Business View Magazine | July 2019

358 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2019 (903) 592-0835 2700 South SW Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701 Building Tyler's Infrastructure since 1922. We specialize in Highway, Street, Airport, Drainage & Utility Construction. also career success. “Accommodating all the students is a challenge. Last year, the university purchased an apartment complex with 324 beds because as enrollment has climbed, we have had a need for more housing on campus. As we move forward, we’ll be looking at public/private partnerships for a new housing project – a complex from 500 to 700 beds in Phase One, and a couple more phases over the next five years.” Broussard: “One interesting joint project is Tyler’s Innovation Pipeline. It was our first maker space. The city joined with the university to raise funding to launch the project. There is a co-management arrangement in place and soon UT Tyler will take over, working it into their education structure. That shows that economic development is not done by just one group; it’s developed and continued by multiple groups. We look at how economic development can begin at home with brand new and expanding businesses.” Goodgame: “We were able to revitalize a structure