FUNDS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTORS ARE USED TO EXPEDITE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS RETENTION, AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN BEE COUNTY, TEXAS. A MULTI-NATIONAL BUSINESS WAS SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITED AND BEGAN SET UP OF A MANUFACTURING DIVISION AT THE FORMER NAVAL AIR BASE IN BEE COUNTY. NUMEROUS SITE VISITS AND ONGOING RECRUITING EFFORTS WERE SCHEDULED IN 2021. SOME RECRUITING EFFORTS CAME TO FRUITION IN 2022.