Pearland - Friendswood Edition | February 2025

Development

BY JAMES T. NORMAN

New electric supply warehouse to open

PEDC elects new ocers for 2025

A supply distributor is building out a new warehouse in the Lower Kirby District that ocials hope will open up by the summer. The company, Lonestar Electric Supply, will use the warehouse to provide industrial electrical supplies to various industries, according to the Pearland Economic Development Corporation. What you need to know Lonestar is expected to bring dozens of jobs into the city and will oer supplies for industries such as petrochemical, and oil and gas, among others, as well as for large-scale solar projects, according to a December newsletter from the PEDC. “We’re excited to welcome Lonestar Electric Supply to Lower Kirby,” PEDC President Matt Buchanan said in a Jan. 16 email. “It will be another great addition to the growing list of businesses located in the district.”

As part of the new year, the Pearland Economic Development Corporation elected new leaders for its board of directors. The board members began their respec- tive duties on Jan. 16 and will serve through- out 2025, according to a Jan. 9 news release from the PEDC. The full story According to the release, those on the board who were elected ocers include: • Michi Bruns Clay, who was elected chair • Dena Hanks, who was elected vice chair • JW Washington, who was elected secretary All three are or have been members of local and regional committees throughout the Pearland area.

Lonestar Electric Supply will look to occupy its new building in the Lower Kirby District by the summer.

COURTESY PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Lonestar Electric Supply

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80 approximate new jobs in Pearland

114K+ square feet in size

SOURCE: PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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