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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- University of Houston Baseball