Red Mesa Economic Partnership
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Built for Business.

In Vaquero County, Texas, Red Mesa Economic Partnership puts site selectors and employers directly in touch with 1,100 available industrial acres, foreign-trade-zone access and an 84,000-person labor shed — less than an hour from two of the state's largest metro economies.

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Why site selectors choose Vaquero County

A growing industrial market with the labor, land and logistics to move projects from letter of intent to groundbreaking fast.

County population
92,000, growing 3.4% a year
Regional labor shed
84,000 workers within a 45-minute drive
Available industrial land
1,100 acres, all shovel-ready
Average permit turnaround
35 days for an industrial project

Available industrial and commercial sites

Red Mesa Crossing Industrial Park is our flagship shovel-ready site — fully entitled, rail-served and ready for a build-to-suit or spec development.

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Red Mesa Crossing Industrial Park

An 1,100-acre master-planned industrial park with heavy-haul road access, on-site rail spur capacity and pre-approved zoning for manufacturing, distribution and energy-services uses.

Total acreage
1,100 ac
Zoning
Heavy industrial
Rail access
On-site spur
FTZ status
Designated
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Target industries

Vaquero County's infrastructure and workforce are built around five industry clusters where the region already competes for major projects.

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Energy and Energy Services

Vaquero County sits at the center of an active energy corridor, with a deep bench of service, equipment and midstream companies supporting production across the region.

  • Automated production line inside an advanced manufacturing facility
    Advanced Manufacturing Metal fabrication, precision components and automated assembly lines supplying regional aerospace and energy customers.
  • Semi truck traveling on an open rural highway
    Distribution and Logistics Regional distribution positioned within a day's drive of most major Texas markets.
  • Server racks inside a technology data center
    Technology and Data Infrastructure Redundant power feeds and dual fiber routes serving facilities that can't afford downtime.
  • Aerospace Suppliers Ironclad Aerostructures' new composites plant anchors a growing supplier base for regional aerospace manufacturers — see the project below.

Workforce and education

84,000 workers, 45-minute commute

Vaquero Technical College partners directly with regional employers on welding, industrial maintenance, logistics and process-technology certifications, with custom cohorts built around a specific project's hiring timeline.

Aerospace suppliers and advanced manufacturers draw additional talent from two four-year engineering programs within commuting distance.

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Infrastructure

  • Airport
    Vaquero Regional Airport, 6,800-ft runway
  • Highways
    Direct access to I-20 and US-83
  • Rail
    Class I interchange within the county
  • Power
    Dual-feed substation capacity on-site
  • Water/wastewater
    Industrial-grade capacity available

    • Incentives

    Vaquero County structures incentive packages around the size and timeline of the project — not a one-size-fits-all formula.

    • Property tax abatement for qualifying capital investment
    • Foreign-trade-zone designation for import/export-heavy operations
    • Workforce training grants through the state's Skills Development Fund
    • Expedited, single-point-of-contact permitting
    Modern industrial facility exterior representative of Ironclad Aerostructures' new composites plant

    Ironclad Aerostructures breaks ground on a new composites facility

    When Ironclad Aerostructures needed a 45-acre site with rail access and a six-month construction window, Red Mesa coordinated permitting, utility extensions and a workforce training grant to keep the project on schedule. The result: 210 new jobs and $86 million in capital investment, moving from groundbreaking to first shift in six months.

    What employers say about Vaquero County

    Site selectors want speed. Red Mesa delivered permits in six weeks when other markets quoted six months.

    — Dana Kessler, VP of Operations, Ironclad Aerostructures

    The workforce pipeline here isn't a promise — it's already trained. We hired our first shift locally, on schedule.

    — Marcus Lund, Plant Manager, Vaquero Logistics Center

    News and announcements

    • Ironclad Aerostructures breaks ground on new composites facility

      The 45-acre build at Red Mesa Crossing Industrial Park is expected to bring 210 new jobs online by early 2027.

    • Red Mesa Crossing Industrial Park adds a second rail spur

      The new spur doubles on-site rail capacity for future manufacturing and distribution tenants.

    • Partnership named a finalist for Texas Economic Development Council's Community of the Year

      Vaquero County was recognized for permitting speed and workforce-training partnerships with regional employers.

    Start a project inquiry

    Renee Ibarra, Director of Business Development, works directly with site selectors from first inquiry through groundbreaking.

    Renee Ibarra · Director of Business Development
    (432) 555-0198 · ribarra@redmesapartnership.org