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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Construction worker killed at Thermon site

By On July 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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A construction worker is dead after a building under construction at Thermon Manufacturing Co. in San Marcos collapsed Wednesday afternoon.

Austin-based Bailey Elliott Construction is the contractor. The name of the victim wasn‘t [...]

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Austin location-based deals site goes live

By On July 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Another Austin-based daily deals site went live on Monday.

The company Barkr LLC unveiled the beta version of the iPhone tool in May. The technology allows users to find discounts based on physical [...]

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Time Warner launches deals site

By On July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Time Warner Cable is the latest trying to grab a piece of the ever-growing daily deals pie.

The company’s advertising division, Time Warner Cable Media, rolled out the ClickedIn offering in Austin, Dallas [...]

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Michael Dell hanging out at Google+

By On July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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PC powerhouse Michael Dell has been spending a lot of time on Google Inc.’s new social networking platform.

The Dell Inc. founder and CEO was seen for a stretch on Google+’s video chat [...]

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A few hints on the Forrester Groundswell Awards (2 weeks to go)

By On July 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

by Josh Bernoff

I took the green bowtie out of mothballs. 'Cause there are only a few weeks left to enter the Forrester Groundswell Awards. The deadline is August 3.

The number of entries is low so far. Competition has been intense in the past. Get to work on your entry [...]

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SXSW Streaming Audio Feature: Feature: Q & A with Google and Bing On Website Ranking

By On July 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Being listed well in Google can generate hundreds, thousands or even millions of visits per week, but for many it’s a mystery about how Google ranks one site over another. Likewise at Bing they have their [...]

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Developers shelve $40M community center project in SW Austin

By On July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Developers have stalled indefinitely plans for a $40 million community center and amphitheater on 11 acres in southwest Austin.

Site drawings for the “Dream City” project expired this month, meaning organizers would have [...]

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Austin real estate round-up: July 13

By On July 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Here is a round-up listing of recent deals and announcements in the Austin real estate market since last Wednesday:

Longhorn Steakhouse purchased a pad site at Southpark Meadows. The restaurant plans to build [...]

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DPS leases more space in N. Austin

By On July 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The Texas Department of Public Safety leased another 11,025 square feet of administrative office space at 1033 La Posada Drive in North Austin.

That brings the department’s total square footage at the site [...]

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