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What Residents Want
The City asked residents in 2019 which new restaurants and retailers they wanted to see come to Saginaw and the results are in!
Restaurants Retailers
1. Chili’s Grill & Bar 1. Target Corporation
2. Olive Garden 2. Academy Sports + Outdoors
3. Chipolte Mexican Grill 3. Hobby Lobby
4. IHOP 4. H-E-B
5. Dairy Queen Grill & Chill 5. Lowe’s
6. Raising Cane’s Chicken 6. Kohl’s
7. Panera Bread 7. The Home Depot
8. Braum’s Ice Cream 8. Ross Stores
9. Texas Roadhouse 9. Sam’s Club
10. Jason’s Deli 10. TJ Max
11. Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen 11. Michaels
12. Red Lobster 12. Sprouts Farmers Market
13. Burger King 13. Ulta Beauty
14. Outback Steakhouse 14. Marshalls
15. McAlister’s Deli 15. Bath & Body Works
16. Torchy’s Tacos 16. Half Price Books
17. Chuy’s Tex-Mex 17. Trader Joe’s
18. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 18. Jo-Ann Stores
19. Rosa’s Cafe 19. Best Buy
20. Taco Bueno 20. Old Navy
Eat & Play Survey Results
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Types of Retail
Categories of Food
1. Entertainment
2. Grocery Items
3. Hobbies
4. Hardware Store
5. Department Store
6. Clothing & Accessories
7. Health/Beauty
8. Gym/Fitness
9. Pet Store
10. Home Goods
1. New American
2. Cafe/Deli
3. Mexican
4. Steakhouse
5. Italian
6. Tex-Mex
7. American
8. Southern
9. New American
10. Seafood
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Restaurant Types
1. Casual Dining
2. Major Chains
3. Fast Casual
4. Health Focused
5. Fast Food
6. Buffet/Cafeteria
7. Family Style
8. Fine Dining
9. Bar/Pub/Brewery
10. Food Truck
Economic Incentives Available
Success in economic development ensures Saginaw’s financial ability to
provide continued service and infrastructure to its residential and corporate
citizens.
The City of Saginaw is committed to the attraction and retention of high-quality
development which meets the needs and desires of its residents and helps
grow and diversify the local tax base. As such, the City will, on a case-by-case
basis, give consideration to providing financial incentives as a stimulus for
economic development.
The City can offer the following economic incentives:
• Property tax abatements
• Sales tax rebates
• Sales tax sharing
• Infrastructure reimbursements
• Fee waivers
• Relocation assistance
• Training & workforce assistance
• Expedited permit processing
• Grants
• Assistance with State and Federal funding opportunities
• and more
For more information, refer to the Saginaw Economic Incentive Policy &
Application online at: www.saginawtx.org or contact the Department of
Economic Directly at 817.230.0331.