Hot Off the Press!


Below are articles which feature the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce and events we are involved with.  Credit for these articles and images goes to various news affiliates. Please click on the link for the full story and appropriate credit.

Hot Off the Press!

Life Recovery Center now open in Killeen
Posted on: 19 Aug, 2023
Life Recovery Center now open in Killeen

The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of the Life Recovery Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Grand opening of Life Recovery Center celebrated by Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce
Posted on: 16 Aug, 2023
Grand opening of Life Recovery Center celebrated by Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce has announced a date for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the highly anticipated grand opening of Life Recovery Center.

Business Briefcase
Posted on: 29 Jul, 2023
Business Briefcase

The Greater Killeen Young Professionals will host its August Social event at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at HTeaO Killeen, 4219 S. Clear Creek Road. There will be free beverages, food, raffles, and giveaways at this event.

TXDOT seeking input on next round of I-14 expansion
Posted on: 27 Jul, 2023
TXDOT seeking input on next round of I-14 expansion

Another major roadblock is being cleared in an effort to build a major East to West interstate through Central Texas. I-14 is currently only a 25-mile stretch that runs through communities like Killeen and Copperas Cove, connecting I-35 to Highway 190.

National chain store opens Killeen location
Posted on: 26 Jul, 2023
National chain store opens Killeen location

The Killeen Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting at the new Sherwin-Williams store on West Stan Schlueter Loop Wednesday.

4-star general from Austin updates Killeen area on Army Futures Command
Posted on: 19 Jul, 2023
4-star general from Austin updates Killeen area on Army Futures Command

Around 90 residents and local leaders gathered for a luncheon on Wednesday hosted by the Killeen Chamber of Commerce’s Military Relations Council and the Central Texas chapter of Association of the United States Army to learn more about the Austin-based Army Futures Command.

Council to discuss options for possible north Killeen grocery store
Posted on: 17 Jul, 2023
Council to discuss options for possible north Killeen grocery store

The city and the Killeen Economic Development Corporation were in talks with an unnamed grocery store chain for about two years, but the deal eventually fell through with the proposed 60,000-square-foot grocery store dropping out in 2022.

Big facility going up in Killeen
Posted on: 13 Jul, 2023
Big facility going up in Killeen

A rather large mini-storage project is being constructed near the intersection of South Fort Hood Street and Elms Road, according to Scott Connell, president and CEO of Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce.

Killeen ranks second in state for lowest cost of living
Posted on: 10 Jul, 2023
Killeen ranks second in state for lowest cost of living

In a statewide study, the city of Killeen ranked second for having the lowest cost of living, a status local officials are proud of.

Killeen bakery celebrates big expansion
Posted on: 06 Jul, 2023
Killeen bakery celebrates big expansion

Kitty’s Kakery, a family owned bakery in Killeen, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the expansion of the locations shop.