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New Apartment Building Lagging
Apartment hunting in Austin can be a challenge at the best of times, but new apartment construction isn’t matching the pace of the area’s population increase. Cody Lyon writes about this tightening apartment market in this week’s Austin Business Journal. He tells KUT’s Ian Crawford that...
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Retail Space Inventory Shrinking
Austin businesses looking to change or expand locations are finding it’s getting harder and more expensive to do so. Cody Lyon of the Austin Business Journal discusses the challenges concerning retail space with KUT’s Ian Crawford.
Vacancy rates have risen to up to 7 percent in some areas,...
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Grass Mix Optimized for Drought
With Central Texas in a severe drought and many local lawns dying in the heat and watering restrictions, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has developed a mix of hearty grasses that can survive on one watering a month. Mark Simmons, director of the Ecosystem Design Group at the wildflower...
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What’s Happening With Land Value...
In this week’s Austin Business Journal, Cody Lyon looks at Bastrop County land values that could be cut in half as the real estate market faces dramatic ups and downs resulting from the...
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Creative Fund Boosting Austin Performi...
Small performing arts groups are always struggling to find money to produce shows. The return is often barely enough to cover expenses. But one Austin group is trying to take some of the uncertainty out of that money picture.
In this week's Austin Business Journal, reporter Sandra Zaragoza...
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Is Austin’s Biggest VC Firm Misc...
The biggest venture capital companies in Austin is awaiting a decision that could redefine its business plan.
In this week’s Austin Business Journal, Christopher Calnan reports that Austin Ventures...
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Taylor Tries New Economic Incentives
In this week's Austin Business Journal, Vicky Garza reports in Taylor's unique economic incentive plan. Leaders are essentially giving away land to developers who bring jobs.
Garza writes, "Like most...
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Push for a Wet Lab in Austin
The Austin Technology Incubator is trying to expand Austin’s footprint in the biotech world, and that could affect the future of a Central Texas medical school. Sandra Zaragoza writes about the effort to get Austin a “wet lab” in this week’s Austin Business Journal. She talks to KUT’s Ian...
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Visa Program Draws Mexican Investors
A program that provides U.S. visas for small-business investors from overseas is becoming more attractive to well-to-do Mexicans. Cody Lyon writes about the EB Immigrant Investor program in this week's Austin Business Journal. He tells KUT Ian Crawford about the effect of drug violence is having on...
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Central Business District Eagerly Awai...
Three major hotel development projects are making progress in downtown Austin’s Central Business District. The area lacks a sufficient amount of rooms needed to house convention-goers, but a number of plans to remedy the issue of room stock have already fallen by the wayside.
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Will Wildfire Displaced Flood Rental M...
Cody Lyon of the Austin Business Journal reports that thousands of residents displaced by wildfires will soon be flooding the already-tight Central Texas rental market.
Not much rental housing has been built during the past two years due to the recession, leaving only about 4 percent of...
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Improving I-35 Traffic Flow
Earlier this year, the City of Austin enlisted the help of a consulting firm, Parsons-Brinckerhoff, to come up with creative ways to help alleviate some of the congestion along I-35 between William Cannon Dr. and U.S. 183. The money was to come from part of a $90 million transportation bond passed...
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Chipmakers Piling Up in Austin
A California chip maker is moving to Austin and may bring hundreds of jobs. In this week's Austin Business Journal, Cody Lyon reports on Altera Corp's move to Austin.
"The San Jose-based chip maker signed a major lease in Southwest Austin so it can establish a research and...
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Samsung Austin Rebounding
Samsung Austin, which operates a huge facility in Northeast Austin, has been on a sort of hiring binge in the past year. The Austin Business Journal's Christopher Calnan reports the division has brought on more than a thousand employees since 2010....
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