Industrial Electric Manufacturing, known as IEM, selected Brooks in San Antonio for a planned $200 million advanced manufacturing campus. The company makes engineered power-distribution systems used in data centers, healthcare, energy and advanced manufacturing—sectors that are all experiencing large electrical infrastructure demand.
One Million Square Feet
The planned operation is expected to total about one million square feet, making it a major industrial addition to the Brooks development. IEM has said the San Antonio location will help expand its production capacity as customers order more complex power equipment for energy-intensive facilities.
3,000 Jobs by 2030
The project is expected to create approximately 3,000 jobs by 2030. Local reporting describes it as the largest job-generating economic-development project secured by San Antonio in more than two decades. Positions are expected to span manufacturing, engineering, logistics and corporate functions.
Public Incentives
The project was assembled with support from local and state economic-development organizations. Incentives include a Bexar County tax abatement and a Texas Enterprise Fund grant tied to job creation. Brooks has also invested heavily in infrastructure over the past decade to prepare the former military property for private development.
Construction Details Still to Come
IEM has selected the location, but detailed construction and hiring schedules are still expected. That distinction matters: the project is a committed economic-development announcement, while exact building phases and procurement dates remain to be released. The factory’s product line makes the project especially notable for the electrical industry because it will manufacture the distribution equipment needed by many of the large projects driving current construction demand.
Project at a Glance
Industrial Electric Manufacturing, known as IEM, selected Brooks in San Antonio for a planned $200 million advanced manufacturing campus. The company makes engineered power-distribution systems used in data centers, healthcare, energy and advanced manufacturing—sectors that are all experiencing large electrical infrastructure demand. The planned operation is expected to total about one million square feet, making it a major industrial addition to the Brooks development. IEM has said the San Antonio location will help expand its production capacity as customers order more complex power equipment for energy-intensive facilities. The project is expected to create approximately 3,000 jobs by 2030. Local reporting describes it as the largest job-generating economic-development project secured by San Antonio in more than two decades. Positions are expected to span manufacturing, engineering, logistics and corporate functions. The project was assembled with support from local and state economic-development organizations. Incentives include a Bexar County tax abatement and a Texas Enterprise Fund grant tied to job creation. Brooks has also invested heavily in infrastructure over the past decade to prepare the former military property for private development. IEM has selected the location, but detailed construction and hiring schedules are still expected. That distinction matters: the project is a committed economic-development announcement, while exact building phases and procurement dates remain to be released. The factory’s product line makes the project especially notable for the electrical industry because it will manufacture the distribution equipment needed by many of the large projects driving current construction demand.
Why the Project Is in the News Now
The key development reported this week is the project milestone described in the opening of this article. That milestone changes the project from its prior stage and provides a clearer view of its current scope, schedule or path toward construction. The figures and dates above reflect the latest publicly reported information available this week.
Project Status
As of 2026-08-25, this project is at the stage described above. The latest reporting from Axios San Antonio provides the current public milestone. Schedules, budgets and scopes on major construction programs can change as design, permitting, procurement and field work advance. iBidElectric will track later construction milestones when new verified information becomes available.
Source: Axios San Antonio. Article independently summarized and written by iBidElectric from current project reporting.
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