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 Sweeper Parts Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie is located in mid-cities region of Texas and is part of three counties: Tarrant, Dallas and Ellis. It is presently the 15th biggest city within Texas with a population of 175,396.
The city has a very convenient, central place between Dallas and Fort Worth. Dallas City lies just 12 miles east of downtown and Fort Worth is located 15 miles west. The DFW International Airport is situated just five minutes north of Grand Prairie City. The Interstate 30, Interstate 20, Loop 12, Spur 303 and State Highway 360 are easily accessible from the city, allowing people access to just about anywhere within the state of Texas. Currently under construction is a ten mile extension of State Highway 161 to Interstate 20. Its projected completion date is during the year 2012. When completed, it would connect with east-west freeways between Fort Worth and Dallas City, like Interstate 20, Interstate 30 and the State Highway 183.
There are 58 parks within the city of Grand Prairie totaling an area of approximately 5,000 acres. Within these parks are a senior centre, five softball and baseball complexes, five public swimming pools, 32 tennis courts, a campground, 18 soccer fields and two beaches on Joe Pool Lake. Grand Prairie City has several competitive athletic programs.
The city of Grand Prairie has established a 1/4 sales tax that is put towards park improvements. With this $125 million, 20-year plan Grand Prairie aims to enhance each and every park while continuing to add more and expand park land.
Though 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 in the region.
The top companies in the city of Grand Prairie, as of 2008, are: Grand Prairie Independent School District, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Bell Helicopter-Textron, Poly-America, Inc., Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie City and Vought Aircraft Industries.
The well-known amusement park Six Flags runs its corporate office within the city of grand Prairie. The head office for American Eurocopter is likewise situated within Grand Prairie.
During the year 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 Fort Worth City was completed when the airline left its Grand Prairie facility on the 17th of January, the year 1983.
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