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Two Samsung suppliers establishing HQs in Round Rock 

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Fernanda Figueroa,Austin American-Statesman  Two South Korea-based Samsung suppliers have announced they will establish their U.S. headquarters in Round Rock.  MSS International, a supplier of gas sensors and piping, and iMarket America, a maintenance, repair and operations company, announced the move in December and February, respectively. Officials from each company said they chose the city because of its […]

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Lowe’s to open its first store in America’s fastest-growing city

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Lowe’s Cos. Inc. plans to open a store in Georgetown. The home improvement center will build its first location in the suburb north of Austin at 2301 I-35, across the highway from CelLink Corp.’s manufacturing facility and just north of Costco Wholesale Corp. The store is slated to open in the first quarter of 2025, said Trent Ferrell, owner of […]

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H-E-B to build a new store in Georgetown

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Suburb’s population growth ranked No. 1 in US Another H-E-B is coming to fast-growing Georgetown. The retail bellwether’s latest store will anchor Barshop and Oles Co.’s planned 31-acre shopping center, Parmer Ranch Marketplace, according to planning documents and Barshop and Oles partner Milo Burdette. H-E-B’s plans for the site include an approximately 110,000-square-foot store and […]

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EastGroup eyes fast-growing Austin suburb for industrial project 

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Development in Leander will feature a 600K sf warehouse across 44 acres EastGroup Properties is plotting its next industrial development in Austin’s suburbs. The Mississippi-based firm, led by CEO Marshall Loeb, wants to build a 600,000-square-foot facility, dubbed Heritage Grove, in fast-growing Leander, the Austin Business Journal reported.  The 44-acre development site, at 500 Heritage Grove, […]

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iMarket America Inc. Relocates Headquarters to Round Rock, TX

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iMarket America Inc. Relocates Headquarters to Round Rock, TX, Spearheading Industrial Cluster Development (Round Rock, TX – February 29, 2024) – iMarket America’s Inc. (IMA), the U.S. subsidiary of iMarketKorea, a leading Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) company, announced today the relocation of its U.S. headquarters to Round Rock, Texas. The move marks a significant step towards the […]

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Leander, Texas Anticipates Job Growth with St. John Properties’ 50-Acre Business Park and First Class ‘A’ Office Building

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Leander, Texas is setting the stage for a major economic boost with St. John Properties, Inc., a renowned commercial real estate firm, announcing ambitious plans to erect a sprawling 50-acre business park and the first Class ‘A’ office building in the burgeoning suburban community. The Leander Tech Park, positioned at the intersection of West State […]

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Freehill Moves Forward With Greater Austin Project

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JLL Capital Markets has arranged joint venture equity and construction financing for Hero Way West, an industrial project in Leander, Texas, totaling 227,200 square feet of Class A space. The company worked on behalf of Freehill Development Co. Hero Way West will be a three-building industrial development that will include 28-foot clear heights, ample parking spaces, dock-high […]

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Another Samsung supplier chooses Round Rock as US headquarters

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Continuing a trend among industrial suppliers, another South Korea-based supplier has opted to establish its U.S. headquarters in Round Rock. This choice underscores the influx of businesses converging on the area to meet the demands of tech manufacturers, such as Samsung Semiconductor Austin in Taylor. The overview iMarket America Inc.—the U.S. division of iMarketKorea—is a maintenance, repair […]

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Samsung says its economic impact on area growing notably as an army of construction crews build new factory

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Tally of construction workers yields a head-turning number South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has put out new numbers to show how big of a deal it is to the local economy. Samsung claims it pumped roughly $26.8 billion into the economy in the past year when accounting for its longtime Austin site and […]

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Williamson County looks to bring in more Korean businesses, already sees huge economic impact

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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A recent visit to South Korea by Williamson County and City of Taylor leaders highlighted ongoing efforts to bring in a variety of businesses including support industries to Samsung’s Semiconductor plant in Taylor. “While we were there we called on 27 companies in total and we came back with a […]

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