TexAmericas Center’s (TAC) Duke East Railroad is “shovel-ready and suitable for medium- to large-scale commercial development,” the company announced Jan. 23.
Located on the Texas side of the Texarkana metropolitan area, where seven rail lines converge, TAC houses an on-site rail yard and has an internal TAC Rail rail network, consisting of more than 30 miles of track that runs through its properties. TAC The railways have a transshipment, as well as a garage and wagon movement.
The 22-acre Duke East site (details to download below) is a new progression served through Union Pacific and situated on the TexAmericas Center East (TAC East) campus. Located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Cass Street and the east end of Elm Circle, either of which are 80,000-pound truck routes, it is adjacent to a rail branch and features utilities with commercial capabilities. A portion of the TAC Rail formula runs along the northern boundary, which can supply rail to potential tenants. Possibly diversions and diversions would be added along this line, if necessary, for activities served by rail.
The Duke East site was once a forested buffer zone separating a former commercial domain from adjacent roads and other land uses at the former U. S. Army installation. U. S. The site can accommodate a 250,000 to 350,000 square foot railway construction with a large number of employees.
TAC announced on Nov. 28 that its 250-acre commercial park with UP services in Hooks, Texas, was “ready to go. “On Jan. 16, TAC won $1. 5 million of $15. 4 million in grants for infrastructure projects in Texas military communities. Military Readiness Commission’s (TMPC) Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program (DEAAG). The new Brazos site, like the Duke East site, is on the TAC East campus, two hours east of Dallas and two hours southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas.
TAC introduced its Qualified Sites Program (QSP, download below) in 2023, which the company says “aims to deliver on our promise of speed to market and speed to benefit for corporations interested in locating on our 12,000 acres. ” Northeast Texas Industrial Park We intend to prequalify all of our homes through this standardized procedure to ensure the sites can meet industry requirements. We are in a position to offer equipment such as fast track and fast track structure programs. Working with a site that is Qualified and Passable can reduce your progression time by several months. Saving time is a valuable asset.
Through the QSP, an on-staff Professional Engineer (PE) and economic development professional, “each with exceptional knowledge of company needs,” grades a specific site for how well-suited it is for industrial or commercial development based upon various site selection characteristics. Those characteristics include proximity to transportation infrastructure; access to utilities including electrical, natural gas, fiber, water and sewer; soil testing for condition and characteristics; title oversight; and other site selection due diligence standards.
QSP, TAC said, “becomes a vital component of the site variety process, and because we self-certify our sites, we call your product a ‘qualified’ site,” meaning we’ve accumulated all the data about the site and it will most likely become certified. The QSP serves as a fair and realistic assessment of the progressibility, quality, and type of sites ready to be used today in TAC. The broader goals are to create a top stock of sites, filling a known gap in the market, in the Greater Texarkana advertising and advertising market.
Jeff Whitten, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of TAC, P. E. , is responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance of the properties, and the acquisition and control of all genuine and non-public properties. He is also involved in the development of plans and control of renovations of existing buildings and the progression of new amenities for transaction or lease purposes for the creation of tasks. Having worked for an engineering firm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, served as Director of Municipal Public Works, and operated his own engineering firm, Whitten brings nearly 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors.
“The Duke East site is an ideal location for business progress for companies that require a medium- to large-sized rail site as a component of their logistics needs,” said Scott Norton, executive director of TAC. “In addition, the site offers a suitable floor for all constructions. sizes, as well as transportation options and simple utilities to several, adding Union Pacific and primary highways. “
“Our due diligence to provide everything prospective tenants, real estate listers and site experts are looking for when looking for a site is not only cost-effective, but also saves valuable time in the long run,” said TAC’s executive vice president and chief economic officer. Development Officer. Eric Voyles’ Office. ” This provides businesses with the data they want to make an informed resolution more seamlessly, so operations can be up and running more quickly, which can lead to greater profitability. “»
TAC owns and operates one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the U.S. With roughly 12,000 development-ready acres of land and approximately 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial product, TAC services four states—Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. It is a designated U.S. Opportunity Zone, New Market Tax Credit Census Tract, Foreign Trade Zone #258, and a Texas Enterprise Zone. TAC also offers 3PL (third-party logistics) services to assist companies with inventory management, warehousing and fulfillment needs. The organization recently completed construction on a 150,000-square-foot, state-of the-art speculative building “and has the capability to lease, build-to-suit, or facilitate greenfield owner-constructed projects in a timely efficient manner,” the company noted. “Tenants appreciate an impressive transportation corridor that uses multiple state highways, interstates, air freight, and rail lines to disperse from a central U.S. location. We have the operating capabilities of a municipality but function like a traditional real estate development company, offering customized real estate solutions.”
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