Food, adhesives manufacturers eye space in Bastrop business park as EDC aims to make site 'shovel-ready'

The Bastrop Economic Development Corp. on Nov. 15 approved a pair of agreements with businesses to reimburse the companies for their purchases of space in the park, which is located at the juncture of State Highways 71, 95, and 21 in the fast-growing suburb east of Austin. This story looks at the newcomers, and it summarizes economic development in a booming part of Central Texas.