TEXpansion
Businesses and industries are expanding their operations and building new facilities throughout Texas. Here is a sampling of recently announced expansions.
| City | Business Name | Type of Business | Type of Project | New Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | Toyota | Automobile manufacturer | The company is moving its Tacoma pickup truck production from California to the San Antonio facility. It will spend an estimated $100 million to modify the plant. Toyota received 10-year property tax abatements and state sales tax rebates on capital investments and new machinery. | Up to 1,100 |
| Temple | McLane Advanced Technologies | Information, technology, logistic and business services provider | The company received $1 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund for a 62,000-square-foot expansion and modernization of its facilities. | 225 by 2012 |
| San Antonio | AT&T | Communications company | AT&T and Alamo Colleges will train high-tech call center workers to answer calls from U-verse technicians. | 200 jobs with wages between $17 and $22 per hour |
| San Marcos | Grifols Inc. | Spanish company that develops, manufactures and markets plasma derivates, IV therapy, enteral nutrition and diagnostic systems | It received $500,000 in Texas Enterprise Funds to build a new facility that is expected to generate $76 million in capital investment. San Marcos agreed to $1.8 million in personal property tax abatements over 15 years. Hays County will refund $2.1 million. | 190 jobs with annual wages averaging more than $38,000 a year |
| Abilene | N.E.W. Customer Service | Provides technical support for DirecTV customers | Will create work-from-home jobs. | 160 jobs paying $9.50/ hour |
| Georgetown | AirBorn | Manufactures electronic components for the aerospace, avionics, defense, energy, medical and automotive industries | Broke ground on its $8 million, 58,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The company will receive $300,000 in incentives from the city of Georgetown. | Up to 150 |
| Austin | Veterans Clinic | A Veterans Health Administration-run medical facility | A new 185,000-square-foot clinic is planned for 35 acres. It will be three times larger than the clinic it replaces. Completion date scheduled for 2012. | Up to 133 |
For more information, visit the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division or Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center.
Texas in Focus: Alamo
A new report by the Comptroller’s office shows a still-favorable economic outlook for the Alamo region and its major city, San Antonio.
The report provides a detailed economic outlook for the 19-county region in the south-central portion of the state that includes the cities
of Seguin, New Braunfels, Kerrville, Fredericksburg and Victoria. The report examines the region’s economic development, demographics, infrastructure, health care and education – key issues that present both opportunities and challenges for the Texas economy.
The strongest job growth, at 44 percent from 2003 through 2013, is expected in educational and health services. One out of every seven San Antonio workers is employed in the health care and biosciences industries.
Texas in Focus: Alamo is the seventh Texas in Focus report, designed to equip local decision makers and business leaders with vital information to help plan for economic growth.
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