GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Two major development projects are set to come to Georgetown, potentially boosting growth in the city.
Earlier this week, Pegatron Companya Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company, announced that it has acquired a 168,784-square-foot facility to build its first manufacturing facility in the United States in 610 Blue Springs Blvd., in Georgetown.
Construction on the facility is scheduled to begin later this year.
“Texas is a world leader when it comes to advanced technology and artificial intelligence,” Adriana Cruz, executive director of the Texas Office of Economic Development and Tourism, within the governor’s office, said in a news release. “The location of this project will have a lasting impact on Texas’ growing technology infrastructure, while enhancing the strength of the Made in Texas brand.”
Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML Risk Pool) It also announced that it will move its new headquarters to Georgetown. TML Risk Pool will take over the former Wesleyan building in 205 AH University Streetwhich will become the Texas Municipal Center.
The building will undergo a complete renovation. Below is a rendering of what the building is scheduled to look like once construction is complete in 2029.
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Design of the future headquarters of the Texas Municipal League’s Intergovernmental Risk Pool in Georgetown (Courtesy Georgetown) -
Design of the future headquarters of the Texas Municipal League’s Intergovernmental Risk Pool in Georgetown (Courtesy Georgetown) -
Design of the future headquarters of the Texas Municipal League’s Intergovernmental Risk Pool in Georgetown (Courtesy Georgetown)
“Cities all over the state are coming together and having meetings,” said Nick Woolery, Georgetown’s assistant city manager. “We get easy access to the place where if there’s a city that’s doing something great and we want to learn from it…we can meet with them and learn from them.”
“There will be city managers, city council members, coming from all over the state all the time just because TML is here,” Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder said. “With Pegatron, I believe we have the opportunity to become the server manufacturing hub of the United States here in Central Texas.”
Through these two investments, Schroeder and Woolery emphasized that growth can pose challenges for the city, but it can also present good opportunities.
“Under Texas law, there’s not much you can do to stop the growth — we can only handle the growth,” Schroeder said. “We are very fortunate to live in a community where others want to come.”