THE "CITY OF WALLER" IS THE NEWEST FOCAL POINT AND "HOT" SPOT FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. THE COMPLETION OF THE WESTERN LEG OF "TOLL ROAD 99" (GRAND PARKWAY) IS APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES EAST OF WALLER, WHERE IT INTERSECTS US-290. DEVELOPERS HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT THIS GREAT ACCESS IS STRAIGHT TO THE CITY OF WALLER. DAIKIN, THE LARGEST AIR CONDITIONING MANUFACTURING COMPANY, PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 460 ACRES APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES EAST OF WALLER AT THE INTERSECTION OF US-290 AND KICKAPOO. THEIR PLANT AND OPERATION IS COMPLETE. THEY PLAN TO EMPLOY 6,000+- EMPLOYEES. OTHER RECENT ACTIVITY INCLUDES, PLANS ARE TO DEVELOP INTO INDUSTRIAL, WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 ACRES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE. TxDOT HAS ANNOUNCED A MAJOR PLAN TO WIDEN FM 2920 FROM THE SH 249 FREEWAY AT TOMBALL, TEXAS TO US-290 AT WALLER, NUMEROUS TRACTS ALONG FM 2920 AND US-290, HE MAJOR PORTION OF THE SUBJECT TRACT WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH MAJOR BOX STORES, ETC., (100 ACRES HAS BEEN SOLD TO BLINN JR. COLLEGE) .