Welcome to the City of Lufkin Economic Development
Corporation’s home page. We hope that you find this in-depth look at
Lufkin and Angelina County, Texas useful in your expansion or relocation
search. Lufkin /Angelina County is a progressive, proactive and
pro-business community that prioritizes quality economic development. On
this site you will find everything from in-depth Community Profile
information, to available buildings and sites, to GPS mapping, to code
and zoning requirements in what we hope to be a one stop shop for your
development needs.
Lufkin is truly an amazing community with an abundance of
characteristics that make Lufkin the largest small city in Texas. Named
the #1 Micropolitan city in Texas by Polycom Corp., Lufkin is the
largest community between Houston to the South and Tyler to the North
and serves a broad service area for jobs, education, entertainment,
governmental services, medical services, and retail shopping. This
creates a daytime population estimated at over 100,000 and a service
sector to support this size of community.
Again, welcome to our website. We hope that it is useful, easy to
navigate, and provides a good over-all feel for our community. However,
we would be happy to personally help you with any and all of your
inquiries! If you would like to contact an economic development staff
member with any questions or comments, we encourage you to do so at
ecodev@cityoflufkin.com or
936-633-0251.
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“Lufkin Ranks Tops in Texas as the Strongest
Economy among Micropolitan Statistical Areas”
Economic Strength Rankings - 2006
By William H. Fruth
“Economic strength is the long term tendency for an area to consistently
grow in both size and quality.”
POLICOM specializes in studying the dynamics of local economies. From
its research, it determines if an area is growing or declining, what is
causing this to happen, and offers ideas and solutions to communities to
improve the situation. Read More
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LI nation's No. 64 fastest growing company
By HINA ALAM
The Lufkin Daily News
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Lufkin Industries has another feather in its cap. The September issue of
Fortune magazine has ranked the company as No. 64 on its list of
America's 100 fastest growing companies.
With a net income in the past four quarters of $52.3 million and a
revenue of $524.2 million for the past four quarters, the 104-year-old
Lufkin Industries had a sales jump of 38 percent in 2005.
Lufkin Industries is honored and proud to be recognized by Fortune
magazine, said Paul Perez, vice president, general counsel and secretary
for Lufkin Industries. "We hope that our shareholders and employees also
enjoy the national recognition that's given to Lufkin Industries," he
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Lufkin Post’s Near Perfect Score in Becoming
Inaugural Texas
Certified Retirement Community
The City of Lufkin’s Certified Retirement Community Initiative Committee
was notified late Monday that Lufkin has indeed become one of the State
of Texas’ Inaugural three communities to enjoy the “Texas Certified
Retirement Community Certification”. Mayor Jack Gorden stated, “Lufkin
has been green, clean, and safe, just what lots of folks are looking
for. But becoming a certified retirement community ads a new dimension
to verification of the quality of life we offer. Our future is bright,
and we welcome those looking for the uniqueness of small town good life
combined with the best attributes of metro areas” .
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Contact Us
Jim Wehmeier - Director of Economic Development
936.633.0221
jwehmeier@citiyoflufkin.com
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