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Wilks Development Proudly Supports the Future of Arts in Frisco
Frisco is on the cusp of a cultural milestone. The proposed Frisco Center for the Arts will be a vibrant hub for creativity, learning, and connection—serving residents and visitors for generations to come. Wilks Development, along with the Wilks Family Office, is proud to stand behind this transformational project.
In the News
Community Impact Frisco - City Leaders, Community Members Celebrate Construction Progress
The Real Deal - Wilks Development Goes Boutique for Hospitality
Dallas Business Journal - More Retail Tenants Land in Frisco’s Rising Firefly Park
Dallas Business Journal - First Retail Tenant Revealed for Firefly Park Frisco
Bisnow - “Retail Rents Skyrocket In DFW’S Northern Suburbs. Retailers Are Happy to Pay Up”
Dallas Business Journal - “Firefly Park Development ‘on schedule’ Despite New Tariffs”
The Real Deal - “Wilks Development, Jerry Jones inch Forward in Flourishing Frisco”
Fort Worth Magazine - “The 2026 FW Foodie Forecast”
Fort Worth Magazine - “FW Public Market to Reopen with Food Hall Vibe and Local Flavor”
Star-Telegram - “FW Public Market’s New Restaurant and Cocktail Bar Will Open This Fall”
NBC5 DFW - Fort Worth Public Market undergoes extensive restoration
CoStar - “Growing Real Estate Firm Makes its Latest Bet on Hometown”
The Real Deal - “Wilks Development Buys West Fort Worth’s One Ridgmar Centre”
Dallas Business Journal - “Wilks Buys One Ridgmar Centre”
Dallas Morning News - “Firefly Park: Frisco’s Multibillion Gem”
NBC5 DFW - “Frisco’s Firefly Park Takes Shape in Frisco”
Community Impact - “Firefly Park Begins to Take Shape”
D CEO - “Plans For Frisco’s Firefly Park Once Landed in the Trash”
FWR - “Fine Dining to Debut at Revitalized 1930s FW Public Market in Spring”
Fort Worth Inc. - In Reshaping Landmark, Kyle Wilks and Wilks Development Linking Past, Present…”
Culture Map DFW - “Fort Worth fave Cork & Pig Tavern to open location in Parker County”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - “What’s being built on Henderson at I-30? We looked inside.
Texas Architect - “The Emergence of Retail Placemaking Development”
Fort Worth Report - “Fort Worth firm to handle retail leasing for Fort Worth Public Market”
The Real Deal - “Wilks, Frisco EDC Eye Massive Mixed-Use Project in Frisco
360 West - “MELT Ice Cream Shops Opening in Willow Park”
Candy’s Dirt - Willow Park Adds More Houses to Booming Area”
Paper City Magazine - “Willow Park Gets New Restaurants, Green Space…”
CBS 11 DFW - “Redevelopment of Fort Worth Public Market Underway”
RE Business - “Mixed-Use Developers in North Texas Prioritize Infrastructure
WFAA - “A Rare Look Inside the Fort Worth Public Market”
Fort Worth Magazine - “Historic Public Market Building Has a New Purpose”
Weatherford Democrat - “Development Coming to Willow Park”
NBC5 DFW - “FW Public Market Restoration Brings History Back to Life”
Awards
Dallas Business Journal Top Commercial Real Estate Developers - #14 (2026)
Fort Worth Inc. - 500 Most Influential, Kyle Wilks (2024, 2025, 2026)
Dallas Business Journal Top Commercial Real Estate Developers - #15 (2025)
Dallas Business Journal Fort Worth Newsmakers - Kyle Wilks (2025)
Fort Worth Inc. - The 400 Most Influential People (2024)
Tarrant County Historical Commission - Special Recognition Award, Fort Worth Public Market (2024)
Media Contact
If you are a member of the media and have questions or would like to speak with a Wilks Development spokesperson, please contact our media representative directly.
Nicole Ellis
Director of Marketing & Communications
Email: nicole.ellis@wilksdevelopment.com
Office: 817-720-0821