Building permits on the rise, but economic challenges still felt

New home starts in Wolfforth and Lubbock continue to increase, but still have not recovered to the number seen before economic challenges began two years ago. Charlie Hamilton, president of Lubbock Land Co., a company that provides information on homes to builders and bankers, said the number of new home permits is up for the [...]

Mobile Internet products store opens second location

Digi-Pro Communications has opened a new CLEAR storefront on the Frenship border of West Loop 289. Owner Steven Smith said the store at 612 W. Loop 289 is his second in the Lubbock area, with another located on the South Loop. CLEAR is the brand name of mobile Internet products and services offered by Clear [...]

Enjoy your stay: City’s first hotel expected to draw new business to area

The Holiday Inn Express and Suites’ owners, Henry and Neeta Patel, and master planner Berl Masters hope the location of the Holiday Inn Express at Lubbock’s western edge will help attract a lot of the highway traffic as the first stop on the way into the Lubbock area and last stop on the way out.

But Wolfforth city officials hope it will create a domino effect of businesses locating in Wolfforth.

Grand opening for Wolfforth’s first hotel planned for Monday

Wolfforth’s first hotel opened for business in February and will celebrate its grand opening on Monday evening. The Holiday Inn Express and Suites is located on the south side of U.S. 62/82, just inside Wolfforth’s city limits off 82nd Street. The grand opening will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. Henry Patel, who [...]

Frenship businesses to host Santa this weekend

Two businesses in Frenship will both play host to a most-welcome guest in many households: Santa Claus. Peoples Bank apparently does not have a chimney and the reindeer are prepping for Dec. 25, so Santa will arrive in style in a red helicopter at 9 a.m. Saturday. Santa will be available for a three-hour visit [...]

New Frenship home business caters to parents seeking sitters

It’s 8 p.m. on Friday, the day before your annual Christmas party. Your babysitter just called in sick. Who you gonna call? Now you have the option of calling a business who can call a sitter who has had a very detailed background check done to come to your house. Julie Bates, a child psychologist [...]

Betenbough opens new home center

Three new homes on 82nd Street near Milwaukee Avenue — ranging in size from 1,500 square feet to 3,100 square feet — are fully decorated and furnished. But they’re not for sale. The homes are the Betenbough Homes New Home Center -— homes built as a model home complex and offering buyers a one-stop shopping [...]