Editing Corsicana, Texas (section)

==Economy==
[[Oil City Iron Works, Inc.]], today a ductile and gray iron [[foundry]], was started in 1866 to make parts for the owner's cotton gin.<ref>Oil City Iron Works Inc. History {{cite web |url=http://www.ociw.com/content/view/17/49/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121130652/http://www.ociw.com/content/view/17/49/ |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Wolf Brand Chili]], a national brand named for the owner's pet wolf, Kaiser Bill, started in 1895 as a downtown by-the-bowl lunch wagon.<ref>''The Online Handbook Of Texas'' https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/diw01</ref> Wolf Brand Chili was made in Corsicana until 1986. Corsicana is best known as the home of the [[Collin Street Bakery]], which has been making [[fruitcake]]s since 1896.

Today's economy no longer relies on oil and gas. Major employers include [[Russell Stover Candies]] and Collin Street Bakery, Guardian Industries (glass), Corsicana Bedding, and [[Kohl's]] distribution centers, Navarro Regional hospital (160+ beds), Trinity/Mother Francis Health System, and the Texas State Home.<ref>Anon. [http://www.ci.corsicana.tx.us/departments/economic/employers.php "Corsicana: Live, Work, Play!"]</ref>  There are several 24/7 pharmacies, grocery stores and chain department stores scattered about the town. College Park Mall is an enclosed shopping mall that primarily houses a clothing store.

Corsicana was the home of [[Tradewest]], a coin-arcade and video game company founded in 1986. Tradewest was known for publishing such Nintendo Entertainment System classics as "Double Dragon" and "Battletoads". Tradewest was acquired by [[WMS Industries]] in 1994, becoming Williams Entertainment briefly before becoming Midway Home Entertainment in 1996 after the spin-off of [[Midway Games]]. The Corsicana offices were closed by Midway in late 2002.