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Through the Texas Tech University System, Amarillo is home to the only co-located veterinary, medical and pharmacy schools in the United States. This unique and dynamic campus positions Amarillo as a leading location for companies in the animal or human health, food safety, and therapeutics sectors to innovate and grow.

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BUFFALO TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Buffalo Technology Group (BTG Products) was established to commercialize a novel antimicrobial technology developed at West Texas A&M University. The technology was first developed as a Department of Defense project to combat dangerous bacteria such as anthrax. After successfully completing the project, the BTG team began to develop alternative solutions to many commercial and consumer threats from SRB bacteria in oil pipelines to common household mold.  BTG's mission is to produce highly effective products to fight against the many problems that arise from harmful microorganisms. 

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FOOD SAFETY NET

Food Safety Net Services is a coast-to-coast network of ISO-accredited laboratories that provide food safety and quality programs for multiple industry clients including meat, produce, nutraceutical, egg, confection, and dairy. FSNS provides microbiological and chemical testing as well as cutting-edge industry research.

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MERIEUX NUTRISCIENCES

As part of Institut Mérieux, Mérieux NutriSciences is dedicated to protecting consumers’ health throughout the world, by delivering a wide range of testing and consulting services to the food & nutrition, agrochemicals, pharma, and cosmetics industries.

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SERVITECH INC.

ServiTech quickly delivers accurate results and quality customer service with our state-of-the art laboratories operated by qualified and expertly trained personnel. The ServiTech laboratories test a number of items including soil testing, feed and forage testing, water testing, and more. 

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Learn how the Amarillo EDC’s accelerated process can make a difference in how you do business

THE BENEFITS OF BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAMS

The primary sources of job growth exist in every community:

Existing business expansions account for 80%

Incoming new businesses account for 11%

And start-up operations account for 9%

WHY WE SHOULD SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES:

  • Existing businesses provide even more return on investment in smaller, rural market areas where entrepreneurial and recruitment opportunities are limited.
  • While customer attrition is a fact of life in both the private and public sectors, it's 10 times more cost-effective to work with existing customers than to continually cultivate new ones.
  • Business retention and expansion provide the customer -- the existing private sector firm in your market area -- with a seamless customer contact and service experience.
  • Less than 10% of business closures result from business failures. More than 90% are caused by work movement through mergers, consolidation, restructuring and deliberate decisions to relocate businesses.