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commercial nature of our community,” Ducay said. “We’re blessed with a great corridor on [Hwy.] 26 and a great location on [SH] 121. These are opportunities for our business owners to succeed and, at the same time, help balance our tax base.” Business support programs Key to the city’s support of businesses in recent years are its gift card and grant programs, Ducay said. The city began its gift card programs in March 2020when the COVID-19 pandemic began. Residents receive a $35 gift card in the mail to use at participating businesses. Gift cards have been sent out multiple times, with the most recent round of gift cards distributed during November and December. “The gift card program is something that we believe is an economic develop- ment program that connects our greatest resources—and that is our residents with our business owners,” Ducay said. Lisa Pardo said she and her husband, Paul, opened their Stone House Restaurant in Col- leyville on Sept. 28, 2020. Pardo said they have “been beyond blessed since opening” because of the city’s business resources. “The most recent mailing of the $35 gift cards to all citizens of Colleyville is a great example of how the city works to partner with local businesses,” Pardo said. “Stone House was happy to honor these cards as it allowed us the opportunity to meet and serve new customers that might not have ventured in without the card.” Another of Colleyville’s grant programs is Col- leyville’s Professional One-minute Promos, or CPOP, which partners the city’s audio and video production stawith businesses to help them create promotional videos. Businesses also receive a $1,000 grant to spend on advertising to promote the video, according to the economic development report. Another one of the city’s programs—done around the holiday season—is Colleyville Gives, which pro- vides qualifying businesses $1,000 to use on advertis- ing. Businesses that are part of the Colleyville Gives programcan get an additional $1,000 grant if the busi- ness makes a $500 donation to an area nonprot.

CEO and president, said the business center has work- stations open from8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The $25-a-day cost includes access to Wi-Fi, printers and free coee. The center also has a boardroom and vault room for peo- ple to rent. Lindamood said the business center is extremely successful and constantly full. Rose said the three oces for rent are in such high demand that they have been booked for about six months. “Since it is the hub of business, we have people coming in—our chamber board members and our net- working groups—that meet here, and there’s just a lot of life kind of coming through it, and also businesses that are here have kind of that direct access to the city as well,” Rose said. Ducay said one of the center’s functions goes along with something that tends to be a hot topic among residents—vacancies across retail and oce spaces. However, the city of Colleyville has shown stable numbers since FY 2014-15, with a 93.2% occupancy rate for retail and an 87.8% occupancy rate for oce space in FY 2020-21, according to the report. Part of the reason behind that, Ducay said, is that the business center has created a way for people to

The city also oers Business Enhancements to Sup- port Transformation grants—which help local busi- ness and property owners update their storefronts and improve commercial corridor appearance—and sign grants that help businesses revitalize their sig- nage, the report stated. Inspire Yoga Studio Director April Borge said she opened her business in Colleyville in October 2020. She said the yoga studio has participated twice in the Colleyville Gives program and once in the sign pro- gram, which helped get the word out about the new business. “There’s nothing like driving up to your building and seeing your name on a new sign,” Borge said. “It makes a dream feel like a reality.” ColleyvilleBusinessCenter In August 2020, the city opened the Colleyville Business Center to serve as “the physical home” for the partnership between the city and the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce, which shares the building with the center, according to the economic develop- ment report. Chelsea Rose, Colleyville Chamber of Commerce

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