Read more about the successful expansion projects that have happened in our region over the last 10 years.
Since 2010, HCEDP has announced the creation of over 6,000 new jobs and more than $2 billion in capital investment in the Greater San Marcos region. Listed below are the economic development wins in Hays and Caldwell Counties under HCEDP.
Projects In Our Region
FY 2023
Company Name | Location | Type | Jobs | Investment | Year |
Builders FirstSource | Kyle | Expansion | 40 | $16,000,000 | FY23 |
X-Bow | Luling | Location | FY23 | ||
Ardesia | Caldwell County | Location | FY23 | ||
Visionary Fiber Technology | Lockhart | Expansion | FY23 | ||
San Marcos Business Park | San Marcos | Location | FY23 | ||
Fat Quarter | Kyle | Expansion | FY23 | ||
Coast Flight | San Marcos | Expansion | FY23 | ||
XCharge | Kyle | Location | FY23 | ||
Total | 1 |
| 40 | $16,000,000 |
|
FY 2022
Company Name | Location | Type | Jobs | Investment | Year |
Chem-Energy | Caldwell County | Location | 400 | $1,100,000,000 | FY22 |
CED Greentech | Buda | Relocation | TBD |
| FY22 |
Redbird Flight Simulations | Kyle | Expansion | 71 | $2,200,000 | FY22 |
Iron Ox | Lockhart | Expansion | TBD | FY22 | |
Buc-ee's | Luling | Expansion | TBD | FY22 | |
Ziegenfelder Company | Lockhart | Location | TBD | FY22 | |
Hill Country Studios | San Marcos | Location | 1,400 | $267,000,000 | FY22 |
Alliance Industrial Co. | Kyle | Spec | TBD | FY22 | |
Majestic Realty | San Marcos | Spec | TBD | FY22 | |
Total | 9 |
| 1,871+ | $1,369,200,000+ |
|
FY 2021
Company Name | Location | Type | Jobs | Investment | Year |
Iron Ox | Lockhart | Location | 100+ | $10,000,000 | FY21 |
FedEx | Kyle | Location | 500+ |
| FY21 |
Bearden Investments | San Marcos | Spec | TBD |
| FY21 |
NorthPoint Development | Kyle | Spec | TBD |
| FY21 |
Amazon SAT-6 Facility | San Marcos | Expansion | 200+ |
| FY21 |
McElroy Metals | Lockhart | Location | 12 | $3,250,000 | FY21 |
Live Oak | San Marcos | Spec | TBD | $11,000,000 | FY21 |
Buda Midway | Buda | Spec | TBD |
| FY21 |
Hershey's Ice Cream | Lockhart | Location | 20 |
| FY21 |
Costco | Kyle | Location | 225 |
| FY21 |
S. Watts Group | San Marcos | Location | TBD |
| FY21 |
Cooperative Laundry | San Marcos | Location | 140 | $20,000,000 | FY21 |
Plastikon Industries | Kyle | Location | 200+ | $13,550,000 | FY21 |
Total | 14 |
| 1390+ | $57,800,000+ |
|
FY 2020
*Projects on permanent hold due to COVID-19 disruptions.
Company | Location | Type | Jobs | Investment | Year |
Smile Direct Club* | Kyle | Location | 850* | TBD | FY20 |
Sportsplex on CenterPoint | San Marcos | Location | 143 | $108,000,000 | FY20 |
Amazon Delivery Station | Buda | Expansion | 200+ | TBD | FY20 |
Amazon Sorting Center | Kyle | Expansion | 200+ | TBD | FY20 |
JVA Monitored Fencing | Lockhart | Location | 10 | TBD | FY20 |
Lowe's Distribution Center | Kyle | Location | TBD | TBD | FY20 |
ZOOP Plastics Manufacturing | San Marcos | Location | 9 | TBD | FY20 |
Total | 7 |
| 1,412+ | $108,000,000+ |
|
FY 2015-2019
*Projects on permanent hold due to COVID-19 disruptions.
Company | Location | Type | Jobs | Investment | Year |
HHS | Dripping Springs | Location | 80 | $10,000,000 | FY15 |
PODS Enterprises, Inc. | San Marcos | Location | 15 | $9,500,000 | FY15 |
Epic Piping | San Marcos | Location | 400 | $15,000,000 | FY15 |
Amazon SAT-2 Hub | San Marcos | Location | 1,000^ | $191,000,000 | FY15 |
All Around Lighting | San Marcos | Location | 50 |
| FY15 |
Best Buy | San Marcos | Location | 50 | $1,250,000 | FY16 |
Pure Castings | Lockhart | Location | 75 | $2,700,000 | FY16 |
Hill Country Foods | Lockhart | Location | 25 | $500,000 | FY16 |
Altra | San Marcos | Expansion | 10 |
| FY16 |
Blueshift Technologies | San Marcos | Location | 25 |
| FY16 |
Deep Eddy Vodka | Buda | Expansion | 80 | $12,500,000 | FY17 |
Coast Flight | San Marcos | Location | 40 |
| FY17 |
Urban Mining Company | San Marcos | Location | 100 | $25,000,000 | FY17 |
Alsco Linen | Kyle | Location | 250 | $25,000,000 | FY17 |
Austin Community College | Kyle | Expansion |
| $22,400,000 | FY17 |
Seton Medical Center | Kyle | Expansion | 60 | $2,200,000 | FY17 |
Berry Aviation | San Marcos | Expansion |
| $3,200,000 | FY17 |
RSI, Inc. | Kyle | Expansion | 82 |
| FY17 |
Culinary Factory | Lockhart | Location | 10 | $800,000 | FY17 |
Dailey Electric | Lockhart | Location | 20 | $1,000,000 | FY17 |
Reed Prototype & Model (RPM) | Lockhart | Location | 20 | $1,000,000 | FY17 |
Irby Construction Company | Lockhart | Location | 8 |
| FY18 |
The Turner Company | Lockhart | Location | 100 | $3,000,000 | FY18 |
HPI Real Estate Services & Investments | Kyle | Spec |
| $40,000,000 | FY18 |
Majestic Realty | Kyle | Spec |
| $39,700,000 | FY18 |
Lockhart Emergency Center | Lockhart | Location | 40 | $5,800,000 | FY18 |
Exeterr Buda Land, L.P. | Buda | Spec | 50 | $14,000,000 | FY18 |
VFT Technologies | Lockhart | Location | 70 | $6,750,000 | FY19 |
ENF Technology | Kyle | Location | 45 | $45,000,000 | FY19 |
Katerra* | San Marcos | Location | 542* |
| FY 19 |
Total | 69 |
| 3,247+ | $477,300,000+ |
|
FY 2011-2014
*Projects on permanent hold due to COVID-19 disruptions.
Company | Location | Type | Jobs | Investment | Year |
Redbird Skyport | San Marcos | Location | 30 |
| FY11 |
Xtreme Power | Kyle | Location | 150 |
| FY11 |
Image Microsystems | Kyle | Location | 131 |
| FY11 |
R-Water | San Marcos | Location | 3 |
| FY12 |
Ampersand Art Supply | Buda | Location | 75 |
| FY12 |
Rivercity Sportswear | San Marcos | Location | 10 |
| FY12 |
Bautex | San Marcos | Location | 14 |
| FY12 |
CSI | Buda | Location | 52 |
| FY13 |
CMI | San Marcos | Location | 10 |
| FY13 |
Deep Eddy Vodka | Dripping Springs | Expansion | 50 |
| FY13 |
Engineered Filtration | San Marcos | Location | 20 |
| FY13 |
L&M Supply | San Marcos | Location | 20 |
| FY13 |
Quantum Materials | San Marcos | Location | 5 |
| FY13 |
Twisted X | Dripping Springs | Location | 8 |
| FY13 |
Corvac Composites | San Marcos | Location | 61 | $3,650,000 | FY14 |
Mensor | San Marcos | Expansion | 40 | $7,500,000 | FY14 |
Fashion Glass & Mirror | Lockhart | Location | 100 | $2,500,000 | FY14 |
Fat Quarter Shop | Buda | Expansion | 103 | $6,000,000 | FY14 |
Redbird Redhawk | San Marcos | Location | 15 |
| FY14 |
TomCar | Dripping Springs | Location | 10 |
| FY14 |
Total | 69 |
| 900+ | $13,650,000 |
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Master List of Projects
*Projects on permanent hold due to COVID-19 disruptions.
Company | Location | Type | Jobs | Investment | Year |
Redbird Skyport | San Marcos | Location | 30 |
| FY11 |
Xtreme Power | Kyle | Location | 150 |
| FY11 |
Image Microsystems | Kyle | Location | 131 |
| FY11 |
R-Water | San Marcos | Location | 3 |
| FY12 |
Ampersand Art Supply | Buda | Location | 75 |
| FY12 |
Rivercity Sportswear | San Marcos | Location | 10 |
| FY12 |
Bautex | San Marcos | Location | 14 |
| FY12 |
CSI | Buda | Location | 52 |
| FY13 |
CMI | San Marcos | Location | 10 |
| FY13 |
Deep Eddy Vodka | Dripping Springs | Location | 50 |
| FY13 |
Engineered Filtration | San Marcos | Location | 20 |
| FY13 |
L&M Supply | San Marcos | Location | 20 |
| FY13 |
Quantum Materials | San Marcos | Location | 5 |
| FY13 |
Twisted X | Dripping Springs | Location | 8 |
| FY13 |
Corvac Composites | San Marcos | Location | 61 | $3,650,000 | FY14 |
Mensor | San Marcos | Expansion | 40 | $7,500,000 | FY14 |
Fashion Glass & Mirror | Lockhart | Location | 100 | $2,500,000 | FY14 |
Fat Quarter Shop | Buda | Expansion | 103 | $6,000,000 | FY14 |
Redbird Redhawk | San Marcos | Location | 15 |
| FY14 |
TomCar | Dripping Springs | Location | 10 |
| FY14 |
HHS | Dripping Springs | Location | 80 | $10,000,000 | FY15 |
PODS Enterprises, Inc. | San Marcos | Location | 15 | $9,500,000 | FY15 |
Epic Piping | San Marcos | Location | 400 | $15,000,000 | FY15 |
Amazon SAT-2 Hub | San Marcos | Location | 1,000^ | $191,000,000 | FY15 |
All Around Lighting | San Marcos | Location | 50 |
| FY15 |
Best Buy | San Marcos | Location | 50 | $1,250,000 | FY16 |
Pure Castings | Lockhart | Location | 75 | $2,700,000 | FY16 |
Hill Country Foods | Lockhart | Location | 25 | $500,000 | FY16 |
Altra | San Marcos | Expansion | 10 |
| FY16 |
Blueshift Technologies | San Marcos | Location | 25 |
| FY16 |
Deep Eddy Vodka | Buda | Expansion | 80 | $12,500,000 | FY17 |
Coast Flight | San Marcos | Location | 40 |
| FY17 |
Urban Mining Company | San Marcos | Location | 100 | $25,000,000 | FY17 |
Alsco Linen | Kyle | Location | 250 | $25,000,000 | FY17 |
Austin Community College | Kyle | Expansion |
| $22,400,000 | FY17 |
Seton Medical Center | Kyle | Expansion | 60 | $2,200,000 | FY17 |
Berry Aviation | San Marcos | Expansion |
| $3,200,000 | FY17 |
RSI, Inc. | Kyle | Expansion | 82 |
| FY17 |
Culinary Factory | Lockhart | Location | 10 | $800,000 | FY17 |
Dailey Electric | Lockhart | Location | 20 | $1,000,000 | FY17 |
Reed Prototype & Model (RPM) | Lockhart | Location | 20 | $1,000,000 | FY17 |
Irby Construction Company | Lockhart | Location | 8 |
| FY18 |
The Turner Company | Lockhart | Location | 100 | $3,000,000 | FY18 |
HPI Real Estate Services & Investments | Kyle | Spec |
| $40,000,000 | FY18 |
Majestic Realty | Kyle | Spec |
| $39,700,000 | FY18 |
Lockhart Emergency Center | Lockhart | Location | 40 | $5,800,000 | FY18 |
Exeterr Buda Land, L.P. | Buda | Spec | 50 | $14,000,000 | FY18 |
VFT Technologies | Lockhart | Location | 70 | $6,750,000 | FY19 |
ENF Technology | Kyle | Location | 45 | $45,000,000 | FY19 |
Katerra* | San Marcos | Location | 542* |
| FY 19 |
Smile Direct Club* | Kyle | Location | 850* |
| FY20 |
Sportsplex on CenterPoint | San Marcos | Location | 143 | $108,000,000 | FY20 |
Amazon Delivery Station | Buda | Expansion | 200+ |
| FY20 |
Amazon Sorting Center | Kyle | Expansion | 200+ |
| FY20 |
JVA Monitored Fencing | Lockhart | Location | 10 |
| FY20 |
Lowe's Distribution Center | Kyle | Location | TBD |
| FY20 |
ZOOP Plastics Manufacturing | San Marcos | Location | 9 |
| FY20 |
Iron Ox | Lockhart | Location | 100+ | $10,000,000 | FY21 |
FedEx | Kyle | Location | TBD |
| FY21 |
Bearden Investments | San Marcos | Spec | TBD |
| FY21 |
NorthPoint Development | Kyle | Spec | TBD |
| FY21 |
Amazon SAT-6 Facility | San Marcos | Expansion | 200+ |
| FY21 |
McElroy Metals | Lockhart | Location | 12 | $3,250,000 | FY21 |
Live Oak | San Marcos | Spec | TBD | $11,000,000 | FY21 |
Buda Midway | Buda | Spec | TBD |
| FY21 |
Hershey's Ice Cream | Lockhart | Location | 20 |
| FY21 |
Costco | Kyle | Location | 225 |
| FY21 |
S. Watts Group | San Marcos | Location | TBD |
| FY21 |
Cooperative Laundry | San Marcos | Location | 142 | $20,000,000 | FY21 |
Plastikon Industries | Kyle | Location | 200+ | $13,550,000 | FY21 |
Chem-Energy | Caldwell County | Location | 400 | $1,100,000,000 | FY22 |
CED Greentech | Buda | Relocation | TBD | FY22 | |
Redbird Flight Simulations | Kyle | Expansion | 71 | $2,200,000 | FY22 |
Iron Ox | Lockhart | Expansion | FY22 | ||
Buc-ee's | Luling | Expansion | FY22 | ||
Ziegenfelder Company | Lockhart | Location | FY22 | ||
Hill Country Studios | San Marcos | Location | 1,400 | $267,000,000 | FY22 |
Alliance Industrial Co. | Kyle | Spec | TBD | FY22 | |
Majestic Realty | San Marcos | Spec | TBD | FY22 | |
Builders FirstSource | Kyle | Expansion | 40 | $16,000,000 | FY23 |
Total | 77 |
| 6,611+ | $2,041,950,000 |
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The corridor between Austin and San Antonio continues to see rapid growth in investment, infrastructure and workforce talent. From a long-term investment perspective, we believe that this is a great place for us to plant our flag.
– Ryan Whalen, Vice President of Live Oak (Expanded to Texas Innovation Corridor in 2021)