Parallel, one of the largest privately-held multi-state cannabis operators in the United States, selected San Marcos, Texas as the location to establish its new $25 million cannabis cultivation, processing, manufacturing, and flagship goodblendä Texas (formerly Surterra Texas) retail facility to meet the growing demand for medical cannabis across Texas. The region’s workforce was cited as a primary reason for its selection of San Marcos.
According to Chmura Economics & Analytics Jobs EQ, there is a labor force of over one million within a 30-mile radius of San Marcos.
“Parallel was primarily attracted to San Marcos because of its central location between San Antonio and Austin on the Texas Innovation Corridor (Interstate 35) and its ability to access a talented workforce. San Marcos offers great access to a diverse, talented workforce and the community’s culture is extremely welcoming and supportive,” said Marcus Ruark, President of goodblend Texas. “Having a new state-of-the-art cultivation, production and retail facility in the region will enable goodblend to expand upon our mission of improving the lives of Texans by offering the widest selection of cannabis-based medicines available in the state.”
The overall legal cannabis industry in America is valued at roughly $13.2 billion and projected to be worth $41 billion by 2025, according to a New Frontier Data Report. With added growth to the industry, goodblend’s new facility will ultimately create several hundred jobs in a wide range of roles including cultivation, manufacturing, analytical chemistry, formulation science, marketing, customer support, and retail. Goodblend intends to hire a diverse and inclusive workforce and offer its robust benefits package to all of its employees. A limited number of job positions will become available soon, with the bulk of the positions opening in the following months.
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