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$4.2M retail center under construction at Harmon Road in Fort Worth

CHC Development is behind a new retail shopping center on Harmon Road in Fort Worth.

The details: The Fort Worth-based company will have three buildings on the property, totaling 20,954 square feet, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The $4.2 million project is still in the construction phase.

LanCarte Commercial is leasing the property at the intersection of Harmon Road and Heritage Trace Parkway. In Building B, there are 6,829 square feet available and a space open for 1,147 square feet in Building C. The latter would be located next to 9 Ounce & Somm, which plans to open this summer, according to previous reporting.

The property brochure shows BODYBAR Pilates and Amsurg will be in Building B.

 
Now Open
Pandora now sells jewelry, gifts at Tanger Outlets Fort Worth

Pandora is now open at the Tanger Outlets Fort Worth shopping center.

Zooming in: A spokesperson with Tanger Outlets confirmed the jewelry store opened at the end of March. Pandora is known for its personalized charms to attach to bracelets and necklaces. Pandora also sells rings, earrings, lab-grown diamonds and a variety of bracelets and necklaces.

Through April 4, the store is offering a deal where if guests spend $145 or more, they get $25 off, according to a Tanger Outlets Fort Worth social media post.

  • 15837 N. Freeway, Ste. 1050, Fort Worth

 
In Your Community
$45M Children's Health StarCenter Multisport in Northlake celebrates grand opening

Children's Health StarCenter Multisport held its grand opening at the end of March with ice skating, autographs with former Dallas Stars players and the Dallas Pulse professional volleyball team, and hockey showcases.

The overview: The new $45 million facility is a 225,000-square-foot indoor youth sports center with two National Hockey League regulation sheets of ice and eight basketball courts that can be converted into 16 volleyball courts, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

The center has two rinks and two gyms named after local leaders and athletes. The Nieuwendyk rink is named after Joe Nieuwendyk, who spent nearly seven years with the Dallas Stars. The McKinney rink is dedicated to Rhyle McKinney, a basketball player who grew up in Argyle and played for Southern Methodist University and Texas Tech University.

The details: The center will host various leagues for athletes of all ages to participate in, including hockey, volleyball and basketball, according to its website.

  • Opened March 31
  • 13850 Chadwick Parkway, Northlake

 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

'Hello Dolly'

Vinyl Record Show

April 3, 7:30 p.m.; April 4, 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Plano

April 4, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Grapevine

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North Dallas Toy Show

Sheraton McKinney Easter Brunch and Egg Hunt

April 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Allen

April 4, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
McKinney

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Affecting All Texans
ERCOT, developers detail plans to manage data center growth amid legislative scrutiny

The Texas power grid is undergoing “generational” growth, experts said during the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ annual summit March 31 in Round Rock. Much of that growth is due to data centers—an industry under scrutiny from state lawmakers as some Texas communities push back against proposed developments.

The big picture: Over 2,000 projects totaling 453,000 megawatts are currently looking to connect to the state grid, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said April 1. About 357,000 megawatts of those connection requests are potential data centers, ERCOT documents show.

Looking ahead: Communities should take the lead on discussions about individual data center projects, Vegas told reporters. He said that when “communities that are ready to support those investments,” ERCOT is prepared to help data centers connect to the grid.

During a March 31 discussion on data centers, panelists noted that the projects have an “increasingly high” negative reputation in communities across the state. Austin consultant Eric Goff said developers often need to make commitments to local residents to earn their support for data center proposals.

 

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