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Global manufacturing giant grows its Austin-area footprint to 1.3M square feet

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Company known to make everything from Apple computers to hairdryers By Justin Sayers – Senior Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal Apr 5, 2024 One of the world’s largest contract manufacturers has taken over a 150,000-square-foot building in Round Rock that has quietly pushed the company’s footprint to more than 1.3 million square feet in the Austin area. […]

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Pair of manufacturers added to big Georgetown industrial park

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The fast-growing city has attracted a wave of manufacturers and distributors Dallas-based Jackson Shaw Co. has inked a pair of new leases at its 224-acre industrial park in Georgetown north of Austin that brings the first phase of the development to 85% occupied. The developer announced on May 30 that Austin-based Control Panels USA Inc. has leased […]

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Happy 40th Birthday Dell

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Dell Technologies reached a significant milestone today, May 3, by celebrating their 40th anniversary in business. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of their global headquarters in Round Rock, TX. What started as a vision to democratize computers has transformed into a global powerhouse of innovation, with a profound impact on the Round Rock […]

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Austin-based Wondercide relocates HQ to Round Rock amid swift growth

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Company plans to add employees in bigger office, manufacturing facility An Austin-based company that makes natural products for pets, which rose to prominence nearly a decade ago after an appearance on the television show “Shark Tank,” has moved its headquarters to Round Rock. Wondercide LLC announced on May 20 that it relocated its operations and 62 employees […]

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Silicon Valley-based EcoMicron to get up to $1.3M in incentives to move HQ to Cedar Park

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The semiconductor suppliers keep coming By Justin Sayers – Senior Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal Apr 26, 2024 A San Jose-based company that supports the semiconductor industry and others in the tech sector will receive an incentive package worth a maximum of about $1.3 million to relocate its headquarters to Cedar Park. The Cedar Park City Council approved […]

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Georgetown manufacturers ink big leases in industrial parks amid growth plans

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Austin suburb has become a magnet for industrial development By Justin Sayers – Senior Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal Apr 26, 2024 A pair of Georgetown manufacturers have taken up nearly 580,000 square feet for warehousing and distribution in sprawling industrial parks built by Albuquerque-based Titan Development Ltd. Ohio-based Kreate, which recently acquired the longtime operations of Tasus […]

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In return to Austin, Cedar Park’s new economic development director says ‘sky’s the limit’

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Arthur Jackson is back, and he’s on the hunt for economic wins By Justin Sayers – Senior Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal Apr 24, 2024 Updated Apr 25, 2024 8:38am CDT Arthur Jackson’s return to the Austin area to lead economic development in Cedar Park was all about relationships. First and foremost, the born-and-raised Central Texan and his wife wanted […]

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Downtown developments in Taylor, including hotels, get grants from city corporation

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Claire Osborn Austin American-Statesman Two new mixed-use projects in Taylor involve renovating old buildings, including a church built in 1912, to revitalize the downtown area. One of the developments, Talbot Commons, already has opened a boutique hotel in former Sunday school classrooms at what used to be the First Presbyterian Church at 114 W. Sixth […]

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Samsung pouring $45B into Austin area — one of largest deals in US history

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Biden: Investment will ‘cement Central Texas’s role as a state-of-the-art semiconductor ecosystem’ By Justin Sayers – Senior Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal Apr 15, 2024 One of the largest economic development projects in the history of Texas is set to grow into one of the largest in America’s history. On April 15, representatives from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the […]

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EV supplier CelLink secures $362M federal loan for factory in Georgetown

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Tesla is reportedly among the company’s customers CelLink Corp., the reported Tesla Inc. supplier that opened its 295,000-square-foot factory in Georgetown last year, has completed the requirements for a $362 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, according to an April 24 announcment. The Silicon Valley-based company, which makes light-weight flex harnesses essential to electric […]

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