Partnering With Businesses
The Belton Metro area continues to grow. Independent school districts in the region record total enrollment of over 57,000 students and graduate more than 2,500 annually.

The area boasts several institutions of higher learning, offering a variety of educational opportunities from technical training to advanced degrees, supporting the training needs of local industry.

Belton EDC supported funding for the Bell Area Technical Center Consortium. This center, in partnership with area school districts and local colleges, offers quality technical programs to high school students from several school districts in the region.

Talented, Reliable
The Belton Metro area offers a young, skilled and reliable labor pool with a tremendous supply of available talent for part-time and shift occupations. Fort Hood supplies the area with more than 800 separating and retiring soldiers per month providing local employers with a never ending supply of highly trained, dedicated workers.

The Workforce Solutions of Central Texas provides quality education, training, and labor market services to employers and job seekers in the region. For more information on their services contact the local Texas Workforce Center at 800-460-8801 or visit their website at www.workforcelink.com

Please click here to see How Central Texas Can Retain and Attract Its Future Workforce!

A Center for Growth
The Belton Metro area (Temple-Killeen-Ft. Hood) population is estimated at 407,563 and according to the Perryman Group is projected to grow faster than any other second tier Texas region, not including the Texas/Mexico border region. The population in the Belton Metro area will increase 43% between 2009 and 2035.
 

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Well Connected
Located at the crossroads of IH35 and U. S. Highway 190, the Belton metro area is located within 180 miles of every major market in Texas. It is in the center of a rapidly growing high-tech corridor between Austin and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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Freight Carriers
Central Freight Lines, Consolidated Freightways, Consolidated Tex Pack, Conway Southwest, Merchants Fast Motor Lines, PIE Nationwide, Roadway Express, Southwestern Motor Transport, Yellow Freight System are some of the freight carriers servicing the area.

Rail Service
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Georgetown Railroad meet in Central Texas.
 

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Recognized Excellence
Belton Metro Area is home to Scott & White Healthcare, one of the top 100 hospitals in the country and the largest multi specialty physician group practice in the state of Texas. This nonprofit organization has more than 8,000 employees, including 800 staff physicians and research doctors. Scott & White partners with Texas A&M’s Health Science Center College of Medicine to train physicians at its four-year medical school.

Other hospitals servicing the community include:

• Metroplex Health System
• Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
• Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
  • Olin E. Teague Veterans Center
• Cedar Crest Hospital & Clinic
• King's Daughter Hospital

Charming, Affordable
The City of Belton, right in the center of this vibrant MSA, is a charming, growing community with a fascinating past and a promising future.

Belton’s scenic beauty features a variety of parks and walking trails weaving all through the community highlighting beautiful rolling hills, hidden creeks, fun splash pads and the magnificent Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes. Both lakes offer plenty of outdoor and recreational activities for anyone to enjoy.

Downtown Belton is filled with history. It is home of the county seat and the historic Bell County Courthouse, the Bell County Museum and several historic homes. Downtown Belton offers a unique experience with walking tours, antique shops, coffee and ice cream shops, and unique old-time restaurants featuring Texas BBQ and traditional comfort food cooking. A variety of residential developments are also available with homes in all price ranges.
 

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