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Toppan Photomasks Selects Round Rock Location for Major $185M Expansion

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City approves economic development agreement for local semiconductor supplier Round Rock, Tx. (April 27, 2023) – Round Rock City Council approved an economic incentive agreement on Thursday, April 27, with Toppan Photomasks Round Rock, Inc. (Toppan) that will result in a minimum of $185,496,525 in new investment and at least 50 new jobs created. Toppan first […]

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Round Rock Chamber Announces Smarter Reality as First Recipient of Defense Innovation Fund

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Round Rock, Tx. (May 31, 2023) – The Round Rock Chamber announced today that Smarter Reality has been named the first recipient of its Defense Innovation Fund (DIF) grant program. The Chamber awarded Smarter Reality, a cutting-edge technology company that builds custom software for commercial and government clients, a $20,000 grant. The Round Rock Defense Innovation Fund was established to develop […]

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‘Once-in-a-generation’ project north of Austin nearing more milestones

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Developers move ahead with site development, subdivision improvement plans The 118-acre mixed-use Nebraska Furniture Mart project north of Austin appears to be nearing significant milestones as stakeholders work to bring the “once-in-a-generation” project to Cedar Park. CPM Development LLC — which is affiliated with the Warren Buffet-owned, Omaha-based Nebraska Furniture Mart — last week filed documents with the Texas […]

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WilCo EDP Leads Delegation to South Korea

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Williamson County Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles and Williamson County Economic Development Partnership (WilCo EDP) Executive Director Dave Porter led a delegation of 16 representatives from six Williamson County cities to South Korea from September 10 to 16.   The primary purpose of the trip was a half-day seminar on Doing Business in Williamson County, […]

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3 companies win incentives in Cedar Park, paving way for roughly 250 new jobs

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Compedia, Plug and Play Tech Center, PD Labs closer to planting roots in suburb. About two years ago, the Cedar Park City Council tasked its economic development team with marketing the fast-growing suburb northwest of Austin to international companies. Among the efforts included a trip to Israel 18 months ago, where City Manager Brenda Eivens […]

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Developers detail plans for first office building in 116-acre Northline project

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A 116-acre mixed-use project northwest of Austin that has been billed as a downtown-like destination for a booming suburb is about to reach another milestone: its first office building. The developers behind the Northline project and Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc. are teaming up to build a four-story, 120,000-square-foot class A office building at 1157 Main St. […]

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Construction begins on 95-acre project that will bring industrial, office and retail space to Cedar Park

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Joint venture of three Austin firms priced at $250M. More details have been revealed about a 95-acre mixed-use project that could bring ample office and retail space to a fast-growing suburb northwest of Austin. Dubbed the “New Hope” project, the development is a joint venture of three Austin-based real estate firms — Cordova Real Estate Ventures, Riverside […]

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Liberty Hill sets sights on downtown revitalization

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City to buy Main Street building for development, seek partners. A fast-growing city on the edge of the Austin metro is looking to spur downtown revitalization. During multiple meetings in the past month, officials from the Liberty Hill City Council and Liberty Hill Economic Development Corp. approved plans for a “Project Redo” — revealed July […]

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Williamson County EDP opens office in South Korea 

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July 25, 2023 (Williamson County, Texas) – The Williamson County Economic Development Partnership (WilCo EDP) has gone international! In an update to the Williamson County Commissioners Court, Dave Porter, economic development director for WilCo EDP, announced that the partnership opened an office in Seoul, South Korea, on July 1, 2023. The primary function of the office […]

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Multibillion-dollar data center campus proposed in Williamson County secures incentives

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Site would be one of the largest of its kinds in U.S. One of the region’s biggest economic development projects has secured public incentives. Skybox Datacenters LLC and Prologis Inc. — which are teaming up to build the 159-acre PowerCampus Austin — on July 20 were approved by Hutto City Council for the project. The data center […]

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