TEXpansion — July/August 2008
Businesses and industries are expanding their facilities throughout Texas. Here is a sampling of recently announced expansions, tracked by the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division.
| City | Business Name | Type of Business | Type of Project | New Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bend County | CenterPoint Properties | Focused on the development, ownership and management of industrial real estate and related rail, road and port infrastructure. | Developing industrial park as part of a $300 million, 800-acre intermodal facility in Fort Bend County. | Up to 2,000 over the next 15 years |
| Edinburg | Brazil-based Santana Textiles Corp. | One of the world’s largest denim manufacturers. | Planned $180 million, 300,000-square-foot manufacturing plant on 23-acre site will turn cotton into denim fabric. |
800 |
| Abilene | Tower Tech Systems | Subsidiary of multi-tiered wind energy company Broadwind Energy Inc. | Planned $20 million wind-tower manufacturing facility will bring more than 150 jobs. | 150 |
| Denison | ACS Manufacturing | Manufactures acoustical housings for the power generation industry, weather shelters and metal fabrication. | Will relocate into Denison’s former Alcoa plant and will generate more than $2.5 million in payroll annually. | 100 |
| Port Isabel | Subsea 7 | Norwegian subsea engineering and construction company. | Planned $32 million pipe assembly plant will be built at the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District’s turning basin. | Up to 100 |
| Beaumont | Emerson | Supplier of maintenance services and technology to industrial plants. | Will triple its capacity and double its work force after constructing a new $2 million, 30,000-square-foot facility. | 24 |
| Grand Prairie | Bell Helicopter | Provides vertical-lift aircraft. | $55 million expansion of its Grand Prairie manufacturing plant is part of company’s plan to boost production of components for new helicopters and spare parts. |
N/A |
Sources: Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division; Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center.