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Fed Ex Ground Distribution Center Opens in Lindale Industrial Park and LEDC wins a CEDA Award

The Lindale Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) landed a 163,000 square foot FedEx Ground Distribution Center which opened in July 2014.  The project was the culmination of more than seven years of cooperative efforts to develop a fully served industrial park - which included the creation of a site development plan and securing an EDA grant for infrastructure development.  The LEDC also negotiated with local taxing authorities to create a TIF to help make the industrial park more attractive to new development.  The FedEx project employs approximately 130 and is now helping drive even more industrial and logistics investment into the Lindale Area.

Realizing that Lindale needed industrial park land, the Lindale Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) Board of Directors, led by General Red Brown, struck out to find acreage along I-20 to acquire for development of a future industrial park.  LEDC purchased 120 acres on I-20, adjacent to a Target Corporation Distribution Center.  With assistance of an EDA infrastructure grant, the 120 acre park was developed in 2010-11.

In 2011, LEDC began discussions with developers for a Fed Ex Distributin Center.  In 2012 LEDC cut the ribbon to open the industrial park and also signed a purchase and sale agreement for a 163,000 square foot distribution center for Fed Ex.  Fed Ex opened the distribution center in July 2014, becoming the first tenant of Lindale Industrial Park.

In October 2014, Lindale won a 2014 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) from the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) for development of the Lindale Industrial Park and landing the FedEx Ground distribution center project. 

The CEDA award program was established in 1995 by TEDC to annually honor excellence and exceptional contributions of Texas communities in economic development.  The criteria used to determine the CEDA recipients include:

  • inovativeness
  • transferability
  • community commitment and leveragability
  • measurable objectives
  • ancillary benefits to the community

 

The Community Economic Development Awards program recognizes exceptional contributions of TEDC member cities toward the economic vitality of their communities and the state of Texas through creativity, leadership, and partnership in the achievement of business retention, business recruitment and community improvement.

Awards are made in 6 population categories.  Lindale won the 2014 award for the under 5,000 population category. 

“Our Community Economic Development Award is one of the ways in which our organization honors the excellent work done by our communities, their leaders, and their economic development professionals,” said Rusty Brockman, 2014 Chair of the Texas Economic Development Council.
“Each community nominated achieved excellence in economic development and substantially improved the economic base of their respective regions. The recipient communities in each population category were recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in meeting the criteria set forth in the nomination process.”