Gateway Project

On Tuesday, April 3, the McKinney City Council approved  the next steps in the Gateway development, located at the northeast corner of U.S. 75 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway. City Council approved City Manager Jason Gray's recommendation to partner with the Beck Group, the company that worked on the original construction at the site, and Champ Hospitality to pursue building a full-service hotel with approximately 185 rooms using the existing structure on the site. The recommendation includes some modifications from the construction originally planned when construction of the hotel/conference center started in 2008, notably taking the hotel from the original plan of five stories to four and building hotel conference space of about 20,000 square feet as opposed to 59,000 square feet. Click here for video from the meeting.

CEO Series Keynote Speaker Jim Moroney

The McKinney Chamber of Commerce's April 24 CEO Series Luncheon will focus on media and technology, featuring a keynote address by the publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News.

Among the topics Jim Moroney will discuss is how journalism has changed - and is changing - to keep up with technology, and why print products are still relevant. He also will discuss how tech-savvy Collin County is compared to other areas in the D-FW area.

During the event, the Chamber will launch several new technology initiatives: the redesigned Chamber website, a new digital presence to complement McKinney Magazine, and a mobile app to bridge these two entities and enable mobile users to access Chamber member businesses as well as current McKinney news and events. Full Story.