In exchange for creating hundreds of jobs, the city has agreed to a business deal with solar manufacturing company Nexolon America.
Nexolon will build a manufacturing plant at Brooks with ordinances to create a reinvestment zone at the base including: A 10-year 100 percent tax abatement, $400,000 in grant money to create 400 jobs, and $12 million for future infrastructure improvements.
Mayor Julián Castro believes the project contributes to the vision of SA2020 to create a highly skilled workforce.
