DTX-MCK: Impact 10/29/2025

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🎓️ Students at the University of North Texas Frisco campus have the opportunity to work with industry partners while in an undergraduate program.

About the program: Housed at the UNT at Frisco campus, the Project Design and Analysis Degree is a three-year program in which students are tasked with doing a semester-long project each academic term, said Kevin Sanders, director of co-curricular student services for project based learning. Students work directly with local industry partners by completing various projects for the organizations throughout the program. 

Quote of note: “[Frisco is a] hub for student and industry intersection,” Sanders said.

💪 The Pure Barre franchise in McKinney, which opened in 2015, recently celebrated their 10-year anniversary by providing refreshments, giveaways and raffle prizes for members, said Katy Traczek, lead teacher and media, marketing and events manager for the business.

What they offer: Pure Barre workouts focus on small, controlled movements which often use light weights and other equipment.

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🏘️ City officials gave Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group the go-ahead in October to move forward with developing new apartments along McKinney Ranch Parkway.

What happened: McKinney City Council members voted 5-2 to approve a zoning request for the project during an Oct. 21 meeting. Council members Patrick Cloutier and Geré Feltus cast dissenting votes after expressing concerns about rezoning property that is currently zoned for single-family development.

In a nutshell: After council action, 10.9 acres along the north side of McKinney Ranch Parkway will be zoned for multifamily residential uses, according to a city document. The zoning request was submitted by Endeavor Real Estate Group with plans to build a 336-unit apartment development at the site.

The request also included two modifications to McKinney’s typical development standards for multifamily development related to landscape buffering and maximum density. The landscape buffer will be reduced on the east and west sides of the property where it is adjacent with a utility substation and another multifamily development.

McKinney residents and visitors gathered at McKinney National Airport Oct. 26 to see a variety of aircraft at the Display Day event.

The gist: The inaugural event at McKinney National Airport featured a range of aircraft on display, including emergency medical services helicopters, drones, corporate jets and Civil Air Patrol planes. The McKinney Fire Department displayed vehicles at the event, including a new aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle. In addition to the displays, local flight school officials, tenants at the airport and airport representatives were on-site.

What they're saying: McKinney National Airport Director Ken Carley said officials estimated the event attendance reached multiple thousands of attendees, and that the airport will host a Display Day event again in the future.