Sundance Square Receives Award For Positively Impacting Tarrant County
December 12,2013
Article reposted from the Star-Telegram.
Sundance Square on Wednesday received the Vandergriff Award from the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, presented annually to an individual or organization for positively impacting Tarrant County.
“Sundance Square has emerged from a vision in the ’80s to global acclaim,” said Bill Thornton, the chamber’s CEO and president. “It’s the heartbeat of downtown and a nationally known revitalization success story.”
Sundance Square, the 35-block entertainment, shopping, office and residential development district, recently opened a one-acre plaza in the heart of downtown.
The chamber said Sundance Square puts downtown Fort Worth on maps worldwide. It is widely honored as a model of urban development and an American success story in downtown revitalization, the organization said.
“We have always seen Sundance Square as a catalyst in the revitalization of downtown Fort Worth,” said Johnny Campbell, Sundance Square president and CEO. “It has always been a fundamental part of the mission to create a vibrant center in the central business district from which new development could emanate throughout the downtown and ultimately throughout the central city.”
The Vandergriff Award was established in 2011 in memory of the late Tarrant County Judge Tom Vandergriff. General Motors received the award in 2011, and Van Cliburn in 2012.
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