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Johnson County OKs tax abatement for Paris Baguette USA; company to build large Burleson bakery‑manufacturing facility
Summary
The Johnson County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a 50%, 10‑year tax abatement for Paris Baguette USA to build a two‑phase manufacturing and distribution facility in Burleson, a project county economic development staff said will bring significant capital investment and new jobs.
The Johnson County Commissioners Court unanimously approved an order and a corresponding tax‑abatement agreement on Jan. 27 to support Paris Baguette USA’s planned manufacturing and distribution facility in the City of Burleson.
Diana Miller, Johnson County’s contract head of economic development and director of the Johnson County Economic Development Commission, told the court the Texas project will be the company’s first U.S. manufacturing/distribution site and will be built in two phases totaling as much as 267,000 square feet. "They will be creating 450 new jobs in Johnson County," Miller said, and the total capital investment for phases 1 and 2 is currently estimated at about $165 million.
The city of Burleson and its economic development team…
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