Written by Amanda Coers – The Brownwood Municipal Development District met at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25th, in the Council Chambers inside City Hall to convene into a closed executive session to discuss personnel matters.
In May of this year, Guy Andrews, Executive Director of the BMDD, announced he had been hired to lead the City of San Angelo’s job-creation efforts as its economic developer. Andrews had been leading Brownwood’s economic development since 2015. His last day on the job in Brownwood...
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Written by Ben Cox – With a new focus emerging on downtown Brownwood, and buildings full of character and opportunity, the possibilities of living and working in the downtown area are expanding. From business owners, property owners and tenants, a common theme emerges: It’s cool to live and work downtown.
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Brownwood News – The new Aspen Dental office at 507 W. Commerce Street brings expanded dental care access to the Brownwood community. The office opens on Thursday, June 21st.The new practice offers extended hours: Monday through Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. as well as select Saturdays. Walk-in and emergency patients are welcome.
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Brownwood News – Thanks to a $188,706 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Ranger College can now offer its nursing students the same learning experiences as other schools in its service area.
“We are now going to be able to offer competitive scenarios that the other bigger schools offer,” said Ranger College Dean of Nursing Carolyn Zapata.
The grant will enable Ranger to build a nursing simulation lab at its Brown County Campus.
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Awakening a sleeping giant: Downtown will benefit from renewed efforts in development, advocates say
“Hey, let’s go grab a bite to eat.”
“Where do you want to go?”
“Let’s just go downtown and we’ll figure it out.”
That’s an imaginary conversation envisioned by Eric Evans, managing director of the Lyric Theatre, when he described his goal for downtown Brownwood.
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The Brownwood Municipal Development District has launched a complete redesign of their website. The goal for the new website is to provide an easy to navigate, one stop location for our community, as well as potential industry and retail to explore the benefits of business in Brownwood, Texas.
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Brownwood, TX - Brownwood Regional Medical Center’s (BRMC) 560+ staff members touched over 167,000 lives this past year that positively impacted the well-being of the Brownwood and Brown County area as we continue to fulfill our commitment to serve the healthcare needs of the area.
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Braving the cold, several leaders in the Brownwood community gathered to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for Hendrick Health System’s new medical office building at 10 a.m. on January 18th. Hendrick Medical Plaza will be located adjacent to Hendrick Surgery Center.
Draco Miller, Brownwood Mayor Pro Tem, began the opening remarks for the ceremony.
“Ground breaking symbolizes growth and expansion for our city, which Hendrick’s Medical Center has done that and will hopefully continue to do that...
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Written by Ben Cox – A family business is back in full swing with third generation owners and a new focus. Ratliff Steel Company has been in Brownwood since the 1960’s, and new owners Si and Stehl Ratliff are dedicated to serving the area’s weekend projects as well as corporate needs.
Opened in an old WW2 tank repair shop in 1963, Jessie “Paw Paw” Ratliff started his business after working as a salesman for another steel company from Odessa. With a large number of orders coming from the Brownwood area,...
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