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Plano officials say market is warming as data centers, manufacturing and large projects grow

5521500 · August 1, 2025
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City economic development leaders told the Inside Plano podcast that Plano is seeing larger corporate deals, data center and manufacturing investment, and more office-to-industrial redevelopment as the market ‘warms up.’

Plano economic development leaders said the city’s business market is warming, with larger corporate projects, new data centers and manufacturing investments moving ahead. Doug McDonald, director of economic development, said, “While companies may have had campuses all across the country, there's interest now maybe consolidating in in 1 centralized location, which which puts Plano really in a great position because of our central location and proximity to to DFW Airport.” That consolidation, speakers said, helps explain why the city is seeing both larger office projects and new sectors such as data centers and manufacturing. “I I think we're starting to see a lot bigger projects,”…

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