TEXARKANA, Texas — TexAmericas Center and Potentia Development have announced continued progress on Project Big Pine, a 500-acre mission-critical infrastructure platform planned within TexAmericas Center in Bowie County, Texas.
Designed for data centers, AI infrastructure and other power-intensive industrial users, the campus-scale project is being positioned to meet growing demand for sites that offer speed-to-power, development certainty and long-term expansion capacity.
The development carries an estimated $3.5 billion projected investment and is expected to support approximately 120 permanent jobs at full operational scale. With initial due diligence completed and surveys underway, the project has advanced into active development execution.
Located on the Texas side of the Texarkana metropolitan area, Project Big Pine is planned for phased delivery and structured around one of the most critical requirements for modern industrial users — reliable power availability aligned with operational timelines.
The campus is being designed with a behind-the-meter prime power strategy paired with battery storage, creating a pathway to accelerate energization timelines while maintaining long-term utility scalability. The project has also entered the utility study and queue process with Southwestern Electric Power Company (AEP-SWEPCO) within the Southwest Power Pool territory for future transmission access and phased power augmentation. A 345-kV transmission line directly borders the site.
“The first question serious users and infrastructure investors ask is simple: when can the power turn on?” said Carl Quesinberry, CEO of Potentia Development. “Project Big Pine is being structured to answer that question with greater certainty, greater control and greater flexibility than many competing sites in the market today. We are targeting 24 to 30 months to energize.”
In addition to power infrastructure, the site offers robust natural gas access, regional water resources capable of supporting large-scale industrial demand, and high-capacity fiber connectivity suitable for hyperscale and latency-sensitive operations.
Project Big Pine also benefits from a layered incentive package that includes:
- Foreign Trade Zone No. 258
- Opportunity Zone designation
- New Markets Tax Credit eligibility
- No municipal property taxes
- No Freeport taxes
- Multiple-jurisdiction Goods-In-Transit exemption
- Texas Enterprise Zone designation
- Texas Large Data Center Sales and Use Tax Exemption
TexAmericas Center’s role as the single local permitting authority is another key competitive advantage, helping streamline approvals and create a more efficient entitlement process than many primary-market locations.
“Project Big Pine reflects the kind of forward-looking, infrastructure-ready development that today’s mission-critical users demand,” said Scott Norton, CEO of TexAmericas Center. “By combining speed-to-power strategies with our coordinated entitlement environment and scalable expansion capacity, we are positioning TexAmericas Center and the Texarkana region to compete for some of the most transformative commercial investments in the country.”
Project Big Pine is intended to serve companies seeking a strategic location where energy planning, industrial development approvals and infrastructure coordination can move in step with capital deployment.
TexAmericas Center is one of the nation’s largest advanced manufacturing, logistics and rail-served industrial parks and is consistently recognized among the top industrial parks in the United States.
About TexAmericas Center
Located on the Texas side of the Texarkana metropolitan area, TexAmericas Center owns and operates a premier industrial park, which is one of the largest advanced manufacturing, logistics, innovation and rail-oriented industrial parks in the United States. With roughly 12,000 development-ready acres of land and approximately 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial product, TexAmericas Center services four states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas). As the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)over all development processes on the property, TexAmericas Center helps companies save 12 to 18 months of public review time, leading to faster Speed-To-Occupancy.
For six consecutive years, Business Facilities magazine has ranked TexAmericas Center among the top 10 industrial parks in thecountry, most recently ranked No. 5 in 2025. TexAmericas Center has also been named one of Trade & Industry Development’s America’s Top Site, recognizing its readiness, infrastructure, and ability to support complex industrial projects. Tenants appreciate an impressive transportation corridor that uses multiple state highways, interstates, air freight, and rail lines to disperse from a central U.S. location. Additionally, Expansion Solutions has recognized TexAmericas Center’s QSP (Qualified Site Program) as the No. 1 certified site program in the Southern U.S.
Seven rail lines converge on the Texarkana region and TexAmericas Center hosts an on-site 350-car rail yard and has over 30-miles of rail running through its properties. TAC Rail services include transload as well as rail car storage and spotting. TexAmericas Center has also been added to Union Pacific’s Focus Sites Program, becoming one of only 32 sites in the U.S. to receive this prestigious designation.
TexAmericas Center also offers third-party logistics (3PL) services to assist companies with inventory management, warehousing,and fulfillment needs. Combining a “Flex Lease” with 3PL services gives companies seeking to expand or make first-time investment in the region an easier path to start operations
The organization completed construction on a 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art speculative building in 2021; the building was sold in 2022. In total, the organization has built and transacted over 240,000 sq. ft. in three spec projects. TexAmericas Center has the capability to lease, build-to-suit, or facilitate greenfield owner-constructed projects in a timely, efficient manner.
All of TexAmericas Center’s property is a designated US Opportunity Zone, New Market Tax Credit Census Tract, EB5 – Immigration through Investment area, Foreign Trade Zone (#258), and a Texas Enterprise Zone. TexAmericas Center has the operatingcapabilities of a municipality but functions like a traditional real estate development company, offering customized real estate, logistics, incentive and financing solutions. For more information about TexAmericas Center, visit TexAmericasCenter.com.
