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Entries for September 2010

McALLEN — City leaders hired a consultant last month to help them attract a top-flight retailer that may occupy the current site of Boeye Reservoir. While McAllen already boasts numerous big-box stores, the city wants to attract a more select breed for the location near La Plaza Mall and Expres...

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TULSA – Retail development consultants Retail Attractions LLC has landed its first Texas municipal contract, a 25-month deal to help the city of McAllen attract more specialty stores. Retail Attractions owner Rickey Hayes expects this to jump-start a broad expansion into the Lone Star State, the...

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CLAREMORE — City of Claremore Economic Developer Rickey Hayes yesterday confirmed the closing of a deal between Spirit Bank and a western Oklahoma developer which could breath new life into the long-stalled Oklahoma Plaza project. “As of Friday, Tapp Development of Edmond, Okla. has purchased a ...

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McAllen, Texas, has been recently recognized by the likes of Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines as a city on the rise. Known as a retail hub for south Texas and with a heavy, proven cross-border market draw, McAllen easily supports a retail market larger cities covet. But city leaders are listeni...

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