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 Forklift Masts Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie is located in mid-cities region of Texas and is part of three counties: Ellis, Tarrant and Dallas. It is now the 15th biggest city within Texas State with a population of 175,396.
Grand Prairie City has a really convenient, central spot between Fort Worth and Dallas. Dallas City lies just 12 miles east of downtown and Fort Worth is situated 15 miles west. The DFW International Airport is located a mere five minutes north of the city. The Interstate 30, Interstate 20, State Highway 360, Loop 12 and Spur 303 are easily accessible from the city, allowing residents access to just about anywhere in the state of Texas. Presently under construction is a ten mile extension of State Highway 161 to Interstate 20. Its estimated completion date is during 2012. When finished, it would connect with east-west freeways between the city of Fort Worth and Dallas, like Interstate 30, the State Highway 130 and Interstate 20.
In the city of Grand Prairie, there are 58 parks located within, having a ballpark area totaling 5,000 acres. Located within these 58 parks are a senior centre, five baseball and softball complexes, five public swimming pools, 32 tennis courts, a campground, 18 soccer fields and two beaches on Joe Pool Lake. The city has some competitive athletic programs.
The city of Grand Prairie has established a 1/4 sales tax which is put towards park improvements. With this $125 million, 20-year plan Grand Prairie aims to improve each and every park while continuing to expand and add more park land.
While Grand Prairie City does offer several private golf courses and a county club Grand Prairie City likewise has two remarkable and affordable public golf courses. Tangle Ridge is famous for its bentgrass greens and Hill Country atmosphere. The largest practice putting green within the state of Texas could be found at Prairie lakes, which has one of the very best golf values within the region.
The leading businesses within Grand Prairie City, as of 2008, are: Grand Prairie Independent School District, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Bell Helicopter-Textron, Poly-America, Inc., City of Grand Prairie, Vought Aircraft Industries and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.
Six Flags, the well-known amusement park, runs its corporate office in the city of Grand prairie. The headquarters for American Eurocopter is also situated within Grand Prairie.
In 1978, American Airlines relocated from the city of New York to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They leased two large office buildings for their new headquarters. The move to the city of Fort Worth was completed when the airline left its Grand Prairie facility on the 17th of January, 1983.
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