Beaumont has seen a 160% increase in new commercial permits and a 194% increase in new residential permits.
BEAUMONT, Texas — Permits are up, and the numbers don’t lie. A business boom has Beaumont growing.
“You know, sometimes there’s kind of a, maybe some misinformation that Beaumont is not growing,” Chris Boone, Beaumont city manager, said.
City officials have reported seeing more business permits in the last year than in the last 10 years combined. There has been an increase in industrial, commercial and fire permits.
“We issued more permits for commercial and residential this year than in the last 10 years,” Boone said.
Almost 8,000 business permits were issued in 2021. Compared to 2021, Beaumont has seen a 160%…
