Weekly News Wrap-Up
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AustinBusinessCoverageAUSTIN BUSINESS COVERAGE

ABIA reports one of its busiest days for travelers as F1 crowd departs

Austin Business Journal

 

Austin's Kohana Coffee among Inc.'s fastest-growing food, beverage company

Austin Business Journal

 

Forbes

 

Formula One brings racing, education to Austin

The Daily Texan

 

Thermon Group reports sales growth; Wall Street reacts favorably

Austin Business Journal


U.S. Grand Prix wraps up

KVUE

CENTRALTEXASCENTRAL TEXAS COVERAGE
Community Impact Newspaper

Community Impact Newspaper
EducationTalentEDUCATION AND TALENT

ACC looking to award big contracts following $386M bond approval

Austin Business Journal 

 

Austin Hispanic Arts nonprofit adds business school

Austin American-Statesman 

 

Five UT programs changing education

UT

 

Money, endorsements had less grip in Austin school board results

Austin American-Statesman

 

Reform PAC cash floods AISD races

Austin Chronicle 

 

Nerd Wallet

ExpansionsandRelocationEXPANSIONS & RELOCATION

Austin's Ride Indoor Cycling pedals ahead with expansion plans

Austin Business Journal

 

Eurocontrol enters into LOI to acquire Austin AI

Press Release

 

New York software maker to open 10-person Austin office

Austin Business Journal 

 

Transfinder to open first satellite office in Austin, TX

Press Release via Virtual-Strategy Magazine

InfrastructureINFRASTRUCTURE

ABJ editor: Rail failed, here's Plan B for traffic-choked Austin (and your role)

Austin Business Journal

 

Clogged Austin rejects $1.4 Billion Light-Railway Project

Bloomberg

InnovationandTechnologyINNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Austin business leaders: Google Fiber can't get here soon enough

USA News

 

Austin software company Gravitant raises $25 million

Austin American-Statesman 

 

Austin software maker closes $25M round of funding

Austin Business Journal

 

Austin's titans of tech unveiled

Austin Business Journal 

 

Austin water management company raises $1.5M debt financing

Austin Business Journal 

 

Clarify closes $1M round for media analytics API platform

Tech Cocktail


Dating startup run by Michael Dell's son raises financing

Austin Business Journal

 

Inside DellWorld: Michael cites tech industry turmoil at user conference

Austin Business Journal

 

LawnStarter receives part of $1M financing

Austin Business Journal

 

Upland Software prices $46 million IPO

Austin Business Journal

 

Why nearby phones may soon be borrowing your bandwidth

MIT Technology Review


PublicPolicyandGovernmentRelationsPUBLIC POLICY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

ACC: Bonds yes, taxes no

Austin Chronicle 

 

Austin close to forcing many landlords to take low-income renters

Austin Business Journal 

 

Austin mayor race goes to runoff

KEYE


In Austin, TX, first latina to win city council seat makes history

NBC News


Two winners, eight runoffs in Austin City Council races

Austin American-Statesman

TexasPoliticsandEconomyTEXAS: POLITICS AND ECONOMY

Abbott defeats Davis in Texas governor's race

Washington Post

 

San Antonio Express News

 

Comerica Bank's Texas Index advanced in August

CNN Money

 

Dan Patrick handily defeats Leticia Van de Putte in lt. governor race

Austin American-Statesman

 

How will the elections affect business at the Texas Capitol?

KERA News

 

Dallas Morning News


Texas back in top 10 for business-tax climate

Houston Business Journal

 

The top 10 cities and states for job growth

Forbes  

 

State technology fund names six committee members

Austin Business Journal

 

U.S. oil, gas sector economic bright spot

UPI 

 

Voters pass Prop 1, securing billions in funding for Texas roads

Dallas Business Journal