economic development

A master plan from the Texas Department of Transportation promises a new focus on projects in Fort Worth and the surrounding area.

The city council rezoned more than 65 acres in southwest Terrell, giving the green light for a developer to move forward with plans to build dozens of new homes.

Demolition of the long-vacant Tri-City Hospital began Tuesday. Residents have fought for years for the removal of what they call an "eyesore" and public safety hazard for the area.

Fort Worth’s reputation as a center for aviation-related businesses took a step forward June 24 when the City Council agreed to an expansion of a lease with MTU Maintenance, which will make a $120 million investment as part of a 30-year lease and create one of the largest aircraft engine maintenance and testing facilities in North America.

Brookfield Properties, the owner of Town East Mall in Mesquite, was facing foreclosure on a nearly $160.3 million loan.

Main Event, a chain with locations across Texas and the U.S., will open a venue in the space that's been vacant since 2021. City leaders say it's an "important catalyst" for Town East Mall.

DART and the Urban Land Institute hosted the inaugural Transit Oriented Development Summit this week.

The city is offering a 50% rebate on Macy's local sales tax to keep the anchor store at Town East Mall for at least five more years.

The City Sports complex — a one-story, 83,620-square-foot facility that will be built on nearly 8 acres at 401 Golden Triangle Blvd. — will be located at the northwest corner of Keller Sports Park, currently under renovation.

It's the central question in a new Dallas Business Journal article: "Sundance Square is a Fort Worth icon, so why's it so hard to find out what's going on there?"

The Texas-based grocery chain purchased land in Dallas. This location will be the first H-E-B in the city.

The company will move into the newly opened Bridge Labs, a laboratory space on the Pegasus Park campus in West Dallas.