Union Pacific Selects TexAmericas in Texarkana as New Focus Site

Great news for the Texarkana area asTexAmericas Center (TAC), which owns and runs one of the biggest and best industrial parks in the United States, recently announced that it has been chosen as a new Union Pacific Focus Site.

This special title will help businesses get their products to market faster in the Texarkana area. This title also shows how important TAC is for boosting the economy and growing industries.

Union Pacific has over 30 focus sites, making operations smoother, more efficient, and improving service quality for specific areas or products. These sites are hubs where Union Pacific can manage resources and logistics.

Being named a Union Pacific Focus Site will benefit businesses at TexAmericas Center and the Texarkana area. With its prime location, modern facilities, and dedication to excellence, TAC is set to be a key center for rail-dependent manufacturing, freight handling, and logistics services.

Eric Voyles, Chief Economic Development Officer and Vice President at TexAmericas Center said in a press release,

The Union Pacific Focus Site network decreases uncertainty when connecting to rail and increases your speed to occupancy so that the company can focus on speed-to-market and speed-to-profit.

This designation includes benefits like Union Pacific-approved rail design, a large development area, industrial-scale utilities, truck routes, strong local support and more.

The new status is expected to improve logistics, shorten transit times, and boost service reliability. Kenny Rocker the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Union Pacific, expressed his excitement about the partnership and the potential growth opportunities for both TAC's customers and the Texarkana region in general.

Since 2021 TexAmericas Center has concentrated on enhancing its regional railway capabilities. That year it was awarded $864,550 by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to refurbish and construct new rail facilities at the industrial park. Then TAC Rail became the organization’s rail arm when it acquired Lone Star Rail Car Storage Company. This year TexAmericas Center has already received a portion of a $15.4 million grant from the State of Texas. This money will be used to upgrade the locomotives that are already in use at TexAmericas Center and to improve safety and efficiency for rail operations.

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