THIS EDA INVESTMENT WILL LEVERAGE MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CORYELL COUNTY, TEXAS. THE CITY OF COPPERAS COVE IS ADDRESSING THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEED FOR HIGH PAYING HIGH QUALITY JOBS BY IMPROVING WATER, SEWAGE, AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOP TWO 22-ACRE SITES FOR INDUSTRIAL USE, SPECIFICALLY THE COMPUTER CHIP INDUSTRY. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT WILL PROVIDE STABLE WELL-PAYING JOBS TO THE RESIDENTS OF CORYELL COUNTY AS WELL AS ADDRESS THE LONGER-TERM INVESTMENTS NEEDED IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW FOR MORE ROBUST DEVELOPMENT AND THE PRODUCTION OF NEEDED MICROPROCESSORS AND COMPUTER CHIPS IN THE DOMESTIC MARKET. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS LED BY THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF CENTRAL TEXAS. EDA FUNDS THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF CENTRAL TEXAS TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, SUPPORT PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND CREATE JOBS.