Whitestone REIT has recently paid $37.5 million for the 109,892 square foot Quinlan Crossing Retail Center for its expansion in the Austin market. Recently, the company purchased two additional shopping centers for its expansion project for an estimated amount of $45 million. Another purchase was done in the Texas Highway Davenport Village, but the price …

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Matt Reinties is now the new CEO of Yeti Coolers after its co-founder Roy Seiders steps up as the company’s chairman. Reinties is known for his tenure for Vista Outdoor Inc as its CEO, selling outdoor products and his stint as its leader earned Vista $900 million in revenue. Reinties was also the president of …

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New jobs are now available for 100 potential Austin employees as Epic Piping is now looking for workers for its San Marcos plant and complete its 300 worker target before it opens on October 1. The company is well-known for its oil pipe products and entered into an agreement with both San Marcos and Hays …

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Coffee lovers in Austin has a new place to check as Starbucks has recently acquired South First Street for another branch of their delectable coffees and treats. When asked about their acquisition, Starbucks has stressed they see the area as a perfect place to cater to customers. Currently, the company has yet to finalize the …

New store brewing in South Austin, and it smells like coffee Read More »

Austin’s newest lending company Able Inc. has been able meet its financial targets through the $6 million Series A funding which would now allow the company to expand its operations. The company has recently announced that it plans to open branches throughout the country by the first half of 2016. Able has been working on …

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Austin is now entering the gaming industry as Virtuix Holdings Inc, known for their virtual reality consoles have enough financial backing now that it has moved operations in Austin. The company has managed to make $879,701 worth of investments in their Kickstarter campaign in 2013 alone. The uniqueness of Virtuix’s system – the Omni-  Is …

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Austin’s Get Smart Content Inc is going to open new jobs for the public now that it has managed to make $3.5 million funds for its sales and customer support division. Established in 2013, Get Smart Content is known for their specialized website content software for brands. In total, the company has managed to make …

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A company working on an app for better bill payments is now working on getting additional funding up to Series A to improve their operations. The company – Pingplot – has been reported to have received $1.2 million worth of funding which would be used by the company to recruit additional workers and improve its …

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Company culture is all the talk these days.  In order for CEO’s and company owners to maintain the ability to recruit and retain key talent they need to make relationships and company culture their first priority.  When you combine the company’s goals with culture employees start to feel more accountable and have a sense of ownership.  Read on …

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Amazon’s Austin operations is now going to become bigger as reports of Amazon’s recent acquisition of a North Austin office space is becoming known. The said office space located in Domain 7 is said to be capable of holding 165 workers once it is developed. Amazon’s purchase was worked out with Endeavor Real Estate Group …

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