Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 3, Issue 3

169 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 fantastic job of implementing a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) to aid in developing the property. Now, we just need infrastructure like road access into the site to really spur things along.” Another of the chamber’s key focus areas is education, including workplace training. McLennan County has 19 different public-school districts, as well as Baylor University, Texas State Technical College (TSTC) with 10 campuses across Texas but headquartered in Waco, and McLennan Community College (MCC), which partners with Texas Tech University (TTU) and Tarleton State University to offer joint programs. For parents of school age children, there are many options to choose from like smaller school sizes in rural settings or mega schools in urban environments. The chamber works with all students, especially those in high school, to ensure a strong future workforce. ROB INSON, TEXAS