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The City of Rockdale and the Rockdale Municipal Development District have announced a strategic partnership with Retail Strategies, a national retail advisory firm, to enhance its retail recruitment efforts. This collaboration focuses on attracting new retail and restaurant businesses to the city, capitalizing on Rockdale’s growth rate and the hundreds of new homes currently under development. These factors are expected to be key selling points for retailers, as they highlight the city’s expanding consumer base and economic potential. The partnership will enhance the quality of life for current and future residents while increasing tax revenues.

Members of Temple College, the RISD School Board and other community members attended a tour and ribbon cutting of what will be the new state-of-the-art RISD College and Career Academy, formerly th

(Editor’s note: This article, by Claire Osborn, ran in the Friday, October 4, 2024 Metro & State section of the Austin American- Statesman.—K.W.C.)