Jackson Melons, Inc. to store fresh watermelons in existing warehouse
Texarkana, AR-TX, May 3, 2017– TexAmericas Center’s Board of Directors approved a lease for a new tenant, Jackson Melons, Inc., at its board meeting on Tuesday, April 25th. Jackson Melons, Inc., headquartered in Henderson, Texas, will occupy warehouse space on TexAmericas Centers’ East Campus, consisting of 22,500 square feet. The nature of work to be performed on site is for warehousing and storage of locally grown and freshly picked watermelons. The short-term lease commences on June 1, 2017.
“We are always looking for opportunities to work with local businesses like Jackson Melons on expansion and storage opportunities,” said Eric Voyles, Executive Vice President / CEDO for TexAmericas Center, “They have a three month need and we are excited to help provide a flexible solution for this need.”
The warehouse building Jackson Melons will occupy is part of a twelve (12) building complex on TexAmericas Center’s East Campus. The complex totals 274,000sf of space at 22,500sf for each warehouse, which includes a 4,000sf office building. TexAmericas Center began leasing the property in 2016. There are currently ten (10) warehouse buildings in this complex still available for rent. TexAmericas Center offers facilities and ground at competitive lease and sales rates. In total, there is about 2.1 million square feet of building space on the east campus, about 10% is occupied. TexAmericas Center provides many real estate solutions including: Greenfield sales, retrofit services, build-to-suits-as well as land and building leases.
About TexAmericas Center
Located in the Texarkana metropolitan area, TexAmericas Center owns and operates one of the largest mixed use industrial parks in the United States. With roughly 12,000 development ready acres of land and about 3 million square feet of commercial and industrial product, TexAmericas Center services the four states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas) markets. Texas is the #1 state for business in the United States of America because of its regulatory environment, tax policies, and workforce quality along with exceptional educational resources, infrastructure, and quality of living. Founded in 1997, TexAmericas Center has the operating capabilities of a municipality but functions more like a traditional real estate development company, offering customized real estate solutions. In addition to controlling our own zoning and permitting processes and sustaining the life cycle of public infrastructure on the complex, TAC has the capability to lease, build-to-suit, or facilitate Greenfield owner-constructed projects in a timely and efficient manner. At TAC, we streamline leasing and manage government development processes all through a single point of contact. Our customers benefit from faster market entry by resolving zoning, permitting, inspection, and state and local incentive programs solely through our organization. Additionally, the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) designated a 101 acre site on TexAmericas Center’s central campus as the first S.T.A.R. Site in Texas (Sites That Are Ready for construction to begin), advancing speed to market for our customers. Tenants of TexAmericas Center tend to be private business owners and corporations seeking flexible and cost effective space solutions.
If you would like more information about this topic or TexAmericas Center, please contact Eric Voyles at 903.223.9841 or via email
