City of Colleyville, Texas: 2013 June/July Economic Development Report Denver-originated Pho Duy opens 1st Texas location Owner Hieng (Tim) Thoa Nguyen recently received his Certificate of Occupancy—and opened Pho Duy in the Glade Points Shopping Center on June 23, 2031. Pho Duy is located in 2,400 square feet at 3930 Glade Road, Suite 126. Roger Smeltzer, Jr. of Vision Commercial represented the owner of Glade Points. Advertised as delivering “The Best Traditional Vietnamese Noodle Soup”, Pho Duy’s menu also includes rice, vermicelli, spring rolls and Boba drinks. Pho Duy is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 817.684.8371 or go to http://phoduy.net for more details. VIP Mortgage purchases 92 Piazza Lane Shortly after completion of the 4,000 square foot office building at 92 Piazza Lane in the Village at Colleyville, new owners D. Clark Miller, Brian Shatto and Chuck Weaver applied for and received a Certificate of Occupancy for VIP Mortgage/Chuck Weaver Mortgage to locate in Suites 100 and 150—after VIP purchased the building. Broker Paul Blight of Glacier Commercial represented Westgate Properties, the previous building owner. Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., VIP Mortgage can be reached at 817.514.0100. Or go to http://vipmtg.com for more information. Jason Ridley restores Nationwide’s presence Nationwide Insurance has returned to Colleyville. Led by Jason Ridley, Principal Agent of the Jason Ridley Agency, Nationwide is operating in 990 square feet at 5303 Colleyville Boulevard, #A; building owner Kipton Anderson Investments LLC applied for and received the Certificate of Occupancy.

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The Jason Ridley Agency is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call them at 817.281.4500. The company’s web site is www.insurecolleyville.com/; Ridley’s Facebook profile can be found at www.facebook.com/JasonRidleyAgency, his Twitter account is at https://twitter.com\NW_Jason Ridley—and his LinkedIn profile is at http://www.linkedin.comprofile/view/?id+40164064&trk+nav_responsive_tab_profile. Family Tree Dentistry buys, builds and relocates Dr. Doan Bui purchased 8600 Precinct Line Road, where she had a 3,200 square foot building constructed for Family Tree Dentistry. She recently received a Certificate of Occupancy and relocated her practice (and that of Dr. Precious Lloren) to that location, in Suite 100. For an appointment, go to www.familytreedentistry.com/ or call 817.520.0520. Sweet and Sassy makes Colleyville its corporate home Sweet and Sassy Franchising LLC has relocated its corporate offices to 1,100 square feet at 62 Main Street, Suite 310 in the Village at Colleyville. Known as the salon, spa, and celebration place just for Kids, Sweet and Sassy’s flagship store is in Southlake Town Square. Customers enjoy top-quality services including haircuts, up-do’s, mini-manicures, mini-pedicures, ear piercing, spa and makeover packages, and a selection of great signature birthday parties. Sweet and Sassy also has corporate and franchise locations in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and of course several locations in Texas. LeAnn Brown with Silver Oak Commercial Realty represented the landlord in this lease transaction (and no other brokers were involved). For more information on Sweet and Sassy, call owner Dixie Drake-Davis at 817.778.4074 or go to www.sweetandsassy.com.

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Colleyville: Something’s Cooking Here, And It’s Not Barbecue

BY CRAVEDFW | JULY 25, 2013 · 9:53 AM by Judy Chamberlain photos by Travis Baugh Condos and consignment stores dot the stretch of Highway 26 that swings into Colleyville, a bucolic town not far from DFW Airport, where cows graze in pastures in front of houses both grand and modest. I know Highway 26 well, especially on the side where it winds into Southlake Boulevard. Long before I moved to Dallas, I shopped by phone at Neiman Marcus Last Call in Grapevine Mills, the best location in the chain. I love, love, love that store and all the folks who work there.

To get to Colleyville from the Bass Pro Rd. exit on 635, one cuts across in Southlake at Kimball. The construction near the airport is nerve-wracking.

Bordered by the biker bars and wine emporiums of Grapevine and the bustling affluence of Southlake’s sprawling dining and shopping landscape, tiny Colleyville is going in its own direction. And that direction spells F-O-O-D, with a capital “I,” for “independent.”

Chef-driven one-offs are finding Colleyville, and they’re serving a lot more unique cuisine than the ubiquitous Mid Cities tomato-basil soup and gulf oysters.

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Citrus Bistro

French pastry chef/master chef Didier Viriot, his wife, Nanou, and their partner Jean-Loup Schyns have recently relocated Citrus Bistro to Colleyville from its former location at Preston and Royal in Dallas.

The new restaurant is dark, sophisticated and elegant. Its specialty is seafood. There is she-crab soup, which is extraordinary. The chef is also adept with sauces, salads, fish and vegetables – his Swiss-influenced sweet and sour braised red cabbage is delicious.

Desserts are unusual, and include Floating Island (oeufs a la niege, an egg white meringue whisked in a copper bowl over boiling water and served over sweet crème Anglaise), heretofore unknown in the Mid-Cities. Ditto the house’s Baked Alaska.. Beauty notwithstanding, the chef’s dark, rich Belgian chocolate mousse is my favorite.

Coffee and tea sweetener options are upgraded by the addition of health-conscious Truvia, the bar is well-stocked and the bartenders and servers are friendly. I’m not sure, but I think the lobsters in the tank near the entrance were conversing in French. The liquid soap in the bathrooms is from Marseilles.

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Next Wood Fired Bistro & Vino Bar

The emphasis is on the vino at Next, which is directly across the parking lot from Citrus Bistro. Next’s owner and chef Ying Aikens, whose whimsical use of ingredients in constantly changing small and large plate selections, oversees a fresh culinary repertoire similar to what the West Coast calls “contemporary California cuisine.”

Next (nobody seems to know why it’s called that) is a casual fine dining concept, turning out flatbread pizzas with ingredients like candied figs, Serrano ham, goat cheese and arugula from her high-heat wood oven. The restaurant’s daily menu is ambitious and well-crafted.

Expect to dine on the likes of watermelon-raspberry gazpacho, porcini mushroom ravioli, Mongolian duck, crab napoleon, free range rack of lamb, pan-seared sea scallops, fried green tomato with crab Louie and pork belly carbonara. Like the rest of the menu, housemade desserts change daily. Recent offerings have included drunken rum cake and key lime cake. Gelatos are brought in from a local source in Dallas.

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Tribeca Americana Bistro & Lounge

Ah, Sage Sakiri. A smartass Jersey boy who’s been cooking in the Mid Cities for more than a decade, Sakiri is a chef whose quirky sense of ingredient pairing is rock solid and derived from a lifetime in the restaurant business.

His culinary canvas can be found in an upstairs location in The Village at Colleyville, where a failed steakhouse kindly vacated the premises a few years ago. Sakiri paints with broad brush strokes, turning filet mignon carpaccio with bitter greens and pecorino into an updated classic of what would usually be found in the dining rooms of fine East Coast establishments. An equal opportunity master of worldly cuisine; his foie gras medallion plated with melon and anise salad and fig molasses, smoked eggplant with Texas peach chutney or grilled octopus with shad roe taramasalata take the diner on an exciting journey. Have some risotto with crème braised leeks and a lobster claw, or a pound of Prince Edward Island mussels with beer, leek and carrot fume. We are talking seriously good food.

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The half-brined Coata Rican style, bitter chocolate roasted chicken and matzo-stuffed breast of veal with shallot vermouth glaze are continents apart in influence, wildly underscoring a personality that defies definition. Freshly made pasta, ravioli or gnocci are turned into something special every day, depending on Sakiri’s mood.

“A recipe has no soul,” says Sakiri. “The cook must bring soul to the recipe.”

Sakiri’s menus would work anywhere; that he’s chosen to be in Colleyville makes him an enormous local treasure. His passionate take on food and fun is aided by the shenanigans of longtime associates Sal behind the bar and the elegantly-suited “V” on the floor.

62 Main St Colleyville (817) 788-3998

Ruggeri’s

Around the corner and down the road from Tribeca, at far side of The Village at Colleyville, Godfather of Colleyville relaxed fine dining Morris Gandino has been pampering his loyal Colleyville following for more than eight years. Gandino, who operates the restaurant with his daughter, Julie Gonzalez, is a forty-year veteran of the restaurant business. I’ve dined at this charming restaurant many times, and I’m never disappointed.

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The bread is freshly-baked every day, and it’s wonderful.

Ruggeri’s chicken parmagiana is properly breaded and sauced, and their lasagna is made with fresh spinach noodles. Fresh noodles, not the dried kind out of a box, are used in other pasta dishes here, as well. Hard-to-find sweetbreads, one of my favorite foods, are prepared with mushrooms, prosciutto and Marsala wine.

Ruggeri’s most gorgeous specialty is their cioppino, the classic Italian fisherman’s stew. Loaded with clams, oysters, shrimp, calamari and scallops – and light on the fish many places overuse as a filler – the presentation is punctuated with mussels and served in a lovely broth. At dinner, this wondrous dish costs a mere $19.95 – the price of a lobster roll in Dallas. If you happen to be out in Colleyville at lunchtime, it can be enjoyed for $12.95.

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Desserts are made in-house and include a quartet of soufflés – chocolate, Grand Marnier, lemon and raspberry – that must be ordered at the beginning of your meal.

32 Village Lane Colleyville (817) 503-7373

Sola Salon Studios debuts in Town Center Owners NDP Dallas received a Certificate of Occupancy for 6,500 square feet at 5611 Colleyville Boulevard, 240 in Town Center Colleyville, just north of Market Street—where they’ve opened their latest Sola Salon Studios. Sola provides private suites to DFW beauty professionals—with locations also in North Dallas, Plano, McKinney, Southlake and Highland Village. They offer “DFW salon professionals the opportunity to have their own business and make more money without the risks and challenges of owning a conventional salon . . . all for the same rate as a chair rental, and often less”. Open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sola Salon Studios’ phone number is 817.281.6752. For more details contact Amber Parker at 214.995.4549, email her at freedom@solatx.com, go to http://www.solasalonstudios.com/#/locate-sola-salons/city/town_center_colleyville/C229/ or to Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/solasalonstudiosdfw/info.

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Colleyville welcomes Thermi Aesthetics Owner Paul Herchman of Thermi Aesthetics, a company associated with Medical Alliance Systems, applied for and received a Certificate of Occupancy for 1,000 square feet at 4100 Felps Drive, B. Thermi Aesthetics distributes a radio frequency devised for cosmetic surgeons. The company’s ThermiRF, billed as “the first and only temperature controlled thermistor body contour platform on the market”—has been cleared by the FDA to create lesions in nervous tissue. Thermi Aesthetics has six employees—and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 866.891.5017 or go to http://thermi.com for more details. Energy company targets leases, development Owner Eric Weaver has received a Certificate of Occupancy for 1,314 square feet at 7165 Colleyville Blvd, 101—where he and two employees have located the offices of Weaver Global Resources. An energy company founded in 2001 that targets oil and gas leases for acquisition and development, Weaver Global Resources is involved in the full realm of exploration and production within the United States. They’re open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 682.300.2444 or go to http://weaverglobal.com. Colleyville Farmers Market partners, intros “PUP” After purchasing and renewing the Colleyville Farmers Market (CFM) a little over one year ago, owners Robert Sonnen and Jim Gardetto continue to take steps to set their healthy foods business apart. For instance, they recently partnered with Fort Worth-based Cuisine for Healing (www.cuisineforhealing.org) and President Sue Austin and to prepare healthy meals for CFM to sell on their website and in the store itself. CFM is the first major wholesaler of Austin’s meals, which she’s been preparing “for people combating disease”. The two entities are committed to educating others about “the power of healing food”.

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For more information on Cuisine for Healing, email Austin at sue@cuisineforhealing.org or call 817.231.2377. Likewise CFM recently unveiled a wooden building on wheels with pop-up doors—that Sonnen has christened as their “PUP”—for “Portable Units of Produce”. Sonnen has been towing the PUP a la Food Truck to events and places for people to purchase containers of fruit and vegetables. For more information on the PUP, contact Robert Sonnen or Jim Gardetto at 817.427.2333. Earth Builders lease condo space An investor recently purchased an 1,112 square foot professional office condominium at 4012 Gateway Drive in Colleyville—and then simultaneously leased the space to Earth Builders, a general engineering contractor firm specializing in earthwork, grading, excavation, demolition and infrastructure that was previously located in Hurst. LeAnn Brown with Silver Oak Commercial Realty represented the Seller, Stand Firm World Ministries, LLC, and no other brokers were involved in this sale. For more information on Earth Builders call 817.428.5855. Owners demolish, will rebuild Old Mayor’s House Tom and Ying Aikens—the owners of Next Wood Fired Bistro & Vino Bar, as well as the parcels at 710 Glade Road—recently made the decision to demolish the house which originally was home to Colleyville’s first Mayor. They posted the following after customers began asking about the demolition:

“It is with great sadness that we had to take the Old Mayor's House down. After over one year, meetings with 5 engineers, architects, multiple general contractors and other advisors, it was determined that the foundation was beyond repair, was unsafe and we even discovered that some of the building never even rested on a true foundation. The mortar had deteriorated and was beginning to crumble. Time and the elements had caught up to the OMH.”

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Chef Ying Aikens noted her disappointment—“We loved the property”—but also pointed out that “We are beginning design work and making plans for the future”. The Aikens intend to build a new structure there that looks somewhat like the original house and eventually open the Old Mayor’s House Restaurant.

In the meantime, Aikens and her kitchen staff at Next continue “bringing some of the herbs and vegetables from across the street” at the Old Mayor’s House organic garden. And Colleyville-based Ward Architecture continues to prepare plans for the new building to be constructed there. For more information, watch http://oldmayorshouse.com/.

Independent Lexus repair shop grants unusual franchise in Colleyville By TERRY BOX, Automotive Writer Dallas Morning News tbox@dallasnews.com Published: 30 July 2013 08:26 PM Dane Bailey never saw much gold in the clanging wrenches and hammers at typical auto repair shops. Over the last two years, the revenue at independent shops nationally grew a scant 2 percent. And 54 percent of shops in a recent survey reported flat or falling profit, the Automotive Service Association says. Nonetheless, Bailey, an engineer and former electronics consultant, has spent $1.5 million preparing to become the first franchisee of Plano-based Davenport Motor Co. His new independent Lexus repair shop opens next month in Colleyville. “There are plenty of independents who charge lower rates than Davenport,” said Bailey, 51, who got to know the company as a customer. “But no one I’m aware of has their background with Lexus and their integrity.” The 17-year-old company says it has a customer base of more than 10,000 Lexus owners, an 85 percent retention rate and an average of 15 new customers a week.

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Now, after serving Lexus vehicles for its entire history, Davenport will begin repairing Toyotas — a potential customer base far larger than the Lexus numbers. Lexus is a division of Toyota, and the two share a few parts on some models. Unusual move At a time when many independents work hard just to keep the customers they have, the Davenports are granting a franchise to Bailey and considering opening a third location of their own. “Based on the experiences and success we’ve had, we think there is opportunity for us not just here but in other areas — maybe in Austin and Houston,” said Craig Davenport, 52, one of the founders. Craig and his brother Dave worked for years as techs at Sewell Lexus before leaving to open their own Lexus repair shop in Richardson in 1996. They have long considered franchising their operation, which typically offers repairs for about 20 percent less than a dealership. Franchises are unusual in the auto repair business but not unprecedented. Christian Brothers Automotive sells them, for example. “It’s a way of growing the business faster,” Craig Davenport said. “You don’t have the capital expense.” The Davenports differ substantially from Christian Brothers, though, in that they work mostly on Lexuses, a niche approach that usually keeps a business small. But Dallas might be the largest Lexus market in the U.S., a possibility Lexus doesn’t dispute. (The company can’t confirm that because sales are reported by region and include areas other than Dallas-Fort Worth.) Lexus officials did say that the Dallas-Fort Worth region is home to about 100,000 Lexus owners, a base plenty large enough to support several businesses, the Davenports say. “Even if you’re pretty conservative and say it’s only 70,000 in our area, that’s huge,” Dave Davenport said. Building the business The Davenports moved to their tidy blue-and-white building on Plano Parkway in 2001. Brother Daniel, who worked at Sewell and Park Place Lexus, and Jimy Wright, a master service consultant at Sewell, had joined them as partners in 1998. In 2005, they opened a second shop, on Inwood Road in Dallas.

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Davenport can’t do warranty work on new Lexuses because that is still the province of new car dealers. But the businesses attract dozens of customers weekly with older Lexuses who want to maintain their vehicles for less than dealerships charge and still get about the same high levels of service. Though the Davenport facilities are relatively small — about 8,000 to 8,500 square feet — they include carwashes and access to a fleet of 22 loan cars. “We’re big believers in preventive maintenance,” Craig Davenport said. “But if we find something that should or could be fixed at some point but isn’t critical, we tell people they can do it now or later.” “We don’t upsell,” added brother Dave, 58. Bailey, the new franchisee, intends to replicate that approach at his refurbished blue-and-white Davenport facility in Colleyville. “I sent my wife and daughters to Davenport because I knew they weren’t going to try to sell them a bunch of things they didn’t need right now,” he said. He is buying the 8,700-square-foot shop in Colleyville, which he has refurbished and equipped. Potential customers Bailey figures that about 2,400 potential Lexus customers reside in the northeast Tarrant County area he’ll serve, some of whom now drive to Plano to get their cars repaired. “At some point with a family business, you run out of family members,” Bailey said. “This allows them growth without having to go out and mine for executives to run the shops.” He plans to open in the first week of August with five people, including two Lexus techs, a service adviser and a valet to wash cars. And despite increasing competition for Lexus service customers — Park Place Lexus is completing what may be the largest Lexus dealership in the U.S. — Craig Davenport remains optimistic about the prospects for growth. “I just think we are different from Park Place or Sewell,” he said. “We’re small, but we know Lexus. When a customer comes in, they are greeted by a service adviser who might know the names of their children, too.”

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Spirit of Texas Bank takes former Peoples location Initially announced in March, Houston-based Spirit of Texas Bank has taken occupancy of 4,100 square feet at 5712 Colleyville Blvd, 100—in the former location of Peoples Bank. Open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Spirit of Texas Bank’s drive-thru is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more details contact President Chris Brown at 817.605.3250 or go to https://www.spiritoftexasbank.com/. Nizza Pizza & Pasta opens at Glade Points Owner Hysen Lushaj applied for and received a Certificate of Occupancy after completion of tenant improvements—and opened Nizza Pasta & Pizza in 2,500 square feet at 3930 Glade Road, 101. Nizza Pizza is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., as well as on Friday and Saturday. Call Lushaj and Nizza Pizza at 817.808.3062. Colleyville CO’s explode Among new Certificates of Occupancy issued by the City’s Community Development Department in recent weeks are several employers, including—

Beacon Systems, Inc., which occupies 1,100 square feet at 5209 Heritage Avenue, 310, Building 3, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Owner Kerry Williams has two employees; call Beacon Systems at 817.571.6335 or go to http://beaconsystems.com/about.htm for more details.

Titan Models and Memorabilia, which located in 600 square

feet at 1801 Industrial Blvd, A. Owner Herbert C. Brown can be reached at 214.385.0865; Titan does not maintain business hours.

Macho Self Storage, which rebranded and occupied the existing 90,799 square feet of self storage at 6511 Colleyville Boulevard.

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Macho, owned by HRB Investments, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 817.488.7795 for more details.

Razzle Baby Inc. located in 1,700 square feet at 5112 Thompson Terrance #1000; Sheryl Sewell is the owner—and she can be reached at 940.507.2123. She did not list business hours on her Certificate of Occupancy application.

DFW Medical Spa opened in 1,200 square feet at 5013 Colleyville Blvd, 101; business hours are by appointment only. Contact owner Trisha L. Paulson at 817.715.1852.

Joy Faith Ministries International has occupied 2,400 square feet at 4121 Colleyville Blvd, #10. Owner Joyce B. Thilges lists Joy Faith Ministries’ operating hours as Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 817.313.4443 for more details.

Copy and Ship HQ was opened by Pashant K. Shah in 1,500 square feet at 3930 Glade Road, 108. Open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Copy and Ship HQ is available by phone at 817.868.7447.

All Star Real Estate set up operations in a 121 square foot office at 5005 Colleyville Blvd, #210 in the Executive Suites at Colleyville Plaza. Owner Monica Caressimo is available by appointment at 817.269.4433.

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Mod Interiors is open in 532 square feet of space at 101 Cheek-Sparger Road, #1. Owner Farrha Hyman is available there by appointment at 214.404.4000.

Energy Health Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 2,437 square feet of space at 6221 Colleyville Blvd, #100. Contact owner and Medical Director Joseph McWherter, MD at http://www.energyhealth.com/ or call 817.421.2922.

DR2 Marketing relocated to the 2,175 square feet at 62 Main, Suite 100—after Owner Roger Lee purchased the condominium previously owned and occupied by Tivoli Wines. Mr. Lee and his staff are there Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; contact them at 817.778.4695 or go to http://dr2marketing.com/.

Colleyville Medical & Professional Office and its owner, Alex Bekker is now in 747 square feet at 5209 Heritage Avenue, 410, Bldg 4. Open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Bekker and the Colleyville Medical & Professional Office are available at 972.547.6113.

Aspen Wealth Management has been operating in a 160 square foot office at 5004 Thompson Terrace, #104 since June—where owner Helen Stephens provides comprehensive financial planning by appointment only. Call 817.546.6353 or go to aspenwealthmgmt.com. Aspen is one of the first tenants to locate in 3,546 square feet of Executive Suites owned by Peter O’Brien; contact him at 817.437.0944 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for more details about the Executive Suites.

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Desperate Quilters has occupied a 532 square foot space at 101 Cheek-Sparger Road, #2—where owner Mary Reap prepares custom t-shirt and baby clothes quilts by appointment only. Call her at 817.937.1945.

ICS Capital LLC, a collections agency, has occupied a 2,000 space in Colleyville—and list only their P.O. Box for security purposes. Owner Gary Williky recently can be reached at 817.903.7005. Contact them at P.O. Box 1826, Colleyville, Texas, 76034 and http://www.ics-capital.com/.

Colleyville Endodontics, led by Dr. Jeffrey L. Saunders, DDS, occupied 2,020 square feet at 5209 Heritage Avenue, #400, Bldg 4. They’re open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 817.571.1700 or go to http://www.colleyvilleendo.com/ for more details.

Spirit of Texas opens Uptown Dallas branch Nicholas Sakelaris Staff Writer- Dallas Business Journal Aug 1, 2013, 1:14pm CDT Updated: Aug 1, 2013, 3:58pm CDT

Houston-based Spirit of Texas Bank opened its fourth North Texas location in Dallas near Park Cities Thursday.

The full service bank is at 3100 Monticello Ave. The $525 million asset bank merged with Peoples Bank and its two locations in Colleyville and Grapevine earlier this year. Spirit of Texas Bank also has a loan office in the Fort Worth location and in Rockwall.

“We are committed to building a major presence in DFW quickly,” Dean Bass, Spirit of Texas CEO and chairman, said in a press release. “With the opening of the new Uptown location in Dallas, we are now in a position to expand our operations even more.”

Veteran North Texas banker Bruce Davis will be the president of the Fort Worth market while Roy Salley will be the president of the North Texas market. Both have worked for banks in North Texas.

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“Both have deep roots in the banking industry in North Texas in their respective communities,” Bass said.

Salley has worked in the Uptown Dallas market before and he says it's a great place to be.

Future plans include opening a branch in Rockwall early next year and eventually expanding to North Dallas, Richardson, Irving and other markets.

Spirit of Texas Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of ST Financial Group. The bank was founded five years ago and has 10 locations in Houston and one in College Station.

Mulch Fire Threatens Wewoka Residents New Product Shows Impressive Results The Seminole Producer Lou Armour, City Editor July 30th Weekend Edition Since Monday an industrial-sized mulch pile just south of Wewoka City limits has been burning and threatening to blow hot embers towards the residents north of the huge pile. Standing at over 30-40 feet high and over 200-250 feet long in places, the pile of mulch made from lumber spontaneously combusted on June 24 at a lot on the corner of Jack Rabbit Rd. and Industrial Blvd. Fire Chief James Keesee and his men had been at the site over the past three days fighting the fire, but were at a loss at how to get to the center of the blaze without kicking up cinders. They doused one end of the pile with over 2000 gallons of water with no apparent lasting effect. Keesee also tried firefighting foam but the core of the blaze was far deeper than the foam could penetrate. He called for help from the Oklahoma Forestry Services and was given a lead on a commercial product that was designed specifically for such a stubborn fire. New Product Shows Impressive Results Keesee contacted a fire chief acquaintance in Louisiana who was familiar with peat bog fires. He suggested EnvironX Solutions of Dallas (Colleyville), Texas. James called EnvironX Solutions and asked about “Peat FireX,” a product developed for peat fires. EnvironX CEO Steve Sinunu arrived in Wewoka Thursday night with as much of the product as he could carry in a pickup truck, approximately 750 pounds of it in 25-lb. buckets to demonstrate its efficacy in extinguishing just this kind of fire. For the test, they mixed up 600 gallons for the brushfire trucks brought in from the fire department. One pound of the non-toxic product mixed with water makes 20 gallons.

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Armed with 300 gallons each in two brushfire trucks, Keesee’s men turned to a smaller section of the mulch fire to test Peat FireX. Keesee took initial readings of the surfaces in the test section and found it to be between 350-400 degrees Fahrenheit. After a coating of the non-toxic product, the temperatures dropped to 150 degrees and down to 125 degrees 15 minutes later. Within 30 minutes, Keesee was able to put his hand to surface of the mulch pile without suffering burns or discomfort. Selecting another test section next to the treated site, a firefighter hosed down a 30-foot by 20-foot section with water. With an initial reading of 400 degrees, the water treated site registered a mere drop of 50 degrees before temperatures rose again 30 minutes later. In the meantime the Peat FireX treated site continued to cool down and passersby could distinctly feel the temperature difference between the two sections - the heat from the water treated section was palpable from a distance of 5-10 feet. The amount of the organic product used on the test site was only 150 gallons, compared to 2,000 gallons of water used on it the day before. One firefighter doused his boots in the product and claimed he was able to withstand the heat of the pile to climb closer to fire affected areas. Keesee used a tracked hoe to carve out a section of an untreated section to gauge the core temperature and to see what effect Peat FireX had on a hotter heat source. The hoe dug a large six-foot hole into the side of the mulch pile and a reading of the site was temps reaching over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. A firefighter doused the hole with the organic-based product for five minutes. Keesee came back to the hole to find the temperature down to less than 150 degrees within seconds of being doused. The core of the hole was cooling rapidly with smoke spilling out as the product worked closer to the source of the fire. As one firefighter remarked, “we accomplished more in two hours with this product than we had over the past three days with water and foam.” According to the EnvironX Solutions website, Peat FireX is eco-friendly, non-toxic and biodegradeable. Peat FireX reportedly breaks the surface tension of the soil and penetrates deep into peat and muck. It has stopped peat fires with significantly less water and resources, while leaving a lasting retardant barrier. With Peat FireX, creek water, fair weather conditions, and hard work on the part of the Wewoka firefighters, this mulch pile fire may be extinguished in days rather than months.

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Sales tax revenues up four, now five months running From the sales tax revenues reported for June, Colleyville’s General Fund sales tax was up 13.36% ($25,942) from revenues reported for the same time period last year. At that point, year-to-date General Fund sales tax was up 8.37% ($132,918). This was the fourth month of increased sales tax revenues as compared to the prior year, and was the highest June allocation ever reported. In Tarrant County, all cities were up an average of 7.26% in June 2013. From the sales tax revenues reported this month, General Fund sales tax is up 19.43% ($39,683) from revenues reported for the same time period last year. Year-to-date General Fund sales tax is now up 9.63% ($172,600). This is the fifth month of increased sales tax revenues as compared to the prior year, and is the highest July allocation ever reported. In Tarrant County, all cities are up an average of 5.24% in July 2013.