historic Structure and the Histodc Home of Confederate General Sam Bell Maxey. It was <br />restored by the Texas Parks and V~ldlife Department and is open to the public. <br /> <br />Eiffel Tower - "Second Largest Eiffel Tower in the Second Largest Paris". Paris's newest sight to behold is located at the <br />comer of Jefferson Road and South Collegiate Drive, next to the Love Civic Center. This Eiffel Tower, standing slightly over 65 <br />feet, represents a remarkable community effort. Constructed by the Boiler Makers Local #902 and utirizing materials donated <br />by Babcock & Wilcox Company, the tower stands as the impetus for Paris, being designated 1995 Best Pit Stop by the Great <br />North American Race. <br /> <br />A. M. and Welma Aikin Regional Archives is located on the campus of Paris Junior College and contains the local historical <br />amhives for Lamar, Red River, Delta and Fannin Counties. This building also contains an office replica of Senator Aikin, as it <br />appeared in the State Capitol in Austin, and many items relating to the Senator's 46-year career in the state legislature. <br />Senator Aikin is known as the father of modern education in Texas. <br /> <br />Chisum Burial Site marks the place where John Chisum, a Texas and New Mexico cattle baron, was interred in 1884 following <br />his illness and death in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. <br /> <br />Hayden Museum of American Art consists of four galleries, the largest of which houses the permanent collection of graphic art, <br />archival photography and American chairs. This collection includes examples from every art period, and American master <br />painters are generously represented. The pieces are arranged chronologically to present a complete history of the American <br />art scene from Folk Art to Modem and Contemporary Art. <br /> <br />Other City attractions include the Dragon Athletic Hall of Fame, Scott Roden House, Paris Union Station Railroad Depot and <br />Wise House. The Love Civic Center, a joint project ofthe City and the County, is a multipurpose center suitable for a variety of <br />activities and events. <br /> <br />Financial Services; <br /> <br />All providers of financial services in Paris and Lamar County are committed to the economic growth of this area through <br />commemiai and industrial development. Paris is served by six commercial banks, two savings & loan associations, and has <br />access to mortgage bankers, and other creative financing services. <br /> <br />B-3 <br /> <br /> <br />