“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Scavenger Hunt

Posted November 16, 2020 by Siale & filed under Uncategorized.

In partnership with the Parks & Recreation Department the community-wide holiday scavenger hunt is set to kick off Saturday, November 28th and runs through December 13th. Participants will have an opportunity to complete missions with the opportunity to win prizes.

How to Play

1. Download the GooseChase iOS or Android app.

2. Choose to play as a guest, or register for a personal account with a username and password of your choice.

3. Search for and select the City of Keller A Charlie Brown Christmas Scavenger Hunt game, or enter game code 97JZ3E.

4. Follow the prompts to select or create their team. If the team has an access code, they will need to enter it here.

5. Completing missions earns your team points that can be submitted at the end of the event towards the prize drawings:

*100 points earns 1 raffle entry

*Special events and missions earn bonus points or raffle entries

*Grand prizes limited 1 per team

As always…..stay safe and stay healthy!!

https://www.goosechase.com/download/

For any questions contact:

Keller Parks & Rec (817) 743-4050

or

Economic Development (817) 743-4020

November ‘Developments’ Newsletter

Posted November 10, 2020 by Siale & filed under Uncategorized.

The Economic Development Department produces a bi-monthly newsletter to inform Keller residents of economic development, new business openings, new business construction, and business additions or alterations.

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The Keller Economic Development Department has sought citizen input for new restaurant and retail ideas over the past several years in order to be very intentional with our recruitment efforts. We want to thank you for bringing new ideas forward as it takes all of us to make Keller a great place. We also want to convey that we have partnered with The Retail Coach to take action on your requests, and also to provide feedback on the results of our efforts.

The businesses below are just a few that have been brought to Keller as a result of our past surveys:

We encourage you to take our most recent Restaurant & Retail Survey. Click the link below and give us your thoughts on what would be a great fit for Keller residents.

Take Survey

Keller – Beyond the Mask Receives International Award Recognition

The City of Keller’s “Keller – Beyond the Mask” program was recognized by the International Economic Development Council with a Bronze level award for its Excellence in Economic Development for Resiliency, Recovery and Mitigation. The recovery program included community outreach and special events such as the Virtual Quarantine 5K, Keep Calm & Carry Out, and Chalk Your Driveway contests. The program created a Forgivable Loan Fund, which provided relief for 76 Keller businesses with a total of $218,989.99 in funds distributed. Thank you to our community who participated in our efforts to aid our businesses during this difficult time!

The Keller Pointe is offering a HUGE deal for Memberships!

We are excited to announce that this year, Keller’s Economic Development department has teamed up with Keller’s Parks and Recreation Department to bring you a safe and fun holiday event. This years event will be a “Peanuts” themed scavenger hunt, and it will be done electronically through an app called Goose Chase.

The community event will start on Saturday, November 28th and continue through Sunday, December 13th. Participants will be given missions to compete for prizes provided by your local Keller businesses.

This will be a team based event. Click the link below to download the app Goose Chase, gather your friends and family, and stay connected with our Keep it in Keller Facebook page for more info!

Download Goose Chase

Welcoming 2 New Businesses!

Innovative Beauty Distributors

1200 Keller Parkway, Suite 300

Innovative Beauty Distributors is a new and advanced professional and sustainable beauty distribution company. We strive to partner with Salons & Salon Professionals to be a support system in a continuously evolving industry.

The Birch Racquet & Lawn Club

660 Keller Smithfield Road

With over 50 years of professional tennis experience between Taylor, Phil, and Jenny Dent, there is no where better to improve your tennis game than at The Birch Racquet and Lawn Club.

Relocations and Expansions

eTekhnos

1762 Keller Parkway, Suite 100

Relocation from Keller Parkway

Keener Financial

1692 Keller Parkway

Relocation from Rufe Snow Drive

Venture Church

801 Keller Parkway

Expansion

Change of Ownership/Name

Caminito Spanish Montessori

252 South Elm Street, Suite B
Ownership Change

JC Roberts Insurance

357 Keller Parkway
Ownership Change

Ms. Saigon Pho Sushi Bar

242 Rufe Snow Drive, Suite 180
Name Change From Saigon Fusion

Smallcakes

721 Keller Parkway, Suite 103
Ownership Change

Commercial Building Permits

BodyBar Pilates
1400 Keller Parkway, Suite 200
Alteration

Bloomfield
1722 Keller Parkway
New Building

Bluesprig Therapy
1652 Keller Parkway, Suite 200
Alteration

Dr. Reda Bestawrous MD
1200 Keller Parkway, Suite 400
Alteration

Keener Financial
1692 Keller Parkway
Alteration

Keller High School Auditorium
601 North Pate Orr Road
Alteration

Pinecone Therapies
773 Bandit Trail, Suite 100
Alteration

Specs – Keller
101 Keller Smithfield
New Building

From January 1 – October 31, 2020

New Businesses
Welcomed:

19
Office

15
Retail

4
Restaurant

38
Total New Businesses

94
Total Certificates of Occupancy* Issued

*A Certificate of Occupancy is issued for a new tenant, name change, ownership change, or after any permitted remodeling and alterations to the building.

Single Family Residential
Permits Issued:

65
Total Permits Issued

5,164
Average Square Footage

$545,040
Average Construction Cost

Keep It In Keller is a shop local campaign designed to help existing businesses grow. The campaign encourages Keller citizens and visitors to commit to looking in Keller for a place to shop, eat, find entertainment, obtain professional services and much more. For a complete listing of Keller businesses, visit KeepItInKeller.com.

Restaurant & Retail Survey

Posted November 9, 2020 by Siale & filed under Survey.

Your input is crucial in making Keller a great place to live, eat, shop, and work. Take a minute and complete the Restaurant & Retail recruitment survey by December 31st at www.cityofkeller.com/recruit.
Posted by Keep It In Keller on Monday, November 9, 2020

Take the Restaurant and Retail Survey

The Keller Economic Development Department has sought citizen input for new restaurant and retail ideas over the past several years in order to be very intentional with our recruitment efforts. We want to thank you for bringing new ideas forward as it takes all of us to make Keller a great place.

While many of the survey requests proposed shopping and dining establishments that are not a fit for Keller – based on the businesses’ opinion – we have enjoyed many very popular successes. Some of the reasons that businesses decline to come are: already in the Keller vicinity and a Keller location would only take away from existing clientele, they only locate in malls or close to freeways (i.e. Alliance Town Center), they are not expanding, or they are looking for a different character.

The successes enjoyed stated their reasons for locating here are: Quality of life focus matches their offering, competitive and complimentary existing attractions, and demographic/psychographic matches to an existing successful location. Our successes result from partnerships with brokers, developers and bankers or as from scouting missions to other communities.

We encourage you to take our most recent restaurant and retail survey. Click the link below and give us your thoughts on what would be a great fit for Keller residents.