Ready for SXSW 2012? It’s ready for you

By On August 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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It’s about eight months away, but music insiders itching to discover up-and-coming acts can now save a spot at next year’s South By Southwest music and media festival.

Starting today, SXSW is accepting [...]

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Tech Ranch in Austin helps startups

By On August 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Business incubator Tech Ranch, which runs seminars and events such as a summer bootcamp for startups, was featured in today’s Austin American-Statesman, and administrators shared their plans for growth. [...]

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Two more deals sites launch in Austin (really) — blog

By On July 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Two more daily deals websites have added Austin to their service list.

Saveology and BuysForBrides.com were the latest to join the ever-expanding roster of virtual coupon peddlers. Like most launched in the wake [...]

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Cedar Park storage facility sold

By On July 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The Hill Country Self Storage facility in Cedar Park was sold for an undisclosed amount.

Local resident Don Clauson purchased the 68,777-square-foot site from Legend Communities. The Class A storage facility, built in [...]

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Three Austin restaurants busted for stolen meat

By On July 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Austin police said a ring of meat thieves who allegedly supplied local restaurants was on the verge of becoming a commercial enterprise.

The black-market beef network was busted Thursday, resulting in three restaurants [...]

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Xtreme Power upgrades recent funding round

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Kyle-based Xtreme Power Inc. has upgraded to $19 million a round of funding the company reported earlier in the month to be $16.4 million.

The company collected the capital from 14 investors, according [...]

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EDoorways acquires Austin Web design firm

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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EDoorways International Corp. has agreed to acquire an Austin-based website design firm.

Austin-based eDoorways (Pink Sheets:EDWY) plans to buy Paddington Media LLC, which was launched in 2004 and employs seven workers, company officials [...]

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ITC: Apple Mac OS X violates patents, iPhone doesn’t

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X operating system violates two patents held by S3 Graphics Inc. in a decision that could open the door for a ban [...]

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JetBlue selling pass for unlimited travel to Austin, other locations

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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JetBlue Airways is selling a three-month, unlimited-travel pass to Austin and other locations nationwide, plus Bermuda.

The air transporter (Nasdaq: JBLU) is offering the “BluePass” from two base cities nationwide for between $1,300 [...]

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Littlefield revenue stable, net loss spikes

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Littlefield Corp. netted a $338,000 loss on $2.2 million revenue in the second quarter, versus a $201,000 negative on $2.3 million revenue in the same three months last year.

The Austin-based company (OTC: [...]

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