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Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS Incentives Award with Samsung Electronics to Solidify U.S. Leadership in Leading-Edge Semiconductor Production

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CHIPS for America Secures Awards with All Five Major Leading-Edge Companies December 20, 2024 Media Contact: Hannah Robinson, hannah.robinson@chips.gov Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Samsung Electronics (Samsung) up to $4.745 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication facilities. The award follows the […]

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Cedar Park library marks first phase of downtown

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A newly opened $31 million library is the cornerstone of Cedar Park’s grand experiment — to create an actual downtown in the growing suburb. Why it matters: Cedar Park, which was incorporated roughly 50 years ago, saw an influx of new residents when the pandemic brought remote workers to Austin and surrounding areas. Officials long ago bet on big-box retail, […]

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Cedar Park, Williamson County Cut Ribbon on New Hope Extension

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The New Hope Drive extension, located between Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Sam Bass Road, officially opened November 20 following a ribbon cutting ceremony by Cedar Park and Williamson County elected officials. The project aims to improve transportation mobility, enhance safety, and open up opportunities for further regional economic development. “The completion of the New Hope […]

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2024 ABJ Power Players

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Ben White, president and CEO, Taylor Economic Development Corp. For more than a decade, Ben White has been involved in Williamson County economic development efforts — first in Round Rock, then Cedar Park and now Taylor. If something big is about to happen to Williamson County’s economy, White probably has a hand in it. He’s helped […]

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2024 ABJ Power Players

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Dave Porter, executive director, Williamson County Economic Development Partnership Dave Porter oversees the development of one of the hottest suburban economies in the country. The region north of Austin continues to court new factories and large capital investments, and that’s showing no sign of slowing down, with new headquarters and manufacturing sites popping up routinely. […]

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Williamson County EDP Conducts Economic Impact Analysis of the U. S. 79 Corridor

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October 31, 2024 (Williamson County, Texas) — The 97-mile stretch of U.S. 79 between Round Rock, Texas and College Station, Texas is quickly becoming an advanced manufacturing and talent corridor. The Williamson County Economic Development Partnership (EDP) commissioned the Perryman Group to conduct an economic impact analysis on the following major Williamson County and Milam […]

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South Korean supplier to the automotive sector is setting up shop in Hutto with aim of attracting more industry players

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‘Seoyon E-hwa is the biggest automotive parts company in South Korea,’ exec says By Justin Sayers – Senior Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal Oct 28, 2024 Updated Oct 29, 2024 12:17am CDT A major Korean auto parts supplier with ties to some of the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world aims to be a catalyst for other Korean […]

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Leander economic development director discusses city’s full-service community goal

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By Sam Schaffer | 2:02 PM Oct 18, 2024 CDTUpdated 2:01 PM Oct 18, 2024 CDT Leander Economic Development Director Randall Malik stands by planning documents at Leander City Hall. (Sam Schaffer/Community Impact) Leander hopes to be a place where people can work, live and enjoy themselves without having to go to other cities in Central Texas, said Randall […]

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Another Samsung supplier gets green light on tax abatement

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By Tony Cantù Special to the Press GEORGETOWN – The Williamson County Commissioners Court this week approved a partial tax abatement to a South Korean supplier of the developing Samsung semiconductor plant near Taylor in anticipation of a $600 million development. Soulbrain Holdings Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of phosphoric acid key in the making of […]

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Williamson County signs agreement with South Korean city that also has Samsung factory

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Claire Osborn Austin American-Statesman Williamson County and Yongin City in South Korea, both sites of Samsung factories, have formed a partnership, officials said. “The agreement, approved by the Commissioners Court on July 2, will establish a relationship for stronger, friendly cooperation and mutual prosperity between the two communities,” according to a news release from Williamson […]

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