The Team

This project is a collaboration between the City of Garland, the Garland Convention and Visitors Bureau and Hahn, Texas.

City of Garland

Garland is home to more than 225,000 people and is the second largest city in Dallas County and the tenth largest in Texas. The city made CNN’s and Money Magazine’s 2008 list of Top 100 places to live thanks to its diversity of culture and housing options, as well as a wide variety of shopping, dining, arts and entertainment.

Garland Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Garland Convention and Visitors Bureau works to enhance the economic tax base of the community through facility and destination marketing to promote tourism, sporting tournaments and conventions. Partnering with the hotel industry, special events facilities and local attractions, the Convention and Visitors Bureau continues to bring visitors to Garland.

Hahn, Texas Marketing Communications

Hahn, Texas is a communications firm focused on clients in the great state of Texas. With 36 years as an independent firm, HTX is one of the most established in the state, serving clients from Garland to McAllen, College Station to El Paso. The firm has significant experience in brand development for economic development initiatives as well as a portfolio of work in the energy, tourism, education, arts, health care, local and state government, nonprofit sector and transportation arenas.

The Buzzell Company

The Buzzell Company is a full service public relations and marketing firm representing regional and national clients in a number of industries: hospitality, retail, real estate, consumer products and services, entertainment, professional services and law. The firm is committed to developing strategic marketing and communications plans and provides integrated media relations and special event management.