TexAmericas Center has moved up in the rankings for national industrial parks and is now No. 5 (previously #8) in the Business Facilities’ 17th Rankings Report, an annual assessment of economic development leaders.

The category for industrial parks reflects the increasing recognition of their importance to the growth of small- and middle-sized enterprises. The criteria judged weighs the size, space availability, shovel readiness, growth potential, and unique assets in order to rank facilities.

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In addition to TexAmericas Center’s ranking, the state of Texas earned 45 total placements on the lists, showing just how attractive Texas is to companies, industries, and site selectors.

As a top industrial park, TexAmericas Center is situated along the Interstate 30 corridor in Northeast Texas, where it services markets in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas and serves as a catalyst of economic investment in the Texarkana region. Its 12,000 acres of development-ready land and 3.5 million square feet of space is fully entitled. They boast easy interstate, rail, fiber, and air access, plus low rates for taxes, electricity, natural gas, and fiber utilities. Don't forget about our great and ready labor force and university training programs.

“We’ve been able to flourish because we recognize what companies need to succeed and how to help them get there,” said Scott Norton, CEO and Executive Director of TexAmericas Center. “TexAmericas Center’s focus on continuous growth, constant improvement, and ongoing innovation has become the foundation that allows our tenants’ profitability to soar.”

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Remediation efforts recently paid off, when TexAmericas Center received the go-ahead to open an additional 6,800 acres for development. The land required predevelopment environmental remediation because it was part of the former Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. After more than 10 years of work, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved the enormous property for redevelopment, and it stands shovel-ready to accommodate even the biggest projects. Among its newest offerings is a 150,000-square-foot speculative building on 24 acres. The multi-tenant, mixed-use facility has 32-foot clear height ceilings, one dock door per 5,000 square feet, and two drive-in doors. The building can subdivide down to 13,000-square-foot units as needed. It is scheduled to be completed later this summer.
Most recently, TexAmericas Center was awarded an $864,550 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to construct new rail facilities and refurbish those currently in operation. The EDA grant, which will be matched with $216,138 in local investment, is expected to create 157 jobs, retain five jobs, and generate $250,000 in private investment, according to a recent Release.

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A diversity of industries successfully operates from TexAmericas Center, including defense, transportation equipment, oil and gas pipe, warehousing, construction, trucking, and food additive and supplement manufacturing. The industrial park is a designated U.S. Opportunity Zone, HUBZone, Foreign Trade Zone, and State of Texas Enterprise Zone.

We congratulate TexAmericas Center for their new and improved ranking and hope that it leads to new and better opportunities for business growth and workers in the Ark-La-Tex.

Jim and Lisa from Kicker 102-5 with Scott Norton from TexAmericas on August 4 2021 - JimWeaver
Jim and Lisa from Kicker 102-5 with Scott Norton from TexAmericas on August 4 2021 - JimWeaver
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Scott Norton came in on Wednesday, August 4, to get us up to date on everything TexAmericas. Here's the interview below:

For more information about TexAmericas Center, visit texamericascenter.com, and follow them on Facebook.

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