If you’ve driven down Highway 80 east of Dallas any time in the past year or two, you’ve no doubt noticed Forney’s explosive growth. Already, since the brand new, 186,715 square foot WalMart opened in May 2005, Forney has also added a Lowe’s Home Improvement store, a Starplex movie theater, a Sonic Drive-In, a Wendy’s, a Whataburger and a Chilli’s, all at or near the intersection of Highway 80 and FM-548, primarily in the Mustang Crossing shopping center.

Nearing completion in this same shopping center is a new Auto Zone store as well as a Capital One bank and financial center.

On September 7th, the Planning & Zoning Commission approved the site plan for a Walgreens; the Forney City Council is set to discuss this matter at their next meeting, Tuesday, September 19th.

News has been going around of a Chick-Fil-A coming to Forney as well – sure enough, a quick check of the Kaufman County tax rolls shows that Chick-Fil-A arranged for some land in the same Mustang Crossing shopping center at the end of 2005.

I’m already hearing lots of rumors about other possible stores and restaurants opening up in Forney, so as I get settled in and have a chance to learn more, I’ll share what I learn here.

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