 Opportunity Austin Investor Meeting
Mark your calendar for the Opportunity Austin Quarterly Investor Breakfast Meeting on June 4, 2014 at the Four Seasons. RSVP to Karyl Fowler at kfowler@austinchamber.com.
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First Quarter Successes & Announcements
2014 has already proved to be a prosperous year for economic diversification with 37 relocations, expansions and new openings. These companies represent a myriad of industry sectors ranging from healthcare software to auto parts manufacturing creating over 3,000 jobs.
Highlights from the first quarter of 2014 include:
- athenahealth is creating over 600 new R&D/software development jobs in Austin
- NASDAQ OMX to Open New Office in Austin
- Websense, Inc., has selected the city of Austin for its new corporate headquarters
- Epicor Software Corp. announced an expansion of its Austin operations
- Australia's Atlassian Opening Second North American Office in Austin
- Dropbox will grow its Austin operations from 30 to 200 in Downtown Austin
- Germany-based Ottobock is relocating the company's North American headquarters from Minnesota to Austin.
Read more about the latest Successes & Announcements here.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce and South by Southwest Interactive Release 2013 A-List Funding Update and Open Call for 2014 Austin A-List Nominations. Read more about the A-List here.
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Over $68 Million Awarded to Central Texas High Seniors Heading to College. Read more.
Inaugural Summer Melt Program Yields Positive Result. Read more.
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In the first quarter, Chamber staff attended critical high-level meetings in both Asia and Europe in efforts to continue growing Austin into a global city for business and visitors alike. Highlights from these trips include: traveling to Tokyo, Japan to begin conversations around securing a nonstop Transpacific route; Economic Development recruitment staff participating in the Texas One Europe Mission to Dublin, Ireland; and several meetings in London one month after the launch on the nonstop Austin/Heathrow BA flight, the signing of Austin-Hackney Sister Cities Agreement, and the Hackney House venue and programming during SXSW.
Looking ahead, the Chamber is embarking on two back-to-back Corporate Recruitment Mission Trips to California. The delegations are comprised of Lead Opportunity Austin Investors, regional economic development officials and Chamber staff. The trips are part of Opportunity Austin's recruitment strategy to continue growth in Central Texas by developing new contacts with prospective companies and enriching relationships with the headquarters of the region's existing companies.
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British Air begins non-stop service from Austin to London
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Regional Infrastructure
In February, 2014 Austin Chamber Chairman, Jack McDonald, chairman and CEO of Austin-headquartered Upland Software, wrote in an editorial special to the Austin American Statesman. Mystatesman.com subscribers can click here to read the full piece. If you are not a subscriber, please click here to read the full editorial.
The Chamber through Opportunity Austin is committed to engaging with you, our valued investors, on our regional transit issues. We want to hear from you. Share your thoughts with us at listen@austinchamber.com and let's move forward together.
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In the first quarter of 2014, over 580 articles were seen in national, vertical and local publications including Austin American Statesman, Austin Business Journal, CNN Money, Community Impact Newspaper, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, GigaOm, Mashable, Tech Crunch, USA Today, Venture Capital Post and The Wall Street Journal.
This quarter, the Chamber released 13 announcements, including:
- Websense Chooses Austin for Corporate Headquarters
- Dropbox to Grow Operations in Austin to 200 Employees
- Austin A-List Startups Receive Over $150 Million in Investments
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