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Austin Commercial to manage construction of $240M soccer stadium in Austin, Texas

Construction Dive

Gensler will be the lead architect and CAA Icon the project manager for Precourt Sports Ventures' privately financed mixed-used project for Austin FC.

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Apple’s Austin Operations Center Claims Bronze 2012 Deal Of The Year From Business Facilities

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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. Apple gave candidate locations a three-month window in which to make their proposals.

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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Austin, Baton Rouge, Mobile Leaders In Growth Potential

Business Facilities

Austin, TX is Business Facilities’ top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. “Austin has firmly established itself as one of the leading high-tech hubs in the U.S.,” ” The burgeoning high-tech industry in Austin has made Texas the second-largest semiconductor job market after California. .

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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So

Pro Builder

and Austin, Texas. Joseph Gyourko, a real-estate and finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, said the Biden administration’s proposed grant program would help compensate for the costs and burdens of new construction, such as increased congestion, that can stymie affordable housing projects. Read More. .

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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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. Austin was one of those along with Silicon Valley. for every $1.00 Samsung Electronics Co.,

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The Fed Just Paused Interest Rate Hikes—What Does That Mean for Home Prices?

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Read more Market Data + Trends Financing Affordability Market Data + Trends ldeakins Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:44 The Federal Reserve paused interest rate hikes for the first time in nearly a year last week, but experts say one key factor is still sustaining high home prices After 10 consecutive rate hikes, the Federal Reserve gave the U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

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. Austin is now one of the nation’s top emerging high-tech cities, with more than 120,000 people employed by around 4,400 technology firms.

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