By Ralph C. Jensen

With Murphy residents experiencing the growth of their own community, they find that new businesses aren’t limited only to the city, nicknamed, “Life Lived at Your Pace,” but also to its eastern neighbor, Wylie.

Wylie, it would seem, is busting at the seams as well. Country Club Road was recently completed near the high school, but also the Target shopping area is continually growing with new businesses signing leases and expanding their footprint in the north east part of the Metroplex. The city of Wylie recently opened its new municipal complex, which was recently featured by the Texas Society of Architects in Texas Architect magazine.

Craig Kelly, public information officer for the city of Wylie, said that Rack Room Shoes and a Ross store will soon be part of the landscape. Both stores will be located between Target and Petsmart.

Viewpoint Bank, which has been anchoring the northwest corner of the business development, will soon be joined by a Rosa’s Café. Two other smaller storefronts will soon join the lineup, including an AT&T store and Eyemasters.

Across the street from Woodbridge Crossing, construction is already underway on an Aldi Grocery store, which also will have a Cartopia Car Wash nearby.

Murphy residents stand to benefit from growth and expansion not only at home, but also from what its neighbors are doing. So, living life at your pace might mean, stepping it up to a longer stride.