For part of investigations that “will help prepare for human missions to the lunar surface,” NASA has awarded a $93.3 million contract to Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace. The company will deliver 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the moon in 2023, according to a Feb. 4 NASA release. Firefly Aerospace is a Cedar Park […]
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Williamson County will reimburse 65 percent of property taxes paid on Apple Inc.’s forthcoming $1 billion campus for 15 years, the commissioners court approved Dec. 18. “We want them to come here,” Commissioner Valerie Covey said. “It’s a good thing for the county. What wouldn’t be good would be if it went across the county […]
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More than 500 people attended the 2017 Williamson County Growth Summit on Thursday at the Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center to talk about the massive opportunities — and challenges — for developing this nascent market. Want to know what’s on the horizon in the rapidly growing county north of Austin? Check out the […]
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Williamson County Economic Development Partnership received a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award for its Williamson County Funding Portal in the category of Special Purpose Website for communities with populations of 200,000-500,000 from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented at an awards ceremony during the 2015 IEDC Annual Conference in Anchorage, […]
Andrews County, a small county of just 15,554 residents in West Texas, might be one of the best places to live to in the entire state. Menard County, on the western edge of Central Texas, might be one of the worst. This, according to an analysis of Texas counties’ socio-economic benchmarks conducted by the Austin […]
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Monolith Semi announced in June a strategic manufacturing partnership with X-FAB Texas in Lubbock to manufacture their SiC switches in X-FAB’s high-volume 150mm silicon production line. With this new partnership, Monolith Semi sought to relocate its headquarters from Ithaca, NY to a Texas community. According to Monolith Semi CEO Sujit Banerjee, PhD, “Round Rock was […]
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ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Partnership today announced that it is supportive of the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) Board of Trustees voting to exempt the freeport tax liability of area businesses. The freeport tax is a property tax on goods and materials used in the […]
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Cedar Park will be home to the first and only science & technology museum in Central Texas, starting next month. The Austin Planetarium will open as the Texas Museum of Science & Technology (TXMOST) on March 20, 2015 in an interim facility located in the former SoccerPlex building just off Whitestone Boulevard (RM 1431) and […]
Construction kicks off Thursday for a 224-room Sheraton hotel and conference center in Georgetown. Novak Brothers and Hines host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Starwood-operated hotel at 2 p.m. on February 19. The event is at Rivery Boulevard and Wolf Ranch Parkway at the Summit at the Rivery Park development. Starwood Hotels and Resorts […]
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The Taylor Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) announced today that it will begin construction on 50,000 square-feet of industrial/manufacturing space in its Mustang Creek Industrial Park that will be available for occupancy by year’s end. Mayor Jesse Ancira said “This aggressive move will provide an exciting opportunity for businesses looking to move to, or expand within, […]
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