VERNON (KFDX/KJTL) — According to an October report, Wilbarger County has an unemployment rate of 4.8%. The highest in our area.
It’s the only county in the area that is over 4%. But, that could soon change with the announcement of the new hydrogen production plant.
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Nearly $4 billion will be poured into the old Oklaunion power station in what will be a new hydrogen production plant. One of the largest of its kind in the nation.
“Man when you get a press release from the governor’s office that says something like this is going to happen in Wilbarger County it was a feeling of excitement,” city of Vernon Mayor Pam Gosline said.
With just over a thousand temporary jobs and hundreds of permanent jobs coming in, Gosline said expect the Vernon economy to thrive and…