Did You Know...

... that Arlington is home to:

- UT Arlington's 25,000 students that are pursuing 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees

- Arlington Independent School District's 21 National Merit National Achievement and National Hispanic Scholars

        - Some of the largest corporation's from around the globe including Pepsico, General Motors, Frito Lay, Siemens, Fuji Film, Sarah Lee, RAZ Imports, Wall Homes, Nursefinders, Bell Helicopter, Texas Health Resources, etc.

        - UT Arlington's investment for Research and Development now totals $60 million annually

        -Tarrant County College's Southeast Campus is the fast-growing Community College campus in the Southeastern United States

        - The Sanford House, located in Downtown Arlington, was named the "Most Romantic Getaway in Texas" by the Official Best of Texas website

Progressive Inc. of Arlington, was awarded a long-term contract to manufacture components for the Gulfstream 550 business jet program.

Nordstrom Inc. will open a 31,673-square-foot Nordstrom Rack in The Parks at Arlington mall in spring 2011.

Aéropostale Inc. leased 3,500 square feet of space at The Parks at Arlington mall for a children’s line called P.S. from Aéropostale.

New tenants at Lincoln Square Shopping Center include Wedding World and Metropolitan Classical Ballet.

New tenants in the Arlington Highlands I-20 shopping district include The Improv Comedy Club, Dueling Piano Bar, Fat Fish Blue and Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt Company.

The Salvation Army has bought a 100,000-square-foot warehouse at 2900 Avenue E in Arlington to serve as a Disaster Services Center.

UT Arlington to build College Park, an $80 million, mixed-use development /parking garage, street-level retail, office suites, campus housing and welcome center.

UT Arlington is building a $78 million Special Events Center for world-class concerts, sporting activities, conferences and community events.

Babe’s Chicken will open this fall in downtown's Center Street Station, a $30 million mixed-use project on North Center Street.

A Mellow Mushroom location is being planned for Center Street Station.