Category: News

Some local farmers who lost their early cotton crop to severe weather this year are turning to guar as a replacement in their fields.  Alex Muraviyov, General Manager of Guar Resources in Brownfield said this week that the company has picked up “several thousand acres” of Terry County farmland.  “We have had a lot of […]

In a meeting that took place on Tuesday evening, BIDCorp discussed several big decisions and incentives for local businesses. After an Executive Session that lasted over two hours, the board unanimously decided to award Texas Custom Wine Works a grant in the amount of $40,000 and a loan in the amount of $125,000 with a […]

David Partlow, Director of the Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation , recently participated in a webinar discussing tax exempt business loans. The webinar included speakers from WEDA (World Economic Development Alliance), the Center for Site Location Assistance, and MEDFAS (Manufacturers Economic Development Financing Associates). Anyone who is looking for a tax exempt loan should watch this webinar. […]

Below is the article as it appears on the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association’s website as written by Guest Blogger Travis Matheny. View original Meet Lifetime Achievement Winner Neal Newsom Neal Newsom and his family have been growing grapes in Texas since 1986. He is a past president of Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association […]

Heavy machinery and the sights and sounds of construction are becoming common place in Brownfield and that won’t change soon, according to city officials. Official plans have been submitted at City Hall for projects at two high traffic locations within the city, including one of the community’s most familiar restaurants. The familiar red roof of […]

One of Brownfield’s most unique businesses is now operating around the clock after a few days down for maintenance. Guar Resources received 20 million pounds of the beans this year, enough to keep the plant running 24 hours a day for the rest of the year.  “This season was very successful,” said Alex Muraviyov, General […]

The Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. will fund a city project to extend utilities to a site on the Lubbock Hwy where Bush’s Chicken is expected to build a new restaurant. The board voted unanimously at a lunch meeting Tuesday to support the project with almost $59,000 from a contingency fund. BIDCorp director David Partlow told […]

The much anticipated, but long delayed opening of another restaurant in Brownfield took a step forward recently when the City Council directed engineers to proceed with plans for infrastructure that will facilitate construction of Bush’s Chicken on the Lubbock Highway. By unanimous consent, the council authorized Lubbock engineering firm Parkhill, Smith and Cooper to develop plans […]

by Gina Kelly Imagine, if you will, almost 7,000 football fields laid out next to each other. Do you have that pictured in your head? Now imagine that much land covered in grapes. Or, imagine the entire city limits of Brownfield covered by grapes from one side to the other. By the year 2018, there […]

A group of local officials on Friday got their first look at the impressive new Halliburton facility just north of Brownfield. The worldwide oilfield services giant hosted the event with the Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. to show off its newest and most state-of-the art site, now operating but still under construction on a 100 acre tract on […]