Group 1 Automotive Selects Fort - July 7, 2015

We are so excited to announce we will be partnering with Group 1 Automotive out of Houston to build the Addition and Renovation of the Courtesy Nissan Dealership in Richardson. We will be renovating and expanding the existing sales and service facility which is approximately 32,000 SF (once renovations are complete). The project is expected to begin construction this month and should be complete within 10 months.

Group 1 Automotive is an international, Fortune 500 auto retailer which owns and operates 150 dealerships, 195 franchises and 38 collision centers in the United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. The Courtesy Nissan Dealership, part of the Group 1 family, offers new and used Nissan models. To learn more about Group 1, you can visit their website at: www.group1auto.com. If you are in the market for a great car and top of the line service, go see our friends at Courtesy Nissan: 1777 North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas 75080, www.courtesynissan.com.

It’s safe to say Group 1 and Courtesy know what they are doing in the automotive sales industry, and we couldn’t be more thrilled that they felt the same about Fort when it comes to construction!

The American Heart Association’s signature walking event, the Heart Walk, will take place Saturday, September 12th. The national initiative, which also takes place in our own backyard, is designed to get your employees to embrace physical fitness.

Let’s face it, with our jobs, our kids, their extracurricular activities, taking care of family members including our spouse/partner, there just isn’t much time to take care of ourselves. And our employees are in the same boat.

But here’s an alarming statement: cardiovascular diseases and stroke are our nation’s no.1 and no.5 killers, and our greatest health risk. It is the AHA’s hope that the Heart Walk jump starts your employees’ interest in getting and staying fit.

I am proud to be on the AHA’s Executive Leadership Team of Builders and Architects, and our hope is to motivate the construction and architectural industries to get involved. If you would like to enroll your company in the Heart Walk, we would love to have you. Please feel free to email me or Laci Pippin at laci.pippin@heart.org.