Business View Magazine | October 2020

322 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 incorporate office space, with plans to put in a hotel and a childcare center. So, people can live, work, and play, in one place.” Finally, regarding quality of life amenities, Lee says that the Old Town district of downtown Cibolo has seen a lot of growth lately, helping to make it more of a local and regional destination. “A few years back, the city and the Economic Development Corporation commissioned a downtown revitalization study, which looked at our urban core and made recommendations,” she shares. “And we have since implemented some changes, such as an overlay district for the area which allows for some flexibility, like allowing one property to be zoned for residential and commercial uses. The CEDC also paid to improve sidewalks for pedestrian mobility and to improve parking lots downtown. The CEDC also offers a business improvement grant to help promote tourism in that area and so new businesses, or existing businesses that are located there and contribute to tourism in Cibolo, are eligible to work around the site. We also partnered with the State Department of Transportation to get $150 million in improvement to IH-10. That was also a big deal in order to secure Aisin coming. They wanted to make sure their trucks, their deliveries, and their workers would be able to get to and from the site, safely. A lot of times people think of small towns as not having much in the way of industry, but being able to recruit a major player like this really helps show that we’re here to play ball and we have the ability to work with our partners to bring big players like this to Cibolo.” Another upcoming development, this one off of IH-35 is called Cibolo Crossing. It’s a 116- acre, mixed-use development, currently under construction, that Lee says will be the city’s “crown jewel.” The project is anchored by a Santikos movie theater, with laser tag, a bowling alley, a gym, a sports bar, restaurants, and other retail outlets attached. “It also has about 750 apartments being built,” says Lee, “and will also