Firms now are struggling to fill key roles & consequently candidates have more leverage to ask about flexible work and better compensation.

Tesla's Austin Texas Giga plant started initial production late in 2021. Ultimately the plant may bring 120,000 direct & indirect ATX jobs.

Around Austin-South Congress on Wednesday 26JAN22 "Austin Motel Every Body's Free To Feel Good!"

Around Austin-Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds on South Congress Wednesday 26JAN22

Around Austin-New Mural coming just off South Congress

Around Austin-TINYGrocer on South Congress Wednesday 26JAN22

Since 2017 jobs pledged per year for Central Texas have doubled hitting 26,697 in 2021. Austin rich in talent now has a diversified economy

We've been though seismic changes since the onset of the COVID pandemic. Working from Home is clearly higher now and is likely to remain so

Tipping fails general economic theory that buyers want to pay the least but fits with the idea that those with money show gratitude with $$$

Austin has been a boom town for the last decade. Pundits wonder if ATX can avoid the pitfalls of Silcon Valley and San Francisco.

Research findings suggest that taking breaks from production at office or at home work is essential for good physicial and emotional health.

Meta (FB) on December 31st inked the largest ever downtown commercial lease in what will be the tallest tower in Austin at 6th&Guadalupe

Older people have accumulated more wealth but there's concern that Millennials are lagging in part due to student loans & cash down payments

Getting promoted is harder in the remote work setting but rules for promotion are the same. Develop your team to be poised for promotion.

Augmented reality in the form of smartglasses is poised to meet the needs of early-adopters. Information and graphics in your field of view

Business-2244 Joins Westlake Chamber of Commerce. West Lake Hills, Texas.

The American Stock Market (S&P500) is up 40% since before the pandemic took hold. Market metrics being so high are cause for worry or not?

Elon Must is one of Time magazine's people of 2021-the man behind Tesla, Paypal, Space X, Neuralink and The Boring Company answers questions

Williamson County continues its history of rapid economic development with a handful of new projects leading into the next decade.

The Austin City council is investigating ways to increase affordable housing. Changes to the city code are being proposed.