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Archives: May 2023

Ashley Furniture adorning Avondale with 1M-sf distribution facility

AVONDALE – Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is developing a one million-sf manufacturing and distribution facility off I-10. The project will include two buildings, both over 500,000 sf, with a showroom, office, call center, and warehouse space for distribution uses. Hodgdon Management and Construction Inc. is building the $100 million project that is expected to break ground next year.​ […]


Tesla breaks ground on $375M South Texas refinery

​ROBSTOWN – Tesla has broken ground on its $375 million lithium hydroxide refinery​​. Completion is slated for next year, with full production expected in 2025 at a capacity of enough lithium to produce one million electric vehicle batteries.​ Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Robstown refinery “would produce more battery-grade lithium than the rest of North American refinery […]






Wage-home price gap could start closing, TRERC economist predicts

​​MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The gap between wages and housing prices grew during the pandemic, but Texas Real Estate Research Center Research Economist Dr. Adam Perdue predicts that will start to reverse this year. “What we expected is a small drop (in prices) this ​year and just relatively flat for the next few years until everybody’s wages catch back […]




348-acre Adelton master-planned community underway in Bastrop

​​BASTROP – West Bastrop Village Ltd. has unveiled plans for Adelton, a 348-acre master-planned community. The community will have 1,200 residential units, 125,000 sf of commercial space, four miles of trails, and 50 acres of parks, greenbelts, and other communal outdoor spaces at buildout. Amenities will include a pool, beer garden-style outdoor pavilion, playground, and sports court. Phase […]