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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As suburban communities across the nation have struggled due to the downturn in the national economy, Glenpool appears to be one of the few exceptions. This Tulsa suburb has experienced unprecedented commercial growth over the past couple of years and is poised to see that growth continue at a s...

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Enid city commissioners approved a 24-month contract with Retail Attractions, a retail development consultant Tuesday with the possibility of extending the contract for an additional 12 months. The contract calls for the continuation of Rickey Hayes’ work and pays Retail Attractions $63,000 for...

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"We just have so much potential for retail growth in this community, and we just wanted to hire someone to do that," Miami Mayor Brent Brassfield said. Stopping a $437 million annual leak in sales tax revenue is one of the top goals of the Miami City Council, now they're doing something about i...

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There is something incredible going in some of Tulsa’s suburban communities. What were once rural towns have now become dynamic communities with growing populations with an extraordinary amount of commercial real estate development. While retail development has dominated much of the new construc...

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