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KCVB News
Good News for Killeen
The City of Killeen has announced in the proposed FY 2008-09 Budget, that the Killeen Civic & Conference Center will not be subsidized by the General Fund, but solely through HOT$ and center revenues! "This is exciting news for a Conference Center and CVB, especially since the facility is only six years old," Director, Connie Kuehl stated. "Our Conference Center is already reviewing expansion plans and over 500 new hotel rooms have been constructed in the past two years, producing record tax revenues, so we are very proud. Our citizens have been extremely supportive in helping secure convention business, so we feel very blessed!"
Business is booming in Killeen (population 112,000), which has prospered for more than a hundred years since its founding in 1882 by the Santa Fe Railroad to serve as a shipping station for cotton and cattle. Killeen is located in one of the fastest-growing economic corridors in the nation - an hour’s drive from Austin, three hours from San Antonio, four hours from Houston and three from Dallas. Several airlines provide service to and from the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK). Killeen is the home of Fort Hood, the Army’s premiere military installation.
Higher education is offered locally through Central Texas College, Tarleton State University-Central Texas and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Approximately 100 churches in Killeen represent 20+ denominations.
Recreation here is plentiful with 31 parks, two swimming pools, 32 lighted tennis courts and a municipal golf course. Stillhouse Hollow Lake and Belton Lake are less than a 20-minute drive away.