CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Optimism about downtown Corpus Christi’s growth was front and center Thursday night — but so were concerns from business owners feeling the strain of that progress.
At the annual State of Downtown event hosted by the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel, local leaders and entrepreneurs highlighted redevelopment efforts supported in part through Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, or TIRZ, funding — a public financing tool used to reinvest increased property tax revenue back into designated areas.
“Don’t underestimate downtown Corpus Christi,” said Hank Harrison, owner of The Exchange. “Don’t underestimate downtown Corpus Christi — believe it. Come hang out in it, see what we’ve done.”…