Cibolo, Texas

military veterans who bring pride and discipline to their work. “We’re near several bases and when a lot of those service members decide to retire or leave the military, they come to our area. In fact, about 24 percent of our population is former military,” she states. “In addition, our school district has been very active in preparing our students to be college, career, or military- ready. They offer a number of career and technical education programs – agriculture, mechanics, architecture/design, fiber security, robotics, engineering, etc. So, we’ve seen a lot of workforce development initiatives to make sure we can support businesses that are coming to the area.” A major coup for the city and the CDEC was the recent, successful recruitment to Cibolo of a company called AW Texas, a subsidiary of Aisin, a Japanese manufacturer of automotive transmissions. “They chose the Cibolo area so they can service their Toyota manufacturing plant in San Antonio,” says Lee. A new lines in that area. We’ve also seen our local utility providers make some really great strides in bringing electrical, telecommunications, natural gas, sewer, and water to the area south of us near IH-10. These improvements have helped turn what used to be rural areas into sites that are prime real estate for commercial and industrial users.” “Also, we have a strong retail demand,” Lee adds. “It’s about $340 million of unmet demand that’s been waiting for businesses to come in and set up shop. So, we’re seeing a lot of commercial businesses come in because of that demand. We also have a little higher median household income for the area, so we have citizens who are ready and able to support new retail and restaurant operators.” Regarding the workforce situation, Lee notes that the available labor force in the San Antonio/New Bruanfels MSA of approximately 1.2 million people includes a large number of