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The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) is a USA-based trade association headquartered in Southlake, Texas.The NPA was founded in 1987 [1] to help the growing number of pawnbrokers in the United States.
It is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange [4] and is the second largest pawn shop operator in the U.S. [5] after Cash America International. As of September 30, 2021, the company operated 1,148 stores, 516 in the U.S (with 44% located in Texas, 18% in Florida and the remainder spread across 18 other states), 508 ...
William Wright Baldwin, who was the president of the South End Land Company in the 1900s and 1910s, constructed the portion of Bellaire Boulevard from the Bellaire town site to Main Street in Houston. [10] He also incorporated the Westmoreland Railroad Company to build an electric streetcar line down the centre of the boulevard. The streetcar ...
Jack Daugherty founded Cash America in 1983 (possibly 1984), [3] after prior experience running a pawn shop and a failed venture hunting for oil. [4] He reinvested his earnings into acquiring more pawn shops, growing his business to 36 locations by 1987 and 101 at the end of 1988. [ 4 ]
When it opened the mall had 600,000 ft² (56,000 m²) of retail space. The original skylights — which graced among other things a large, floor-level, ice rink, open year-round - had three hanging chandeliers. A connected 400-room hotel was opened in September 1971, the Houston Oaks Hotel (now The Westin Oaks Houston). [12]
South Park is in Houston City Council District D. [40] Houston Fire Department operates Fire Station 35 South Park, a part of Fire District 46. [41] The station was originally built at Holmes at South Park. The station had to move due to the construction of Interstate 610. The current station near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Van Fleet ...
In 1893 Almeda, with 50 people, received a post office. Almeda had 200 people, two general stores, and a lumber company in 1914. In 1925 the community had 80 residents. Almeda had four businesses in the 1930s. 1936 state highway maps indicated several buildings in the area. In 1948 the community had 125 residents.
In 1987 the city began to redevelop Palm Center to attract small businesses as part of the Target of Opportunity program, funded by loans made by the federal government. [2] The Palms Center Management Company and the Tillman Trotter Foundation cooperated with the city government in this endeavor. [8] The small business center opened in 1989. [2]