The Van Alstyne Community and Economic Development Corporations have three openings, each being a two-year term.
Applications will be accepted until August 7, 2023.
Here is the application on the City of Van Alstyne’s Website.
EDC News
Van Alstyne EDC Secures Land for Second Industrial Park
Van Alstyne Economic Development Corporation has secured 67 acres of land less than a mile from the existing industrial park site. This acquisition responds to demand for commercial property along the fast-growing corridor north of Dallas and south of Sherman.
KTEN
VAN ALSTYNE, Texas (KTEN) — The Van Alstyne Economic Development Corporation is planning for the future with its latest purchase aimed at attracting more businesses.
“Economic development is bringing jobs and manufacturing companies into the local Van Alstyne economy, and we don’t want to stop,” said EDC director Rodney Williams.
The EDC has now purchased a second industrial park.
Check out the full article and video on KTEN’s website.
by Abigail Brown, KTEN
Dallas Business Journal
Van Alstyne Economic Development Corp. has purchased 67.3 acres of land along FM 3133 for the future site of a second industrial park. Van Alstyne is attempting to grow its industrial and commercial base as the city of Sherman 15 miles to the north adds two major semiconductor manufacturing plants.
Link to article: Dallas Business Journal
By Bill Hethcock – Senior Reporter, Dallas Business Journal, May 16, 2023
VACED Breaks Ground on New Phase of Industrial Park
March 19 2021 was a banner day for the City of Van Alstyne and Van Alstyne Community & Economic Development. A new era in our industry was kicked off as the VACED held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially open construction on Phase II of Cold Springs Industrial Park.
The project will provide infrastructure and roadway to the 40+ acres of the industrial park — the first industrial project undertaken by the corporation in over a decade. The $1.2 million project will allow for expansion of the industrial park and provide new opportunities to bring industrial and manufacturing to the city.
The VACED Board – President David Sileven, Vice-president Alesha Crowell, Secretary Robert Jaska, Treasurer Mark Moss, Brad Clough and Sherry Jeffcoat – was joined by Executive Administrator Tiffany Chartier and Executive Director Rodney Williams in opening the project. Van Alstyne Mayor Jim Atchison, City Clerk Jennifer Gould, City Councilman Lee Thomas, Engineer Len McManus, and Robert Lewis also attended the ceremony.
New Community & Economic Development Website offers One-Stop Shop
In September of 2020, the 4A (EDC) and 4B (CDC) corporations’ websites were combined into this one — vaced.net.
The 4A (EDC) and 4B (CDC) corporations are still separate entities. However, to make it one-stop shopping for business owners wanting to come to Van Alstyne we have brought them both under one banner – Van Alstyne Community & Economic Development.
New Site Features and Resources:
Brand new, updated CDC Grant Packets and Applications.
A Demographic Dashboard that will help you learn more about the area, our population, and our industries.
A new map and a new survey for Cold Springs Industrial Park and Rail Spur. Did you know that more than 35 new acres are now available and can be divided to suit your needs? Be sure to check out the new drone videos!
Van Alstyne EDC to Expand Industrial Park
Expansion is underway in Van Alstyne as the Van Alstyne Economic Development Corporation announced a major land purchase on Friday. The VAEDC has closed on the purchase of 36 acres of land contiguous to the Cold Springs Industrial Park, an acquisition that, in addition to four acres acquired months before, effectively doubles the size of the VAEDC’s industrial park.
“We are very pleased to have the privilege of serving the citizens of Van Alstyne, and we are incredibly excited about this expansion of our Cold Springs Industrial Park,” said VAEDC Board President David Sileven.
The acreage is located south of the existing park and will give the VAEDC more land with which to recruit industrial and manufacturing concerns to the city. The land acquisition will also enable the connecting of FM 3133 to CR 377 (County Line Road). This is an important connector in that it will provide companies in the entire industrial park quicker access to both Highway 5 and Highway 75, the latter of which is one of the main arteries running through North Texas.
The purchase of these additional 40 acres bolsters an already strong economic development tool for VAEDC as the existing industrial park includes a rail spur while the new property will provide for a second rail spur accessible to all the companies.
The next phase of the massive project will be improvements to the property by adding water and sewer infrastructure.
Sileven said the move has opened up the possibility for new business in Van Alstyne. “We are already in discussions with multiple companies interested in various portions of this new expansion for moving their business and new jobs to Van Alstyne. This is an exciting time to be part of Van Alstyne and the EDC board is thrilled to work in partnership with the City Council, City Manager and our partners in the CDC and Chamber of Commerce to help build a strong Van Alstyne for our citizens.”
For more information contact the Van Alstyne Economic Development Corporation at 903-627-6200.
KXII: Van Alstyne improves railroad spur, aims to attract industrial businesses
Van Alstyne EDC has made improvements to the rail spur in our industrial park. Check out this video from KXII below. We would love to show you around — please give us a call.
View the video at KXII.com (launches KXII.com in a new window)
Forced Performance Relocates to Van Alstyne!
After beginning the process of moving his manufacturing business to Van Alstyne late last year, and having met with unforeseen obstacles in obtaining his Certificate of Occupancy at another location earlier this year, Forced Performance owner Robert Young said everything is now in place and he’s excited to be opening at the new location, 601 Martin Duke Road in Van Alstyne. Young said he plans to have the business completely up and running in January.
On Friday members of the Van Alstyne Economic Development Corporation met with Young to present him with an incentive check to be used for capital investment and job creation in Van Alstyne.
Forced Performance has been in McKinney since it’s beginnings in 1999. Young said that with the purchase of his 15,000 square foot building, he’ll be nearly tripling his usable workspace, which means, naturally, he can expand the business.
Forced Performance manufactures turbo chargers for sports cars, primarily those used for drag racing, Young said. The chargers range in units of power from 400 hp to 2,500 hp, and he has customers from countries around the world, he said.
Young commented on how happy he is with the ease of obtaining his Certificate of Occupancy and with the help that Van Alstyne EDC has given him.
“I am happy with the (city’s) website and for the improvements in completing the inspection,” he said. “There is a now a checklist on the website and that makes it easier to comply (with city requirements). My only desire is to comply. How happy I am about the way they (the city) have streamlined the process.”
That streamlined process, as Young described it, has happened since that City Council meeting where Young was denied the permission to move into his original location of choice. The guidelines, questionnaire, and application for a CO are on the city’s website, CityofVanAlstyne.us and under the “Business” portion of the website.
The building that will house Forced Performance was previously owned by Larry Nickell and, in the more recent past, has housed a fire engine repair shop and a U-Haul rental facility. Young smiled when he said that, since he’s owned the building, he’s had people drop off a couple of U-Haul trailers on the property, not realizing it is no longer used for that purpose. He purchased it knowing that it needs some repairs and upgrades, such as water leaks and vent problems.
“But mainly, it needs freshening up — I’ll paint the office space and add carpet and furniture,” he said.
It’s the additional space he’s the most excited about. Young said that he began searching about a year and a half ago, because “everything was stacking up vertical in the 6,500 square foot property” he’s been using since he established the building.
“There was just no more room there,” he said.
He began looking in both Anna and Van Alstyne, and commented that “Van Alstyne has been more friendly and more helpful. It’s been a great experience with EDC’s (Director) Jodi Carr, she’s knowledgeable and helpful, answering our questions and helping us get things done. Anna had offered us an incentive package to move there, but Van Alstyne matched that and seems excited about having us move here.”
Young lives in Weston, and his general manager Ryan Woodward, has moved to Van Alstyne.
“We like the small-town feel of Van Alstyne,” Young said.
Young and Woodward expect that most of their current staff will stick with the company, but as business increases, they will hire more people.
For more on this newest manufacturing business to Van Alstyne, visit forcedperformance.shop
The Economic Development Corporation proudly welcomes La Core Enterprises to Van Alstyne!
We would like to give a big Van Alstyne Welcome to our newest industry, La Core Enterprises!
La Core will be located in the Cold Springs Industrial Park and when fully operational will employ nearly 200! Stay tuned for more details on this exciting new industry.