Civil Municipal - April 2024

that are going to be strategic for the city.” Thompson emphasizes the importance of workforce development, and planning that aligns with the needs of incoming businesses. “When we do bring in some of those companies, we want to be able to see what they need and continue to fill a pipeline where people that live here, that want to live here, and want to work here, have that opportunity to have the skill set once they are recruiting those people in those businesses,” he explains. “In terms of education, Princeton’s proximity to Collin College and the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) helps to prepare students for future careers and ensures a skilled workforce for the area’s growing industries,” Chairman Johnson relays. RESIDENTIAL GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY Immune to the housing challenges that many communities are experiencing, Princeton is seeing impressive residential development. “A housing Michael Mashburn, City Manager 181 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 04 PRINCETON, TEXAS