By Heather M. Goodwin | hgoodwin@starlocalmedia.com | The Colony Courier-Leader Changes are coming to The Colony Chamber of Commerce, and its new leader hopes it will allow members to get more out of the organization. “There are definitely a lot of changes coming,” said Robyn Bowers, president of the chamber board. “I want to see […]
The checkout area at the the Nebraska Furniture Mart is shown Jan. 14 in The Colony. by Diane Baxter | Director of Communications and Tourism City of The Colony Wow! Look at all the growth in The Colony. From new development to road construction, the city is flourishing. Growing pains come with all of this […]
Korri Kezar | kkezar@bizjournalscom | Dallas Business Journal A 115-room, 6-story Hampton Inn and Suites has broken ground at the Grandscape development in The Colony. Nebraska Furniture Mart is spending $1.5 billion to anchor and develop Grandscape, which will stretch across 433 acres. Its first phase includes two Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) hotels developed by […]
Posted by LewisvilleTexan Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant announced this week that on February 15th, it’s location on 2520 S. I-35E in Lewisville will close its doors. The property has been purchased through eminent domain by the Texas Department of Transportation for use in the Interstate 35 expansion project. The state’s purchase price was not listed as […]
Candace Carlisle | ccarlisle@bizjournals.com | Dallas Business Journal After promises that shelves would begin to be stocked at Nebraska Furniture Mart’s new North Texas store in The Colony, work began Wednesday on filling the 560,000-square-foot retail showroom with appliances, furniture and electronics. The retail showroom will anchor the $1.5 billion, 433-acre Grandscape development and is […]
Deanna Dewberry | @Deanna_Dewberry | NBCDFW.com Nebraska Furniture Mart, the largest home furnishing store in North America, is opening its biggest retail space to date this spring in The Colony. Nebraska Furniture Mart, the largest home furnishing store in North America, is opening its biggest retail space to date this spring in The Colony. The […]
Dallas.citybizlist.com Jackson-Shaw marked the construction of the Marriott Courtyard in The Colony with a groundbreaking ceremony and luncheon on October 30. More than 50 guests joined on-site at the final phase of Cascades at The Colony, located along Sam Rayburn Tollway and two miles west of the Dallas North Tollway. The Jackson-Shaw Foundation is making […]
By Heather M. Goodwin | hgoodwin@starlocalmedia.com | The Colony Courier-Leader On Oct. 7, Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM)’s director of human resources, Megan Berry Barlow, spoke to Griffin Middle School and Lakeview Middle School AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) sixth, seventh and eighth grade students about the company and the strategies they implemented to make the […]
Candace Carlisle | ccarlisle@bizjournals.com | Dallas Business Journal Dallas-based real estate development firm Jackson-Shaw plans to begin construction on its third Marriott hotel at Cascades at The Colony — a five-story, 125-room Marriott Courtyard. This new hotel on the Sam Rayburn Tollway, about two miles west of the Dallas North Tollway, signals the final phase […]
Natalie Grigson, Staff Writer | Movoto Insider Real Estate Blog We’ve all heard that everything is bigger in Texas: The trucks, the steaks, the houses, and in particular, the state pride. But is the crime rate also bigger in the Lone Star State? Here on the Movoto Real Estate blog, we decided to answer just […]
By Heather M. Goodwin | hgoodwin@starlocalmedia.com | Lewisville Leader The Colony has already seen an economic benefit to bringing the Nebraska Furniture Mart to the city, but that is just the beginning of what it and the entire Grandscape development has to offer. “We’ve already seen a huge benefit of the development, including the addition […]
The Colony moved up three positions in D Magazines Top Suburbs list and is currently 22nd of 63 suburbs included. Again, this proves that The Colony is on the move and is a great place to live and work. Read the original article on the D Magazine website.
By Heather M. Goodwin | hgoodwin@starlocalmedia.com | The Colony Courier-Leader The Colony could soon be home to a Cheddar’s restaurant following a vote by the planning and zoning commission. On Tuesday, commissioners approved a development plan for Cheddar’s restaurant that specializes in homemade dishes. Developers are planning a 8,066-square-foot restaurant that would be located on […]
Progress moves along in The Colony, TX. Just one year after the official ground breaking, NFM’s Grandscape is starting to take shape.
The city’s partnership with one of the nation’s premier entertainment and dining venues has again been honored by the business media with an annual award. On a night that featured dignitaries from the city of Dallas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center, and the Dallas Cowboys, The Colony’s own TopGolf facility was recognized as the […]
D CEO magazine’s Commercial Real Estate Awards program for 2014 chose TopGolf, The Colony as the winner in the Best Retail Project category. With business booming at its two other North Texas locations, TopGolf began looking for a third site in 2012. It tapped Luke Wilson and Terry Syler of The Retail Connection to help. […]
The Colony is ranked the 11th safest city on SafeWise’s ranking of the 50 safest cities in Texas with 20,000 residents or more. The study took note of The Colony’s quiet tree-lined streets, cozy hometown feel and the shores of stunning Lake Lewisville as well as comprehensive data including FBI crime reports. Read the full […]
All it takes is a drive down State Highway 121 to see business is booming in The Colony. With construction moving along at TopGolf, Nebraska Furniture Mart, and the Grandscape development, the City by the Lake is quickly becoming a true destination location. The editors at CNN’s Money Magazine would seem to agree, ranking The […]
