Bill requires hotels to notify guests of gun-restriction policies
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email Hotels will have to adequately notify guests of gun restrictions or face penalties if a bill becomes law. House Bill 333, authored by...
View ArticleNew law ensures doors kept open for service animals
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email Individuals with disabilities will be able to use service animals in retail businesses and restaurants without having to show their...
View ArticleAustin's Sheryl Cole heads to China
Robert Grattan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Lots of Austinites have been looking to China in the past few weeks. We've announced the opening of a new Stubb's BBQ in Shanghai...
View ArticleIn the money June 10: Austin startup funding wrap-up
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter At least three Austin-area companies received investment funding last week to take their businesses to the next level, according...
View ArticleSharegate: It's like LinkedIn for investors
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter After four years of development, an Austin-based company publicly launched its financial social network on Monday. Sharegate...
View Article'Whurley' among bright minds taking off on 'UnGrounded' flight
Staff Austin Business Journal An Austinite will be among about 100 business leaders and creative thinkers who will embark on an 11-hour transatlantic flight to try to solve some of the biggest problems...
View ArticleTV ads urge NY companies to head to Texas
Staff Austin Business Journal Gov. Rick Perry is beginning his push to take a bite out of the Big Apple in his efforts to attract new businesses to Texas after having some success with it in California...
View ArticleDell, Oracle make strange bedfellows
Staff Austin Business Journal Tech titans Oracle Corp. and Dell Inc. are playing nice, GigaOM writer Barb Darrow wrote over the weekend. After pointing out that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison not long ago...
View ArticleApple may launch new music streaming service
Staff Austin Business Journal Apple Inc. is gearing up to debut a new streaming digital music service, the Wall Street Journal reports. It would be the company's biggest collaboration with the music...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers will try to fund transportation
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email Gov. Rick Perry late Monday added transportation funding to lawmakers’ agenda for the special session which had so far only included...
View ArticleSneak peek: Dell's new Alienware laptops
Staff Austin Business Journal Much of the world is getting a first glimpse at a trio of laptops to be released by Dell Inc. via a series of articles and blog posts. The Alienware 14, Alienware 17 and...
View ArticleFormer AMD CEO talks history, his new venture
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter After nearly 30 years in the technology industry, former Advanced Micro Devices Inc. CEO Hector Ruiz learned the benefits of...
View ArticleShort list of architects released for UT Medical School
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn The short list for architects interested in designing the first phase of the University of Texas medical school complex...
View ArticleGaming company raises $10M in crowdfunding
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter A personal computer game being developed in Austin has raised $10 million in funding. Cloud Imperium Games Corp., which is...
View ArticleS3 has $75M of VC to invest
Staff Austin Business Journal S3 Ventures will announce today that $75 million is ready to be funneled into promising information technology and medical device startups, according to the...
View ArticleSnaps Trends updates funding to $850K
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Snap Trends Inc. has updated a previously reported financing to $850,000 of a planned $900,000. The Austin-based company has...
View ArticleIn the money June 17: Austin startup funding wrap-up
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter At least three Austin-area companies received investment funding last week to take their businesses to the next level,...
View ArticleAustin-area treehouse spa to debut on Discovery Channel
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn Forty-five minutes southeast of Austin, Monica Davis operates the Davis Ranch Retreat in the home where she raised her...
View ArticleFor 211 Lamar, the biggest challenge is still yet to come
Robert Grattan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter When Post Investment Group and Ascension Development’s 211 Lamar development hits City Council on June 20, it will likely be one of...
View ArticleRoundup: Large industrial property sells, another leased up
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn Here is a roundup listing of recent deals and announcements in the Austin real estate market since last Wednesday: An...
View ArticleBill facilitates loans for water conservation, energy improvements
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email Private-sector financing for water conservation and energy-efficient improvements through loans secured by property assessments could...
View ArticleL Style G Style magazine goes online only
Chad Swiatecki Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Austin magazine L Style G Style will discontinue print operations and become an online only publication. Magazine co-founder Alisa...
View ArticlePerry targets New York businesses before trip
Robert Grattan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Texas Gov. Rick Perry has launched at $50,000 radio ad campaign touting Texas as wide open for businesses before he travels to...
View ArticleWorld Class Capital nabs properties in Houston, Los Angeles
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn Austin-based World Class Capital Group purchased two commercial properties, one in Houston and one in Los Angeles, for an...
View ArticleOmni buys Barton Creek Resort & Spa in blockbuster deal
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn The Barton Creek Resort & Spa, the venerable golf resort in West Austin near Capital of Texas Highway and Bee Cave...
View ArticleWhiteGlove Health raises $1.4M financing
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter WhiteGlove Health Inc. has raised $1.4 million of a planned $2 million round of financing. The Austin-based company collected...
View ArticleAustin's MTech poised to go to Pflugerville
Staff Austin Business Journal An Austin company is moving its headquarters to the suburbs, attracted in part by government incentives. When it moves into its new 33,000-square-foot Pflugerville...
View ArticleNew Austin tech lab promises innovation
Staff Austin Business Journal About 150 Austin leaders on Tuesday gathered in the new Mueller neighborhood to watch the ribbon be cut on the Pike Powers Laboratory and Center for Commercialization....
View ArticleSolar firm Circular Energy has $2.7M to expand
Staff Austin Business Journal Circular Energy LP has raised $2.7 million in equity and royalty financing to expand its commercial and residential solar installation business throughout major cities in...
View ArticleB-Cycle could land Austin bike share contract
Robert Grattan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter City staff has recommended B-Cycle LLC's proposal from among three they've received for a $2 million contract that could begin...
View ArticleDaily Meal: Two Austin food trucks among best in nation
Robert Grattan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter East Side King and The Peached Tortilla earned national recognition from The Daily Meal when they were named among the top food...
View ArticleBusiness-based research and development could get boost
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email Texas’ share of the nation’s business-based research-and-development spending is expected to increase and provide small and large...
View ArticleMichael Dell courted two buyout firms but chose one
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter It looks like Michael Dell did the high school equivalent of dating two girls — but taking only one to the prom. A regulatory...
View ArticleTexas, Austin nets top honors from eco devo publication
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn Austin and the state of Texas received top honors for economic development and corporate investment from Area Development...
View ArticleACL Fest: A threat to the Austin Empire?
Colin Pope Editor- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Rollingwood Mayor Barry Bone came down hard on the city of Austin and Austin City Limits producer C3 Presents in a scathing Op-Ed published...
View ArticleJudge denies request to depose White Lodging official
Robert Grattan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter District Court Judge Rhonda Hurley has denied a Workers Defense Project request to depose a White Lodging Corp. executive. White...
View ArticleTexas Legislature leaves immigration reform to Washington
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email Business leaders got what they wanted regarding immigration reform from lawmakers this session — very little. Immigration reform was...
View ArticleFederal filing: Circular Energy raises $2M
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter A regulatory filing revealed details about the Circular Energy LP. financing announced earlier this week. The Austin-based...
View ArticleKeeping tabs on restaurants: Snap Kitchen opening more sites - in a snap!
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn Here’s a look at recent Austin restaurant news: Snap Kitchen, which sells healthy takeout foods, is growing rapidly and...
View ArticleCoca-Cola: Enjoying Austin's innovation
Staff Austin Business Journal Writers at Coca-Cola pumped up Austin's startup scene in a recent blog post that explains why Central Texas is atop the next wave of U.S. startup hubs. "Austin’s...
View ArticleCool River Cafe closes in Northwest Austin
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn The popular Cool River Cafe at 4001 W. Parmer Lane in Northwest Austin closed June 1, General Manager Randy Umiah said. He...
View ArticleLustre Pearl, Blind Pig sued over claims of over-serving alcohol
Sarah Drake Contributing Editor- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn Two downtown Austin bars are being sued in separate lawsuits by the parents of two men killed in drunken...
View ArticleForbes writer explains Austin envy
Sarah Drake Contributing Editor- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn Self-proclaimed trendspotter Marian Salzman, CEO of Havas PR North America, considers Austin a place so cool that it...
View ArticleExcelleration Medtech raises $4.2M financing
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Investment group Excelleration Medtech LLC has raised $4.2 million of a planned $4.3 million financing to invest in a medical...
View ArticleWebcore Technologies merges with Tenant Solutions
Christopher Calnan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Tech services provider Webcore Technologies Inc. has merged with consulting firm Tenant Solutions Inc. Financial terms of the...
View ArticleSlideshow: UT Med School finalists strut their stuff
Jan Buchholz Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn The design of the University of Texas medical school campus is one of the biggest architectural assignments in town. This...
View ArticleTexas business groups concerned that public education overhaul is misguided
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email Gov. Rick Perry yesterday signed into law a major overhaul of Texas’ public education testing and curriculum. The overhaul, however,...
View ArticlePhotos: Waller Creek project unveiled
Robert Grattan Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter Design firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc. presented its vision for transforming downtown Austin's Waller Creek from a...
View ArticleState laws catch up with smart homes
James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email A bill waits on the governor’s desk that would help deliver 21st century home connectivity to Texans, according to the bill’s...
View ArticlePortland, Boise aquarium owners bringing one to Austin
Sarah Drake Contributing Editor- Austin Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn An aquarium is coming to Northwest Austin this year. Portland Aquarium and Boise Aquarium owners Lary Smith and Vince...
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