After 20 years in Frost Bank Tower, Winstead PC has found a new home in downtown Austin. And it isn't the only tenant to leave the iconic Austin skyscraper for a new lease elsewhere in the city. At the end of this report, check out ABJ's…
A wellknown Austin business is planning to construct a new space after a fire burned its longtime restaurant two years ago. The plans and expected timeline are included in this report.
While local startup funding has declined significantly from its peak years in 2021 and 2022, serial entrepreneurs with a track record of success are finding financial backing from venture capitalists. In our roundup of deals from early May…
The University of Texas has been gifted land near Samsung's chipmaking factory in Taylor, which is expected to support Central Texas' rapidly growing semiconductor industry that's drawn global attention to the small town. At the end of…
Canfield and EdgeQuarters have become Indeed's go-to interior designer. Read more about how that business relationship formed and learn all about Canfield's design philosophy and style in our latest Journal Profile.
The project, which marks the city’s first major retail development south of Lake Marble Falls, is expected to open next year and create at least 1,000 jobs. At the end of this report, check out a list of retail hubs in the Austin metro.
Zydeco Development Corp. has been steadily adding to its MetCenter development since 1993 and is now planning a 56-acre addition abutting SH-183. It's the latest project underway in bustling East Austin.
While the Chapter 380 incentive agreement can – and likely will – be tailored in the future to any interested company, it formalizes a way to make that "investment more attractive and to speed up that timeline for construction," according…
The Elgin City Council has OK'd a slew of agreements to help with a 875-home master-planned development. At the end of this report, check out a list of volume homebuilders in the Austin metro.
The layoffs are all of the company's Austin-based employees across dozens of game development roles, as well as administrative positions. Included with this story is ABJ's latest list of local tech recruiters.
This is the latest story in the saga of Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ, which has drawn attention far and wide after its abrupt closure. An Austin-based company is being positioned to take on the beleaguered business.
One of Austin's top tech companies is said to be considering a sale, potentially to a private equity firm. While nothing is set in stone, the move comes as the company continues to battle for market share against its larger rival, Shopify.…
Consumer packaged goods companies looking to grow their retail presence can tap into an accelerator program by Whole Foods Market. Learn more about the program, and what they're looking for in applicants, in this report.
Startup mentors often say one of the best ways to find a new business idea is tackling a problem you know well. That seems to be a mantra that Chubbies Shorts co-founder Kyle Hency has taken to heart. After launching a startup to deal with…
Either voluntarily or otherwise, some key Tesla executives involved in community outreach no longer appear to be with the company. Bounce-back emails are coming in. That worries civic and business leaders who try to keep in contact with…
A group of co-founders with experience in health care and franchising have teamed up to launch a new longevity clinic. In this story, we explore how the team came together, as well as its plans to open its first clinic in Austin this fall.…
The full-service commercial real estate firm is involved in some of the biggest projects in the suburbs. It's helping build the Hanwha Advanced Materials project in Georgetown, revitalizing Liberty Hill's downtown and building a massive…
After restoring the Mattie's at Green Pastures restaurant in 2017, La Corsha Hospitality is hard at work on a new project at the historic South Austin property: a 63-room hotel, tucked away from diners at the restaurant.
The news comes less than a month after two World Class entities declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April, in part due to unpaid taxes. Travis County’s announcement included a list of the 10 delinquent property owners that owed the most in…
A well-known entrepreneur in Austin has launched his latest venture: a strategic roll up. Nameless CPG recently snagged a Portland-based women's supplement startup that's backed by tennis star Serena Williams.
Los Angeles-based Stapleton Group, the receiver for embattled infill housing developer StoryBuilt, has renewed construction efforts on single-family homes “where possible,” according to an April 29 report. Additionally, one East Austin…
The announcement said Broadnax will focus first on hiring a permanent police chief and will start immediately "working to ensure the finalization of a new contract agreement between the Austin Police Association and the City of Austin."…
Love&Cookies doubled its revenue between 2022 and 2023 and is on track to quadruple it this year, the CEO said. A bigger cookie factory may be needed soon.
It basically took one of the world's richest people to kickstart big-city development in earnest in the fields of far East Austin. Get an overview of the big developments and employers in this special report that complements the ABJ's…
Office-space vacancies are trending upward, but downtown recoveries are still gaining momentum. That's because the real key to post-pandemic city center success transcends the office.