AT THE CENTER OF TEXAS' EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY CLUSTER
Learn why businesses from around the globe are coming to the Brazos Valley
Anchored by the Cities of Bryan and College Station and home to Texas A&M University, the Brazos Valley is a 21st-century region providing access to a highly-educated workforce, a low-cost business environment, and a wonderful quality of life. It makes Providence Park one of the best places to launch, grow, and locate your business.
The Brazos Valley provides numerous strategic advantages for the biotechnology industry, including our connectivity to the state of Texas and far beyond. Become part of the hotbed of engineering, agricultural, and biomedical innovations in the Texas Triangle with access to an exceptional labor pool and the research and talent pipeline of Texas A&M University.
12%
Lower Cost of Living than the National Average
(BrazosValleyEDC)
#1
Best Small Places for Business and Careers in Texas
(Forbes)
2
Miles to Texas A&M University
#1
Fastest Job Growth Rate in Texas in Mid-Sized Metro Areas
(Business Facilities)
THE BRAZOS VALLEY is a high-growth area at the center of the Texas Triangle. By 2050 approximately 35 million people, or 70% of the population of Texas, will live in the metropolitan areas that compose the Texas Triangle, a globally competitive megaregion. The demographic information presented below is for the College Station - Bryan MSA.
The Brazos Valley’s location gives companies significant advantages. Unique connectivity to four of the largest metros in the U.S. will place your business in the center of the vast majority of the state’s 29 million residents. By 2050, more than 35 million people are projected to live in the Texas Triangle megaregion of Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston, which also includes Austin. Access to the Port of Houston’s global distribution network, rail-served sites and one of the fastest internet highways in the nation with up to 1 gigabit per second download speed makes it easy to reach the state, the nation, and the world.
Leverage the strength of Texas A&M University’s
world-renowned doctors and researchers
#1
Total University Research Expenditures in Texas;
Top 20 in the U.S.
(National Science Foundation)
$1.131B
In Annual Research Expenditures (FY20)
(Texas A&M University Division of Research)
#1
In National Science Foundation Funding in Texas; Top 5 in the U.S.
(National Science Foundation)
