Temple, Texas has been growing in leaps and bounds, and as more and more Fortune 500 companies relocate to Texas, the eyes of the international business world are also starting to focus on our piece of heaven right here in Central Texas.

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Why Was Temple selected as the first US home for SeAH Steel?

One of the very attractive qualities is how young, hungry, and growing the workforce is throughout Bell County, especially in Killeen and Temple.

How many other cities besides Temple competed for the honor of welcoming SeAH?

Nearly 100 cities dropped their name in a hat to become the first stateside operation for SeAH Global where they plan to manufacture superalloys that are specifically used in aviation and oil and gas exploration. When it was all said and done, Temple was selected from the Goblet of Fire, and Iron and Lead.

When will SeAh begin operations in Temple?

We first received news of the $110 million dollar investment during a press conference from Seoul, South Korea with Governor Greg Abbott in attendance to share the good news. The announcement came with a plan to break ground in the 3rd quarter of last year, and the plant plans to begin producing their products in the first quarter of next year.

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You can check out the progress of the new plant yourself when you drive down Moores Mill Road in the Temple Industrial Park as it is being built directly across from the new Niagara bottling plant. More than 100 jobs are expected to be added to the local job market.

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