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
Texarkana	Harte-Hanks Inc.	Global direct and targeted marketing solutions provider	Five-year lease signed for a 40,000-square-foot call center with projected annual payroll of $14 million when fully ramped up	500 FT 250 PT
Georgetown	AirBorn Inc.	Electronics manufacturer	Proposed new 54,000-square-foot facility would nearly double the size of its current facility	Up to 300
Gainesville	Allied Production Solutions LP	Makes steel and fiberglass tanks and other oil and gas surface production equipment	$800,000 Texas Enterprise Fund grant is helping fund new facilities to manufacture steel and fiberglass tanks	200
Weslaco	H-E-B	Grocery chain	New 400,000-square-foot warehouse and retail support center serves the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas	100
Bryan	Toyo Inc.	Japanese ink manufacturing company	Construction of $20 million facility in Bryan began in October 2007, will take a year to complete	20
Fort Worth	USAA Real Estate Co. through its affiliate, Zephyr Rail Industrial LP	Provides acquisition, build-to-suit and development services for corporate and institutional investors	Developing a 428,400-square-foot distribution center in Fort Worth’s Railhead Industrial Park	N/A
Beaumont	Port of Beaumont	Public deepwater ocean port handles both commercial and military cargo	Groundbreaking for a new $5 million military headquarters building	N/A

Sources: The Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division; Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center.

For more information, visit the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division or Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center.

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