Texas Motorplex plans move from Ennis to Grand Prairie

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GRAND PRAIRIE - The Texas Motorplex is expected to create 6,692 permanent jobs for the Metroplex and have an economic impact of $474.8 million after five years if the track moves from Ennis to Grand Prairie, according to an economic impact study.

The employment count includes 2,700 jobs for Grand Prairie, where the track is expected to increase the city's tax revenue by $3.2 million per year and the school district's revenue by $2.8 million a year, according to a study by The Perryman Group.

Diana Miller, economic development director for the city of Grand Prairie, said the city hired The Perryman Group to do the study because it did a similar study on Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, and its figures were very conservative.