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  • Governor Abbott Announces Loloi Distribution Facility In Ennis | Office of the Texas Governor

    Governor Abbott Announces Loloi Distribution Facility In Ennis | Office of the Texas Governor

    December 19, 2025 | Austin, Texas
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    Press Release

    Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Loloi, Inc., a textile brand leader, is building a distribution facility of more than 1 million square feet in Ennis, creating more than 380 new jobs and $20 million in capital investment as part of a multi-phase distribution headquarters development. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $2,451,000 has been extended to Loloi. In addition, the company has been offered a $45,000 Veteran Created Job Bonus.

    “Texas is where the crossroads of hard work and opportunity lead to success,” said Governor Abbott. “This $20 million investment by Loloi in Ennis just south of Dallas will create hundreds of good-paying jobs for hardworking Texans. With robust infrastructure and transportation networks providing easy access to key markets, Texas offers unmatched operating advantages for companies looking to expand. There truly is no better place than Texas to live, work, build a business, and raise a family.”

    Headquartered in Dallas since its founding in 2003, Loloi is a family-owned wholesale producer and distributor of designer rugs, pillows, and throws and is expanding into other home furnishing categories.

    “Texas has been our home since we started Loloi more than 20 years ago, and the state continues to provide opportunities to grow,” said Loloi Founder and President Amir Loloi. “This new facility in Ennis will allow us to add more jobs and create a world-class facility that we are proud of.”

    “The City of Ennis is honored to welcome Loloi, Inc. as they expand their operations here in our community,” said Ennis Mayor Kameron Raburn. “This investment, made possible through the support of the Texas Enterprise Fund, represents not only new jobs and economic growth for our city, but also a strong vote of confidence in the talented workforce and vibrant business climate we’ve built in Ennis. We are grateful for Governor Abbott’s leadership and the partnership of the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office in helping bring this opportunity to fruition.”

    “This announcement reflects the cumulative work that has gone into creating opportunity in Ennis through partnerships and long-term vision,” said Ennis Economic Development Corporation Director Miriam Castillo. “Loloi’s footprint and associated investment mark a meaningful expansion of our region’s industrial base.”

    View more information about Loloi.  

    TEF is a performance-based grant that may be awarded to a business relocation or expansion project for which one Texas site is in competition with out-of-state locations to create new, good-paying jobs in the community and attract significant new capital investment to the state.

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  • Colyer named AVCA Outside Hitter of the Year

    Colyer named AVCA Outside Hitter of the Year

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Senior standout Mimi Colyer was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Outside Hitter of the Year on Friday morning, fresh off of leading the Wisconsin volleyball team to their seventh appearance in the NCAA…

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  • California Privacy Law Update: New Year, New Privacy Resolutions – Vorys

    1. California Privacy Law Update: New Year, New Privacy Resolutions  Vorys
    2. Editor’s Pick: Best of Data Journalism from 2025  Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
    3. Data, privacy, and cybersecurity developments we are watching in 2026  McDermott Will & Schulte
    4. How data is key to IT strategy for 2026  IT Brew
    5. Top data stories of 2025  Lexology

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  • NASA satellites capture an image of a ‘smoke monster’ in Canada

    NASA satellites capture an image of a ‘smoke monster’ in Canada

    In early May 2025, NASA and partner satellites spotted a towering cloud of wildfire smoke rising over central Saskatchewan. 

    The huge plume, nicknamed a smoke monster, grew from intense fires burning in and around Narrow Hills Provincial Park.


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  • Mountaineers Set for Saturday Matinee at Georgia Southern

    Mountaineers Set for Saturday Matinee at Georgia Southern

    BOONE, N.C. – The App State women’s basketball team is headed to Statesboro, Ga. to clash with…

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  • Tech Hosts UT Martin to cap Opening Weekend in the OVC

    By Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations

    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech men’s basketball welcomes in rival UT Martin (8-4, 0-1 OVC) for the second game in OVC action at Hooper Eblen Center. Opening tip is scheduled for 3 p.m.

    The…

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