economic development
Fort Worth could soon have its very own Riverwalk, and the residents who live near the Trinity River might want to invest in a boat, canoe, or kayak. Community leaders gathered Thursday for a candid conversation on the challenges of navigating $403 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ flood control projects while implementing a…
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A real estate brokerage, development, and construction company is coming to the South Dallas/Fair Park area, Dallas officials announced Tuesday. Shekinah Legacy Holdings received about $650,000 in economic development incentives from Dallas’ Small Business Center to relocate to a now-vacant building at 1708 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and revitalize the neighborhood at the corner…
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The Dallas City Council approved a contract to pay HR&A Advisors $1.2 million to help with economic and historic preservation policies — services that District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said city staff should be performing. HR&A Advisors already earned $1 million to draft the city’s Economic Development Policy and will stay on for another year…
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A $3 billion reconstruction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas is on the horizon, and elected officials have a lot of unanswered questions. During a Feb. 7 joint meeting of the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure and Economic Development committees, the Dallas City Councilmember and voters who approved Proposition A in November got a…
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The City of Frisco is accepting applications through Feb. 10 to serve on what might be one of the most important volunteer boards in the booming municipality’s immediate future. City planners are updating Frisco’s comprehensive land use plan, specifically looking at the best use for 16 percent of the undeveloped property within the city limits. …
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