Trojan Steel - Manufacturing Facility

Trojan Steel is building a 103,144 square foot manufacturing facility on Hi Fam Road in Stephenville, Erath County. The project, filed under the name Trojan Steel - Manufacturing Facility, involves the new construction of a pre-engineered metal building designed to produce steel decking and joists. The structure includes 2,500 square feet of office space and locker rooms, supporting the new production line. Jason Ormsby is the owner of record for this privately funded development.

The estimated cost for the project is $12,000,000, which calculates to $116 per square foot. This cost per square foot is below the county median of $191 for similar new construction filings in Erath County. However, the total estimated cost is above the county median of $1,000,000, placing the project in the top quarter of recent filings for its type. The scheduled build window from start to finish is 285 days, which is longer than the county median of 212 days.

Michael Andrew is the registered accessibility specialist for this project. The registration with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation was completed in February 2025, with plan review also finished in that month. Construction was scheduled to begin in March 2025. The filing indicated a completion date of December 2025. TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

Local Context

Stephenville is located in Erath County, a region with a population of about 30,873 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 76401. The median household income in this area is $60,864, and the median owner-occupied home value is $252,000. The housing market is mostly owner-occupied, with 13,826 housing units recorded. Other recent construction projects in the area include the Cowboy Corner Travel Center and the Erath County Dispatch and EOC, though these differ in scope and type from the Trojan Steel manufacturing facility.

The Erath County unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier, according to FRED data. This labor market context exists alongside the private development activity in the county. The Trojan Steel project stands as a significant industrial addition to the local infrastructure, focusing specifically on steel components rather than residential or commercial retail spaces.