A key was also the participation of board members and volunteers. The announcement brings BEDC's manufacturing job commitments to 2,100 over the last 12 months. Suppliers to Titan, as well as other agricultural equipment manufacturers will cluster in the area. This opens up a whole new market for Brownsville. Titan is a leading global supplier of mounted tire and wheel systems for off-highway vehicles used in agriculture, construction, mining, recreation and grounds care.
Titan has manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe.
The new facility will be situated along Paredes Line Rd., between Tejon Rd. The first phase of development, to be completed by January 1997, will include development of a test track, allowing Titan to accelerate the development of new tire designs for the agricultural market.