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City of Victoria, Tx | 13 ter of all those mining operations, Fowler says industries such as Eagle Ford Shale typi- cally spur the growth of other businesses, new jobs, new housing, which all again adds to the economic vitality of the region. Fowler observes that only five years ago, there were many people speculating that there would never be another major petro- chemical facility complementing economic activity in this gulf coast region, but all of that has changed. Last month, the delivery of more than 1.3 million barrels of crude was accommodated by operations at the Port of Victoria, in fact, for the last few months; the port has averaged more than a million bar- rels of monthly transit. Fowler says he is also seeing expansion occurring among the major petrochemical companies in the area. For- mosa Plastics, a driving economic force for more than 30 years, is currently undertaking a $1.7billion expansion project in the county just adjacent to Victoria. With businesses growing, educational and employment opportunities increasing, and new companies coming to Victoria, there’s little wonder as to why the EDC, as well as all others in Victoria, are especially excited about the economic future of this Texas community. Not one to rest on lau- rels, Fowler says the EDC is still focused on Underpass