Gov.Rick Perry announced the expansion Tuesday because the state is giving the company one and a half million dollars as an incentive. Dow itself is investing millions of dollars to build its performance plastics plant.
With this announcement, Dow has invested $2.5 billion in the area and brought with it 250 jobs.
The money from the state will come from the Texas Enterprise Fund.
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