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BY ETHAN THOMAS
73 acres rezoned for Walmart complex permitting stages, the rezoning allows the company to nalize land acquisition to expand its truck and trailer operations, increase distribution capacity and incorporate additional logistics technology, according to the presentation. The facility is one of the company’s earliest distribution hubs, which employs more than 1,100 workers, with an average hourly wage of $27.
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The center supplies over 100 Walmart stores across Central, South and Southwest Texas, reaching as far as Houston, the Rio Grande Valley and the Midland-Odessa area, Jaime said. The company recently invested $20 million to modernize the existing facility, including robotics and equipment upgrades, to ensure the distribution center remains “globally competitive” as customer expectations for rapid delivery continue to grow, Jaime said. The center also plays a key role in emergencies, serving as a staging point for essential goods during regional disasters, he added. No timeline, cost or scope of work was provided during the presentation, but the rezoning is the rst step in a longer process that will include tra c studies, airport-overlay compliance and standard city permitting, according to the Nov. 24 presentation.
New Braunfels City Council approved an ordinance rezoning a 72.097-acre property east of the Walmart Distribution Center at a regular meeting Dec. 8, in hopes of allowing for the expansion of the regional hub. The property—owned by the Frederick Frueholz, Jr. Estate—is located between I-35 and FM 1101. Walmart Stores East, a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc., requested that the property be rezoned from Agricultural to Light Industrial, according to a presentation to City Council on Nov. 24. The rezoning supports a multi-million dollar investment in the company’s New Braunfels distribution and transportation complex, which opened in 1988 and now spans over 1 million square feet, said Ivan Jaime, Walmart’s director of government and public a airs. While full design plans will follow in later
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