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Dallas announces Dallas Wings practice facility, partnership with new women’s soccer team at Joey Jorgoses Park
Summary
Mayor Eric Johnson and city and team officials announced that the Dallas Wings will build a practice facility at Joey Jorgoses Park in West Oak Cliff and that Dallas Trinity FC will join the site; officials cited local hiring, youth programming, a prior 15‑year use-and-incentive agreement approved 04/24/2024, and an April 2026 opening.
Mayor Eric Johnson and city and team officials on Tuesday announced a partnership to locate a Dallas Wings practice facility at Joey Jorgoses Park in West Oak Cliff, part of a plan city leaders said will create jobs, youth programming and renewed park use.
"The Dallas Wings are more than a team," Mayor Eric Johnson said, adding the location was chosen after a "data driven analysis" of zoning, topography, environmental records and highway access. He said the project is intended to "invest in parts of Dallas that can especially benefit from the opportunities that something like this project is going to bring."
Greg Bibb, CEO and managing partner of the Dallas Wings, said the move builds on an earlier council action: "unanimous approval of our 15 year use and incentive agreement on 04/24/2024," which he said…
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