Industry News
Austin: Officials Show Early Support for Light Rail Focus in Long-Range Transit Plan
Cap Metro's mass transit plan, Project Connect, could cost from $3.2B-$10.3B, depending on whether the city goes with Bus Rapid Transit or light rail
Mesquite: Urban Logistics Realty Breaks Ground on Million-Sq-Ft Industrial Park
Urban Logistics Realty, a newly formed Dallas investment firm announced the groundbreaking of Urban District 30, a million-sq-ft industrial park in Mesquite
Austin: Tax Dollars Could Help Fund Cypress and Shoal Creek Project
The public works department has determined that the historic preservation part of the local hotel occupancy tax could help fund the Cypress and Shoal Creek project
Austin: Analysis Continues on Convention Center Expansion Plan
The city has hired HVS, a noted hospitality consulting organization, to do a financial analysis on plans to expand the Austin Convention Center
Mission: Killam Releases Public Workshops Schedule for Next Phase to Sharyland Plantation
Killam Development is inviting public participation in a series of design workshops the week of January 13-17 to help plan the development of 3,400 acres around Sharyland
Corpus Christi Council to Join Neighbors in Supporting San Patricio County Industrial Master Plan
Corpus Christi will soon join a regional effort to craft an industrial master plan in response to the growing interest of petrochemical companies in San Patricio County
Development in Austin Keeps Going Onward and Upward (and Upward)
Austin is in the middle of a construction boom, ranking No. 2 in the USA for overall office construction with 8 million-plus square feet of new office space being built
Economic Indicators for South Texas Show Steady Growth for 2020
South Texas can expect steady growth in its largest markets--Greater San Antonio and the Lower Rio Grande Valley--but there are a few problems areas that may be a drag on the region's economy
2020 Forecast: Construction Activity Slowing but Steady
The AGC of America podcast, ConstructorCast, recently had chief economist Ken Simonson discuss the 2020 economy with American Institute of Architects chief economist
Non-Zero-Sum Economies and the Re-emergence of City-States in the 2020s
During the American Civil War, the most important Southern port west of the Mississippi River was not a part of the confederacy; it was a beach in Mexico