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Garland is a city in Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is an inner suburb northeast of Dallas and is a major part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 215,768, making it the tenth-most populous city in Texas and the eighty-sixth most populous city in the United States.
Recent developments
In the 2000s, Garland added several notable developments, mostly in the northern portion of the city. Hawaiian Falls waterpark opened in 2003 (Garland formerly had a Wet 'n Wild waterpark, which closed in 1993). The Garland Independent School District's Special Events Center,[3] an arena and conference facility, opened in 2005, as did Firewheel Town Center, an outdoor mall with more than 100 businesses. A franchise of the large sporting goods store Bass Pro Shops opened in the southern portion of the city in 2006.
[edit] Future Developments
The success of the Special Events center has allowed for Hyatt Hotels to join in partnership with Garland ISD, and will be expected to host many future events.[4]
Recently, voters approved a $450 million bond issue in May 2004, which covers new buildings and expansion for Dallas County Community College District, plus the addition of five community education campuses in under served or fast-growing areas of Dallas County - including plans for a Garland Education Center.[5]
In 2006, it was announced that the Dallas County Community College District, would allow Richland College to oversee the development of the project, set to begin in late 2007. Goals for this campus include:
A clear program focus on addressing the workforce development training needs of Garland by offering specific corporate and contract training;
Flexible scheduling and configuration for training needs;
Courses offered by several DCCCD institutions at one location, which is accessible by DART bus and light rail routes;
A new Business Innovations Center, where principles of performance, excellence and prototype product and systems development can be offered;
An environmentally friendly campus facility; and
Offices for appropriate mission-related job opportunity/chamber/career development agency partners who can enhance on-site training and employment needs
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