Category: Economic Development

Capital Investment in Southern Dallas with Effie Dennsion

Effie Dennison, Senior Vice President, Director of Community Development & Corporate Responsibility at Texas Capital Bank was our guest for this episode. Ms. Dennison discusses strategic investments made by Texas Capital in Southern Dallas, which include a branch in West Dallas and support in the new Red Bird development.

The Allen Group releases statement regarding NCTCOG Southern Dallas Development Plan

The Allen Group releases statement regarding NCTCOG Southern Dallas Development Plan

The North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Department has released a Master Plan Initiative regarding development in Southern Dallas County.  This is not the same thing as the Master Plan that Dallas County Commissioners were attempting to institute some months back.  Below is a statement by The Allen Group,...

Save-A-Lot opens new Southern Dallas location at Crest Shopping Center

Save-A-Lot opens new Southern Dallas location at Crest Shopping Center

On Tuesday, Save-A-Lot held a “Dollar Cutting” ceremony for their newest store at Crest Shopping Center in the Lancaster-Kiest Corridor. The store is completely new construction and replaces an abandoned theater, located at 2611 South Lancaster. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway were both on...

Stand alone Chick-Fil-A headed to Wheatland Town Crossing

Stand alone Chick-Fil-A headed to Wheatland Town Crossing

I can taste the Chicken Biscuits already. Progress is coming along nicely with the new Chick-Fil-A going up on Wheatland just off Hampton (near I-20). I’m told that the waffle fries should be ready sometime in August. This location means that the Chick-Fil-A shop at Southwest Center Mall will most...

D Magazine/Shawn Williams: Saving Old Red Bird Mall

D Magazine/Shawn Williams: Saving Old Red Bird Mall

In this month’s D Magazine, there’s an article written by yours truly where I talk about the plight of Southwest Center/Red Bird Mall.  You can read Saving Old Red Bird Mall at the D Magazine site (MAKE SURE TO GO PICK UP A FEW COPIES).  Thanks to Tim Rogers at...

Photo Post: Last Week’s Get Into the City

Photo Post: Last Week’s Get Into the City

Here are the sights from the Belmont Hotel Dallas and “Get Into the City” last week.  Plenty of food, plenty of fun, and congrats to Starsky and Kristin Hall who won a free night stay in a Garden Suite.  They are celebrating an anniversary this week.

Convention Center Hotel Message to a Friend

Convention Center Hotel Message to a Friend

I was responding to a message from a friend this morning and figured I’d post what I typed on the blog. Shawn, Just read your latest post. Why is the hotel so important? I don’t live in Dallas and I don’t have a say but what is it expected to...

This Is Our City: RIP Dallas Video brings people together to stop Props 1 & 2

This Is Our City: RIP Dallas Video brings people together to stop Props 1 & 2

Hat Tip to Mike Davis of Dallas Progress for turning me on to this R.I.P Dallas produced video in the spirit of “Yes We Can.” I saw a few friends of Dallas South in the video, including Ms. Jan Gore and District 5 City Council Candidate Tiffinni Young. The refrain...

Southwest Center Mall Urban Land Institute Use Study announced to nervous tenants

Southwest Center Mall Urban Land Institute Use Study announced to nervous tenants

On Thursday, tenants at Southwest Center Mall were briefed about the Urban Land Institute Use Study commissioned by the Dallas City Council last week. The city will pay $120,000 to try to figure out what to do with the struggling retail outlet. Edna Pemberton lead the meeting of current and...

Convention Center Hotel “Vote No” Launches first television ad, plus Q & A from Mayor Tom Leppert

Convention Center Hotel “Vote No” Launches first television ad, plus Q & A from Mayor Tom Leppert

It looks like “Vote No Dallas” has come out of it’s shell and is going on the offensive against the attack ads launched by Vote Yes. Here’s their first television ad and content from a Question and Answer document that accompanied the letter from Mayor Leppert that was posted here...