David J. Christie, principal of Christie Development Associates, LLC, started in the real estate business in Dallas, Texas in 1979. In the early years the company focused on land acquisition, brokerage and grocery anchored retail development. The company was moved from Dallas in 1989 to the Kansas City area where it continued the focus on grocery anchored shopping center developments with clients such as Albertson’s, Kroger, Fleming, Winn Dixie, Associated Wholesale Grocers, and HyVee. In the late 1990’s the company began to develop for big box stores such as Home Depot, Target and Kohl’s. Christie Development Associates, LLC continues to do power center and strip center development. It has been one of the foremost leaders in public and private partnerships with municipalities using development incentives such as Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Transportation Development Districts (TDD) and Community Improvement Districts (CID) throughout the Midwest region.