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Karnes Electric Cooperative will sponsor and post (at no charge) any Commercial or Industrial property currently served by the cooperative or any green field that will be served by the cooperative.

 


Karnes Electric Cooperative, Inc. provides power within a twelve county area located generally south of San Antonio, Texas. This diverse area includes industrial facilities, towns, suburbs, and green field. Locating your business in south Texas is an attractive prospect. Among the top reasons many companies find the south Texas business climate beneficial are:

• Labor expense is below the national average

• A business friendly culture


• Texas is a right-to-work state


• An ethnically diverse population with close ties to Mexico


• Karnes Electric Cooperative energy costs are below state and national averages


• State and local taxes are below the national average


• Numerous Free trade Zones, Enterprise Zones, and 4A and 4B cities.


The 12 county Karnes Electric Cooperative is in close proximity to many areas of interest including:

Industrial Sites:

Toyota Motor Manufacturing - Texas plant, San Antonio, Texas
17 miles

Business and Industrial Parks served by Karnes Electric Cooperative:

Karnes City, Texas

Pleasanton, Texas

Industrial Ports:

Port of Corpus Christi, Texas
90 miles
Port of Victoria, Texas
50 miles
Laredo, Texas
115 miles
Pharr, Texas
155 miles
Brownsville, Texas
165 miles

Major Texas Cities:

Austin, Texas
95 miles
El Paso, Texas
600 miles
Houston, Texas
150 miles
Victoria, Texas
60 miles

International Airports:

San Antonio International Airport
55 miles
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
95 miles
Corpus Christi International Airport
80 miles

Highways (if mileage is not listed, the Highway is                       located within the Karnes Electric area):

Interstate Highway 10
30 miles
Interstate Highway 35
 
Interstate Highway 37
 
U.S. Highway 59 (Future NAFTA I-69)
20 miles
U.S. Highway 181
 

Rail:

Union Pacific Class I Railway (San Antonio to Corpus Christi)

Colleges / Universities:

Coastal Bend College
Pleasanton and Beeville
St. Mary's University
San Antonio
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, Kingsville and Laredo
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Texas State University
San Marcos
University of Houston
Victoria
University of Texas at San Antonio  

Recreation:

Choke Canyon Reservoir
 
Gulf of Mexico
70 miles
Texas Hill Country
80 miles
Professional Basketball, Baseball (Texas League), and Ice Hockey
20 miles

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Leroy T. Skloss; KEC General Manager

lskloss@karnesec.org


PO Box 7 • Karnes City, Texas 78118

888.807.3952 • 830.780.3952 • fax 830.780.2347

Karnes County Economic Development Corporation


(830) 583-3957

 

Live Oak County Community Development Corporation


(361) 449-2733 ext. 102

Wilson County Economic Development Foundation

(830) 393-7209


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1007 N. Highway 123 • Karnes City, Texas 78118
888.807.3952 • 830.780.3952 • 830.780.2347 (fax)

1824 West Goodwin • Pleasanton, Texas 78064
830.569.5538 • 830.569.4111 (fax) • KECPleasanton@karnesec.org