Posted on 09/27/2017 10:05:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Brakebush Brothers, Inc. will build a new 315,000 square foot processing plant in Greenville, TX.
Brakebush Brothers is a family owned business, which has been in operation for 92 years as a processor of chicken products. This new facility is expected to create over 800 jobs in Greenville’s Park West industrial park and will be the second Texas location for Brakebush Brothers. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant offer of $780,000 has been extended to Brakebush.
“The Texas economy continues to drive business growth, creating opportunities that make the Lone Star State a premier location for job seekers and creators alike,” said Governor Abbott. “Brakebush Brothers’ expansion is a welcome addition to their already tremendous success, which further adds to the advancement of our workforce. I am confident Texas’ business-friendly environment will continue to attract companies like Brakebush Brothers, and I look forward to their continued growth in the state.”
“After a multi-state search, we are excited about what Texas and Greenville have to offer Brakebush Brothers,” said Carey Brakebush, Vice President of Facilities and Transportation. “The pro-business environment, the strength of the labor force and the quality of the site on which we will build this state-of-the-art processing facility all contributed to our decision to choose Greenville. Brakebush looks forward expanding its operations in Texas and building a partnership with Greenville and Hunt County for decades to come.”
“Greenville has been targeting great companies like these to add to our growing industrial base. This company will assist with our continuing goal of providing quality jobs for our citizens, adding industrial property value growth, and more industrial customers for our city-owned electric utility, GEUS,” said Greenville Mayor David Dreiling.
“Brakebush new state of the art manufacturing facility will offer many benefits for stable new jobs for Hunt County with a tremendous economic impact for our County residents and our County resources. Brakebush is a big leader in their industry and we are very proud to welcome them to Hunt County, Texas,” said Hunt County Judge John Horn.
“After almost a year of a multi-state site search, we are very pleased the Brakebush family and Corporate Board chose Greenville, Texas,” Greenville Board of Development Chairman Randy Tarpley. “We look forward to a long business relationship with an almost century owned, U.S. family company that will make great products for the U.S. and Texas markets and provide a huge workforce impact for the economy of Greenville, Texas. We couldn’t have done it without the assistance of Governor Abbott and his Economic Development Office, our Mayor, City Council, City Staff, County Judge, County Commissioners, GEUS Board and Staff and our GBOD Board and Staff. This was truly a state and community-wide effort and we greatly welcome this tremendous company to Greenville, Texas. ”
View more information about Brakebush Brothers by visiting their website.
Well at least their using the existing Urban sprawl, and not building more of it.
Seriously, I don't think Greenville has quite reached the “Urban” rung of the ladder to sprawl
Brakebush Brothers is a family owned business, which has been in operation for 92 years as a processor of chicken products.
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I hope they hire citizens.
You’re correct Greenville is a little too far out for urban sprawl although there are a number of small towns around it. Back in the 60s Greenville had a arched sign over the Main Street downtown it said “Welcome to Greenville!! Home of the blackest land and the whitest people”
Great, a chicken processing plant.
Let me know when we get a new technology company.
The railroad runs right through park west and I am sure that had a lot t do with the decision.
just up 380 there is a huge new electric substation and a big new road going in.
The scuttlebutt is that they are going to ship containers from the gulf by rail and it will be a custom check point.
Seems far fetched to me to put a checkpoint so far north.
Tarply has owned huge amounts of land as long as I have been here and I don’t see his vision.
Greenville is bone stupid when it comes to development IMHO
but all those minimum wage Hispanics will ned a place to live which explains this plant and all the apartments that have already been recently built, and why we have more Mexican resturants than any town outside of mexico.
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