Author: Justin Sayers

A report from early March suggesting that Elon Musk wants to create his own Central Texas town turned a lot of heads. But, on the ground in Bastrop County, things don’t appear so clear cut. Click through for reporting from this rural corner of the Aust…

No one even came close to catching Texas in the 2022 Governor’s Cup rankings by Site Selection magazine for total capital investment projects. The latest award comes at the same time that some say the death of a controversial incentives program has lef…

There’s incoming evidence that more companies are starting to pass on Texas. That’s because economic development leaders are now operating without one of their most important economic development tools: Chapter 313. The program offered companies the op…

Now that Micron has announced plans for a multibillion-dollar chip factory in New York, some of those involved in trying to lure the company to Central Texas spoke candidly about how a small, rural corner of the Austin metro nearly landed the huge proj…

Lockhart, south of Austin, had been a finalist for this massive semiconductor factory. Micron said Oct. 4 it will invest up to $100 billion to build the fabrication facility in Central New York, with the help of $5.5 billion in incentives.

The size and scope of what Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans in Bastrop County, east of Austin, is coming into focus — and it appears to be massive. Documents filed with the state indicate a building of more than 520,000 square feet is possible. This story expl…

Nearly a year after Central Texas was announced as the site for a “once-in-a-generation” semiconductor factory, another one is being planned for the region. Idaho-based Micron Technology Inc. could invest $80 billion in factories near Lockhart, a city …

Public documents indicate that GAF Energy plans to make its nail-on roof shingles that produce solar energy in Central Texas. GAF’s Timberline Solar shingles challenge the Solar Roof that Tesla introduced in 2016.

After a large group of protesters, dubbed “Protect the River,” had gathered at the San Marcos City Council meeting on June 28 to express concern about the $267 million Hill Country Studios, Council met again July 5 to attempt to clear up confusion and …