Welcome to Bastrop!

At a recent City Council meeting, I was pleased to present a slideshow of recently-completed and upcoming projects that the
Bastrop Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) had either obtained directly or assisted in obtaining. When viewed in a continuous stream, the results were pretty amazing.

Several millions of dollars were added to our tax appraisal
rolls this past year, and many more companies are looking at
expanding here in Bastrop. Here are just a few of the highlighted
projects in the past year:

Two thriving companies have chosen to pull up stakes elsewhere in Texas and relocate to the Bastrop Business and Industrial Park. Utilities installation experts Dig Tech/Line Tech moved from Giddings this year, and biotechnology manufacturer Bargas Medical Devices will soon leave Flatonia to occupy its new Bastrop headquarters.

These relocations were facilitated after the BEDC Board invested $282,000 for a new street and related infrastructure in the 263-acre Industrial Park. The BEDC offers free land and other assistance to qualified businesses.

The Coghlan Group is doubling the size of its current building to 20,000 sq. ft. This drug-testing
company has called the Industrial Park home since 2001, and is a great asset to our community and a very successful venture.

Bluebonnet Trails Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center is preparing for construction of its new 20,000 sq. ft. office building near the entrance of the Industrial Park. They will have more than 60 workers at the new location.

Across from Bluebonnet Trails MHMR, the Texas Forest Service has plans to construct a new office building and training center. Firefighters from across the nation come to Bastrop each year to learn the latest techniques. In the past, the TFS used a site at nearby Camp Swift for the yearly training. These heroic visitors create a large economic impact in our community.

And finally, the Deep in the Heart Art Foundry is constructing an additional manufacturing facility across from their existing building. The fast-growing company produces beautiful bronze works of art. They will be adding at least 30 workers at the new site.

For all of your business location and expansion needs, come and see us in beautiful Bastrop, Texas – where opportunities grow!

Joe D. Newman, President
Bastrop Economic Development Corp.