
World’s Largest Toolmaker Picks Texas to Host High-Tech Plant for Iconic Brand
by Candace Carlisle | CoStarGroup.com The world's largest toolmaker, Stanley Black & Decker, has bought land in North Texas to build its first Craftsman manufacturing plant since it bought the division from retailer Sears in 2017, with Lone Star State real estate reflecting a corporate push to rejuvenate a well-known American brand. The company acquired a nearly 40-acre tract in Fort Worth, Texas, to build the high-tech plant that will eventually make tools for mechanics usin