Coherent in nearby Sherman. “Our main focus is to recruit the suppliers to the tech industries. We have two industrial properties, totaling about 500 acres, right on Highway 75 with infrastructure.” Existing industry relationships provide a foundation for expansion. Ruiz Foods, the largest frozen Mexican food producer in the United States with 1,100 employees, relocated from California seventeen years ago. ACS, a local entrepreneur-founded company serving data centers, employs 350 people, while Caterpillar maintains 300 workers locally.“We have bimonthly meetings with all the plant managers,” Kaai explains. “They all know me; they all know my staff. If they have questions or issues about doing business, they know they can call me or my staff if we can get them an immediate answer.” Long-term planning guides decision-making through structured goal-setting processes. “About 22 years 115 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 09 DENISON, TX
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