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Texas A&M enrollment approaches 80,000 [Video]

Texas A&M University’s enrollment rose 2.1% for the 2024 fall semester as the institution neared 80,000 students across all of its locations for the first time.

A total of 79,105 students were enrolled at A&M — as of the 20th day of classes on Sept. 16. Much of the enrollment growth was concentrated in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Law School and the Bush School of Government and Public Service with graduate programs accounting for more than half of the overall growth.

“The demand for an Aggie education has never been higher, and that says a lot about what we stand for: excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service, in addition to giving our students a superior academic experience,” Mark A. Welsh III, president of Texas A&M, said in a statement. “As we lead the state in educating Texans, we are …

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A groundbreaking was held ahead of the expansion of a Saint Johnsbury manufacturing company on Thursday morning.Weidmann Electrical Technology will be adding a new warehouse, which is set to begin construction sometime in December. Additionally, pre-existing buildings at the plant will undergo renovations. The warehouse is expected to be finished around the same time next year. "I'd like to say how incredibly excited I am about this growth here in our community," vice president of finance at Wiedmann Carol Martin said. "We're closely tied in with our customers, and we need to meet their increased demand."The project will cost around $44 million in total. The State will provide $1.7 million over the next six or seven years. "They had other opportunities and other places they could have made this investment, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development Lindsay Kurrle said. So for them to choose here makes us incredibly happy, and we look forward to seeing that happen over the next year."The company specializes in producing insulation and other components for large transformers that power major cities. The company says the expansion will help to create about 60 to 70 jobs. Currently, around 300 people are employed at the company."In our expansion, we're going to have a bunch of different types of jobs, director of technology and innovation at Weidmann Kevin Biggie said. So we have lots of opportunities here from production employees to skilled, you know, machinists and technicians to engineers."The company said one of its goals is to get younger people involved with those jobs as well as the ones already offered. Barbara Rice has worked at the company for over 35 years and said she wants her family to have a legacy with Weidmann. "My son just started here in June, and I would like to see him 35- 40 years down the road staying here. Maybe my grandchildren will come here, Rice said. It's great for the community."

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