Panther Island's $1.16B Federal Funding, Fort Worth's $3.6B Lockheed Contract, and Denton's $5B Cole Ranch Reshape North Texas Growth
Fort Worth secures $1.16B federal approval for Panther Island riverwalk district after decades of delays unlocking thousands of homes plus retail-dining-entertainment north of downtown, while Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin $3.6B contract through 2026 for F-35 maintenance at Fort Worth plant reinforcing aerospace capital status, as Denton's 3,169-acre Cole Ranch announces $5B master-planned community featuring 4,365 homes with 1,200-acre green space preservation creating dual southwestern Denton growth corridor alongside Hillwood's 6,000-home Landmark project.
