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New to the South Grapevine neighborhood, Chicken N Pickle is a restaurant and sports bar that features pickleball courts, shuffleboard, corn hole, and other yard games. The chef-driven menu features wood-fired chicken dishes, salads, burgers, and desserts, a kids’ menu, craft cocktails and a variety of beers, Happy Hour selections,...
Our monthly highlight of new businesses in Grapevine is usually built to showcase the incredible diversity of this market, combining retailers with restaurants and office users to give you a broad-spectrum view of the City. But some months, the trends are too powerful to ignore. In our September roundup of...
Artificial Intelligence projects like ChatGPT and Google Bard have dominated the headlines lately, and for good reason: machine learning has the capacity to revolutionize our approach to just about everything. While there’s a long and complex conversation to be had about the proper uses and guardrails for these emerging technologies,...
The skilled trades are at a pivotal moment in time. More than a decade of understaffing issues remain unresolved as the Great Retirement looms, and current economic uncertainty is shifting budget priorities away from workforce development at many organizations. As for the next decade, the U.S. Bureau of Labor (BLS)...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent report released on March 10, 2023, the unemployment rate for March was 3.5 percent. The unemployment rate has hovered at this level over the last 12 months, ranging between 3.5 percent and 3.7 percent, except for in January 2023 where it...
The development land market across the United States is inherently diverse and complex, shaping our cities and communities while playing a vital role in job creation, investment opportunities, and the country’s overall economy.
Just as topography varies across the country, so do market trends and land values. Largely a...
In an effort to help move goods more efficiently and safely through the state, TxDOT is rethinking the critical step of weighing big rigs.
TxDOT, along with researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, are working to create a way to measure the weight of trucks in real time,...
Taking the bus opened up endless possibilities for Uvalde resident Jennifer Gilleland. Born with cerebral palsy, she’d ride 90 miles each way on a TxDOT-funded rural transit agency bus to get to class as she worked on her college degree.
Years later, bus rides have helped her travel the...
Governor Abbott today celebrated Texas’ record-shattering jobs economy and the role small businesses play in keeping Texas a national economic leader at the Governor’s Small Business Summit in McAllen.
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New businesses arrive in Grapevine nearly every week, and it's our pleasure to help you keep up with the action. This is a monthly feature in which we highlight a selection of newcomers that epitomize the diversity of our local economy. For a full list of new businesses, visit grapevinetexas.gov. You...
There are countless reasons to visit Grapevine. Some people come for the history, others for the dining and drinks. Still more choose our City for its wealth of quality retail. The market is so packed with good things, in fact, that it’s difficult to imagine room for any more. But...
An ongoing industrial revolution fueled by digitalization, decarbonization, and electrification has changed the conversation on energy and prompted a race to the grid in many parts of the country. Fast-tracked industrial projects are now the norm as project teams navigate increased construction costs, inflationary financing, supply chain challenges, and increased...
As the Texas population continues to boom, TxDOT is drafting a record-breaking 10-year transportation plan and now the public is invited to weigh in on the projects proposed in their communities.
To help guide transportation projects over the next decade, TxDOT is seeking public input on the draft 2024...
Just 10 miles outside of the City of Grapevine, Texas, is an 8,000-acre lake that is home to some of the most enjoyable outdoor activities. Lake Grapevine is a recreational mecca surrounded by miles of walking, hiking and biking trails, boat ramps, campgrounds, parks and more. There is truly something...
As the business world continues to move on from Covid-19, a range of trends and assumptions widespread during the height of the pandemic are being reassessed. Among them is the notion that "job-hopping" by younger workers is natural or even laudable.
Of course, job-hopping, especially by younger workers, isn't...
It's been over a year since Meow Wolf announced a fourth permanent exhibit at Grapevine Mills, and most of us have spent the intervening time trying to figure out how to explain the concept to newcomers. Now that The Real Unreal has opened to the public, we have a new...
IT is at a fascinating inflection point. For years, they’ve been tasked with both running and modernizing the infrastructure that underpins businesses—a challenge not for the faint of heart. Whether they quickly embraced the cloud for its speed and agility, or followed a more measured path to modernization, they’ve likely...
The Impact of Social Media on Marketing & SEO Strategies for Economic Development Organizations
Jul 10 2023Social media has revolutionized how businesses market themselves, and economic development organizations are no exception. In today’s digital age, economic developers must leverage social media platforms to reach a wider audience and promote their region’s economic growth.
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First Lady Cecilia Abbott and Secretary of State Jane Nelson today announced that they will lead an economic development mission to Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, organized by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism and the Texas Economic Development Corporation. The Texas delegation will depart tomorrow, July...
Governor Abbott Announces Over $3.5 Million In Career Training Grants To North Texas Schools
Jul 7 2023Governor Greg Abbott today announced eight Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants to support career and technical education (CTE) training by six North Texas-area educational institutions. Presented by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the combined $3,511,598 in grants will help the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train...
For oil and gas explorers, it was the return of black gold.
For homebuilders and their suppliers, it was an eye-popping first half of the year before rising interest rates and economic worries slowed construction in the back half.
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Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in Arlington on Thursday, July 13. The Governor’s Small Business Summits aim to help Texas small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs reach new heights by connecting them with the resources and information needed to start,...
The Texas Division of Emergency Management will receive $60.6 million from the federal government to help utilities strengthen infrastructure on the state’s electricity grid.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that it will award the funds so that Texas’ power grid might better withstand extreme weather events. The...
Smart cities harness technology to improve their urban efficiency. Compared to a traditional city, they are better prepared for sudden and rapid urbanization, power shortages, congestion and pollution. Ultimately, the intentional and creatively designed public resources improve the quality of services delivered to their citizens while reducing operational headaches —...
