Eastman Credit Union has opened its new Pine Tree branch at on Loop 281 near Pine Tree Junior High School at a site that was once home to a long-languishing restaurant building.
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Local government agencies whose property values are largely tied to the oil and gas industry suffered the biggest losses in 2021 certified property values.
Here’s a look at commercial and large residential building permits issued by the city of Longview or applied for from July 21 to 28:
Southside Bank names chief retail officer
Assumed names filed in Gregg County from July 19 to 23:
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A look at livestock sales across the area in the past week:
A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire today, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. The moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September has been the only tool keeping millions…
A car wash at 3325 Gilmer Road in Longview is preparing to expand.
An internet outage that spread across Longview and caused an outcry among non-connected residents has ended, and Longview-Kilgore Cable continues to investigate.
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Schlotzsky's in Longview began serving customers again this week following a closure since December when it was damaged by a fire.
McDonald’s on Estes Parkway in Longview will move about a mile to a new, larger building early next year.
A week after Christus Health broke ground on an orthopedics and sports medicine institute in Longview, an identical facility in Tyler is getting ready to welcome its first patients.
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Music, theater, dance — and Elvis — will find a home in the former Gladewater Opry building in time for the holidays.
Rico's Kitchen and Cantina, which opened in June on McCann Road in Longview, will adapt its menu for a new location in the Longview Mall food court.
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Whataburger at Marshall Avenue and Spur 63 in Longview is closed for about a week for upgrades that will bring rolling closures to each of the city’s five stores in the next couple months.
Attorney achieves new certification
Here’s a look at commercial and large residential building permits issued by the city of Longview or applied for from July 14 to 21:
Workforce Solutions East Texas has scheduled an in-person hiring event Thursday in Longview with about 50 employers in attendance.
Assumed names filed in Gregg County from July 12 to 16:
A look at livestock sales across the area in the past week:
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Dollar General is planning to build a new store at 2800 E. Marshall Ave., at Industrial Drive on the edge of the East Industrial Park in Longview.
“Our mission is rebuilding health care as it should be,” said Scott Belsky, regional vice president for Oak Street Health in East Texas. “It’s a big departure from the traditional model of health care.”
Gold Rush Mercantile and Trading Co. has found a “better retail draw” in its new location on Hawkins Parkway in Longview.
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Christus Good Shepherd Health System on Tuesday broke ground on a $35 million project that will see an expansion of the NorthPark campus in Longview as well as the creation of the city’s first integrated orthopedics and sports medicine institute.
Citizens Bank in Kilgore names new officers, retirements
Here’s a look at commercial and large residential building permits issued by the city of Longview or applied for from July 7 to July 14:
Assumed names filed in Gregg County from July 5 to 9:
A look at livestock sales across the area in the past week:
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The permitting process has begun for what will be Longview’s fourth freestanding Starbucks at 2105 Gilmer Road.
A man who previously operated restaurants in Marshall has opened Davis Grill inside the Longview Livestock auction barn at 4829 SW Loop 281 in Longview.
A Harleton vineyard soon will have overnight guests as it works to complete rental cottages that are being built on hills near the grapes.
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A new East Texas pizza restaurant chain has school pride, wherever it locates.
Red Robin removed its signs from its restaurant in Longview this past week, making the future of the building at 208 E. Loop 281 unclear.
Here’s a look at commercial and large residential building permits issued by the city of Longview or applied for from June 23 to 30:
Texas Bank and Trust announces staff changes
Assumed names filed in Gregg County from June 28 to July 2:
A look at livestock sales across the area in the past week:
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The old yellow house that sits up on a hill on South Street in Longview might not be much to look at in passing from the road.
The east end of Tyler Street in downtown Longview is starting to see businesses locate in long-vacant buildings.
The Exchange Locale and Marketplace is helping to further expand downtown Longview's revitalization to the east end of Tyler Street.Â
More than 16 months have passed since Summer Meadows skilled nursing facility in Longview had its last social gathering for residents and the public. The facility held its Summerfest on Thursday with vendors, signaling a return to pre-pandemic activities.
The switch has flipped a year after COVID-19 wrecked sales tax revenues that make up a large part of local governments’ revenues.
Hundreds of people were in and out of the Visit Tyler Store as the visitor center opened Thursday on the first floor of Plaza Tower on North College Avenue.
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New stores. a planned expansion of a family play area and more community events have the Longview Mall hoping more people have reasons to say #letsgotothemall.
Work is beginning to transform a portion of the former Sears store in Longview Mall into a space for HomeGoods.
A look at livestock sales across the area in the past week:
Assumed names filed in Gregg County from June 21 to 25: