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GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group has acquired an 18-acre site just off Interstate 35 in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown for the development of a 230,000-square-foot speculative industrial project. Westinghouse35 will feature a rear-load configuration, 32-foot clear heights and 58 dock doors, as well as up to 345 auto parking stalls and 68 full-size trailer parking stalls. Project partners include architecture firm GMA, civil engineer Kimley-Horn, design-build firm ARCO/Murray and leasing agent KBC Advisors. Completion is slated for the first half of 2023.

SAN ANTONIO — Navistar (NYSE: NAV), an Illinois-based truck and bus manufacturer, has opened a nearly 1 million-square-foot facility in San Antonio. The site is located along Interstate 35 and links the company’s supply bases in Mexico and the United States. The plant includes a body shop, paint shop, general assembly shop and logistics center equipped to produce various vehicles, including electric models. Navistar is in the process of hiring as many as 600 people to operate the facility.

MESQUITE, TEXAS — Phoenix-based developer Creation Equity has broken ground on Mesquite 635, an industrial project that will be located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas and will total roughly 556,000 square feet. Creation Equity is developing the property, which will comprise two rear-load buildings and one front-load building, in partnership with Crow Holdings Capital. Building A will span 159,728 square feet and feature 32-foot clear heights and 37 trailer parking spots. Building B will comprise 156,144 square feet and offer 32-foot clear heights and 27 trailer stalls. Building C will total 239,918 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights and 46 trailer parks. LGE Design Group is the project architect and general contractor. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023.