ROCKDALE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CITY OF ROCKDALE ANNOUNCE RECOGNITION OF 2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK
The international event will highlight local efforts to increase the quality of life in every community over the course of May 8 to May 12, 2023
Read MoreThe CWE's Texas rural woman grant program fosters greater economic development activity in rural Texas by encouraging and enabling rural woman owned , small businesses to undertake new and innovative projects.
Read MoreFORT CAVAZOS GARRISON COMMANDER TO VISIT ROCKDALE, TEXAS
Col. Chad Foster to Speak on Leadership
(April 19, 2023) ROCKDALE, Texas – On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Colonel Chad Foster, garrison commander at Fort Cavazos in Killeen, Texas, will be coming to the Patterson Center in Rockdale, to talk about Leadership. The Leadership Rockdale program, working with the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce and in partnership with the City of Rockdale and Rockdale MDD are the event...
Read MoreReasons to be Optimistic for Rockdale’s Future
Recently, we read about how Rockdale/Milam County’s economy turned a corner after bottoming out in 2020 and slightly grew in 2021. We concluded that there is some optimism for sustained growth and prosperity in the community.
I would like to offer four trends and developments that can give reasons for that sense of optimism.
Read MoreMilam County’s economy grew in 2021
We have been talking about some rather depressing topics in this space like traumatized economies and company towns. How about we talk about something positive?
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