Copperas Cove wins VA multispecialty outpatient clinic, city projects hundreds of jobs
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Summary
City leaders announced Copperas Cove was awarded a VA multispecialty outpatient clinic expected to be about 256,000 square feet, create roughly 500 jobs and include about 1,750 parking spaces; officials said the award will spur east-side development and credited local EDC and staff work.
Copperas Cove city leaders announced on Feb. 17 that the city has been awarded a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty outpatient clinic expected to be about 256,000 square feet, produce roughly 500 jobs and include approximately 1,750 parking spaces.
Mayor and council members celebrated the award and credited the Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation, city staff and council for work that led to the decision in Washington. "This is a tremendous thing for Copperas Cove," an on-record city speaker said, adding the project will spur development on the city's east side.
The announcement came during regular council business; officials did not provide a construction timeline, an exact project address, contractor names or a projected opening date during the meeting. City staff also did not provide a specific estimated budget or confirmed funding sources for site work and public infrastructure at the Feb. 17 meeting.
The city manager later outlined capital projects and permitting activity tied to other infrastructure work, including coordination on the US-190 expansion (future Interstate 14) and an EDA-funded infrastructure project on Mashburn Drive intended to support industrial development. Officials said additional project details and next steps will be provided as agreements and permits are finalized.
What happens next: city staff and the Copperas Cove EDC will continue coordination with federal and local partners; officials said they will provide more details when they are available. The council did not take formal action on the clinic at the Feb. 17 meeting.
