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Walmart

South Dallas Economic Expansion Beginning With New Walmart

Shopping in your own neighborhood. For many North Texans, it’s a retail reality.

2012/12/19

(credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Swarovski)

City Approves Deal For New $17M L’Oreal Distribution Center

Wednesday morning the Dallas City Council gave all the necessary approvals to move ahead with the construction of a new $17 million L’Oreal USA distribution center in South Dallas.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/26

Republican Presidential hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a function. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Perry To Take Economic Development Trip To Italy

Gov. Rick Perry and his wife Anita are headed to Italy for an economic development mission.
The governor’s office said Friday that the Perrys will leave Sept. 4 and return Sept. 12

2012/08/31

American Airlines Center, Dallas

Dallas Boosting Development With Tax Increment Financing

Dallas City Hall thinks taxpayer financing for property owners near the American Airlines Center will be a good deal—not just for those property owners, but for taxpayers and for small businesses across the Trinity River.

2012/04/30

Location of the newly-renovated Villas by the Park apartment complex in southeast Fort Worth.

Residents, Officials Hope Apartment Renovations Will Curb Crime, Spur Development

Sitting in folding chairs in a newly-renovated apartment building Monday, city leaders joined federal and state housing administrators in applauding the grant-funded updates to the Fort Worth apartment complex.

2011/11/28

City of Arlington Logo

Downtown Arlington Seeing Resurgence

They are a new young team, and they were facing a challenge during the 2011 World Series. It wasn’t the Texas Rangers. The team is a group of buisness owners in a resurgent downtown Arlington.

2011/10/31

An earth mover goes through tons of debris. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Divided Council Approves Controversial Dallas Waste Flow Plan

A divided Dallas City Council approved a controversial plan that will make all the city’s trash flow through southern Dallas on its way to the landfill.

2011/09/28

(credit: cityofdenton.com)

North Texas City Soon Offering $50K Business Incentive

The City of Denton is offering a financial ‘carrot’ to attract more businesses to its downtown area. And with $50,000 up for grabs the lure seems to be working.

2011/09/27

The Statler Hilton, in the east end of Downtown Dallas.

Committee Recommends $16M In Tax Money For Statler Hilton Redevelopment

A City Council committee formally recommended giving a private developer up to $16 million in property tax money to go toward renovating the Statler Hilton on the edge of downtown during a meeting Wednesday.

CBSDFW.COM–2011/06/06

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