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Austin startup HomePoint raises $2M for subscription-based luxury home maintenance

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A new Austin startup, led by former executives from Spredfast and Shazam, has raised funding to help it grow its luxury home maintenance services business. In this story, you'll learn about the company's business model, why its targeting…

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Drone boat startup Saronic plans hiring spree for manufacturing, tech roles

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The drone boat market is projected to grow from $6 billion this year to $12.2 billion in 2032. Austin-based startup Saronic said this week it's ramping up production of its vessels and plans to hire dozens in the next few months. That…

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New Business Leads - Collected week of April 19, 2024

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New Businesses New business licenses and corporate formations. -Assumed Names Company: A Carpenter's Carpenter, Address: 11609A April Dr., City: Austin, State: TX, Zip: 78753, Type: contractor-carpentry, Sic: 175, Recdate: 2024-04-09,…

Liens and Bankruptcies Leads - Collected week of April 19, 2024

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Federal Tax Liens and Releases The latest information available concerning unpaid tax levies filed by the Internal Revenue Service against individuals and businesses. -State Tax Liens Business or Person: B, Name: Snow Castle LLC, Address:…

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Pearlstone Partners opens latest condo tower in Rainey Street district

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The condos add to Pearlstone's impressive portfolio. The local development firm also has a full pipeline of in-development and under-construction projects on the way.

Austin-based United Steel Supply to invest millions in new Indiana facility

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An Austin-based steel company is making a big investment in the Ports of Indiana - Jeffersonville to open a steel processing and painting facility.

Link Logistics, a Blackstone subsidiary, plans to redevelop North Austin business park with housing

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Link Logistics plans to build more than 200 new apartments along North Lamar Boulevard. This project marks a continuation of density-focused development along Austin's key thoroughfares. Included is a list of the city's leading multifamily…

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Expedia to make second round of layoffs in Austin this year

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Expedia, which owns the home-sharing app VRBO, plans to lay off more Austin-area employees. This is the second round of cuts for the company in 2024. In this story, learn about the headwinds the company is facing and its history of…

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Austin startup tunneling for underground deliveries raises $13M

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There's a local startup that wants to make deliveries even faster — and without adding congestion to sidewalks and bike paths. As other delivery companies look to drones in the air, this one is looking at underground robots of sorts.

Kirksey Architecture president expects AI to play a significant role in the industry

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Office renovations and conversions as well as artificial intelligence are all top of mind for Kirksey Architecture President and CEO Wes Good. This interview was part of the Texas Business Minds podcast, which can be heard using the player…

Tuesday, Apr 23

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Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison tags Nashville as company's next world HQ

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Larry Ellison, chairman and co-founder of Oracle Corp., said at a health care industry summit that the company will move its headquarters to the Music City. "It's the center of our future," the billionaire said.

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Foxtrot Market closing all stores months after merger

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A grocery market brand is closing all of its stores nationwide, including a handful in Austin, months after a merger that was expected to accelerate its growth. Local CPG brands like Steamies Dumplings, Tacodeli and Better Sour relied on…

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Fuse Workspace to open new coworking space in East Austin

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The 33,000-square-foot building will vault the company to near the top of the list of biggest coworking firms in Austin. At the end of this report, check out the list of coworking companies in the metro.

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Tesla lays off nearly 2,700 employees at Austin-area gigafactory

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The local layoff figures are in keeping with CEO Elon Musk's announcement last week that the company would lay off "more than" 10% of its global workforce of over 140,000. This is one of the largest — if not the largest — mass layoff that…

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Austin startup Outpost raises $12M to help truckers find places to park semitractor-trailer rigs

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The American Trucking Association says there are more than 11 truck drivers for every one parking space in the United States. This startup aims to connect those dots. Real estate will be needed. At the end of this report, check out a list…

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$120M industrial project rises in tiny city outside Austin

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The San Francisco-based developer aims to deliver the first two buildings, totaling about 400,000 square feet, by the start of next year's third quarter. This project would be massive for the small town of Creedmoor, which is catching the…

Monday, Apr 22

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Express Inc. files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy as it closes stores, eyes sale

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The Austin area has been spared of store closures for now, but a handful of locations will close this week across Texas. The company is closing more than 100 stores across multiple brands.

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The real key to downtown's comeback may not be office space after all

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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.

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Delta 8 and Delta 9 products are under legislative scrutiny

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Thousands of retailers are licensed to sell hemp products in Texas. A proposed Delta 8 and Delta 9 ban could impact the billion-dollar industry in the state.

Tesla uses new state law to sidestep Austin regulations at gigafactory

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CEO Elon Musk has a history of chaffing against regulations, environmental or otherwise. At the end of this report, check out a list of the top tech employers in the metro.

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Franchises are swarming the Austin metro — real estate opportunities abound

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Franchised coffee shops, pizza parlors, burger chains, dessert shops and more are looking to open in the metro, which means there are plenty of opportunities for real estate deals. This article details which franchises are targeting the…

Friday, Apr 19

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Business and networking groups in the Austin area

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The 2024 list of local business and networking groups is open to all kinds of business and industry groups. The list offers resources for professional development and networking. Eligible groups operate in the Austin area which includes…

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Overland Partners buys Sanders Architecture to enter Austin market in earnest

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Catherine Craig, a former partner at Sanders and now a lead architect at Overland, said the opportunity arose after the unexpected passing of Sanders' founder, Chris Sanders, in the fall of 2023. As she and two other partners tried to…

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Second phase of HOME initiative could move needle for housing affordability, ABOR reports

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The Austin Board of Realtors recently released a report examining the second phase of Austin’s HOME Initiative, saying that the impacts could potentially help alleviate the strain on housing affordability in the city.

Thursday, Apr 18

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Deadline approaching for businesses to snag part of $5.5B credit-card settlement

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Business owners have only a few weeks left to snag their share of a $5.5 billion credit-card settlement.

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Auto supplier with ties to Tesla eyes $9M project northeast of Austin

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In 2023, Tesla reportedly placed a $227 million order for parts from the company as part of a three-year supply contract through 2028. That seem to be translating to building and hiring here. At the end of this report, check out a list of…

Anti-drone defense tech startup Allen Control Systems raises $12M

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An Austin startup that's developing anti-drone technologies has raised new funding to help it continue to create systems designed to autonomously detect and shoot down airborne threats. In this article, you'll learn about the company's…

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Cisco Systems inks lease downtown, bucking trend of tech firms shedding office space

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The size of the lease isn't huge, but it represents welcome positive activity from a tech company in the Central Business District. At the end of this report, check out a list of commercial real estate brokerage firms in the Austin area.

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How Samsung's $45B plan compares to other gigantic US economic development projects

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From Micron to IBM to Intel to TI, a number of other mammoth projects around the country have touted gaudy investment figures. In this report, we stack them all up against each other. At the end of this story, check out a list of the…

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New Business Leads - Collected week of April 12, 2024

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New Businesses New business licenses and corporate formations. -Assumed Names Company: 217 219 221 N. Main & 109 W. 3rd St., First: Ujjal, Last: Ghoshtagore, Address: 219 N. Main St., City: Taylor, State: TX, Zip: 76574, Phone: 562-301…