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Sugar Land cites $300M expansion, MD Anderson facility and startup growth as evidence of an economic upswing
Summary
City officials announced Applied Optoelectronics’ more than $300 million investment and MD Anderson’s 470,000-square-foot Sugar Land facility as part of a pitch that the city is becoming a life sciences and advanced manufacturing hub.
Mayor Carol McCutcheon used the State of the City address to highlight private investment and health-care expansion as proof points of Sugar Land’s economic strategy.
McCutcheon said Applied Optoelectronics plans an expansion in Sugar Land involving more than $300 million in investment and more than 500 jobs over five years; the mayor said the project is supported by incentives from the Sugar Land Development Corporation and includes a roughly…
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