At State of Texas, Dept. of Economic Development's site. Within this area are a wide variety of manufacturing operations. Many high-tech companies are located in the Austin area while businesses south of Lockhart tend to be agricultural. Since the commuters work in a wide variety of businesses, our available workforce is not necessarily influenced by the nature of the local employers. It is important to note that these commuters represent an untapped workforce since many of them would prefer to work locally.
Several options exist for specialized training.
Austin Community College can create specialized instruction and hold classes on your site in Lockhart by contract. The State of Texas has a workforce training grant program called Smart Jobs which is ideally suited to this scenario. 31.25 20.19 Survey October 1998 by City of Lockhart Economic Development Dept.