BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
Manufacturing workforce in the Austin metro
What residents should know
What’s next?
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The influx of industrial developments benefit the city by creating a more diversified tax rate, which lessens the tax burden for residents, Wool- ery said. That way, when a bond is proposed with capital improvements or other enhancements for the city, the cost burden will not fall completely on residents. Woolery added the city actively tries to recruit manufacturing companies, not only for this reason, but because they also create high-quality, high-paying jobs. For example, trade group Greater Austin Merchants Cooperative Association will open its new headquarters in a nearly 300,000 square foot facility in the NorthPark35 industrial park in April 2024. Chief Operating Officer Shane Walker said this will help to not only provide more tax dollars to the city but create an additional 80 to 100 jobs.
Ellis said Georgetown residents can expect to see more manufacturers come to the area. “Of course, it’s all about where the available space is,” Ellis said, saying that developments are being built off SH 130 due to land availability and where cities have already zoned for, or will zone for, industrial. With nearly 2,000 acres zoned as industrial within city limits, Porter said the sheer availability of industrial space—around 6 million square feet—makes Georgetown an attractive market. “[Georgetown has] product on the ground for companies to move quickly into facilities, and that puts them at a competitive advantage,” Porter said.
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“When you see the city provide some sort of [business] incentive, [manufacturers] are the ones we’re providing incentives for,” Woolery said. “[They’re the] ones that we’re trying to recruit and really where the interest has been.” While industrial developments are a priority, Woolery said they can also help open the door for more retail development, something east George- town residents have voiced their desire for.
Georgetown’s industrial future
What they’re saying
1,980 acres zoned for industrial use 2 facilities to be complete by 2024 5 projects planned or proposed
“[Manufacturing] enhances the tax base in Georgetown, which allows them to offer more services [and] better-paying jobs, and that’s
“[SH 130 and I-35] give us easy access to go in all directions for our many delivery locations in Central Texas and allow for direct access to
what this is really all about— bringing in opportunities that generate better-paying jobs.” DAVE PORTER, WILLIAMSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
expand north. … When we were looking for a location to build, Georgetown was where we started and ended our search.” SHANE WALKER, GREATER AUSTIN MERCHANTS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION COO
SOURCES: AQUILA COMMERCIAL, GEORGETOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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