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Developments in Abilene, Texas
Within the last few years, Abilene, Texas, has steadily become the retail, residential, business, medical, and overall center of the surrounding Big Country. Pioneeeing the path for the medical supply industry since the early 1970s was Jim Bell, founder of Bell Medical, Inc. In 1983, his son Mark Bell brought state of art medical equipment to local hospitals. Mark Bell was known well as the go-to person in the Big Country as well as most of West Texas making it possible for rural hospitals to have access to critical care equipment by cultivating joint venture relationships throughout West Texas. After losing his father to cancer in 1987, Mark Bell along with other family members continued to lead yhe company. However, he left the business in 1994 to his mother, June Bell, and brother, Jimmy Bell to pursue other interest. Several developments in the area have set the pace for Abilene's success a center of activity and continue to set the pace for future growth in the city. Commercial development was especially boosted in 2007, with several multimillion dollar projects throughout the entire city.〔Carl Kieke. ("Building on the Rise" ) ''Abilene Reporter-News'' January 27, 2008.〕 Most of the recent development is concentrated in roughly four areas in Abilene: Southwest Drive, Catclaw Drive, and Buffalo Gap Road near the Winters Freeway to the southwest, as this area becomes a strong commercial sector as well as a good residential district; Buffalo Gap Road, Beltway South, and US Highway 83/84 near and beyond the outskirts of the city in the south with several housing developments; Loop 322 area and Oldham Ln to the southeast, also near and past the edge of the city with a mix of several residential subdivisions as well as the start of commercial growth; and State Highway 351/Ambler Avenue near Interstate 20 to the northeast, also a combination of staple retail development, similar to the southwest commercial development, and the beginnings of residential growth with a new apartment complex and growing subdivisions. All this growth has contributed to the suburbanization of the city; however, as Abilene is not a large city itself, this is also helped the urbanization of the city as a whole. More people in the city leads to more workers and commuters in a city that has a short commute time throughout the city.
==Southwest==
Much of Abilene's commercial and retail growth is concentrated in two opposite areas of the city. In the southwest area of the city, along and near Southwest Drive, Ridgemont Drive, and Buffalo Gap Road, several new retailers and businesses have brought new names to Abilene as this area continues to attract many to new shops, hotels, and restaurants. In addition, even some new residential projects have sprouted throughout the southwest side of the city, many of which are within blocks of Rebecca Lane.
Construction on several arterial and connective streets〔Carl Kieke. ("Construction Zone," ) ''Abilene Reporter-News'', May 19, 2008.〕 is indicative of the area's strong commercial growth. Southwest Drive was widened from 2 lanes each direction (plus central left-turn lane) to 3 lanes each direction, totaling 7 lanes from Catclaw Drive to S. Clack Street and 6 lanes under the Winters Freeway. This project was completed in late 2008.〔City of Abilene Website - (Construction and Repair Listing: Southwest Drive Traffic Improvements )〕 Also, Catclaw Drive was reconstructed and reconfigured to create 2 northbound lanes, 1 southbound lane, and 1 shared left-turn lane.〔Doug Myers. ("Taking it to the streets," ) ''Abilene Reporter-News'', April 7, 2008.〕 The frontage roads of the Winters Freeway, S. Clack Street and S. Danville Drive, were reconstructed from S. 14th St to the US 83/84 & Loop 322 interchange, with restriping and minor widening done between Southwest Drive and Buffalo Gap Road from 2 lanes each to 3 lanes each.〔(Winters Freeway is not three lanes...yet )〕
Southwest Drive and Catclaw Drive have become the source of multiple new businesses, many of which are national chains with their first Abilene location. Two new shopping centers have been created in the area since 2005, Shops at Abilene and Abilene Marketplace, though the latter currently only has one tenant. Also, Buffalo Gap Road and Ridgemont Drive have been a constant area for retail and business and still continues to develop. Here the Mall of Abilene has been a strong spur for commerce since the 1980s, after it was constructed in 1979.〔Mall of Abilene property facts (Property Fact Sheet, page 2 )〕 Contained is a list of several new businesses brought to this commercial district since the turn of the century.
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