Economic Development

Property search

Find Real Estate for Lease or Sale in Grand Prairie: Phone 972-237-8327 to request a custom property search.

Economic Development Reports

Winter 2006 2007 Economic Development Report
2007-2008 Economic Development Report

Code, Building Permits, Occupancy Permits

Planning Department: Comprehensive plan, zoning, land use, development process and applications
Code Enforcement

Dallas-Fort Worth Demographics, Transportation Projects

North Central Texas Council of Governments
North Texas Toll Authority

Labor Market Information

Wages by industry, occupation and location (Texas Workforce Commission - TWC)
TWC labor market publications, links, other related resources
Grand Prairie labor market: civilian labor force, unemployment rate
DFW-Arlington Metro Area wages (U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2007)

Business Organization, Networking

Great Southwest Industrial District Association, an organization of businesses in the Grand Prairie and Arlington industrial park
Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce

Property Appraisal Values, Ownership, Location

Dallas County Appraisal District - appraises property in eastern part of Grand Prairie (in Dallas County).
Tarrant County Appraisal District - appraises property in western part of Grand Prairie (in Tarrant County).
Ellils County Appraisal District - appraises property in south Grand Prairie that lies in Ellis County.

Census

U.S. Census Bureau Grand Prairie fact sheet
Grand Prairie QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Real Estate Research

CB Richard Ellis
Grubb & Ellis

State of Texas

Texas Economic Development
Texas Comptroller

Grand Prairie Public Library Business Resources

Grand Prairie Public Library cardholders have free online database access to Reference USA, Thompson Gale Legalforms, and Morningstar Investment Research Center.

Reference USA is a massive database of US business and residential information. Their database results power top internet tools like Yahoo!, Microsoft, and Mapquest. RefUSA contains more than 12 million U.S. businesses and more than 102 million U.S. residents.

The Thomson Gale Legalforms online database contains thousands of legal forms, including official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Morningstar provides comprehensive and reputable financial info on stocks, funds, and businesses. Use Portfolio X-Ray to see how a suite of stocks will work together. More than 150 courses in the Investing Classroom will have you knowing your portfolio backwards and forwards.

Estes Peninsula Resort Request for Proposal

The City of Grand Prairie offers a Resort site for Estes Peninsula at Joe Pool Lake. The Peninsula comprises close to 1000 rural-like acres on the 7,740-acre Joe Pool Lake in southwest Dallas County, surrounded by Texas Parks and Wildlife property and City of Grand Prairie parkland. View the RFP. (PDF reader required.)
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Economic Development Department

317 W. College St., Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 237- 8160
Fax (972) 237-8161

Bob O’Neal, Director
Business & Retail Recruitment
972-237-8160

Terry Jones, Business Manager
Business Retention & Expansion
972-237-8020

Rita Heep, Business Manager
Retail and Commercial
972-237-8036

Terry Tate
Business Analyst
972-237-8327

Linda Borg
Administrative Supervisor
972-237-8382