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<br />completing the application, Mr. Smith also garnered the assistance of BAHEP in gathering needed <br />data and information about the plant and its operations in the Bay Area. The application was <br />approved by the State in August, 2010. <br /> <br />E. 1. DuPont de Nemours (Expansion) <br />Capital Investment: $39.3M <br />Expected Job Creation/Retention: 490 <br /> <br />TIlls was another expansion project of the Texas Enterprise Zone, also recommended by the <br />Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. I worked with the plant manager and the representative <br />from Deloitte & Touche to complete the application and presented the project to Council for their <br />approval. The project is currently being reviewed by the State, and we expect that it will be <br />approved. <br /> <br />Bostco <br />Capital Investment: more than $100M <br />Expected Job Creation/Retention: 70 permanent; 200 - 300 temporary construction <br /> <br />Bostco approached me in August to discuss some boundary issues with their property in the <br />Battleground Industrial District. Yau may remember it because we were using the code name <br />"Project Spilled Milk" at the time, which received a great deal of interest. I helped answer their many <br />questions, working with my partners in both the Alliance and BAHEP to find appropriate contacts <br />and steered them towards the appropriate contacts at the Port and elsewhere so they could figure <br />out their property issues. Now that they are moved into the property, we have been helping them <br />with getting utilities, emergency services, etc. set up and helping them with an Industrial District <br />Agreement. <br /> <br />MAIN STREET BUSINESSES <br /> <br />There were several business owners who chose to open their businesses on Main Street in 2010. <br />While their reasons for locating on Main Street varied, all of them cited the increased traffic and <br />attention on Main Street as a reason for locating there, and that increased traffic and attention can <br />be attributed to the infrastructure improvements made by the EDC in the last few years. <br /> <br />These businesses will add minimally to the Otis tax revenues and provide additional jobs, but <br />perhaps even more importantly, they add to the quality of life for the residents of La Porte, and help <br />attract additional businesses to the area and enhance our revitalization efforts in the Main Street <br />District. <br /> <br />New companies on Main Street included the following: <br /> <br />West Main Photography - 406 West Main Street <br />Chocolates by Mark - 210 West Main Street <br />Mainly Drinks - 223 West Main Street <br />Relics and Repeats (formerly Sisters on Main) - 323 West Main Street <br /> <br />EDC2010 Business Activity, 2/7/11 <br />PAGE 2 OF 3 <br />