'Game-Changer': Texas A&M To Build New Campus In Downtown Fort Worth

Arlington TX

10 November, 2021

5:28 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report November 10, 2021 Defined by its Old West image of boot-wearing cowboys, Fort Worth has been left in the dust of the new economy. However, the Texas A&M University Aggies are poised to brand Cowtown as the next Austin for research and innovation. University, city and Tarrant County officials are announcing at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 an estimated $350 million project they say will propel Fort Worth forward for the next century. "This is a game-changer for the city," businessman John Goff told the Fort Worth Report. "It's a cornerstone of Fort Worth's economic future." Fort Worth had seen a string of economic disappointments as Radio Shack and Pier 1 closed their corporate headquarters during the past 20 years. With that in mind, Goff thought about what would most dramatically change Fort Worth's fortunes when he was named in May 2020 co-chair of Fort Worth Now, a privately funded effort to revitalize the city's economy. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.