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Bastrop film studio site to be removed from city's regulatory control under new state law
The deannexation marks perhaps the highest-profile use yet of Senate Bill 2038 since it went into effect last year. Developers have been using it to steer clear of municipal regulators and planners.
Postino WineCafe opening two locations in Austin
A popular wine cafe is making its Austin debut, and the CEO of the Arizona-based parent company discusses their strategy and why they chose to expand to the Texas capital.
One year into business, Kroger will close its Austin delivery center, lay off workers
The Kroger Co. has decided to step away from the metro and a few other markets after testing its delivery service. It's another big win for H-E-B, which has beat back several national grocers over the decades.
These are key economic development leaders to know in the Austin suburbs
The bulk of the economic action in the Austin area is taking place outside the city limits. With new projects announced seemingly every week, the Austin Business Journal has compiled this list of economic development contacts in the area. At the end of this report, check out ABJ's exclusive list of chambers of commerce in the metro.
Former Opportunity Austin economic development leader to head efforts in Cedar Park
He'll be tasked with maintaining the momentum of Cedar Park, which is located about 20 miles northwest of Austin and has a population of about 78,000.
Austin is raking in millionaires ? here's the latest tally
New numbers quantify Austin's affluence. Percentage-wise, no other metro added more millionaires than Austin in the past decade, according to a recent report, which counts 32,700 millionaires in the area. We analyze the data in this article and also look at the number of billionaires here. Also included with this story is ABJ's exclusive list of the area's wealthiest ZIP codes.
Texas' food service industry takes crown as No. 1 private employer
Restaurant sales broke the $100 billion sales barrier in 2023 in Texas, and the industry now ranks as the No. 1 private employer in the state. Here's a breakdown of sales by major cities, employment and what it all means. At the end of this report is a list of the Austin metro's largest employers.
T.C. Broadnax likely to be Austin's next city manager
After deliberations behind closed doors March 26, Austin City Council intends to move forward with T.C. Broadnax as its next city manager, according to a city council message board post from Mayor Kirk Watson. Austin City Council still needs to vote on April 4 to direct its search firm to negotiate a contract with Broadnax, according to the post. Broadnax has served as the city manager of Dallas for the last seven years, according to the city of Dallas? website. He announced he was stepping?
Sixth and Guadalupe, Austin's tallest tower, welcomes residential tenants
Austin's tallest tower, where Meta Inc. is seeking a subtenant for 589,000 square feet of office space, saw its first residential tenants move in in mid-February.
Funding wrap: Baby food maker lands $52M; biopharma co. raises $40M; facial recognition startup gets funds and more
Here's a look at funding rounds raised by local startups since early March. If you'd like to keep track of venture capital raised by Austin area startups, consider subscribing to Austin Inno's daily newsletter, the Beat, which highlights funding rounds, executive hires, local tech trends and more.