Editing Pflugerville, Texas (section)

===Pflugerville Community Development Corporation===
The Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC) has overseen economic development for the city since late 2009 as a Texas 4B Economic Development Corporation that collects a one-half cent sales tax on taxable goods purchased in the City of Pflugerville for the purpose of promoting economic development. The PCDC is a separate entity that reports to City Council.

In 2010, RRE Austin Solar broke ground on what will be one of the nation's largest solar farms, the 60 [[Megawatt|MW]] [[Pflugerville Solar Farm]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Center|url=http://www.rresolar.com/press_center.html|website=RRE Power|access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref> but as of July 2013 no significant construction had begun.

PCDC has helped to develop the 130 Commerce Center, at the corner of State Highway 130 and Pecan (FM 1825), an office park with [[FedEx]], [[TrackingPoint]], [[Community Impact Newspaper]], and D-bats, as well as two hotels and a conference center anticipated in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction to begin at 130 Commerce Center|url=http://www.pfdevelopment.com/2012/10/construction-begin-130-commerce-center/|website=Pflugerville Community Development Corporation|access-date=13 December 2015|date=23 October 2012}}</ref> EOS and Medway Plastics are planned tenants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Industrial 3D-Printing Technology Leader to Establish North American Headquarters In Pflugerville|url=http://www.pfdevelopment.com/2015/10/industrial-3d-printing-technology-leader-to-establish-north-american-headquarters-in-pflugerville/|website=Pflugerville Community Development Corporation|access-date=12 December 2015|date=27 October 2015}}</ref>
 
On August 6, 2013, the city agreed on a development deal with Harvest Family Entertainment to build the sixth and largest [[Hawaiian Falls]] water park just south of the intersection of State Highway 130 and State Highway 45 across from Stone Hill Town Center. The proposed $21 million endeavor would consist of a 15-acre water park along with a 5-acre adventure park that would become the largest water park in the company.<ref name="Impact">{{cite web|url=http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/pflugerville-inks-deal-to-build-water-park-by-may-2014/|title=Pflugerville inks deal to build water park by May 2014|author=JP Eichmiller|work=Community Impact|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=August 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825014703/http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/pflugerville-inks-deal-to-build-water-park-by-may-2014/|archive-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Austin">{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/business/waterpark-adventure-park-planned-for-pflugerville/nZGcR/|title=Waterpark, adventure park planned for Pflugerville|author=Gary Dinges|work=Statesmen.com|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=August 6, 2013}}</ref> Hawaiian Falls Pflugerville opened in June 2014. The operator of Hawaiian Falls water and adventure parks defaulted on the October 2015 payment for Hawaiian Falls Pflugerville, and requested a deferment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hawaiian Falls parent company misses lease payment|url=http://communityimpact.com/2015/11/11/hawaiian-falls-parent-company-misses-loan-payment/|publisher=Community Impact Newspaper|access-date=12 December 2015|date=11 November 2015}}</ref> The operator caught up with payments by December 18, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hawaiian Falls clears 2015 debt to city|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/hawaiian-falls-clears-2015-debt-to-city/np27b/|publisher=Austin American-Statesman|access-date=12 January 2016|date=11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hawaiian Falls no longer in default|url=http://communityimpact.com/2016/01/05/hawaiian-falls-no-longer-in-default/|publisher=Community Impact Newspaper|access-date=5 January 2016|date=5 January 2016}}</ref> but again defaulted on lease payments beginning in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barrios|first1=Nicole|title=Pflugerville official: Hawaiian Falls owes nearly $400,000|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/local/pflugerville-official-hawaiian-falls-owes-nearly-400-000/QCwv4FiRyVzXXa3hfS8VoM/|publisher=Austin American-Statesman|access-date=31 December 2016|date=13 December 2016}}</ref> The city began negotiations with [[Typhoon Texas]] to take over the water park lease.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Herrera|first1=Sebastian|title=Typhoon Texas to operate water park in Pflugerville|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/Typhoon-Texas-to-operate-water-park-in-10819447.php|publisher=Houston Chronicle|access-date=31 December 2016|date=27 December 2016}}</ref>

In 2020, [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] began construction on a distribution center in Pflugerville.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Kelsey |title=Pflugerville City Council approves Amazon economic agreement July 14 |url=https://communityimpact.com/austin/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/development/2020/07/14/updated-pflugerville-city-council-approves-amazon-economic-agreement-july-14/ |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=Community Impact Newspaper |date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> The distribution center has been reported to bring 1,000 full-time jobs and be one of the largest distribution centers in the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pflugerville City Council Approves PCDC Agreement with Amazon to Invest $250MM and Create 1,000 Full-Time Jobs |url=https://www.pfdevelopment.com/news/p/item/28358/pflugerville-city-council-approves-pcdc-agreement-with-amazon-to-invest-250mm-and-create-1000-fulltime-jobs |publisher=Pflugerville Community Development Corporation |access-date=20 November 2020 |date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> In partnership, the City Council signed an agreement in which Amazon agrees to invest $250M and create 1,000 fulltime jobs and the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation will use money earmarked for economic development to make additional roadway and intersection improvements along [[FM 1825|FM 1825/Pecan St]] to support the project.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sechler |first1=Bob |title=Amazon confirms 1,000-worker Pflugerville facility, to get $3.8M incentive deal |url=https://www.statesman.com/business/20200715/amazon-confirms-1000-worker-pflugerville-facility-to-get-38m-incentive-deal |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

[[Curative (company)|Curative, Inc.]] opened a lab in Pflugerville in 2020 bringing hundreds of jobs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Curative Inc to Bring Hundreds of Jobs to Pflugerville |url=https://www.pfdevelopment.com/news/p/item/29270/curative-inc-to-bring-hundreds-of-jobs-to-pflugerville |publisher=Pflugerville Community Development Corporation |access-date=20 November 2020 |date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> The company processes COVID-19 testing results.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Buchanan |first1=Taylor |title=Coronavirus testing lab Curative Inc. to open in Pflugerville, hire 300 employees |url=https://communityimpact.com/austin/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/business/2020/09/08/coronavirus-testing-lab-curative-inc-to-open-in-pflugerville-hire-300-employees/ |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=Community Impact Newspaper |date=September 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Asch |first1=Sarah |title=Curative lab brings jobs, coronavirus testing capacity to Pflugerville |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20200914/curative-lab-brings-jobs-coronavirus-testing-capacity-to-pflugerville |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=September 14, 2020}}</ref>