Development
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON, GRANT CRAWFORD & GRACIE WARHURST
Highest beam placed on new city hall downtown Crews placed the highest beam of the new Pflugerville City Hall under construction on Sept. 22, marking a major milestone in the city’s Downtown East project. Overview The new city hall is part of Phase 1 of the Down- town East project, which will also include a mul- tigenerational recreation center and civic plaza. The $86-million, four-story city hall is funded by a variety of sources, including general obligation bonds, certificate of obligation bonds, tax incre- ment reinvestment zone funds and the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation’s budget. The building will house city staff and City Council meetings, and will have a cafe. Design plans also show indoor- and outdoor-gathering spaces. Downtown East is part of a long-range plan to expand the downtown area, support local
Samsung’s Taylor plant awarded $250M The Samsung semiconductor plant in Taylor will receive $250 million from a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced Sept. 17. About the program The TSIF is a part of the Texas Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconduc- tors and Science Act, which Abbott signed into law in 2023. The incentive program aims to bring more semiconductor-related businesses to Texas. The history Samsung has already received $6.4 billion from the federal CHIPS Act, signed into law in 2022. Samsung announced plans to build a semiconductor plant in Taylor in 2021.
Italian-based Caracol opens U.S. headquarters The Italian-based advanced manufacturing company Caracol opened its U.S. headquarters in Pflugerville this month. The overview Caracol is an industrial 3D printer manufacturer that works with aerospace, construction, automo- tive and other industries. The 10,000-square-foot facility in Pflugerville triples the company’s space for systems production and application develop- ment, according to a news release. The company’s Heron AM robotic platform prints parts in composite material with no shape or scale limits, while its Vipra AM system prints metal parts for various industrial machinery. These systems build objects layer by layer, depos- iting materials such as plastics, metals, ceramics and biomaterials. Caracol’s new location also includes space for
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business growth and provide more walkable community spaces. “This structure rising in the heart of downtown is more than steel and concrete. It represents transparency, accessibility and service, values at the core of local government,” said Mayor Victor Gonzales. “When these doors open, this building will not only house our public servants, it will belong to the Pflugerville community.” Construction on Downtown East began with in December 2024. The first phase is expected to be completed in fall 2026.
local manufacturing companies, providing access to the company’s engineering services and product testing. The facility, built to the same standards as Caracol’s European sites, has the capacity to produce up to 100 of its 3D printing platforms annually. “This expansion means faster progress, closer collaboration with our customers and solutions designed for their unique challenges—not to mention supporting domestic production in the U.S.,” Francesco De Stefano, CEO of Caracol, said in the release.
The Pflugerville ISD board of trustees established a workforce housing PFC to support an affordable housing project during a Sept. 18 board meeting. The overview The project stems from a 2022 bond, which included $43.9 million to build housing for educators. The site will include 66 duplexes, 36 townhomes and up to 140 apartments. A timeline is not yet finalized.
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