Celestica To Expand Electronics Manufacturing Campus For Data Centers In Dallas Suburb
An electronics manufacturing services company building a nearly $900M Fort Worth “mega project” just committed to a $300M expansion of its operations elsewhere in the metro.
Toronto-based Celestica renewed its lease for the company’s two-building advanced manufacturing campus at 2801 Telecom Parkway in Richardson and signed on for a new 343K SF facility under construction there. The new leases will keep Celestica's manufacturing infrastructure for artificial intelligence data centers in the city through 2036 and bring its Richardson footprint to around 1M SF, according to a press release from the city.
The company also pledged to spend approximately $300M on tenant improvements and new equipment across the campus over the next two years.
"This expansion is a milestone in Celestica's growth strategy, allowing us to scale our advanced technology and manufacturing capabilities," Chief Operations Officer Yann Etienvre said in a statement. "By building out a one-million-square-foot campus, we are leveraging Richardson’s tech-forward infrastructure and top-tier talent to fuel innovation and support our customers' most complex needs."
Celestica’s expansion is expected to add nearly 2,300 new permanent jobs to the company’s existing workforce of almost 400 in the city. The company moved into the former Fujitsu campus on Telecom Parkway in 2022.
To support the expansion, the city of Richardson approved a $3M tenant improvement grant, structured around Celestica’s commitments to long-term occupancy, capital investment plans and job creation.
“Celestica’s decision to expand its long-term presence in Richardson speaks to the strength of our business climate, our skilled workforce and our ability to support advanced technology companies as they grow,” Richardson City Manager Don Magner said in a statement.
Celestica produces data center infrastructure such as liquid cooling and power solutions, as well as networking hardware like Ethernet switches, storage systems and servers. It has more than 27,000 employees and over 40 manufacturing and design facilities worldwide.
The company announced plans in May to build a more than 1M SF campus for advanced manufacturing and engineering in Fort Worth, creating around 1,700 jobs. Fort Worth officials estimated that the company will invest $876M to build the campus in Hillwood's AllianceTexas master-planned community.
The Fort Worth City Council approved a $41.7M incentive package for Celestica on May 12 that includes an 80% abatement on the company’s property taxes for 10 years.
Richardson and Fort Worth aren't the only North Texas cities that have attracted advanced manufacturers this year.
Taiwanese technology company Lite-On Technology USA Inc. is eyeing a $300M advanced manufacturing and headquarters expansion in McKinney. The Taipei-based company produces semiconductor components and power management modules and also has a nearly 80K SF facility in Plano.
Advanced Process Solutions, a supplier to semiconductor manufacturers Texas Instruments and GlobalWafers, also plans to build a $40M manufacturing facility in Van Alstyne’s Cold Springs Industrial Park.
