Central Texas’
Next Frontier
Located on the I-35 corridor between Austin and Dallas, the city of Temple, Texas is ripe with rich resources combined with competitive costs. With a business-friendly climate, Temple welcomes emerging businesses, entrepreneurs and established companies to come be part of our new chapter.
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Temple is a corporate sweet spot for tapping into shovel-ready sites, well-trained workforce and an interconnected transportation network of air, rail and road. Doing business in Temple means businesses are positionally primed between Dallas and Austin and have access to 28 million people within two-and-a-half hours.

Austin’s Industrial Gateway
Located 45 minutes north of Texas’ capital, the city of Temple is a launchpad for companies at the crossroads of I-35 and the planned I-14 slated to run from El Paso, Texas to Georgia. Home to 2,000 acres of shovel-ready land prime for development, Temple beckons to companies looking to establish or expand manufacturing and distribution operations.
Facts & Figures
Temple is on the cusp of significant growth and economic development – in everything from population to quality of life amenities to corporate investment. Check out our latest stats.




Lightcast 2024 | |
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Grand Central Texas | |
2024 Jobs | 350,342 |
2029 Jobs | 366,459 |
Change | 16,117 |
% Change | 4.6% |
Earnings | $68,000 |
* Earnings are an average |
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Reynolds Consumer Products
Reynolds’ Central Texas roots go back to 1970, when Hefty opened a manufacturing facility in Temple. Today, Reynolds employs 350 here.
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