The Changing Face of Downtown

"...C1a Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) -- Block 2..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Heat Still on Temple-Inland and Council

Enviros continue their scrutiny of aquifer development deal

"...site at MoPac and Barton Skyway, where the existing corporate headquarters were built in compliance with the SOS Ordinance...."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Lights Are On: Is Anybody Home?

Downtown's boom has busted, yet developers still build.

"...job any easier. Pace, managing director of CarrAmerica Realty Corp.'s Austin office, is competing directly with Cousins for tenants..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

She's One of Us

Mike Clark-Madison Profiles New City Manager Toby Futrell

"...come back to town after a five-year sojourn in Corpus Christi -- got thrust into the hot seat without..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large

SOS & Smart Growth, and the candidates

"...and SOS co-founder Brigid Shea were gung-ho behind the corporate subsidies he opposes, SOS itself had nothing to do..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

City auditor Helen Niesner resigns; Vignette Corp., is looking for offices downtown; Leslie Pool goes to work for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Paul Robbins mad at Austin Energy; Office of Neighborhood Services launches workshops; Austin ranks No. 6 for bicycle theft.

"...First Computer Sciences Corp., then Intel; now we hear that Austin-based..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Danny Thomas gets the Austin Police Association PAC endorsement; city signs contract with CSC; Bill Gates appears via satellite at the Austin Convention Center; election workers needed for the March 14 primary

"...sealed, but on Friday, officials from the city and Computer Sciences Corp. finally put their respective John Hancocks on..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

'Showdown in Texas' Takes on Bush in His Old Back Yard

The American Friends Service Committee's May 3 rally aims to be a global multi-issue challenge to the Bush agenda.

"...with facilities in this state, including Austin favorites Dell Computer and Computer Sciences Corp. With so many companies working..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Architect Antoine Predock presents a sleeker, more sharply angled version of his City Hall design; the Bennett Tract faces a tough road with neighbors and the developer at an impasse over the size and scale of proposed development on the East Austin tract.

"...a private tunnel beneath City Hall to connect neighboring Computer Sciences Corp. office towers, and rumors of a money..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

CSC now plans to sublet office space at new downtown headquarters

"...those long-ago, flush days of 1999, the city gave Computer Sciences Corp. nearly everything it asked for, to lure..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

csc breaks ground; protest of groundbreaking headed off; intel may build facility at museum park downtown, thomas henderson is seeking pardon

"...They broke ground this week on the whopping Computer Sciences Corp. complex downtown amid a respectable throng of..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...public discussion of its proposed City Hall deal with Computer Sciences Corp. (see related story), the City Council held..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

Silicon Labs to Move Downtown, Out of Watershed

Company's decision to move was partly due to concerns about expanding in environmentally sensitive terrain

"...The Austin computer chip company announced plans last week to buy one..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Hell Hath No Fury

Former friends become bitter foes in the Place 1 race.

"...for the controversial subsidy deals the city struck with Computer Sciences Corp., and later Intel. But Slusher, because of..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Riding the Tech Titanic

Austin looks for recovery after the dot-com bust.

"...come since, and promised something more than just good corporate citizenship. They were very smart, very impatient, and very..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Isn't It FABulous?

Austin considers a $95 million incentives package for AMD

"...the largest city-subsidized deal ever crafted for a private corporation. The incentives could also generate public controversy over city..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...That sweetheart deal the City Council approved for Computer Sciences Corp. a couple of years ago seems to..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Benign Growth?

The State of Affairs

"...The Forum and the Computer Sciences Corp. deal, approved by council last week, are..."

April 16, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Don't Fence Me In

Same Old Story

"...every morning for work. "I can guarantee that when Computer Sciences Corp. starts building," he says, "you'll see those..."

April 2, 1999 News Feature by Melissa Sattley

The Human Element

"...West Second Street -- the potential site of the Computer Sciences Corp./office complex...."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Bryan Mealer

Downtown's New Year

"...Developer/Owner: Schlosser Development Corp./Whole Foods..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Deconstructing Downtown

The Economy Sneezes -- and Austin's Central Business District Catches a Cold

"...become a public relations nightmare: Two weeks earlier, Intel Corp. had stunned the town with the news that it..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Contrary to popular belief, Vignette Corp. isn't making improvements near its future downtown location out of the goodness of its heart; rather, it's being subsidized by the city.

"...wasn't asking for much more than fee waivers, Vignette Corp. may ask the city to pay up to $25..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The roots of the Seton and CSC conundrums

"...the ceding of three blocks of city-owned land to Computer Sciences Corporation, were great solutions to thorny problems. They..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Against all odds, the design for the new City Hall does everything its architects promised it would do, from providing public spaces, to integrating natural elements, to simply looking good.

"...by CSC. Oh, no. "In a public-private partnership with Computer Sciences Corp. that reflects the energy of a city..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Little City Hall

Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building

"...its block, surrounded as it will be by the Computer Sciences Corp. headquarters complex, which -- being built and..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Downtown Developments

"...This 23-story building, including parking, will house a large corporate law firm and several high-tech companies. Retail options may..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Power to the People

"...Watson has jump-started other public-private deals, such as the Computer Sciences Corp./City Hall agreement, the Post Properties' Poleyard project,..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...downtown revitalization.) The tract is owned by Lumbermen's Investment Corp., and is currently slated for a 200-300-unit apartment development..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

CSC Who?

"...As high-tech companiesgo, Computer Sciences Corp. is not the sexiest of players. It..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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