Economic Indicator
GE Transportation named Industrial Deal of the Year
Posted May 9, 2012
GE Transportation helped Cowtown make a splash among business leaders in Big D, taking the honor of Best Industrial Deal of the Year at the Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) Awards.
Held April 25 at Dallas’ Hilton Anatole, the 20th annual DBJ Awards ceremony recognized the top real estate deals of 2011. Four Fort Worth projects, including GE Transportation, were nominated in five of the award categories.
The winning project, GE Transportation’s locomotive manufacturing plant, is located in north Fort Worth. The company purchased the 670,000-square-foot spec building in 2011, with plans to expand it into a 900,000-square-feet manufacturing facility. Five months after purchasing the property, GE announced plans to invest an additional $95 million to build a 236,000-square-foot facility next door. That facility will manufacture mining equipment.
The two facilities will employ about 775 people by the end of 2016, and GE Transportation anticipates the first mining equipment will roll off the assembly line mid-2012.
Contact
Mailing Address:
Housing and Economic Development
1000 Throckmorton St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone:
817-392-7540
Director:
Jesus (Jay) Chapa
Links
- American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Texas
- Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
- Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
- North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
- North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA)
- Tarrant Appraisal District
- Tarrant County
- Texas Workforce Commission
Calendar
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Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness: May 22 2013 4:00PM; Pre-Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St. |
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Special Called Meeting Community Development Council: May 22 2013 6:15PM; Pre-Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, 1000 Throckmorton Street |
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Housing and Economic Development Committee: Jun 4 2013 1:00PM; Pre-Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St. |
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Housing Finance Corporation: Jun 4 2013 1:00PM; Pre-Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St. |
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Local Development Corporation : Jun 4 2013 1:00PM; Pre-Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St. |