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The Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District family and the world lost a kind, gentle, intelligent, and strong leader on August 3rd, 2022. Carl Gerhardt succumbed to complications arising from a routine medical procedure the day before. He will be missed greatly in all aspects of WMPID and Westwood.
Carl presided ove...
Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) is pleased to share details about the newly launched Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program (TTIR Program). One-time grants of up to $20,000 will be issued to reimburse eligible costs to qualifying Texas entities negatively impacted by COVID-19 in the tourism, travel, and hospitalit...
WMPID Opens Multi-Project Bid
Jun 16 2022The Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) was formed in 2003 to support infrastructure and public safety projects in the area of the FM 1488/2978 junction. As a partnership between local governments and the state, WMPID is focused exclusively on local projects that directly benefit the businesses and community member...
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With a location less than an hour northwest from Houston, Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) is tucked in the midst of three thriving communities. This location advantage makes WMPID a top choice for target industries such as manufacturing, corporate headquarters, and retail, but what makes it stand out a...
January is “Financial Wellness Month,” a good time for business owners in the Magnolia Parkway Improvement District to take stock of their financial management practices. Key factors to consider include:
How do you manage day-to-day operations such as taxes, payroll, and invoicing?
Have you set and implemented retirement goals?
Do you have enoug...
Westwood Magnolia Improvement District (WMPID) will embark on a $48,500 stormwater management cleanup project in the new year that will address clearing drainage channels and detention ponds. This project falls in line with WMPID’s commitment to improving infrastructure and public safety for the benefit of the businesses and community member...
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Black Friday and Small Business Saturday have officially launched the holiday shopping season! Westwood Magnolia Improvement District (WMPID), as part of their support of hometown businesses, encourages everyone to shop local before going online. Shopping in the District is a festive experience that goes beyond “add to cart” to pu...
Texas is a Business-friendly State
Texas, as a whole, offers a business-friendly climate that includes a highly skilled workforce, easy access to global markets, and predictable regulations. Additionally, the Lone Star State has no corporate or personal income tax.
Statistics show Texas is the state where industries such as manufacturing can flourish...
WMPID Adds Drone to Its Toolkit
Jun 30 2021Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as UAVs, but more commonly referred to as drones, are meant to carry out tasks that range from the mundane to the ultra-dangerous. Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) just added a drone to their toolkit as another resource for bolstering economic development.
“It will ad...
In a press release, Governor Greg Abbott invited all Texans to celebrate the unique role small businesses play in the economic resurgence in communities throughout the state as he issued a proclamation officially designating May 9–15 as “Small Business Week in Texas.”
Governor Abbott was quoted in the press release:
“An amazin...
Every Week is Economic Development Week in Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District
Apr 23 2021The sixth annual National Economic Development Week is May 9-15, 2021. National Economic Development Week was created in 2016 by the International Economic Development Council — the largest professional membership organization for economic developers — to recognize the unique role that economic development has in creating vibrant communities with stron...
The Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) is meeting the needs of the community once again with the Woodtrace Boulevard extension project. The area continues to grow with more and more developers and industries building, relocating, and expanding in WMPID. The remarkable growth within the District has been made possibl...
To increase public safety on Egypt Lane, the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) implemented the construction of a dedicated turning lane with a right turn extension from Research Forest to turn north onto Egypt Lane.
This project will put into action three of WMPID’s main goals:
Improvement of infrastructure to eas...
Further assistance for businesses is now available — the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid Act became law and extended the authority to make PPP loans through March 31, 2021. With an official title of the Economi...
Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) furthers its mission to support infrastructure and public safety for the area in many ways. Because enhancing the safe and secure shopping environment is one of the District’s top priorities, WMPID funds the Westwood Village Shopping Center’s sheriff substation and personnel, and pays fo...
Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) has a new public safety program starting in October: Mounted Patrol. Starting October 1st, Alpha & Omega Mounted Patrol will be another layer of security for the Westwood Village Shopping Center. These mounted troopers work hand in hand with local law enforcement to provid...
The Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) continues its support of public safety for the region by awarding a $27,204.50 grant to the Precinct 5 Constables Office for the purchase of an inflatable swift water rescue boat for its newly trained rescue team.
The need for a watercraft like this becam...
New hyperlocal business directory, ‘ZoomBusiness,’ designed to help area shops & restaurants engage with local residents
This week WMPID launched its own area ZoomBusiness, an online tool that enables local businesses across the District to communicate with customers for free in real time. WMPID ZoomBusiness, created by GIS Planning in respons...
2020 Election Update
The District held a confirmation election to add land to the District in the directions that future development and projects were taking. The vote passed. Most of the new land that was added is raw and will eventually be developed. We included these areas, as we ar...
Election News
Sep 9 2019The Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District (WMPID) has been a key partner in the growth of the region, completing things like the Research Forest Drive extension project.
As business activity has increased, so has WMPID’s ability to make a positive impact. The organization has tackled things from beautification projects to th...
When the Westwood Village Shopping Center was in its design stages, the WMPID asked Regency Centers (the owners of the shopping center) if they would allocate some space for a sheriff sub-station. They agreed to provide the space but the sheriff’s office stated that they simply could not fund ...
The 14-mile stretch of FM 1488 between FM 149 and I-45 saw one crash per day on average from 2015-17, according to information presented at a May 23 Texas Department of Transportation public meeting.
Along the corridor, there were a total of seven fatal motor vehicle crashes during that time wit...
For several years, the intersection of FM 1488 and FM 2978 in Magnolia was little more than vacant land with roads leading to Conroe and The Woodlands.
In the past decade, several businesses and housing developments, such as the Westwood Village Shopping Center, Pinewood Plaza and The Estates Woodland, have quickl...
