GAF Energy opens 450K-square-foot solar roofing manufacturing facility in Georgetown

GAF Energy opened a solar roofing manufacturing center in Georgetown in November. The 450,000-square-foot facility will produce Timberline Solar shingles and is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. The company will employ more than 250 people in Georgetown and has hired over 75 people this year. Over the next 10 […]

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Plane parts manufacturer Enflite gears up to double in size

Cash for jobs helped seal the deal north of Austin Jason Darley’s favorite aspects of working in the aviation industry are the continuous growth, plus the constant demand and product innovation needed in the space. That’s why he’s especially excited as his company, Georgetown-based Enflite LLC, gears up for a massive expansion within the city […]

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1,500-job factory planned for Georgetown

ZT Systems aims to get ‘state-of-the-art’ facility off the ground quickly A New Jersey-based company that builds equipment used for cloud computing and artificial intelligence systems has acquired a 435,000-square-foot building in Georgetown, where it plans to open a manufacturing plant that would employ at least 1,500 people by the end of the next year. […]

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From cornfield to high-tech factory: CelLink opens Georgetown plant for EV components

The first products are now rolling off conveyor belts at a long-anticipated factory in Georgetown — aluminum, copper and plastic film are being transformed into flexible circuits that will go into electric vehicles and other high-tech marvels. CelLink Corp. recently moved into a 295,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the city north of Austin. Nineteen months ago, […]

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Georgetown to add housing to keep up with population growth

Georgetown is the fastest-growing city in the U.S. for cities with a population above 50,000, according to data released May 26 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Census data shows Georgetown’s annual growth rate was 10.5%, resulting in a population estimate of 75,420 as of July 2021. Growth in Georgetown Georgetown is the fast-growing city in […]

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Costco unboxes plans for new store in fast-growing Austin suburb

Construction is set to begin next spring in Georgetown on a long-awaited store from big-box retailer Costco. Issaquah, Washington-based Costco will start building one of its members-only warehouse clubs next April at 2201 N. I-35, according to documents filed with the State of Texas. The nearly $13.3 million store is slated for completion in March […]

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Construction of industrial projects continues to skyrocket in Georgetown

In 2021, Georgetown became home to nine major commercial and industrial projects totaling $422 million in investments and 382 new jobs. So far in 2022, several economic agreements, ground breakings and property acquisitions have already occurred. Georgetown Director of Economic Development Michaela Dollar said the city has close to 6.5 million square feet of industrial […]

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The 164-acre community Wolf Lakes Village plans a summer ground breaking

Initially planned to break ground in 2019, Wolf Lakes LP President Iva Wolf McLachlan said Wolf Lakes Village anticipates its first groundbreaking to come this summer. Wolf Lakes Village is an 164-acre master community that will be located off I-35 and Hwy. 29 across from Wolf Ranch Town Center, an open-air shopping and dining complex. […]

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GAF Energy announces second U.S. solar roof manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas

New facility will create hundreds of jobs producing the world’s first nailable solar shingle GEORGETOWN, TEXAS – July 19, 2022 – GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and a leading provider of solar roofing in North America, has signed a lease and begun construction on a 450,000 square-foot facility in Georgetown, Texas. The manufacturing facility will be located on […]

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Census: Georgetown is fastest-growing city in U.S.

Georgetown is the fastest-growing city in the U.S. for cities with a population above 50,000, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Georgetown’s growth rate was 10.5 percent from July 1, 2020, through July 1, 2021, resulting in a population estimate of 75,420. “Georgetown continues to attract new residents for the same […]

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