GEORGETOWN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — AirBorn Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of electronic components and provider of value-added solutions for multiple industries, today announced the acquisition of AESCO Electronics, a full-service electronics manufacturer and distributor with divisions in Ohio and Massachusetts… Click to read the full release: AirBorn Inc. Acquires AESCO Electronics

If you’re on the popular business networking site, LinkedIn, and you’d like to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Georgetown economy, be sure to join the group Georgetown Texas Business Community. The group was created by the Economic Development Department of the City of Georgetown, to facilitate connections and communication between the [...]

In an article titled “Towns building on spec to lure businesses,” USA Today Money highlights Georgetown and the Texas Life Sciences Collaboration Center as an example of a municipality stepping forward in a tough economy to make something happen for itself. (TLCC was recently featured on business.georgetown.org here.) Director Russ Peterman was quoted as saying, [...]

Once every three months, the Economic Development Department of the City of Georgetown hosts a free, informational breakfast. The quarterly breakfast is open to any citizen or other interested party who would like to stay informed on what’s happening in the local economy. To be added to the invitation list, please contact Tina Dunbar at [...]

AirBorn, manufacturer of electronic connectors primarily for the military and aerospace markets, recently completed a major expansion of their Georgetown, Texas facility, going from approximately 24,000 to 58,000 square feet. The company’s revenue has quadrupled in the last ten years, and the Georgetown facility produces the fastest growing product line. In anticipation of future growth, [...]

On June 1, citizens interested in learning more about the local economy met at Aero Centex at the Georgetown Municipal Airport for the Quarterly Economic Development Breakfast. The Georgetown Economic Development Department hosts the free breakfast series. Aero Centex – Fixed Base Operator at the Georgetown Airport Aero Centex is a full-service, first class fixed [...]

On March 1, the City of Georgetown Economic Development Department hosted the quarterly Economic Development breakfast at the Chevy and Buick showroom of the Hewlett Family of Dealerships. The breakfast series is intended to keep the lines of communication open between the City and citizens who are interested in the Georgetown economy. To be added [...]

On December 8, Mark Thomas, Director of Economic Development for the City of Georgetown, hosted the quarterly Economic Development Breakfast. The purpose of the breakfast series is to inform citizens about current developments in the Georgetown economy, and to keep the lines of communication open between citizens and City staff. This month’s breakfast was held [...]

On September 1, the City of Georgetown hosted its quarterly Economic Development Breakfast. The meeting’s focus this quarter was on economic development in Georgetown’s downtown district, locally known as Old Town. The breakfast took place at 703 S. Main Street on the Georgetown Square, in a building currently under renovation by developers, along with the [...]

Southwestern University adds a great deal to the City of Georgetown, both in terms of economic impact and in the harder-to-quantify terms of quality of life. In some ways, the economic impact is made greater by the quality of life benefits because many companies considering a move to Georgetown visit the charming campus when making [...]