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Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 01, 2024
$25,000
The "Be Bold" Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile. It takes less than 2 minutes to apply.To us, boldest does not mean "best", or "most accomplished". Being bold means being:A) EarnestB) DeterminedC) MovingThe scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.Furthermore, the...

Niche $50,000 Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$50,000
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$3,500
The Christian Connector offers various scholarship drawings for Christian colleges. All of the information services provided by The Christian Connector are offered absolutely free!Eligibility:Students applying to the Christian Connector Scholarship must be current high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027) interested in attending a Christian university or college.About:The Christian Connector offers a "one-stop-shop" for receiving free information from...

Sallie Mae "No Essay" Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
$2,000
The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:A parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited...

ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 29, 2024
$1,000
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Future Leaders Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
$1,500
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Longview is situated mainly in Gregg County with a tiny section extending into the western portion of Harrison County in East Texas. It is the county seat of Gregg County and presently has a population of about 78,036. The city of Longview is situated just south of the Sabine River on the grid of US Highways 80 and 259 and Interstate 20. The city of Longview plays a vital part within the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the bigger MSA comprising of Rusk, Gregg and Upshur counties, as a commercial center.

The city was first established in 1970 and was incorporated on the 17th of May, 1871. The name came from a surveyor from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, even though the first railroad didn't enter the city until the 22nd of February, the year 1872. The first post office was established a little more than a year prior on the 27th of January,the year 1871. During 1877, The Longview and Sabine Valley Railroad Company started constructing the Santa Fe line that runs from Longview Junction. East Texas Oil Field discovery completely altered the city's destiny. On January 28, the year 1931 the city of Longview found one more oil field.

The East Texas Oil Field, technology, and manufacturing are among the city's economic assets. The city is a professional, business and manufacturing regional center.

The major businesses with the highest levels of employment are educational services, health care, construction, accommodation and food services, finance and insurance, chemicals and manufacturing. Around 26 percent of the labour force is in office and sales occupations, 24 percent in management and professional occupations, and around 21 percent of the work force is in service occupations.

The city of Longview is considered an educated municipality, with various occupations requiring a degree in college. Some of these jobs comprise nurses, teachers, school, child and family social workers, manufacturing and wholesale sales representatives, financial managers, petroleum engineers, occupational health and safety specialists, and instructional coordinators.

Over 21% of the adult population within Longview has achieved a bachelor's degree or better and the average income hover around the $30,000 mark. During 2008, the cost of living index is 80.7.

Even if there has been a national dip in the housing market, the economy in the city of Longview is quite healthy. Home prices continue to rise as the populations slowly grows. Major chain stores were recently added to the north side of the city of Longview to be able to encourage growth. Most construction can be found on the north side around Hawkins Pkwy. On the south side, a handful of hotels, a third Wal-Mart super center, two Starbucks, a Kohl's and a new target were developed to help define the south side as a regional shopping center. It is vital for the economy of Longview to encourage its people to shop within the city and avoid traveling to Shreveport, Tyler and Dallas.