Kilgore Texas Episodes
Feb. 12, 2026
EP01 - Kilgore Spotlight Series: The Big Picture: Kilgore’s Economic Future
In the first of our special series of Gone To Texas, highlighting Kilgore, TX, Dave sits down with Lisa Denton, Executive Director of the Kilgore Economic Development Corporation. The conversation opens with a look at Kilgore’s history and its transformation from an oil boomtown to a diversified industrial center. Lisa shares how Kilgore’s industrial tax base has grown 551% since the formation of the Kilgore EDC in 1990, despite setbacks from the loss of legacy energy companies. The discussion ...
Guest: Lisa Denton
Dec. 15, 2022
Episode 17 - Carsten Wagner, President/CEO, Wagner Tuning
Expanding your company to a new state can have many challenges, but imagine expanding to a whole new country. It’s the story of Carsten Wagner, President and CEO of Wagner Tuning, and he joins Dave on this episode of Gone to Texas, to tell his...
Guest: Carsten Wagner