Business
Austin companies, economy, real estate, and development.
- Middle East conflict disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping, raising fertilizer costs for Central Texas farmers
- Austin-based robotic construction startup Robot Ranch relocates headquarters to Buda
- Bee Cave Orthodontics opens new office in Round Rock
- Long-planned Cedar Park mixed-use site now seeking a major employer
- Cedar Park being evaluated for space industry research and development campus
- Foundation Communities develops Norman Commons, adding 156 affordable housing units in East Austin
- 2026 Austin-area manufacturing list shows 29.6 million square feet and thousands of jobs across six counties
- Top 20 Austin-area neighborhoods recorded 4,603 housing starts in 2025, Zonda data show
- New 2026 list shows 629 condo units under construction or closed in Austin area in 2025
- Wheatsville Food Co-op marks 50 years with free community celebration at Guadalupe store
- Preserve at Mustang Creek opens affordable, modern apartments in Round Rock
- Housing Authority proposes overhaul of almost 100-year-old East Austin affordable housing complex
- Emerson lists its Round Rock headquarters campus north of Austin for sale
- Austin-Bergstrom Airport releases renderings for new Concourse M, a six-gate addition
- Austin-area businesses receiving largest SBA 7(a) and 504 loans in Q4 2024 identified
- Demandbase establishes flexible downtown Austin office while keeping most jobs remote
- Austin-based JuiceLand to open first Kyle location March 26 in former Inta Juice storefront
- Georgetown developer advances retail and light industrial project near MLK Boulevard and U.S. 183 in East Austin
- La La Land Kind Cafe to open third Austin location at The Domain
- Duck Camp to relocate headquarters and storefront to South Congress Avenue
- Top Austin-area architecture firms report $414 million in local design revenue in 2026 ranking
- Learfield signs lease at downtown Austin's Innovation Tower
- Round Rock's first gBETA startup accelerator reports strong growth among cohort companies
- Plans filed for a third Taco Bell location in Leander
- Lime and Downtown Austin Alliance launch free e-scooter and e-bike safety program at Republic Park
- ATX Tower to add ready-to-occupy spec suites in downtown Austin
- Upscale hotel and street-level retail planned at The Domain near MoPac and Braker Lane
- Austin-Bergstrom South Terminal to close at end of March
- YETI's South Congress Billboard Uses Local Humor and Timely Jabs in Rotating Ads
- Canyon Ranch Announces 600-Acre Wellness Resort and Residential Community in Spicewood
- SpaceX begins another expansion at its Bastrop County manufacturing site
- Downtown Austin Alliance launches pilot parking voucher program to aid businesses during convention center construction
- South Congress corner lot to be expanded as Vespaio and Chapulin close
- Vinaigrette owner buys South Congress property to avoid landlord risks, plans two new concepts
- Home sales drop 35% in Lake Travis and Westlake area in January
- Austin Business Journal lists 71 largest tech employers with more than 117,800 workers in the Austin area
- Bankruptcy Case Dismissed for World Class Holdings Entity That Owns Downtown IHOP
- Two national retailers are set to open on South Congress, shifting the corridor away from locally owned shops
- Austin-area commercial developers reported 9.2 million square feet under development or delivered in 2025
- Developer proposes two-tower redevelopment on full block near University of Texas
- Panelists at Austin Realtors forum outlined six key transportation takeaways
- Nine Georgetown-area businesses file permits, relocate, change management or mark anniversaries
- Rivian to build $9.5 million vehicle services and sales center in Round Rock
- Airlines offer rebooking options for Austin travelers ahead of dangerous cold this weekend
- OHT Partners breaks ground on East Austin apartment project for young professionals
- Truck traffic rising on 41-mile SH 130 toll segment as operator names new CFO
- Smarter Homes relocates to West Lake Hills and marks 20 years in Austin
- Five Austin-area permits filed this week include electric vehicle sales center and new housing project
- PopStroke plans second Austin-area location in Cedar Park with spring target opening
- World Class Holdings rebuts lender's bad-faith claim over downtown IHOP bankruptcy filing