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As Lubbock, Texas continues to diversify, particularly in manufacturing, the Hub City provides the infrastructure for manufacturers to compete globally in sectors such as food technology and production, silicon wafer semiconductors, medical equipment, agricultural technology and more.

Leprino Foods, a world leader in mozzarella cheese production, opened a state-of-the-art 850,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lubbock in January 2025. At $1 billion, this is the largest single private capital investment in the city’s history, creating 600 jobs and an estimated $10 billion economic impact over the next 10 years. This facility also utilizes dairy farms across the South Plains to produce about one million pounds of cheese daily. As an agriculture-intensive region, the local workforce is a natural fit for food technology and production-based companies.

For over 75 years, the Simmons family has been moving water to farms, communities and commercial buildings. With cutting-edge pump turbine technology, SIMFLO and Simmons Pump & Supply manufacture and distribute 75 different types of pumps, along with replacement parts and accessories.

In 1960, J&B Industrial Services opened its doors to the Lubbock community with an aluminum foundry, manufacturing machined components for racing motorcycles. Soon after, demand for metal casting increased exponentially. In the following 25 years, the company created a full-service foundry organization, producing foundry patterns, tooling and a wide range of aluminum, bronze and iron castings. Today, J&B is a service organization that assists customers with all cast products. The local company’s foundry background has helped build its reputation as a “one-stop” shop for tooling, castings, machining and managing customers’ inventory.

At TrueNorth Steel, each highly fabricated and complex structure is a work of art. A top steel fabricator in the United States, TrueNorth Steel has created many impressive structures across the country and in Lubbock, including the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences. Each theatergoer is captivated by the awe-inspiring, gravity-defying spiral staircase and other unique features at this world-class venue. Other notable projects include the Anaheim Convention Center and the Staples Center. 

Johnson Controls Inc. is a global company leading the way in several different industries, such as smart building technology, HVAC systems and more. The company also has a manufacturing presence in Lubbock, where it develops fire protection and suppression solutions. With 325 employees, a facility of more than 220,000 square feet for assembly and specialized fabrication and Lubbock’s central location and interstate access, the Hub City has been a successful place for business for Johnson Controls.

X-FAB is one of the world’s leading specialty foundry groups for analog and mixed-signal semiconductor technologies. With a clear focus on automotive, industrial and medical applications, X-FAB has provided decades of manufacturing and strong design support services for integrated circuits (ICs) and other semiconductor devices used in products for a wide array of clients and customers.

Nearly 85% of the world’s eyeglass frames are produced in China. The United States has only four manufacturers in this sector, and Lubbock is home to one of them: Arbor Eyewear. The Hub City has been a strong base for the eyewear manufacturer because it can efficiently ship products to both coasts and because of Lubbock’s business-friendly community.

From global leaders in its field like Leprino Foods to longtime residents within Lubbock’s business community like Simmons Pump & Supply, manufacturing companies are welcomed to West Texas with peace of mind, knowing Lubbock, Texas has the resources, workforce and longevity to support each project from the production line to the shelf.