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House Speaker Bill Clayton (L)
and Forbes publisher James Dunn
look over the special Texas section.
FORBES SPECIAL
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including taxes, transportation,
labor, industrial training programs
and energy.
Forbes has a circulation of
more than 640,000, including
executives of the nation's top
businesses.
Limited quantities of tLe
Special Texas Section are avail-
able upon request at no charge
from the Industrial Development
Division of the Texas Industrial
Commission.June 1 is the application dead-
line for the 1977 Industrial Devel-
opment Institute IDI) and Ad-
vanced Symposiurrs, sponsored by
the American Industrial Develop-
ment Council and The University
of Oklahoma.
The IDI is intended as a pro-
grain of advanced education for
individuals pursuing a career related
to industrial or economic develop-
ment and is open to individuals
who have either completed a Basic
Industrial Development Course or
who have at -east two years ex-
perience in the field of industrial
development.
The Institute is open to both
members and non-members of
AIDC. Applications are approved
on the basis of individual qualifi-VIDY AWARDS
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developer and who has played a
significant role in the attraction
of one or more industries to his
community between July 1, 1976,
and June 30, 1977, is eligible to
receive the award.
TIDC members may submit one
or more nominations and should
include the following information:
1. Name, title, address, and telephone num-
ber of nominee.
2. Name and description of the industrial
prospect(s) whom the nominee assisted in
locating during the period July 1, 1976,
through June 30, 1977, and the nature of
effort exerted by the nominee to locate
the company or companies.
3. Description of any obstacles encountered
which were significant in terms of locating
the company or companies.
4. Brief background, or history, of the nom-
inee's industrial development activities in
behalf of his community such as positions
held, etc.
5. Supplemental news stories, etc.
6. Name, address, and signature of the TIDC
member making the nomination.
7. Population category of entry.
Nominations should be atten-
tioned to Douglas Henson, Chair-
man, VIDY Awards Committee,
TIDC, Bryan Place, Suite 100,
4103 South Texas Avenue, Bryan,
77801.
Deadline for receiving nomin-
ations is July 1, 1977.cation.
Graduates of IDI or individuals
who have seven or more years
experience in industrial develop-
ment are also eligible to attend the
Advanced Symposiums.
This year the topics are "I.D.
Financing: Problems & Solutions"
(August 8-10) and "Non-Metro
Economic Development" (August
10-12).
A $25 registration fee must
accompany all applications. Quali-
fied individuals may register for
either one or both symposiums.
For further information on
enrollment fees contact Dr. Gerald
Ruffin, Director, Industrial Devel-
opment Programs, The University
of Oklahoma, 1700 Asp Avenue,
Norman, OK 73037,Plant Locations Up 75%
Texas recorded a healthy in-
crease in new plant locations in the
first quarter of 977, according to
the Bureau of Business Research at
the University of Texas at Austin.
Fifty-six new plants were an-
nounced compared to 32 for the
same period last year - a 75 per
cent increase.
Plant expansions, however,
dropped 7 per cent to 53 from the
57 expansions reported in 1976.
The Dallas-Fort Worth SMSA
led the state with 18 new or ex-
panded projects, followed by the
Longview SMSA with 15. Houston
and San Antonio each reported 12
new or expanded projects, with the
latter leading the major cities in
new plant announcements.
Bonham, Gonzales and Nacog-
doches led the nonmetropolitan
communities with two new or
expanded plants each.3
June 1 Is Application Deadline
For Industrial Development InstituteIn Memorium
Alf Jernigan, an East Texas
leader who contributed much
to the area's industrial devel-
opment, died April 16. He
was 47.
A native East Texan, Jer-
nigan served as executive vice
president and general manager
of the East Texas Chamber of
Commerce since 1970. He first
joined the staff= in 1957 and
at one time was manager of
the community development
department.
He began his career in
chamber work in 1952 in his
home town of Carthage with
the Panola County Chamber of
Commerce.
Jernigan was a member of
various professional and civic
organizations including TIDC,
AIDC, SIDC, Council of State
Chambers of Commerce, Texas
Chamber of Commerce Man-
agers, and the American Cham-
ber of Commerce Executives.
His contributions to the
East Texas area and to the
entire state did much to make
Texas a leader in industrial
growth.
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