Economic Development
Following a lively discussion Jan. 25, Dallas City Council members adopted an amended economic development policy and incentive framework in an effort to recruit and retain businesses. The Economic Development Policy was drafted in 2021, with updates proposed late last year. The changes approved Wednesday communicate the city’s priority areas for development by establishing zones…
Creating infrastructure for housing and commercial development, and providing fast and simple tax abatements to incentivize businesses emerged as priorities during a Dallas City Council discussion on the city’s economic development policy last week. The city council is set to adopt revisions to the 2021 economic development policy at a Dec. 14 meeting. This year…
A hot, sweaty Friday groundbreaking seemed the perfect bookend to Dallas Midtown’s four years of sweating through politics and planning. It’s not that the city didn’t want it — heck, the renderings and plans are a wonderful and productive reimagining of what had become another tumbledown mall unable to compete in today’s retail environment. Given…
Why the Dallas City Council won’t approve a truly low income development near Fair Park: politics.
I am writing this without my glasses because I am so eager to get it up. Last summer, we visited Reno, Nevada and I jut fell in love. A mere two hour direct flight from DFW, we landed at a small airport with caring employees, no rigamarole, and we were at our home and drinking…
