MILLAR BREAKS GROUND ON NEW HEADQUARTERS, R&D AND MANUFACTURING FACILITY
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On December 15th, leadership from the City of Pearland and PEDC were excited to celebrate with Millar, Inc. as the company broke ground on its new headquarters, R&D, and manufacturing facility in Pearland’s Lower Kirby District.
The 56,000 square-foot facility will also house the company’s warehouse functions. Located on a five-acre site on Kirby Drive just south of Beltway 8, the facility will be home to approximately 120 employees when it opens.
CONTINUED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN LOWER KIRBY
The Lower Kirby District is a 1,200-acre mixed-use development in northwest Pearland, at the intersection of South Beltway 8 and State Highway 288. The master plan for the District includes urban residential, office, retail, technology/research campus and light manufacturing all linked by landscaped boulevards with walking trails and parks.
PEDC and the city continue to work with management districts and developers in Lower Kirby to improve infrastructure and regional detention in the area. A key priority of the Lower Kirby Master Plan was the implementation of a regional drainage and detention plan. In 2021, PEDC led efforts to develop a second phase of the master drainage plan for Lower Kirby, coordinating with the City, the Lower Kirby Pearland Management District (LKPMD), and TxDOT.
In addition, construction is underway for Laterals 2 & 3 to transport storm drainage from the area west of Kirby Drive to the regional detention pond. With pending developments in the area, PEDC began coordinating with LKPMD on the design of the laterals, which are under construction and scheduled for completion in spring 2022. The District-funded lateral project will add a total of 2,000 feet of pipe with an expected cost of $1.2 million.
PEDC ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF OFFICERS
| Mona Chavarria |
Chad Thumann |
John Lyle |
PEDC is pleased to announce the election of officers to its Board of Directors. At its December 9, 2021 board meeting, the Board elected Mona Chavarria as Chair, Chad Thumann as Vice Chair, and John Lyle as Secretary. The elected officers assumed their duties at the January 20, 2022 board meeting.
PEDC WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
| Jerry Koza Jr. |
Randeep Nambiar |
PEDC is pleased to announce the appointment of Jerry Koza Jr. and Randeep Nambiar to its Board of Directors. Jerry Koza Jr, a co-owner of Profax/Lenco, assumed his duties at the December 9th meeting. He is also a board director for the Northern Brazoria County Education Alliance. A former City of Pearland Planning and Zoning Commission board member, Jerry also previously served on the Pearland Charter Review Committee and as a board director for the American Welding Society Houston Section.
Randeep Nambiar, Chief Executive Officer for Stellium, Inc., assumed his duties at the January 19th meeting. He previously worked in a leadership advisory role to develop technology innovation labs and refine industry standards with industry bodies like Warehousing Education and Research Council, Supply Chain Council, Confederation of Indian Industries, Retail Association of India, and SAP Labs.
PEDC staff and leadership express their sincere appreciation to outgoing board members Hugh Patton and Reid Wendell for their service on the board and to our community.
