• Available Properties:  A&NR has selected properties available for sale or lease that have rail access.  In addition, the City of Lufkin is currently developing a large tract of land with rail access for the new Industrial Rail Park.  A&NR will be glad to work with potential new and re-locating industry and business to find suitable land with rail access.
   
• You'll Love Lufkin!  Watch the City of Lufkin's new streaming video that outlines the resources and amenities that Lufkin has to offer families, businesses and industry.
   
• Lufkin Economic Development Corporation:  In February 2004, City of Lufkin voters approved reallocating one-eighth of one percentage point of locally-collected sales tax into an economic development fund. An estimated $740,000 was diverted to the fund in the 2004-05 fiscal year.  With oversight by the Lufkin City Council, the newly created Economic Development Corp. and its director determine how those funds will be spent.  The mission of the Economic Development Corporation is to stimulate the growth and expansion of our existing industry base and to conduct an aggressive national recruitment effort aimed at attracting new industry and jobs to the City of Lufkin and Angelina County.

During the January 5, 2005 City Council meeting, City Manager Paul Parker announced that Jim Wehmeier had been selected as the Director of the newly established Economic Development Department .

The services the Corporation provides include:
 

• Business relocation services
   
• Business expansion and retention assistance
   
• Local and state development programs
   
• Financing assistance
   
• Tax abatements for new and existing industry
   
• Job training assistance
   
• Site selection assistance
   
• Trade area information and demographics
   
• Assistance with the City of Lufkin development approval process and
  Angelina County/Lufkin Economic Development investment opportunities.

Jim Wehmeier · Director · 1615 S. Chestnut, P.O. Box 1606, Lufkin, TX. 75902·

Telephone: 936.633.0221 · Fax: 936.634-8726
E-mail: jwehmeier@cityoflufkin.com