Austin Business Journal – Monday, November 22, 2010 Austin was ranked the sixth safest city among those with 500,000 or more residents, according to a report by CQ Press. The list ranks cities from a compilation of crime statistics in six main categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. In the [...]
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Daily Finance, the money and finance site from AOL, identified the best cities for telecommuters – looking at places that provide a big-city experience at a small-town price. “In most lists of the best telecommuting cities, the focus is on local technology and the quality of Internet access. But as high-speed broadband and wireless options [...]
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The U.S.’ emerging cities are not experiencing the kind of super-charged growth one sees in urban areas of the developing world, notably China and India. But unlike Europe, North America’s population is slated to expand by well over 100 million people by 2050–much of this growth in the U.S. and much of it driven by [...]
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The new census estimates are out and there is interesting information about Austin, TX. Education Currently our 38.7% of our population has a bachelors degree compared to 27.9% nationally. This is ranked 4th in the nation. Population Out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas Austin has the highest in-migration of population. According to the census [...]
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-Bob Roberts, Gracy Title Last week brought the release of 2009 estimates (before the release of the actual Decennial Census) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). Here’s a sampling of findings from the 2009 ACS for the 5-county Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area that may be helpful in your presentations about Austin. More [...]
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– Austin Business Journal The W Austin Hotel & Residences has begun taking reservations for guests arriving Jan. 15. The $300-million Stratus Properties Inc. and Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II LP joint venture is opening on time and on budget, according to officials. It will be the latest addition to downtown’s growing 2nd Street District and [...]
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Rays of Sunshine: In a lump of coal you sometimes find a diamond. In an oil slick, you find patches of clear water. And in a recession, there are success stories that can change how we think about our country in the modern era. The United States is a vast country whose different regions vary [...]
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Asked where the developers had projected the Austonian to be in terms of sales by this time compared with the 70 sales to date, Mitchell said, “we had hoped to be a little higher” — but not hugely higher, given the lofty prices, which he said limits the pool of buyers. “We didn’t expect to [...]
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The HBA held the 2010 Mid-Year Economic Housing Forecast yesterday. The program was presented by Dr. Ted C. Jones, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Stewart Title Guaranty Company. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Colorado State University, Ted earned a PhD in finance with a minor in [...]
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Forbes.com’s search for the best places for business and careers spanned 200 communities, ranging in size from the New York metropolitan area, home to 11.7 million people, to the Merced, Calif., area, with a population of 245,000. Each community was ranked according to 12 metrics, including costs (business and living), job growth (past and projected), [...]
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