Since its beginnings in 1881, Abilene, Texas has moved from a cattle-shipping prairie town to a metropolis on the plains. In the late 20th Century, Abilene’s economy was oil, agriculture, and military. In 1989, the city countered the 1980s oil bust by being the first city in Texas to adopt a half-cent sales tax to fund economic development. Since then, Abilene diversifies its economic base by continuing to be a progressive, business-friendly city, whose citizens are people of vision and determination, and solicits new industries with aggressive incentives and opportunities, superb quality of life, whose citizens are people of vision and determination. They solicit new industries with aggressive incentives and opportunities as well as assisting existing industries with their expansion plans.

Abilene is home to many institutions of higher education – four universities, two nursing schools, one two-year college, one technical college, one commercial college, and one pharmacy school. There are two main school districts in the City of Abilene – Abilene ISD and Wylie ISD – along with a small school district (Eula ISD) and multiple private school systems.

As a regional hub, Abilene is equipped with two major healthcare systems: Abilene Regional Medical Center and Hendrick Health System. Abilene is also home of the renowned West Texas Rehabilitation Center.

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Hospitals

Abilene Regional Medical Center
Acadia Abilene (Psychiatric)
Hendrick Health System
Reliant Abilene (In-Patient Rehabilitation)

Additional Healthcare Services

Abilene Bone & Joint Clinic
Cook Children’s Multi-Specialty Clinic
Hendrick Retirement Village
Sears Methodist Retirement System
Texas Oncology
Vera West Women’s Center
 

Electric

Texas is a Deregulated State.
For more information about your power choices, visit www.powertochoose.org.

Transmission-Distribution
AEP (American Electric Power)
Address: P.O. Box 841 Abilene, Texas 79604 301 Cypress Street Abilene, Texas 79601	Contact: Greg Blair (325) 674-7422 Phone 8-780-7422 Audinet 325/674-7007 Fax
AEP can provide dual parallel circuits to its customers. AEP operates a looped distribution system, which provides the capabilities to serve each site from more than one distribution substation or from multiple distribution circuits. In the event of a power outage, service can be rerouted to the site manually.

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Retail Electric Sales (not inclusive)
Priority Power Management, LLC
Address: 500 Chestnut, Suite 1513 Abilene, Texas 79602	Contacts: Kevin Bredemeyer, Director, Business Development (325) 670-9001 (office) (866) 682-0933 (fax) (325) 669-4813 (cell) kbredemeyer@prioritypower.net
	Bob Forman, Director, Business Development (325) 670-9020 (office) (866) 682-0933 (fax) (325) 660-1573 (cell) bforman@prioritypower.net
Pro-Star Energy Services
Address: 1 Legends Way Arlington, Texas 76011	Contacts: Carol Chappell, Director of Sales (817) 892-4250 cchappell@pro-starenergy.com 325.829-4903 (Abilene) 866.283-1303 (Fax)
TXU Energy Services
Address: 1601 Bryan St Dallas, Texas 75201	Contact: Business Department – Ask for Rate Specialist (877) 290-3723

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Natural Gas

Atmos Energy
Address: 1449 Treadaway Blvd. Abilene, Texas 79602	Contact: Kenn W. Rhodes Gas Marketing Representative / Western Region (325) 793-5311 (Phone) (325) 738-5103 ( Fax)
Major trunk lines for supply to Abilene are: 1-10" and 1-16" line from the West 1-12" line from the North 1-16" and 1-18" line from the East 1-12" line serves Dyess Air Force Base

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Water

City of Abilene
Address: 534 Cypress Street Abilene, Texas 79601	Contact: Customer Service (325) 676-6405 Water & Sewer Line Location ( 325) 676-6425
Water Availability Current average daily water supplied in Million Gallons Per Day:     22.0 MGD Current system capacity in Million Gallons Per Day:                          50.0 MGD Highest water usage is in the month of August, when high temperatures average 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Water treatment system is conventional coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection. Expansion of the pipeline to O.H. Ivie Reservoir for future expanded water resources has been completed. This project has been funded by the USDA and municipal bonds.
Costs Industrial Rate of $1.97 / thousand gallons Hook-up fees are based on site location. *City of Abilene water quality report available upon request

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Sewer

City of Abilene
Address: 534 Cypress Street Abilene, Texas 79601		Contact: Customer Service (325) 676-6405 Water & Sewer Line Location ( 325) 676-6425
General Information:
Residential population served: Type of treatment system (primary/secondary/tertiary): Description of secondary process: Method of sludge disposal: Description of sludge processing system:		112,000 Primary, Secondary Conventional activated sludge Surface disposal in sludge lagoons High rate anaerobic digestion and discharge to ponds
Treatment System Capacity versus Current Use:
Component FLOW BOD TSS	Current Avarage Load 11.1 MGD 24,754 lbs. / day 2,430 lbs. / day	System Capacity 18.0 MGD 33,100 lbs. / day 2,900 lbs. / day
*Current sewer rates in terms of FLOW, BOD, TSS, etc.
Parameter:
Heading FLOW BOD TSS FOG PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS (TPH)		Heading .82 cents/1000 Gal. 9.1 cents/Pound (above 200 ppm) 6.7 cents/Pound (above 200 ppm) 9.1 cents/Pound (above 100 ppm) up to 834 lbs./day - 0 - 9.1 cents/Pound (above 20 ppm) up to 167 lbs./day

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Communications

AT&T
Address: P.O. Box 5409 Abilene, Texas 79608 366 Cypress Street Abilene, Texas 79601	Contact: Randy Teakell, Area Manager (325) 675-3160
Services Available Fiber-optics in place throughout the city. Other points of presence (POPS) are available throughout the city. The infrastructure is upgraded on a continuous basis. For further information, contact AT&T.
Custom Telephone Systems and Equipment
Lucent Definity PBX Lucent Partner Legend Key Systems Custom Voice Networks Plexar IP / Voice ISDN SmartTrunks Professional Office Systems Custom Data Networks	LAN, WAN, SONET, Secure Net Service ADSL, ISDN, DS3, OC3, OC12, ATM Frame Relay Service Managed Frame Relay Service Network Integration Cisco Equipment Native LAN Integrated Pathway

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Suddenlink Business
Address: 902 S. Clack Street Abilene, Texas 79605	Contact: Ryan Pickle, Sales Manager (325) 437-4411 Office (325) 725-3867 Mobile ryan.pickle@suddenlink.com
Services Available With a robust fiber optic network and backhaul capabilities in unique areas, Suddenlink delivers flexible solutions serving multiple technologies: business class phone lines, high speed internet, and video throughout the city.
Managed Service and Hosted Services Security Solutions including firewalls, intrusion protection, virus protection, spyware prevention, and VPNs; Web hosting with the ability to e-commerce, Microsoft Exchange, and sharepoint Custom Commercial Multi-Dwelling Units (MDU) and Hotel Solutions
Voice Solutions Business class phone lines (POTS) Unlimited long distance PRI trunk over fiber SIP trunks	Data Network Solutions (scalable and reliable) COAX - speeds up to 50Mbps FIBER - speeds up to 2Gig LAN WAN SONET Net Secure Firewall Protection ISDN PRI DS3 OC3 OC12

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Abilene is the geographic center of the world's largest free trade zone, which includes 360 million consumers and a six trillion dollar economy. Abilene's integrated transportation and telecommunication networks provide convenient access to all US and Canadian markets as well as the consumer markets in Mexico and all points south.

Abilene is centrally located in the state of Texas providing easy access to both east and west coasts, the industrial midwest and northeast, and the large emerging markets in Mexico.
 

International
	International Highway Mexico City Monterrey Guadalajara Del Rio, TX Laredo, TX	Mileage 1,078 519 987 250 401

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National
	National Highway Albuquerque, NM Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Denver, CO Los Angeles, CA New York, NY St. Louis, MO Santa Fe, NM Seattle, WA	Mileage 484 963 1,080 707 1,255 1,727 779 476 1,919

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Regional
	Regional Highway Albuquerque, NM Baton Rouge, LA Little Rock, AR New Orleans, LA Oklahoma City, OK Roswell, NM Santa Fe, NM Shreveport, LA Texarkana, TX Tulsa, OK	Mileage 484 597 500 674 284 309 476 369 359 386

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State
	State Highway Amarillo Austin Dallas El Paso Houston Laredo San Antonio	Mileage 286 220 184 453 351 401 246

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All Mileage may vary depending on routes traveled. Mileage listed from Google Maps (shortest route).

Abilene is home to Dyess Air Force Base and the B-1B which has called Dyess home for over 25 years. We’ve also seen the arrival of over half of 29 new C-130J aircraft to be stationed at Dyess. Established in 1943 as Abilene Army Air Base (AAB), the base was named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel William Dyess (a native of Albany, Texas). Dyess AFB is home to the 7th Bomb Wing and the 317th Airlift Group.

The Military Affairs Committee (MAC) was formed over fifty years ago as part of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce. MAC’s mission is to maintain and expand the military presence and missions, and continue the strong relationship with our military community. MAC is instrumental in ensuring Dyess remains a premier large aircraft installation, modernizing base infrastructure, and supporting our more than 5,000 military and civilians in addition to 8,000 family members and retirees.

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With its rich western heritage and contemporary lifestyle, Abilene has something for everyone. From Artwalk to the Zoo, learn more about the exciting activities our city has to offer. If you’re thinking of relocating, you owe it to yourself and your family to consider Abilene. Our small town atmosphere and big city amenities make it a great place to call home. When people visit Abilene, most comment on its strong sense of community. Abilene prides itself on offering a number of community services that only major metropolitan areas offer. You'll find five golf courses, a full roster of community and college sports, first class tennis facilities, and 29 city parks, all for your enjoyment. At the center of a 19-county region, our city is a financial hub of enormous strength and stability for both individuals and businesses and has a strong commitment to education and is the home to major universities, colleges, technical colleges, and outstanding local school districts.

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Sales Tax

Tax rates change September of each year. City sales tax 8.25% = 6.25% state tax plus 2% local tax (1.5% to the city, 0.5% used for economic development).

Abilene’s integrated transportation network provides convenient access to all U.S. and Canadian markets, as well as the large emerging markets in Mexico. The Abilene Regional Airport is an Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 139 certified airport on 1,700 city own acres, located approximately three nautical miles southeast of the central business district. Abilene is located on the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. There are multiple freight and overnight carriers that operate in Abilene. Two bus lines also serve the city. Abilene’s location and its connecting highways make it an ideal location for transporting goods. Information about transportation options is grouped into the following sections: Air, Rail, Freight & Overnight, and Highway.