Austin is ready for its close-up. Hailed as a top contender in the contest for America’s Biggest Boomtown, the Texas capital is having a moment that will go down in history as the time that defined its character as a major player in American business. Although many longtime residents bemoan the losses–the iconic bars and […]
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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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 […]
Project could create hundreds of jobs in region’s booming auto manufacturing sector For the better part of a year, speculation has been rampant about an automotive parts supplier potentially bringing hundreds of jobs and at least $100 million of investment to a city north of Austin. That company is Hanwha Advanced Materials LLC, a massive […]
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The developer recently sold the building to a real estate giant Vehicle parts manufacturer US Farathane Corp., which has a longtime presence in Austin and is a known supplier of Tesla Inc. and other notable vehicle makers, has leased more than 260,000 square feet in a new industrial park that’s set to become one of […]
Petco also signed long-term lease A new shopping center will be developed in Georgetown that will add 120,000 square feet to the suburb’s retail market. The Cedar Breaks West Shopping Center, which will be anchored by a 23,000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store, will rise on the northwest corner of Williams and Wildwood drives. Durhman & […]
Industrial developments in the works along I-35 and SH 130 are transforming the city into a booming manufacturing hub. In the past few years, officials with companies such as Tesla and Samsung have announced or opened operations in Central Texas. This has led other suppliers and industrial companies to move to Williamson County and the […]
GAF Energy opened a solar roofing manufacturing center in Georgetown in November. The 450,000-square-foot facility will produce Timberline Solar shingles and is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. The company will employ more than 250 people in Georgetown and has hired over 75 people this year. Over the next 10 […]
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Cash for jobs helped seal the deal north of Austin Jason Darley’s favorite aspects of working in the aviation industry are the continuous growth, plus the constant demand and product innovation needed in the space. That’s why he’s especially excited as his company, Georgetown-based Enflite LLC, gears up for a massive expansion within the city […]
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ZT Systems aims to get ‘state-of-the-art’ facility off the ground quickly A New Jersey-based company that builds equipment used for cloud computing and artificial intelligence systems has acquired a 435,000-square-foot building in Georgetown, where it plans to open a manufacturing plant that would employ at least 1,500 people by the end of the next year. […]