New Industrial Park + Concrete Recycling Plant Gets Push Back

Hello, people of McKinney-Frisco! It's me again, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the McKinney-Frisco Daily.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 85 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. Commercial property firm Transwestern is making plans for another industrial park in McKinney. Transwestern plans to develop three buildings in its new McKinney Industrial Business Park on Harry McKillop Boulevard near the McKinney National Airport. The planned industrial campus will include more than 480,000 square feet of space and is valued at more than $18.5 million, according to planning documents filed with the state. (The Dallas Morning News)
2. A proposed concrete recycling plant, planned for a location one mile from the Heard Natural Science and Wildlife Sanctuary and near a popular soccer park, is getting widespread pushback in McKinney. The McKinney City Council will meet tonight to vote on final approval of the facility. It would be operated by Frisco-based North Texas Natural Select Materials. (The Dallas Morning News)
3. Kelly's Cajun Grill opens at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco. (Community Impact Newspaper)
4. HdL Companies announced its partnership with the North Texas Innovation Alliance to support public sector innovation (Business Wire)
5. Medical City Frisco's new patient tower is making construction progress. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.