↓ "El Paso
is the Operational Headquarters of Helen of Troy Limited, a NASDAQ listed company that
manufactures personal health care products under many labels such as OXO, Dr. Scholls, Vidal
Sassoon, Sunbeam, among others. Also headquartered in El Paso is Western Refining, listed on the
New York Stock Exchange.
El Paso is also the corporate headquarters to Spira Footwear, and the World Headquarters
to the El Paso Saddle Blanket Co.
Until 1996, El Paso was home to El Paso Natural Gas Company. Now in Houston, Texas under
the name El Paso Corporation. Farah Clothing Company was also headquartered in El Paso until 1998
when Farah along with other clothing manufacturing companies such as Levi's, moved their plants in
search of cheaper labor. In the 1980s El Paso was known as the blue jeans capital of the world
because it produced over 2 million pairs of jeans every week from different jean companies in El
Paso. As of 2006, the only remaining companies in the clothing industry are Wrangler and a smaller
company by the name of Border Apparel.
More than 70 Fortune 500 companies have offices in El Paso, including The Hoover Company,
Eureka, Boeing, and Delphi (auto parts)...
Education is also a driving force in El Paso's economy. El Paso's three large school
districts are among the largest employers in the area, employing more than 19,000 people between
them. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has an annual budget of nearly $250 million and
employs nearly 3,600 people. A 2002 study by the university's Institute for Policy and Economic
Development stated that the University's impact on local businesses has resulted in $349
million."
-- El Paso, Texas. (2010, April 4). In Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:07, April 5, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Paso,_Texas&oldid=353898340
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