Austin, Texas wins “Top City,” thanks to its authentic, niche neighborhoods and depth of economic diversity, from manufacturing to education, health care and technology Niche neighborhoods and economic diversity are driving forces behind the strong showing of this year’s top ten U.S. cities, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2017 , recently released by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). MORE
Business Clusters/Corridors Featured Louisiana North Carolina Ohio Research & Development Surveys & Research Tennessee Texas USA - Great Lakes USA - Southeast Austin BBG Cleveland Expansion Nashville New Orleans Raleigh-Durham Site Selection Technology technology hubsIncreasingly, tech firms are bypassing celebrated traditional locations in favor of cities which are not typically associated with the technology sector. Read: Smaller U.S. Cities Joining Technology Boom. MORE
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For younger adults that want a place to live in a bustling area of Austin, Texas, a new apartment complex could be an option if they don’t mind tighter spaces. This week, Transwestern Development announced plans to develop a micro-unit community, Indie Apartments, in the East Sixth district just east of downtown Austin. The 55,814-sf property will have 139 units, with 350-sf one bedroom and 520-sf two bedroom options. MORE
Dodge offers data on 2017 construction starts in the greater Austin area MORE
The city of Austin, Texas, last week broke ground on its new Central Library, establishing a major civic presence and community gathering space in the heart of the city’s redeveloped Seaholm district. MORE
A construction worker was crushed Wednesday morning when a concrete slab weighing 30,000 to 40,000 pounds fell off a flatbed truck and onto him at a construction site for a parking garage, part of an apartment complex being built in southeast Austin. MORE
Entered By: Austin (TX) Chamber of Commerce. Apple’s selection of Austin, TX as the site for its new $304-million Operations Center is the Bronze Award winner in Business Facilities’ 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. MORE
Austin, TX: On Top, Still Rising. For the past couple of years, Austin, TX and Baton Rouge, LA have been duking it out for the top ranking in our flagship metro Economic Growth Potential category. The Austin Chamber of Commerce has played an active role in the city’s success. MORE
The Container Bar, so named because it is made entirely of recycled shipping containers has recently opened its doors in Austin, Texas. MORE
Integreon, a global provider of outsourced legal and business services, expands into Austin for its highly skilled and creative workforce, creating more than 100 jobs. Integreon Opens Global Delivery Center In Austin, TX appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. MORE
For younger adults that want a place to live in a bustling area of Austin, Texas, a new apartment complex could be an option if they don’t mind tighter spaces. This week, Transwestern Development announced plans to develop a micro-unit community, Indie Apartments, in the East Sixth district just east of downtown Austin. The 55,814-sf property will have 139 units, with 350-sf, one-bedroom units and 520-sf, two-bedroom options. MORE
has commenced construction on Colorado Tower, a 371,000-sf Class A office development in Downtown Austin, Texas. The 29-story building, designed by Duda/Paine Architects, will be the first high-rise tower built in Austin since Cousins developed Frost Bank Tower in 2003. MORE
This sustainable remodeling project by Alterstudio Architects renovated a 1950s-era duplex in the Hyde Park historic district of Austin, Texas, into a contemporary single-family home that is both energy-efficient and water-conserving. MORE
University of Texas at Austin mechanical engineer Charles Upshaw tells Contractor about the mechanical system he designed for his school's entry in the 2015 Solar Decathlon. MORE
The Construction Users Round Table (CURT) will hold it's winter meeting in Austin, Texas February 5, 2013. The next day CURT will host a safety seminar focused on Best Practices for Workplace Safety. CURT members should make plans to attend as should anyone looking for high quality construction industry information and an opportunity to meet owner representatives from major corporations. The link below takes you to CURT's events page. MORE
AUSTIN, Texas -- Kitchell is expanding its Southwest footprint with a dedicated office in Austin, Texas, to serve a growing clientele and a number of design build, construction management, facility planning and development pursuits. The company officially opened its doors June 1 at Stonelake 4, 4030 W. Braker Lane. The 5,100-square-foot office has 11 employees, with room to grow. frontpage MORE
Technology shares the spotlight with music and film at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. MORE
Architect Joseph Bennett recently completed a remodeling project of a 1917 Austin, Texas bungalow measuring 2,500 square feet. The renovated bungalow has received a LEED Silver and the Austin Energy Green Building 5 Star certifications. MORE
Cleveland, Ohio -- The Austin Company continues its tradition of outstanding safety practices in the design, engineering and construction industry, and was again recognized by Liberty Mutual with a 1.5-million man-hour safety award. This is the second Gold Award achieved by Austin and the recognition comes after Austin’s completion of more than 1,500,000 work hours without a lost time accident since becoming a Liberty Mutual client on July 1, 2010. MORE
AUSTIN, Texas -- DPR Construction has been selected by Charles Schwab to build the company’s new corporate campus, located on a 50-acre site in Austin, Texas. The new Charles Schwab Austin Campus will be built in two phases. frontpage MORE
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But, that’s what’s getting under construction in Austin, Texas, with completion slated for 2016, or about eight months after kick off. Google+. MORE
Austin-based ClearSpace Homes has been around for several years, but recently I noticed the founder, Hayden Lindley, was working on some new designs. ClearSpace is focused on customers in the Austin area right now, though they’d entertain developments or mass orders in any state. MORE
In Austin, TX, Samsung is already at work in a $4 billion plant expansion in Austin. AUSTIN, TX: CHIP CAPITAL. The mobile technology revolution has swept over the nation and is helping Austin’s semiconductor industry thrive. MORE
The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Seven finalist cities have been chosen for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. MORE
Sitting on 27 acres just outside of Austin, Texas, the Community First! Village is a master-planned community comprising a mix of RV pads, microhomes and canvas-sided-home sites MORE
Apple’s selection of Austin, TX as the site for its new $304-million Operations Center is the Bronze Award winner in Business Facilities’ 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition. The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. Southwest Apple Austin Business Facilities Deal of the Year MORE
The services are available in Austin and some surrounding communities, and are expected to roll out in parts of Dallas this summer. . Southwest Utilities AT&T Austin Blog-July-2014 Dallas Economic Development Posted by Heidi Schwartz. MORE
The Construction Owners Association of America's (COAA) Texas chapter is hosting a Winter Workshop in Austin, Texas. It's interesting that two major owner organizations are meeting in Austin on the same day. MORE
through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) that will create a total of 615 new jobs in Austin, TX. Websense is relocating its corporate headquarters from San Diego to Austin, creating 445 new jobs and a projected capital investment of more than $9.9 Posted by Heidi Schwartz. MORE
Featured Location Focus Magazine Highlights Texas Workforce Development Austin Cedar Hill Collin County Defense Innovation Unit Experimental Harris County Montgomery County TEDC Texas Economic Development Corporation Tomball Travis CountyCollin County and Montgomery County were the only large counties to increase skilled occupation jobs by more than 20 percent from 2011-2015. MORE
Austin, TX added to its impressive record of success in Business Facilities’ Metro Rankings Report with the best across-the-board showing in the magazine’s 2015 edition. Business Facilities’ 2015 Metro Rankings Report: Austin, Nashville, Raleigh Are Metro Frontrunners appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Southwest 2015 Austin blog-August-2015 metro rankings Nashville north carolina Raleigh rankings tennesseeBusiness Facilities (BF) Magazine. MORE
Rick Perry speaks at the Charles Schwab El Paso and Austin press conference. Rick Perry has announced two Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) investments in The Charles Schwab Corporation, which is opening a new operations center in El Paso and strengthening its presence in Austin. MORE
Austin, TX has been named the top metro for Economic Growth Potential in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report. Read: Austin, Charlotte, Denver Are Tops In BF’s Growth Chart. MORE
Read Defense Innovation Unit Experimental Comes To Austin on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. DIUx will connect the Department of Defense with hundreds of private sector firms to enhance the technological capabilities of the U.S. MORE
Austin campus in Nacogdoches, Texas. A large, 52-foot dome planetarium acts as the focal point of a new 87,000-sf STEM building being built at the heart of the Stephen F. The STEM building, which was designed by Kirksey Architecture, is meant to be a landmark on the SFA campus with the goal of attracting “more STEM interest from potential students,” according to Steve Durham, Executive Vice President at Kirksey MORE
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The 118,000-sf Seaholm Power Plant, an Art Deco industrial facility originally designed by Burns & McDonnell, provided power to Austin, Texas, from 1951 to 1989. In 2005, Austin’s city council selected Seaholm Power LLC—a joint venture with four principal investors—to restore the site It served as a training center through 1996, when it was shuttered. MORE
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