A 33-year-old Fort Worth aerospace defense manufacturer is expanding with a new location that will nearly triple its space.
InterConnect Wiring has leased 136,000 square feet at 4901 Mercantile Drive in the Mercantile Center, on the city’s north side, to expand operations to meet increasing demand driven by increased defense spending and domestic aerospace manufacturing. Mercantile Partners owns the property, which is managed by Mercantile Corp.
InterConnect manufactures military aerospace electrical wiring harnesses, cockpit panels, circuit breaker panels, fiber optic cable assemblies, ground support equipment and sheet metal assemblies for blue chip companies such as Lockheed Martin, Bell, Boeing, L3 Harris and Northrop Grumman. It has been growing, recently unveiling a major expansion in production capabilities with the addition of a new sheet metal line.
The company was started in Fort Worth in 1993 by the brother and sister team of John Ashour and Clare McGarrey. The company, which had 200 employees as of June 2025, is currently located at 5024 W. Vickery Blvd., a location it purchased in 1998.
Kirk Kelly and Blake Grable of Transwestern represented InterConnect in the lease.
“InterConnect’s expansion highlights the growing demand for highly specialized industrial space in Fort Worth, particularly from aerospace and defense users,” said Kelly, in a news release. “This facility offers the infrastructure necessary to support complex production while positioning the company for continued growth in a highly strategic market.”
The Fort Worth area is home to more than 600 aerospace and defense-related companies, including major employers like Bell and Lockheed Martin.
InterConnect Wiring has received numerous awards over the years, including being named the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year in 2015.
Aviation and defense technology is a major component of the North Texas economy.
Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott designated Fort Worth as the aviation and defense capital of Texas.
Bob Francis is business editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at bob.francis@fortworthreport.org.
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