Kyle Kohl's opening brings thousands of job seekers

From KEYE, January 12, 2009...

The Labor Department says we’re in the fastest labor market decline in more than three decades. The government reports, employers cut more than 520,000 jobs in December.

A new department store in Kyle offers some hope for Central Texans. Kohl’s is offering 120 new part time jobs at their new store set to open in March.

Some of the positions only pay about $7 to $8 an hour, but that’s not stopping more than a thousand people from applying to work there.

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High End Community May Land in Kyle

From Austin Business Journal February 4, 2008...

A residential developer has put 2,200 acres under contract in Kyle along the Blanco River and may eventually build a master planned community on the land.

Austin-based Masonwood Properties put the land under contract from the General Land Office, which currently owns the land.

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New Economic Development Plan On Tap for Kyle

From Austin Business Journal February 7, 2008...

The city of Kyle will launch its new economic development plan on Feb. 7, kicking it off with a celebration at the Kyle city hall.

The city started working with TIP Strategies Inc. in April to develop the plan, which will focus on managing the city's growth by balancing employment, retail and residential development. Kyle's city council approved the plan in June.

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