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Taylor County OKs inclusion in proposed foreign-trade zone, approves two magnet sites

5760744 · September 9, 2025
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The commissioners voted unanimously to authorize a letter supporting Taylor County’s inclusion in a foreign-trade zone service area and to back two magnet sites in DCOA industrial parks, pending a multi-step federal application process presented by the Development Corporation of Abilene.

Taylor County Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted 4-0 to authorize the county judge to sign a letter supporting Taylor County’s inclusion in a proposed foreign-trade zone (FTZ) service area and to back two magnet sites that would sit inside existing Development Corporation of Abilene industrial parks.

The vote followed a presentation by Misty Mayo of the Development Corporation of Abilene and an explanation of FTZ benefits by consultant Shane Williams. Mayo said the FTZ application process will take roughly two years and that the proposed magnet sites are in the DCOA’s 5 Points Business Park on the west side and Access Business Park on the east side, and that the…

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