Indoor sports complex planning under way
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Venue could start hosting events, attracting visitors to hotels as soon as 2014
The indoor sports complex, which is planned for 23.65 acres near the intersection of FM 3406 and Chisholm Trail Road, will likely be 75,000–85,000 square-feet, Round Rock General Services Director Chad McDowell said
Georgetown’s AirBorn Inc. acquires company, increases employee base
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
From an exploration rover on Mars to a submarine deep in the ocean, AirBorn Inc. makes products that are operating in electronic systems in a variety of places.
Headquartered in Georgetown at 3500 AirBorn Circle, the company manufactures electronic components for the aerospace, avionics, defense, energy, medical and automotive markets.
Capital Metro board approves expanded weekend service for MetroRail
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Capital Metro board of directors approved Feb. 27 to expand MetroRail service hours to include Friday nights and Saturday, leaving Austin City Council with the final decision.
The expanded service would allow trains to run every 60 minutes between 7 p.m. and midnight on Friday and every 35 minutes between 4 p.m. and midnight on Saturday. Service on Friday will run to the Leander station, but Saturday service will start and end at the Lakeline station.
“Part of the purpose of this is to test the market and find out what the demand is,” said Todd Hemingson, Capital Metro’s vice president of strategic planning and development. click here to read more
Round Rock ISD approves new school boundaries
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Proposed boundary changes will affect areas around the new Elsa England Elementary School as well as several areas around Cedar Ridge High School. The Round Rock ISD board of trustees is scheduled to vote on the boundaries Feb. 16.
Despite debate that occasionally grew heated, the Round Rock ISD board of trustees approved Feb. 16 a set of controversial school boundary changes for the 2012–13 school year meant to relieve overcrowding at the high schools.
Cedar Park | LeanderLeander City Council makes support for affordable housing official
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Leander City Council had an uncharacteristically packed house at its Feb. 16 meeting. Many of the meeting’s attendees came to show support for proposed affordable housing communities planned by DDC Merritt Legacy Ltd., the company behind the recently opened Leander Station Senior Village facility.
Best states for jobs
Monday, December 05, 2011
Texas does it again. More jobs mean more buyers! Texas leads the way when it comes to states that will add the most jobs over the next five years on a percentage basis. Total employment in Texas is forecasted to expand 2.9 percent annually through 2015 according to research firm Moody’s Analytics. That represents 1.6 million new net jobs for the state over five years.
Where in Williamson County is the WC - Clue # 3
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Members of the Williamson County Association of REALTORS® received the final clue for August’s Where in Williamson County is the WC contest. The clue was released today to the members of the Association via email. The winner and location will be announced through the blog on the 24th of August! Make sure you submit your guess as soon as possible to wcaor@wcaor.org
Where in Williamson County is the WC this Month - Week 2
Friday, August 12, 2011
Everyone wants to know where in Williamson County is the WC? We have had some good guesses so far as to where we might be.
The first clue was located in the “Hear from Our President” seciton of the website and was: ” This business is located east of WCAOR’s building. YUM!”
Where is the WC this month?
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Get your thinking cap on and maybe your GPS for our newest contest at WCAOR! The WC is teaming with businesses throughout Williamson County & featuring them in our “Where is the WC this month?” contest. Each month we will be picking a Williamson County business to feature on our website. For three weeks, the Association will be posting a clue about it’s whereabouts.
How to read Weekly Real Estate Statistics
Friday, April 01, 2011
Each week the Williamson County Association of REALTORS provides weekly and monthly statistics on sold homes in Williamson County to its members. These stats provide members a snapshot of homes that have recently sold and provides WCAOR members an invaluable tool for their business.
This tool is only useful if it is interpreted correctly. Lets take a look at some sample statistics and learn what is behind them.
