CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx \u2014 A popular Houston-based bakery is proposing a major expansion into Corpus Christi that could bring more than 120 jobs to the westside \u2014 but the project hinges on city funding.<\/p>\n
El Bolillo Bakery wants to convert a vacant former Walgreens on Morgan Avenue into a large-scale production and distribution facility with a retail bakery. The project carries an investment of more than $6 million.<\/p>\n
El Bolillo Bakery eyes Corpus Christi expansion that could bring more than 120 jobs to westside<\/p>\n
To help make it happen, El Bolillo is asking the Corpus Christi Type B Corporation for up to $363,000 in economic development incentives. The funding would go toward equipment, fixtures and infrastructure for the new facility.<\/p>\n
The Type B Corporation can approve the incentive as requested, change the terms or amount, or reject it entirely.<\/p>\n
El Bolillo estimates the expansion would create up to 121 full-time positions and generate approximately $3.6 million in new annual payroll.<\/p>\n
Alex Garcia, vice president of the Westside Business Association, said the project is exactly the kind of opportunity the area needs.<\/p>\n
“If they bring jobs to the area, that’s what it’s about because there’s so many people that are in need,” Garcia said.<\/p>\n
Garcia said the bakery could also serve as a stepping stone for workers looking to build a career.<\/p>\n
“Maybe starting here, moving up and growing with the company\u2026” Garcia said.<\/p>\n
For residents on the westside, the hope is straightforward: more business, more jobs and a new use for a property that has been sitting empty.<\/p>\n
El Bolillo says it expects the Corpus Christi facility to be up and running in 2027 if the project is approved.<\/p>\n
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