Fort Worth City Council members got a look Tuesday at a deal that could bring an electrical equipment plant and at least 600 new full-time jobs to the Alliance area, with the company behind it saying the city's current offer already makes it the frontrunner for the project. Beacon Modular, which builds power systems for data centers and other large industrial sites, could receive up to $500,000 over five years if the proposed incentives package clears a final vote.
Council Hears the Pitch
During the Oct. 27 work session, Mayor Mattie Parker and council members heard a presentation seeking approval of the proposed incentives, according to Community Impact. Beacon Modular is a subsidiary of Lighthouse Electric Company and designs pre-assembled, skid-mounted electrical and power distribution systems for large-scale projects, the outlet reports. The proposed plant would sit at 4801 Henrietta Creek in Roanoke, inside Hillwood's Alliance Gateway 71 warehouse.
The business could bring in $250 million in taxable sales per year, per the same account, a figure the city presentation reportedly built its incentive estimates around using a conservative number. That matters because, as the report notes, a typical warehouse development generates no taxable sales at all — making Beacon Modular's manufacturing use a notably different proposition for the Alliance corridor.
Jobs, Wages and the Fine Print
The proposed agreement would require Beacon Modular to invest at least $30 million regionally by December 2027 and create at least 600 new full-time jobs by December 2029, with jobs reportedly arriving at a pace of roughly 200 per year over the first three years. Those positions would carry a minimum average annual wage of $91,000, with 83% paying more than $90,000 a year, according to the report's account of Brianna Brown's presentation. The company would also offer entry-level, one-year apprenticeships for early-career trade workers, with apprentices earning around $60,000.
If Beacon Modular hits at least $25 million in taxable sales, the company would qualify for up to $100,000 annually for five years, with as much as $500,000 of that total coming from the city's economic development initiatives fund, the outlet's reporting indicates. Local approval would also let the company apply for state-level incentives. City projections put the payoff at an estimated $2.9 million in annual city tax revenue, or $13.5 million over five years, and suggest the plant could support $208.5 million in growth across Fort Worth's technology and energy industries over the same period.
Why Fort Worth, for Now
Beacon Modular officials indicated that the city's current terms make Fort Worth the preferred location, per the presentation described in the report, though the company is also weighing long-term costs and access to customers as it finalizes a site. The proposal heads to a full council vote on Nov. 10.
Part of a Bigger Alliance Buildout
The Beacon Modular proposal lands amid a run of manufacturing deals clustering around Fort Worth's Alliance corridor, much of it tied to the data-center and AI boom. Carrier Global announced plans for a manufacturing and engineering center there with an investment topping $600 million and roughly 1,500 expected jobs, as reported by the Star-Telegram, which described the move as part of a growing North Texas trend of manufacturing for AI infrastructure. Fort Worth's agreement with Carrier called for a minimum $433.8 million investment and at least 495 new jobs averaging $75,000 a year, in exchange for a 60% break on new property taxes for seven years.
The Star-Telegram reported that King Yuan Electronics Company, a semiconductor testing company, was discussed at a council presentation. Elsewhere in the pipeline, Stellar Energy Americas has been eyeing Fort Worth for a modular cooling-equipment plant that could bring more than 1,400 jobs, according to the Fort Worth Report, which put the minimum capital investment at $79.5 million and the minimum average salary at $78,000.
In September, the council unanimously approved incentives for Harting Connectivity's proposed manufacturing plant, including a 10-year tax abatement of up to 65% valued at $6 million, the Fort Worth Report noted in a separate article — a deal tied to a minimum $192.7 million investment and 701 new jobs by the end of 2034 averaging $87,000. Wistron has also moved forward with two AI supercomputer manufacturing facilities in the Alliance development, a project the outlet put at $761 million in investment and more than 800 jobs.
