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Walgreens & Starbucks

Filed under: Business & Finance, Forney News — Josh at 6:38 am on Friday, March 30, 2007

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If you’ve seen the dirt being moved around near the Cold Stone and the Cingular Store, between there and the new Chase that’s under construction, that’s where Walgreens will be relatively soon.

Also, I’ve gotten fairly solid confirmation that the Starbucks will be in the building in Shafer Plaza that is currently closest to Highway 80 - the one with the drive-through cut-out on the south side (the side that faces the highway). Rumors put the grand opening anywhere from April to June.
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Chick-Fil-A, Sport Clips, Hong Kong Express, Chase & More

Filed under: Commercial Real Estate, Forney News — Josh at 7:16 am on Thursday, March 29, 2007

There’s a long list of updates this morning, which is great! After a fairly slow time around the Christmas holiday, construction has really picked back up in Forney. Current projects that are confirmed and under construction are: Chick-Fil-A (near Capital One, Highway 80 & 548), Sport Clips (Shafer Plaza, near Coldstone, Hwy 80 & 548), Hong Kong Express (Shafer Plaza, near Coldstone), a Chase bank (Between Coldstone & Highway 80, Shafer Plaza), Overtime Sports Cafe (near Peak Physical Therapy, Hwy 80 & Pinson), Joe’s Pizza & Pasta (also near Peak Physical Therapy, Hwy 80 & Pinson) and Mustang Crossing Dental Care (Shafer Plaza, near Coldstone, Hwy 80 & 548). For more specifics, read on…
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Hong Kong Express Coming Soon

Filed under: Business & Finance — Josh at 10:55 pm on Friday, March 9, 2007

Well, it’s not the Taco Bell or other Mexican food take-out that everyone’s asking for these days, but there is a new fast food restaurant coming to town - Hong Kong Express will be coming soon to Shafer Plaza, in the space next to Cold Stone Creamery, near the Sonic on FM-548.
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Forney ISD School Board Moving to Place Bond for 2nd High School on May Ballot

Filed under: Education, Schools & Family, Government & Politics — Josh at 10:38 pm on Monday, March 5, 2007

In what became a 3+ hour meeting with a record-breaking turnout of 90-100 members of the public attending and 17 members of the public presenting opinions, the Forney ISD School Board tonight voted 6-to-1 to direct the FISD administration to prepare a resolution to place a bond election on the May 12th, 2007 ballot. This resolution will be formally approved at a special board meeting on Friday, March 9th at 8AM.
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Outer Loop Highway Route Proposed in Rockwall County

Filed under: Government & Politics, Real Estate & Neighborhoods — Josh at 1:34 pm on Sunday, March 4, 2007

Did anyone catch this article in today’s Dallas Morning News? It discusses the new “Outer Loop Highway” that will connect I-35 in Denton County to I-20 in Kaufman County. It mainly focuses on Rockwall County, and specifically, Fate and Royse City, but it has some interesting implications for Forney.
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