Park West CC(4)-CS 931210 (2) December 10. 1993 Citizens' Advocate HOME 5
MJDesigns to Build $19 million Distribution Center and Headquarters
MJDesigns, a Dallas-based center and corporate headquarters Commerce Center. just north of
firm specializing in handicraft to be built in Coppeli. D/FW Airport.
and do-it-yourself deco. rating The 100-acre site on which According to Andy Jones,
items with stores throughout the the project will be built was pur- senior vice pr, esident of
intry, has finalized plans for chased from Prentiss Properties MJDesigns, the company willssm
its new' $19 million distribution and lies in Prentiss' Park West firstbuilda458.000-square-foot
...... distribution center, with comple-
F R I D A Y P R E .~E R E S ! N E W H I G H · ' tionslatedforeaflysummer1994.
.,~- The 50,000-square-foot corporate
'~ \~.:~.~,:,> ii-.,~ .... ,...:::~ ~..& ..... headquarters buildingwiilfollow.
~' .0,~-.~. ~ on the distribution side," Jones
"= ~ ~ .~ '* commented. ~, ~, ' '
~4~ ~ .... Indiscussingthefirm'srea- MayorTomMortonsignsthefinaireplatforMJDesigns'new
x ""' '~'": .... :" sons for choosing the Coppell distribution center. Left to right are Dennis Chovan, AlbertHaiff
:'.~,-',', ::~:. ',.~' "- -"- property. Jones said, "The city Associates; City Secretary Dorothy Timmons; Morton; Mike
-!:~...~- -.... seemed very pro-business and Nuznm, Dupey Manngement; Taryon Bowman, City P & Z coor-
. their passage of the Freeport Tax dinator; and Ken Griff'm, City Engineer.
H~. ~N, ~) Exemption was a major reason
} '"'- '~ . we chose the site. We also feel
that it is a premier location for us
and the site held great value and
CHANNEL 27 ~'/~~--,11~~ will retain that value. In terms of
the quality of the area, we feel
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.... IF Yo4J UKE GES that it has great potential for other
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