Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: WTAW - Interviews
Episode: Brazos County commission approves an economic development agreement for a new industrial gas manufacturing plant
Description: This podcast contains comments from Brazos County commissioner Bentley Netlles during the March 24, 2026 commission meeting.Brazos County commissioners follow action by the Bryan city council in agreeing to provide property tax breaks for the world's largest privately owned producer of industrial gases.At Tuesday's commission meeting (March 24), unanimous approval was given to the agreement where German based Messer Corporation will build a $60 million dollar facility in northeast Bryan that will provide liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen to industries in Brazos County.The county's agreement is over a five year period starting in 2028. Messer will...