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The $600,000 program is to be funded over the span of three years.
By
Thomas Warren
|June 20, 2019   

The Amarillo City Council voted this week to provide an economic incentive package to the West Texas A&M University Enterprise Center to fund a “technology accelerator program.”

During the city council’s most recent meeting, members voted unanimously to pass a $600,000 package to fund the program through the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation. The package will fund the $600,000 commitment over three years to create a 14-week program at the WT Enterprise Center, which would allow companies the opportunity to apply for $25,000 in seed funding at the end of each program. The program will focus on four key areas of technology: agricultural, financial, artificial intelligence, and energy.

Council members enthusiastically embraced the program during the meeting, with council member Elaine Hays saying she is excited to see the program come to fruition after discussions of its creation....

https://texasscorecard.com/local/amarillo-city-council-approves-funding-for-technology-accelerator-program/

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