Our Location
The Brazos Valley's location gives companies significant advantages. Unique connectivity to four of the largest metros in the U.S. will place your business in the center of the vast majority of the state's 29 million residents. By 2050, more than 35 million people are projected to live in the Texas Triangle mega-region of Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston, which also includes Austin. Access to the Port of Houston's global distribution network, rail-served sites and one of the fastest internet highways in the nation with up to 1 gigabit per second download speed make it easy to reach the state, the nation and the world.
The Brazos Valley is also conveniently connected to the world through roadways, railways and the airways. Within the community, commute times are far shorter than what you find in the rest of Texas and its largest metropolitan areas.
A Leader in Innovation
The Brazos Valley is an international leader in engineering, agriculture and biomedical innovations through the presence of world-class infrastructure and expertise within the Texas A&M System, Texas A&M University and several key state research and extension agencies. In addition, the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the Blinn College District are partnering on critical workforce training and technical education. Local school districts are adding to the workforce development with training of their own.
Business is Booming
Businesses from around the globe are coming to the Brazos Valley. Life sciences companies like FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Matica Biotechnology and Zoetis are fueling the strong growth in the region’s Biocorridor and beyond. Axis Pipe and Tube’s highly automated, state-of-the-art facility is impacting the energy sector. Wayfair’s 450-employee service center is revolutionizing internet shopping experiences. These businesses and many more are catalyzing related investments in transportation and logistics, advanced materials, life sciences and IT.
The choice for industry is clear! Leverage world-class university infrastructure and more than 80,000 students to boost business productivity, not costs.
