Latest News
Read the latest jobs and economic news from Jasper and across the nation. Jasper Economic Development Corporation brings you the latest news around town.
Feedback Wanted – Downtown Jasper Revitalization Project
To help make Downtown Jasper the best it can be, we want your feedback!
Addressing rural education challenges for improved post-secondary outcomes
Rural and impoverished communities in east Texas were among the regions that were most deeply disrupted by the pandemic. With this region already afflicted with high poverty rates, the public health crisis exacerbated financial and socioeconomic factors students face...
JEDCO Teams with Downtown Strategies
Jasper Economic Development Corporation Hires Downtown Strategies to Develop and Advance Downtown Jasper BIRMINGHAM, AL (November 3, 2020) – The Jasper Economic Development Corporation has selected Downtown Strategies, a division of Retail Strategies, as its partner...
Support Jasper ISD
Jasper ISD is teaming up with Everything U, The Jasper Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and JEDCO to Paint the Town Crimson!! We are calling on all businesses to fly the Texas J flag outside their store front to support the Dogs! Individuals are also encourages to order...
Interesting Video from WSJ on Rural Broadband
When it comes to rural broadband status there's not much difference between West Virginia and Deep East Texas: As many schools around the country start the year virtually, residents in rural communities like those in West Virginia are asking why they don’t have...
Jasper County & Broadband Mapping
Austin, TX (July 22, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for Texans, but it has also opened the dialogue for a historic expansion of broadband service across the state. This crisis has made the need for statewide adoption more critical...
From the Tyler County Booster
https://www.tylercountybooster.com/index.php/news PHOTO BY MICHAEL G. MANESS Former Mayor Jimmie Cooley networked with JEDCO Director Eddie Hopkins, U.S. Representative Dr. Brian Babin, NAPC President Lonnie Grissom, TCIC President Gil Tubb, and Texas Rep. Dr. James...
Thank you for your support – Regional Recovery Program IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin
From: Gregory P. Pogue, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director | IC² Institute To Our Community Contacts, A BIG THANK YOU for your support of the IC2 Institute’s Regional Recovery Program this Summer. This summer, 95 UT students are studying 80 communities in all parts of...
COVID-19 Pandemic Sheds Light on the Digital Divide – Survey
Please take this short Broadband Access Survey.
Guide for Safely Returning to Operations
Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, is making available to all organizations its Safe Work Playbook, a newly created interactive guide offering potentially helpful practices for health and safety procedures,...