McElroy Metal became the first tenant in Lockhart's new 75-acre industrial park on SH 130 in 2020. Working with the Lockhart Economic Development Corporation, McElroy Metal is building a state-of-the-art facility that will manufacture metal building components to spec for its customers. McElroy Metal chose Lockhart due to its proximity to the high-growth Austin-San Antonio Corridor where it believes its products will be in great demand in the future.