One of Taylor’s Oldest Manufacturers Is Growing — And the Story Behind It Matters

TAYLOR, Texas —
On the east side of Williamson County, where railroad roots and factory whistles helped build a town, something familiar is happening again.

Expansion.

Not the flashy, overnight kind — but the steady, earned kind. The kind that comes from decades of showing up, adapting, and believing in a place long before it was fashionable to do so.

That place is Taylor.
And that company is Baer Manufacturing.

For generations, Baer Manufacturing has been part of Taylor’s industrial backbone — quietly producing, employing, and contributing while the city grew around it. Now, one of Taylor’s oldest and largest manufacturers is stepping into its next chapter, announcing an expansion of its local operations.

And while it may not come with fireworks or ribbon cannons, make no mistake: this is the kind of growth that tells a much bigger story.

Baer Manufacturing isn’t new to Taylor. It’s one of those names locals recognize not because of billboards, but because of longevity.

Through economic cycles, industry shifts, and changing times, the company has remained anchored in the city — providing stable jobs and maintaining a physical presence that helped define Taylor’s manufacturing identity.

Now, with this expansion, Baer Manufacturing is doing something important:

It’s choosing to grow where it already belongs.

Rather than relocating or consolidating elsewhere, the company is reinvesting right here in Taylor — signaling confidence not just in its own future, but in the city’s trajectory as well.

Manufacturing expansions don’t just add square footage. They add momentum.

They mean:

But perhaps most importantly, expansions like this send a message:

Taylor isn’t just attracting new growth — it’s retaining and rewarding the businesses that built it. In a time when many historic manufacturers fade or move on, Baer Manufacturing is doubling down.

That matters.

Taylor has spent years redefining itself — balancing its historic identity with a future shaped by regional growth, infrastructure investment, and nearby mega-projects across Williamson County.

While much attention often goes to new arrivals, the real strength of a city shows up when long-established companies grow alongside it.

Baer Manufacturing’s expansion fits into a broader pattern happening across Taylor:

This isn’t growth for growth’s sake.
It’s continuity.

There’s something quietly reassuring about watching a long-standing local company expand — not because it has to, but because it can.

It suggests planning.
It suggests optimism.
It suggests roots that run deep enough to support what comes next.

As construction moves forward and the expansion takes shape, Baer Manufacturing’s story becomes part of Taylor’s evolving narrative — one where the past and future meet not at a crossroads, but at a continuation.

Sometimes the most meaningful growth stories aren’t the loudest.

They’re the ones that feel familiar…
and still manage to surprise you.

More to come.