12 | City of Victoria, Tx
located on 16 acres of the industrial park. As
Fowler affirms, “This strengthens our ability
to train workers in all industries.”
And to be sure, there are other indus-
tries which have long figured in Victoria’s
economic strength. EDC Vice President of
Marketing Adrian Cannady says a former
economic impact study identified that the
region’s healthcare industry equates to a bil-
lion dollars of annual revenue. Cannady says
he has been especially encouraged to see how
the medical community is responding to
growth, and in one case, a school is advanc-
ing in delivery of professional development
services crucial to healthcare. Texas A&M
University has recently announced the estab-
lishing of a new residency program through
a partnership with DeTar Healthcare System
which has acute care hospitals in Victoria.
The petrochemical industry has been a
major player in the region for years too. Vic-
toria is one of the larger communities in the
vicinity of Eagle Ford Shale. In the develop-
ment of oil and gas, Eagle Ford Shale not
only represents the largest single economic
development in the history of Texas, but the
largest industry development in the world in
terms of capital invested.This year, more than
$30 billion will be invested in this enterprise.
Though Victoria isn’t located at the epicen-
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