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06/12/2025 (Plamedie Ifasso, Dallas Business Journal)Two multibillion-dollar projects north of Dallas have recently hit major milestones.Texas Instruments Inc. and GlobalWafers Co. are building large high-tech manufacturing plants in Sherman, a small city of about 48,000 near the Oklahoma border. After years of construction, the two companies have completed the initial...
05/21/2025 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)Tyson Foods will receive some assistance for an upcoming expansion of its facilities in Sherman. The Sherman Economic Development Corp. board of directors voted unanimously to approve a $600,000 incentive for the food packaging plant when it met Tuesday morning for its regular monthly meeting. The incentive...
05/16/2025 (The Dallas Morning News)TAIPEI — Taiwanese silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers said Friday it would invest an additional $4 billion in the United States to meet growing customer demand there, as it officially opened its new $3.5 billion wafer facility in Texas.“Our U.S. customers appear to have a very strong...
05/15/2025 (Aidan Jo Farris, KTEN News) SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — What was once an open field in Sherman is now the future of high-tech manufacturing.GlobalWafers America has officially opened its doors at the corner of US 75 and FM 1417, bringing the heart of the semiconductor industry to North Texas.The company marked...
05/13/2025 (Olivia Thompson, K12) SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - The city of Sherman is making upgrades to adjust to two major industrial customers’ use of two million gallons of water per day.A few years ago, Sherman’s water use reached 10 million gallons per day and the Sherman well-system supported it. Now, Sherman...
05/08/2025 (Talaiya Munson, KXII)SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - The WOMO Shop and Connect Expo is an annual event for the public to come out and shop locally.“This is our third annual, and we’ve kind of changed it up every year. What we’ve done is we talked to the business owners and...
04/170/2025 (Aidan Jo Farris, KTEN)SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — Austin College is breaking new ground with Grayson County’s first Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree, built to fuel the booming semiconductor industry.The idea began taking shape when tech giants like Texas Instruments began to expand in Sherman.“Towards the end of 2022,...
04/10/2025 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)As Sherman moves forward with nearly $600 million of water and sewer infrastructure improvements, it will be seeking financial assistance from its economic development arm. The Sherman Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors voted Tuesday to set aside up to $11 million of funding for infrastructure...
03/18/2025 (Kennedi Patterson, K10)SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — "Growth" is a word many cities in Grayson County have used in recent years.As questions about economic uncertainty spread nationwide, the Sherman Economic Development Corporation is working to make sure their city is prepared.The city's possible kryptonite against economic troubles is its semiconductor...
9/11/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)After four years of incentivizing entrepreneurs, the Sherman Economic Development is reevaluating one of its programs. SEDCO officials announced Tuesday that the economic developer will be reformatting its RISE program.The announcement came as a part of the annual joint meeting between SEDCO and the Sherman City...
06/18/2025 (Texas Instruments)NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:More than $60 billion investment includes seven U.S. semiconductor fabs across three manufacturing mega-sites in Texas and Utah supporting more than 60,000 new U.S. jobsLargest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history, building on TI’s almost-100-year legacyTI’s largest mega-site in Sherman, Texas includes investment of up to $40...
08/16/2024 (Texas Instruments)LEHI, Utah, and SHERMAN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding Preliminary Memorandum of Terms for up to $1.6 billion in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support three 300mm...
8/14/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)The Sherman Economic Development Corp. is looking for ways to help support women going to science, technology, engineering and mathematic career fields. The SEDCO board voted unanimously Tuesday to update its program of work to include an action item related to encourage and foster women to...
8/14/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)For the past three years, Sherman has worked to solidify itself as a hub for semiconductor and chip production in North Texas. Now, SEDCO hopes to bring in another kind of chip producer as a part of market diversification efforts.The SEDCO board of trustees agreed Tuesday...
7/17/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)The Sherman Economic Development Corp. is prepared to invest more than $1.3 million in bringing a new corn mill operation to Sherman. The SEDCO Board of Directors agreed to offer an incentive package to Lawrence Equipment, Inc. and subsidiary Molinos USA, Inc. for a new production...
5/15/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)The Sherman Economic Development Corp. agreed Tuesday to assist Coherent in expanding the production capacity of its Sherman facilities. The SEDCO Board of Directors voted to approve a $2.94 million incentive package for the tech producer during its monthly board meeting.Coherent is the parent company of...
4/10/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)The Sherman Economic Development Corp has joined Grayson County in financing the fight against a proposed cement kiln and quarry operation near Sherman. The SEDCO Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve up to $100,000 in funding for legal services and other resources related to...
2/23/2024 (Scheane' Brown, Herald Democrat)February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) month; a time to highlight the wide range of opportunities available to students today and the doors they open for future success.Students in Sherman ISD can take advantage of more choices and experiences than any other school district in...
1/12/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)The Sherman Economic Development Corp. could gain new members and new insights in the near future. On Tuesday, the board director approved a series of changes to the organization’s bylaws and articles of incorporation that would shift the board from five members to seven members.The changes...
1/11/2024 (Michael Hutchins, Herald Democrat)For the Sherman Economic Development Corp., 2023 was a year of learning as it launched a new initiative aimed at an underserved segment of the Sherman business community. This week, SEDCO will finish out the first year of its women-owned and minority-owned business program with its...
