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City Leaders Tout Corporate Relocation
Airco Mechanical to bring 400 jobs to Round Rock.

ROUND ROCK, TX -- City officials Thursday announced the relocation of Airco Mechanical to Round Rock from its Austin base, which will bring 400 jobs into the local economy.
The commercial and residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) firm is investing millions of dollars to revamp an existing facility as its new base, officials said.
“We know we aren’t the only option for a business location, but we work very hard to be a welcoming community for great businesses like Airco Mechanical, and are thrilled that they chose to move their headquarters to Round Rock,” the city’s mayor, Alan McGraw, said in a prepared statement.
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Founded in Austin in 1984, Airco Mechanical is owned by Direct Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based Centrica, PLC. The new Round Rock headquarters will be located within a 47,000-square-foot building on Interstate 35 frontage roadway.
Chip Chambliss, the company’s general manager and a longtime resident of Round Rock, touted the geographic advantages of the new locale.
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‘The new location is visible from the interstate, gives us easy access to toll roads and room to grow in the future,” he said in a statement. “We are happy to be part of the Round Rock business community and look forward to continue to provide exceptional service to our Central Texas customers.”
The Round Rock Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in effecting the relocation, working many months behind the scenes to ensure the move.
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