Texarkana, USA (September 8, 2026) – Tex-Americas Center, which owns and operates one of the largest advanced manufacturing, logistics and rail-served industrial parks in the United States, today announced it has surpassed 1.5 million square feet of leased commercial and industrial space across its footprint. The organization now has more than 1.65 million square feet under lease. A new agreement with a major defense contractor was the final piece that pushed the total past the milestone.
TexAmericas Center first surpassed 1 million square feet of leased space when it reported 1,043,536 square feet under lease in 2020.
Since then, the organization has added at least 600,000 square feet to its leased portfolio. That growth has come from companies operating in defense, energy, advanced manufacturing, supplements, metals, automotive, and logistics.
“Crossing 1.5 million square feet is a major milestone for TexAmericas Center, but the number only tells part of the story,” said Scott Norton, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of TexAmericas Center. “Every lease or Third-Party Logistics (3PL) contract represents a company choosing to do business here. Our team has worked hard to make TexAmericas Center a place where companies can move quickly, get the space and support they need and continue growing.”
The agreement adds to a growing mix of defense, automotive, manufacturing, logistics and other industries activity at TexAmericas Center.
Companies across many sectors use TAC’s space and services to support their day-to-day operations and future growth. Rowe Casa Organics is one of TexAmericas Center’s largest customers and a significant TexAmericas Center 3PL customer. The company first leased a 4,700-square-foot building at TexAmericas Center in 2020. As demand increased, Rowe Casa turned to TexAmericas Center 3PL for additional space and workforce support.
The company later purchased a 24,000-squarefoot, five-building complex on the Central Campus.
Presently, the company maintains its corporate headquarters at Tex-Americas Center, owns approximately 175,000 square feet and occupies more than 20,000 square feet through leases and 3PL contracts across the organization’s three campuses. The long-term tenant also uses seasonal storage space and flex space for lab, production and logistics on both TexAmericas Center’s 765-acre Central Campus and its 8,900-acre East Campus.
A Texarkana-area metals manufacturer that operates an aluminum rolling mill has also been a significant TexAmericas Center 3PL customer.
The company has occupied multiple buildings in what is commonly called Area D on the East Campus for scrap storage. Each building is approximately 22,000 square feet.
The company has also contracted hardstand leases covering dozens of acres at a time for ingot storage.
“There was not one type of customer or one transaction that got us here,” said Eric Voyles, Executive Vice President and Chief Economic Development Officer of TexAmericas Center.
“Our tenants all came to us with different needs.
Sometimes the answer is a traditional lease.
Other times it is warehouse space, secure storage or hands-on logistics support through our 3PL division. Being able to adjust to the customer is a big part of why these relationships continue to grow.”
TexAmericas Center plans to build on the milestone through additional leases, build-tosuit projects and more 3PL agreements.
With the continued growth of TexAmericas Center’s leased portfolio and the availability of existing space becoming more limited, TexAmericas Center is beginning to evaluate whether market conditions may support another speculative industrial building. No decision has been made, but maintaining move-in-ready inventory has historically been an important part of TexAmericas Center’s ability to offer companies Speed to Occupancy.
Any future spec development would be considered carefully based on tenant demand, target-industry requirements, projected financial and economic development returns, and the types of space most likely to support the next generation of industrial projects at TexAmericas Center.
