TEXpansion

Companies are picking Texas towns for their headquarters and expanding their facilities throughout the state. Here is a sampling of recently announced expansions throughout the state, tracked by the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division.

City	Business Name	Type of Business	Type of Project	New Jobs
Irving	Maxim Integrated Products	Integrated circuits manufacturer, including data converters and semiconductors	Expansion to new facility; $5 million grant from the Office of the Governer’s Texas Enterprise Fund	1,000
Brownsville	T-Mobile USA Inc.	Provides wireless voice and messaging services	78,000-square foot new customer service center will feature on-site workout facility, cyber café, mother’s room and outdoor patio	750+
Alvarado	Sabre Tubular Structures	Makes steel poles for cell phone towers and power plants	200,000-square-foot first phase of a 147-acre manufacturing complex; $17 million first phase, $25 million second phase	300+
Galveston	BioSelect Fuels LLC and Chevron Technology Ventures	BioSelect Fuels operates biodiesel facilities; Chevron Technology Ventures champions emerging technologies within Chevron	Biodiesel plant will produce 20 million gallons of biodiesel per year with capability of producing 110 million gallons per year	N/A
Sugar Land	Hilton Garden Inn	Hotel	203-room hotel is part of first phase of construction for Crossing at Telfair, a 700,000-square-foot mixed-use development	N/A
Bryan	Lauth Property Group	Commercial Real Estate Developer	Breaking ground on Bryan Towne Center, a 400,000-square-foot retail development	N/A

Source: Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism.
For more information, visit the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division.