2/28/2008 (Allen, Texas) – Cadence McShane Construction is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected by Dallas-based developer, The MGHerring Group, to provide comprehensive construction services for the first phase of The Village at Allen, a large, mixed-use, multi-phased project. The high-profile, master-planned development, currently under construction by Cadence McShane, is situated at the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 75 and Stacy Road in Allen, Texas. The Village at Allen is a shopping, dining and entertainment spot that will offer 900,000 square feet of mixed-use space consisting of big box tenants, specialty shops, restaurants, a 7,500-seat event center and a 250-room hotel and convention center. Cadence McShane will construct the first phase of the project that consists of a five-building, retail component totaling 153,014 square feet situated within the 168-acre site. The five new retail buildings will be constructed utilizing both tiltwall and conventional framing construction and masonry and stone with complementary contemporary finishes. The team of Cadence McShane and project architect, Architecture+, will provide completion of the new complex in early 2009. To learn more about The Village at Allen mixed-use development, please visit www.VillageAtAllen.com.