A private health care college is set to open in Richardson later this year after City Council unanimously approved a special permit April 27.

The overview: Casa Loma College, a nonprofit health care college based out of Los Angeles, offers accelerated hybrid programs for students to earn a health care degree, ranging from associate to master’s, in under two years, city planner Christine Ross said.

The college requested a special permit from the city to open its first Texas campus in a multitenant office building at 1202 Richardson Drive.

The details: The college’s programs include nursing, medical imaging, physical therapy, business administration and health care management, and combine classroom instruction with hands-on lab and simulation training. Tuition will be approximately $40,000 for a two-year degree, said Skye Thibodeaux, director of land planning with Mission Ridge Consultants, which represents Casa Loma.

Texas Republic Bank is celebrating 15 years of community banking in Collin County. 

The details: The local bank has origins dating back to 1891, and it was acquired by a team of investors to become Texas Republic Bank in April 2011.  CEO David Baty said being a true community bank is defined by local ownership, local management and local decisions. 

Quote of note: “If you have that, you have the true community bank,” Baty said. “If you don't have those ingredients, it doesn't matter what your name is, you're not a true community bank.”

The Plano Art Association Gallery at The Shops at Willow Bend is closing at the end of August.

The details: The gallery is closing as redevelopment plans move forward, according to a gallery social media post.

A hospital in Denton is getting major renovations and a retail space in Plano will be converted into a Goodwill Store and Donation Center, according to state construction permits.

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Retail buildings in Prosper
Two new retail buildings are set to start construction in Prosper in early July. The project is listed as The Shops at Prosper Frontier, and the two buildings will total 32,000 square feet of retail space, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

• Location: Southeast corner of Frontier Parkway and Preston Road, Prosper
• Estimated timeline: July 1-Dec. 31
• Estimated cost: $5.4 million