Colin Pope - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/colin-pope/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 02 May 2025 19:46:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Colin Pope - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/colin-pope/ 32 32 103504436 An aerial look at Elon Musk’s mini city outside Austin https://houstonnewmedia.org/an-aerial-look-at-elon-musks-mini-city-outside-austin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-aerial-look-at-elon-musks-mini-city-outside-austin Fri, 02 May 2025 19:46:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dbd41ae96e66f126d05c309f365319a0 The Austin Business Journal flew a drone over what some call "Elon Land." Have a look at the video in this article.

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]]> 947597 Texas 100: Influential pros to know in 2025 https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-100-influential-pros-to-know-in-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-100-influential-pros-to-know-in-2025 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:23:26 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=454fc2af7967b7645a3a34555b9a343a Welcome to the Texas 100, our annual list of impactful Texans who will likely make headlines during the coming year. Many powerful billionaires, business mavens and regulators don't make this cut. For the most part, this is not a list of obvious power ...

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]]> 875043 This Texas credit union CEO got rid of all banking fees — and wants others to do the same https://houstonnewmedia.org/this-texas-credit-union-ceo-got-rid-of-all-banking-fees-and-wants-others-to-do-the-same/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-texas-credit-union-ceo-got-rid-of-all-banking-fees-and-wants-others-to-do-the-same Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:58:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fc0f39b011295449d63859c14ba5345a Amplify Credit Union eliminated fees in 2022. CEO Kendall Garrison has urged other bankers to do so too, but he has had few takers.

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]]> 819751 Tiff’s Treats CEO Leon Chen explains business strategy https://houstonnewmedia.org/tiffs-treats-ceo-leon-chen-explains-business-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tiffs-treats-ceo-leon-chen-explains-business-strategy Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:10:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=01c33b18573ae57b95b9bc29d6eaba03 Twenty-five years ago, an Austin icon was born with about $20 of capital, a cell phone and an oven in an Austin apartment.

Since then, Tiff's Treats has been delighting the stomachs of Americans with its workforce approaching 2,000 people. The compan...

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]]> 718611 Texas 100: Influential pros to know in 2024 https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-100-influential-pros-to-know-in-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-100-influential-pros-to-know-in-2024 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:17:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d3c31ca7d2d76b2473009822d782e90f We call it the Texas 100 — it's our annual list of impactful Texans who will likely make headlines during the coming year. Many powerful billionaires, business mavens and regulators don't make this cut. For the most part, this is not a list of obvious ...

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]]> 703358 Elon Musk out as Tesla’s CEO? That’s what many crave https://houstonnewmedia.org/elon-musk-out-as-teslas-ceo-thats-what-many-crave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elon-musk-out-as-teslas-ceo-thats-what-many-crave Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:00:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1ffdca81659eb6f6a5128303da087844 With over 1,000 votes cast in the first day, Austin Business Journal readers overwhelmingly believe that Tesla would be better served if CEO Elon Musk passed the torch as he plans to at Twitter.

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]]> 507516 Texas 100: Influential professionals to watch in 2023 https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-100-influential-professionals-to-watch-in-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-100-influential-professionals-to-watch-in-2023 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:40:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0a103a5ed3c0c64303b6d38b82063289 The Texas 100 is an annual effort by the business journals in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. It is an assessment based on our newsrooms' reporting and expertise covering the region's high-powered business community. We strive to help you unde...

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]]> 499673 Texas 100: Influential professionals to watch in 2022 https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-100-influential-professionals-to-watch-in-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-100-influential-professionals-to-watch-in-2022 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:21:05 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=255eea8d10e3d255c71fca6af0e1cc24 The Texas 100 is a list of influential Texans who will likely play crucial roles in the economy during the coming year. It’s not an exhaustive list — many powerful billionaires, business mavens and regulators didn’t make the cut — but the people spotli...

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]]> 219957 Torchy’s Tacos gains more big backers as it expands nationally https://houstonnewmedia.org/torchys-tacos-gains-more-big-backers-as-it-expands-nationally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=torchys-tacos-gains-more-big-backers-as-it-expands-nationally Tue, 24 Nov 2020 23:41:43 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b093330a5028d7cd189b9e7547d529ce The Austin-based company, which has 18 locations in the Houston area, announced hundreds of millions of dollars in fresh funding as well as a new vision for expansion.

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