Grand Texas to open water park and adventure park in June
Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District will open its long-awaited water and adventure parks in New Caney this summer.
Big Rivers Waterpark and Gator Bayou Adventure Park will open their gates June 29, according to a press release. Grand Texas has also begun selling tickets online, including an annual pass that offers unlimited access to the park and discounts on merchandise and other activities.
Click through the slideshow above to see maps and renderings of the two parks.
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He went in for a sandwich; he got the start of a business career
Justin Feuerborn wasn't looking for a job — just a sandwich — when he went into a Jersey Mike's Subs in Olathe. But a chance encounter with the store's franchisee led to a job, and recently the 26-year-old opened his first store in Overland Park.
“Never did I think I'd be doing this. I was just going to be an hourly employee for a year or so,” Feuerborn said.
But now he's a co-owner in a new store at 15901 Antioch Road, thanks to the company's Sweat Tears And Years (STAY) program, which partners…
Kona KTA location represents new trend for L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
Bryan Andaya, chief operating officer at L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, told Pacific Business News that the new location represents a mutually beneficial relationship for both the plate lunch chain and the grocery chain
Downtown Houston’s tallest residential tower to add restaurant tenant
Downtown Houston’s tallest residential tower is adding a restaurant to its mix.
Coterie will open this summer in a 1,500-square-foot space inside Market Square Tower, a 40-story apartment tower in downtown Houston, according to the press release. It’s the tower's second retail tenant announced so far.
The release describes Coterie as “deliberately personal and uniquely Houston,” and it will “mirror the energy of downtown Houston’s resurgence.”
The concept's furniture and fixtures…
Phoenix one of the top 20 places to live in US
Phoenix is one of the best places to live in the U.S., according to a new ranking.
U.S. News & World Report this week published a list of the best places to live, ranking the top 125 cities using five categories: desirability, value, job market, quality of life and net migration, assigning an overall score out of 10.
With an overall score of 7, Phoenix landed at No. 19. That's a big jump from last year, when Phoenix was No. 44 on the U.S. News & World Report list.
We're right ahead of San Francisco…
Firm acquires 390-unit Denver apartment for $128.7 million
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Bank of America pledges to halt lending to assault-weapon manufacturers
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) has pledged to stop lending to companies that provide military-style firearms for civilian use. Vice Chairman Anne Finucane spoke on the matter in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday.
“We want to contribute in any way we can to reduce these mass shootings,” Finucane said in the interview. “We do have a few manufacturers of military-style firearms. We're in discussions with them. We have let them know … it's not our intent to underwrite or finance military-style…
Maryland companies raise more than $400M of venture capital for second straight quarter
Maryland companies raised $406 million from venture capitalists in the first quarter of 2018, almost double what they raised the prior year.
There were 16 deals involving Maryland companies in the three-month period, according to the PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree Report released Wednesday. The number of deals was five fewer than during the same period a year ago and the same as in the fourth quarter. The total dollar amount was up 99 percent from $203.8 million a year ago and down 1.3 percent from $411.3…
Oakland Capital buys top boat and yacht lender
Oakland Capital Partners, launched last year in Clayton, has made its first major purchase.
As Illumina moves into new Peninsula digs, it’s got a surprise tenant (Video)
Illumina's new Lincoln Centre R&D campus in Foster City, developed by BioMed Realty, initially will consolidate 400 employees from four Bay Area locations. Included in the ranks is the company's new CEO.