Tomball breaks ground on Business and Technology Park

"We are very excited to be breaking ground today," TEDC's Executive Director Kelly Violette said. "We at the TEDC are working very hard to keep on top of all the companies interested in moving to the site. We have so much interest from a number of different companies. Some want to buy the whole site and some are looking at buying 2-3 acres."

Violette said most of the interest is from oil and gas companies, but there is also interest from software development firms.

"It is a business and technology park, so having software development type firms would be a nice addition we hope to have at the site," Violette said.

The TEDC has hired Colliers International to market the sale of the park.

"We have primarily been marketing it as a master-planned business park with variable lot sizes that can accommodate a number of different uses," Violette said.

The site has been cleared so construction on the roadways, drainage channel and utilities can begin. Violette said construction will be split into two phases and will go out for bid within the next two months. The TEDC will select a contractor with the best bid to complete the construction. The first phase will include the construction of the drainage channel and detention pond. The second phase will include roadway construction and installing utility lines. The Business and Technology Park is slated for completion in mid-2015, Violette said.