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Why Austin home prices remain stubbornly high | In 2021, HousingWire published an article spotlighting Austin as one of the hottest housing markets in the country. The Texas capital was a COVID-era darling, but the city had been attracting employers and homebuyers well before the pandemi... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | What Tesla's cuts mean for Austin | Major Austin employer Tesla is cutting more than 10% of its workforce globally as it grapples with middling electric vehicle sales.
Why it matters: The company is the world's largest maker of premium EVs, but recently reported its lowe... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 6 safe havens for commercial real estate as markets like Austin and San Francisco plummet | Hartford, Connecticut Sean Pavone/Shutterstock This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
The pandemic real estate bubble is bursting in San Francisco and Austin, Texas.
But there ar... |
| May 27, 2023 | Austin Celebrates Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 2023 A-LIST Awards Unveil Tech Champions | The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Opportunity Austin and SXSW, hosted a spectacular event last week at the Long Center for the Performing Arts to announce the winners of the highly anticipated 2023 A-LIST Awards. |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Governor Abbott Touts Texas’ Strong Economic Partnerships At Austin Chamber Luncheon | TEXAS, March 22 - March 22, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release
Governor Greg Abbott today touted Texas' strong partnerships with businesses and discussed his vision for the state's continued economic success at a luncheon hosted... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | These 15 people are shaping the office of the future, designing meeting pods, hologram calls, and buildings that actually make workers healthier | From left, Anne Erni is in charge of "people and place" at Audible, Jordan Goldstein makes workspaces feel like hotels, Anne-Helen Petersen prioritizes the worker over the work, and Andrew Chan chose to open an office in booming A... |
| Aug 22, 2022 | The American dream of owning a home can feel unattainable — even for people who make a lot more money than their neighbors. 3 young people open up about their difficult, expensive, and frustrating journeys. | Dennis Shirshikov and his family sit on the front steps of their upstate New York home. Dennis Shirshikov
Home-price growth has outpaced salaries, meaning good pay doesn't ensure the ability to buy a home.
Three people who make well ab... |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Austin’s 2022 A-List Award Winners Announced | On Wednesday, August 3 the Austin Chamber in partnership with SXSW held the 11th Annual A-LIST Awards. This event is designed to recognize homegrown companies in various growth stages. These companies are developing new ways to connect with... |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Opportunity Lives in Austin and so does the Technology to Impact Emissions | M6 Carbon Asset
As Consensus 2022 comes to an end, Austin looks to continue breaking barriers in technology and the best is yet to come.
There is something special here and this type of groundwork does not happen by accident. Austin and the... |
| May 12, 2022 | Is Austin, Texas about to lead the US in Blockchain, Crypto and Sustainability? With Mission 6, it appears so. | Mission 6 Austin Launch Ribbon Cutting
M6 Carbon Asset
The Mission 6 Ecosystem
The launch of Mission 6 in Austin may the best use of blockchain and crypto to date, and it aims to conquer climate change.
The response from the Austin Chamber,... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Atlanta growth equity firm acquires Houston health care startup | A Houston-based startup specializing in minimally invasive vascular procedures has made an exit.
Fulcrum Equity Partners, based in Atlanta, has announced the acquisition of Texas Endovascular Associates, a specialty physician practice acros... |
| Jan 21, 2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included news out of the Houston Spaceport, innovators to k... |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Texas doctor dives into Shark Tank with invention that stops hiccups | Humans are weird. Take, as a perfect example, the phenomenon of hiccups — the sudden and involuntary spasm of the diaphragm muscle between regular breaths. All humans experience them, and so do other mammals and even amphibians. But we’re g... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | New Ion exec focuses on building density, bridging the gaps within Houston innovation | After years of being in the works, The Ion Houston opened last year — but not in the way it was always hoping to. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the 300,000-square-foot space in the renovated historic Sears building in Midtown slowly opened it... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Houston food charity scores prestigious Amazon tech grant | One of Houston’s most cherished food charities has been recognized for its tech prowess. Houston Food Bank has been awarded the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine Grant.
The endowment honors “the vision and work of nonprofit organizations as... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Space City News: Houston Spaceport receives grant, unicorn hires architecture firm | The Space City is starting 2022 off strong with news launching out of the Houston Spaceport — a TK-acre space in TK Houston.
The two big headlines include a unicorn company releasing the latest details of its earthbound project and fresh fu... |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Houston fund makes first local investment in $8M deal | A Houston-based investment fund has announced its its latest deal that includes an investment into a local direct-to-consumer supplement company.
GP Capital Partners has invested in Qualitas Health, known as iwi, which produces plant-based ... |
| Jan 18, 2022 | How company behavior guides activists’ choices, according to this Houston researcher | It’s been more than 100 years since Pavlov’s dog showed the world that behavior is often guided by forces we don’t comprehend.
The same is true of the interaction between companies and protestors, according to Rice Business professor Alessa... |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Greentown Labs appoints Houston founder among 4 new board members | Greentown Labs, a Massachusetts-based climatetech startup incubator with its secondary location in Houston, has appointed four new board members.
Of the new appointees, two community board members have been named in order to act as liaisons... |
| Jan 14, 2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included the Houston innovators to know, startups raising m... |
| Jan 14, 2022 | New Houston startup aims to be the next generation Costco | A new Houston startup is combining two modern conveniences — discounted bulk prices and delivery service — into one business model.
Gbowo is a membership service where users can get same-day delivery on discounted products across several ca... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Houston expert shares 3 venture capital predictions for 2022 | New Year’s resolutions are all well and good, but this year, in true VC fashion, I’m making some New Year’s predictions, too. Though I’m not an oracle, I am an investor, which means I use what I learned in the past to guide my decisions in ... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Former Medtronic exec takes the helm of Houston med device startup | A Houston-based preclinical artificial heart device company has a new head honcho as it grows its team and further develops its technology.
BiVACOR named Thomas Vassiliades as CEO effective immediately. He replaces the company's founde... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Houston scores surprising ranking in new U.S. job growth report | The COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer job markets around the country.
In Houston, a booming metropolis by any measure, latest figures from the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s recent report give the Bayou City a 27th-place ranking a... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Houston named a top market for remote tech workers, startup doubles its staff, and more innovation news | Houston is starting 2022 strong in terms of innovation news, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, the Bayou City is ranked based on its ability to employ r... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Opinion: Houston energy expert weighs in on if the state's power grid is ready for winter | The Winter Storm Uri, which struck Texas in February of 2021, was an unprecedented event in both severity and duration. At its most extreme, temperatures were as much as 40 to 50 degrees below their historic averages. The storm resulted in ... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Houston airport lands first coveted 5-star rating in North America | Houston travelers now have new bragging rights. William P. Hobby Airport has just scored a prestigious 5-Star Airport status in the Skytrax World Airport Star Rating for 2022. That makes Hobby the first airport in Texas, the U.S., and North... |
| Jan 10, 2022 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know — the first of this new year — I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from health care innovation to energy — recently making head... |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Here's how Houston scores when it comes to promoting clean energy | The Energy Capital of the World has some work to do when it comes to ramping up its commitment to clean energy, according to a new report.
The report, published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), scores 100 maj... |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Houston startup raises $2.75M to make buildings more energy efficient | A Houston startup that retrofits windows with smart glass innovations to reduce energy use has raised its first round of funding.
INOVUES closed its seed round at $2.75 million last month. The oversubscribed round was led by Dallas-based Pa... |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Houston ranks as top spot for young professionals based on standard of living | Recruiting talent in the Houston area? Might want to share this tidbit of information.
A new study by two California researchers names Houston as the No. 1 place among the country’s 50 largest spots for college graduates to enjoy the highes... |
| Jan 7, 2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included the two startups that reached unicorn status in 20... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Houston innovators: Mentoring women in STEM should be your new year's resolution | Researchers and scientists can give girls a ‘leg up’.
According to Allison Master, assistant professor of psychological, health and learning sciences at the University of Houston: “Stereotypes that STEM [science, technology, engineering and... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | City of Houston announces 2 new COVID mega-testing sites | With the omicron variant showing no signs of slowing locally or nationally, the City of Houston’s health department has partnered with a major company to open two mega COVID-19 testing sites this week, both opening on Thursday, January 6.
T... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Houston-based real estate giant bets on growing life science sector | An international real estate firm announced recently that it would prioritizing investing in life science industry opportunities when it comes to commercial real estate development.
Houston-based Hines reported that the pandemic has heighte... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Houston health tech company makes $340M deal to acquire analytics biz | A tech-enabled Houston health care operations business has announced another strategic acquisition that would close before the end of the quarter.
Houston-based symplr, which provides software solutions for governance, risk management, and ... |
| Jan 4, 2022 | 3 questions Houston business owners should ask themselves as they start the new year | Many businesses tend to focus solely on tangible metrics during annual reporting, such as revenue, new year budgets and customer satisfaction. What is often overlooked are internal aspects of the business (unless it is a problem), measuring... |
| Jan 4, 2022 | These are the 2 Houston startups that joined the unicorn club in 2021 | Houston welcomed a duo of unicorns in 2021, according to a new report. But these unicorns aren’t those mythical multicolored creatures. Rather, they’re startups valued at $1 billion or more.
As of December 2021, there were more than 900 uni... |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Tesla’s Texas move shows Big Tech’s exodus isn’t over yet | The news: Tesla moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas, marking one of the most significant departures in tech away from Silicon Valley since the start of the pandemic, according to CEO Elon Musk in a recent shareholder meeting.
Musk said ... |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Inno Approved: November's top virtual tech and startup events | The Austin tech and startup scene is relatively quiet in the first week of November, giving everyone a little extra space to vote and scroll through all the election news. But after that, it's lights, cameras and action for a strong li... |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Austin Chamber’s Leigh Christie Discusses Austin A-List Awards and How the Pandemic is Affecting Entrepreneurs | A native of Austin, Leigh Christie has seen the city change from a sleepy college town to a high-tech boomtown. |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Austin Launches the “City of US” Campaign to Encourage Everyone to Wear Face Masks to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 | As Austin quickly becomes a hotspot for the spread of the COVID-19 virus, city leaders took action Monday to require people to wear face masks. |
| May 1, 2020 | Inno Approved: The top virtual events in Austin and beyond this May | A couple months ago, local tech and startup events were all about the mixing and mingling over a few tasty snacks and perhaps a drink or two.
Now, we’re mostly seeing each other in video conferences on Zoom, Google Hangouts, Skype and the l... |
| Apr 23, 2020 | Central Texas Task Force Launches to Safely Reopen Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Travis County and Austin City leaders launched a central Texas task force Thursday aimed at safely re-opening businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Silicon Hills News Unveils the Companies Featured in its 2020 Austin Startup Calendar | Silicon Hills News’ 2020 Austin Startup Calendar Party took place on January 23rd at The Riveter in downtown Austin. |
| Feb 3, 2020 | February Tech Events to Attend in Austin | The new year is off to a great start. |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Austin Tech and Startup Events to Attend in January | Happy New Year! |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Headphone Maker AfterShokz Moves from New York to Austin | AfterShokz, which makes sports headphones that transmit sound via bone conduction, announced this week that it is moving its headquarters from New York to Austin. |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Top September Tech Events to Attend in Austin | This month marks the start of Fall and that so far is just a date on the calendar as 90 plus degree days continue to be the norm. That’s about 10 degrees higher than normal, according to local metrologists. |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Austin Chamber Recognizes Outstanding Local Businesses | Every year, the Austin Chamber of Commerce recognizes outstanding local businesses at its Greater Austin Business Awards. |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Tech Events to Attend in Austin in August
Close the Gap – MVP to Market & Scale
Technology, Space and Humanity
Dog Days | Female Founders TX x The Riveter
Digital Entrepreneur Meetup Austin
Trends 2019 – The Improv Edition
50 Ways to Fight Bias in the Workplace
Startup Grind with Mark Phi... | Even though we’re in the dog days of summer, there’s plenty to do in Austin this month. |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Report: Austin Startup Investment Hit Historic Levels in 2018 | The Austin Chamber of Commerce's new annual report on venture capital funding in the area shows Austin startups are booming at historic levels.
Venture capital firms invested in 124 Austin companies in 2018 to hit $1.3 billion. That�... |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Austin Loses its bid for Amazon’s HQ2 | Austin lost its bid for Amazon’s HQ2 project. |
| Nov 1, 2018 | The Zebra’s Founder Adam Lyons Plans to Launch his Next Venture in Austin | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Austin needs to do a better job of recruiting tech talent | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Austin is hot, and I don’t just mean the 100-plus... |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Austin needs to do a better job of recruiting tech talent | Austin is hot, and I don’t just mean the 100-plus summer temperatures or the green chile pork at Torchy’s Tacos.
Real estate services company CBRE says Austin is the fifth largest expansion market for Bay Area tech companies, behind only Se... |
| May 25, 2018 | Olono Named a Hot Startup | AUSTIN, Texas – May 25, 2018 – Olono, the leader in sales activity automation, was recognized as one of Austin’s most innovative startups during the 2018 A-List Awards Ceremony, presented by Austin Chamber and South by Southwest Interactive... |
| May 11, 2018 | Austin A-List Awards Shines a Spotlight on the City’s Rising Startup Stars | One of the most anticipated and outstanding events in the Austin startup community every year is going to take place on May 24. |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Why Tech-Enabled Teachers Say Goodbye to the Classroom | Sean Duffy gets emails from educators asking him for advice on how they can leave their teaching careers for an edtech job on a weekly basis.
It’s a topic Duffy is well-versed in, as he made that transition himself. At a recent panel at SXS... |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Silicon Hills News’ Unveils 12 Startups and Tech Advocates Featured in its 2018 Austin Tech Calendar | |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Software Maker Convey Wins Innovation Award, Snags $8M for Growth | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Austin—[Updated 4:34 p.m. See below.] For Convey, a startup with technology aimed at improving the process of shipping and delivery, winning an award from the Austin Chamber o... |
| May 26, 2017 | 17 Companies Named Winners of the 2017 Austin A-List of the Hottest Startups | |
| May 19, 2017 | Austin Chamber to Host the 2017 A-List Hottest Startup Awards | Austin is known for innovative startups. |
| Apr 5, 2017 | Austin Chamber Seeks Nominations for A-List Awards | It’s time to nominate the best companies in Austin for the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s A-List awards. |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Must-Attend Events in Austin This Week | |
| Dec 23, 2016 | Silicon Hills News Invites You to the Party of 2017 | Silicon Hills News is once again producing an Austin Technology Calendar featuring some of the best and brightest in the local technology community. |
| Nov 21, 2016 | UT Austin Professors Commercialize Technology to Detect Cancer, Etch Silicon Chips and Abate Underwater Noise | |
| Dec 22, 2015 | Oracle Plans Massive New Austin Campus | Oracle Tuesday announced plans to build a 560,000-square-foot campus and parking development on 27 acres on the waterfront of Austin’s Lady Bird Lake. |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Austin Startups Need More Funding Sources | |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Ten-Hut! Austin Wants Military Veteran Entrepreneurs | Last week the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Fort Hood’s leadership announced Operation Austin, a partnership designed to bridge critical talent gaps in Central Texas and position Austin as one of the national leaders in veteran recruiting.... |
| Aug 14, 2014 | TeVido BioDevices 3D-Prints Skin And Fat Grafts For Breast Cancer Survivors | Laura Bosworth spends most of her time talking about breasts — nipples, specifically. For the past three years as CEO of TeVido BioDevices, which works with human tissue and 3D printing to create skin and fat grafts, Bosworth has been resea... |
| May 16, 2014 | Texas Proposes Equity-based Crowdfunding Rules | By LAURA LOREK
Founder of Silicon Hills News |
| May 2, 2014 | Got Cargo? British Airways Wants to Fly it to London | By LAURA LOREK
Founder of Silicon Hills News |
| Mar 20, 2014 | The Austin Chamber Releases Hot Trends and Topics from SXSW | Now that the madness of South by Southwest Interactive has subsided, it’s time to reflect on all the lessons learned from one of the world’s largest technology conferences. |
| Feb 24, 2014 | Dropbox to Expand in Austin and Hire 170 Employees | Dropbox plans to expand its office by 170 employees adding to its existing Austin workforce of 30. |
| Nov 6, 2013 | Greater Austin Chamber and SXSW Interactive Name 12 Startups to Fall A-List | The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and South by Southwest Interactive Wednesday named 12 companies to its 2013 Fall Austin A-List.
The list includes companies categorized by their investment stage including emerging, growth and scale an... |
| Jun 21, 2013 | The 2013 Austin A-List of the 19 Hottest Startups | It’s that time of year again when the A-List of Austin Startups gets released.
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and South by Southwest Interactive announced the 2013 Austin A-List this week.
They compiled the list based on input from ... |
| May 15, 2013 | TechStars Arrives In Austin, Will Launch First Program In August | TechStars, the popular startup accelerator with locations in Boston, Boulder, New York, Seattle, London, and more, has today announced an expansion to Austin, Texas – a city TechStars founder and CEO David Cohen refers to as the “natural ne... |
| Mar 8, 2013 | Adventures in Austin, Part 2.0.5: SXSW = Big Fun and Big Business. | BY IAN PANCHEVRE
Silicon Hills News Reporter |
| Mar 7, 2013 | Apparently There’s This Conference Happening in Austin?? Adventures in Austin, Part 1.0.0 | BY IAN PANCHEVRE
Silicon Hills News Reporter |
| Mar 5, 2013 | Why Austin is tech’s new destination of choice | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
This is a guest post by Julie Huls, President and... |
| Mar 2, 2013 | Where will Silicon Hills News be at SXSW Interactive? | It’s almost time for South by Southwest Interactive and that means you should prepare for information and sensory overload.
A blog once termed SXSW as TED.com’s crazy cousin from the South. It’s also been called Spring Break for Geeks. But ... |
| Jan 4, 2012 | Austin’s A List of Startups | The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce has culled through its list of Austin startups and tapped into its Technology Partnership to come up with an A-List of startups for 2012. |
| Nov 30, 2011 | Startup Texas Is Latest Region To Join The Startup America Initiative | With today’s launch of Startup Texas, Texas becomes the latest U.S. state to join the growing list of regions in the Startup America initiative. The Startup America national campaign, chaired by Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and Chairman of... |
| The 50 best places to live in America, ranked | Huntsville, Alabama, was named the best place to live in America in 2022. Rob Hainer/Shutterstock
U.S. News & World Report releases a list of the best places to live in America every year.
Its 2022 ranking for the best places to live lo... |
