Saving Small Business Downtown
"...Avenue Retail Retention and Enhancement Fund. In promoting the program last week, the mayor said the fund would enable..."
Search
1-30 of 516 results, sorted by relevance | sort by date
Dec. 27, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Support Your Small and Local Businesses
Council approves overhaul of Chapter 380 agreements
"...to the city's Chapter 380 Agreements, the economic incentive program that governs the incentives, loans, and grants that the..."
Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
Casting Votes Against Development
"...and would like to cast a vote against this development. The latest was Central Market, the adjacent condominiums and..."
Feb. 21, 1997 Column
Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition
200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?
"...poised for a renaissance as part of a mixed-use redevelopment on what's become very valuable land in the urban..."
Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
Clothed for Business: ACC’s Fashion Incubator
Creativity and technical training come together in a fashionable package at ACC Highland's 7,500-square-foot facility
"...that makes Austin citizens turn to ACC's fashion design program and its fashion incubator to achieve what they desire..."
Aug. 20, 2021 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program Could Be a Lifeline for the State Economy
From script to screen to jobs
"...the upcoming session, the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (the state's film, TV, and gaming rebate) would be..."
Jan. 15, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
EUD's Self-Help Program
Cutting Down Never Hurt So Much
"...Electric Utility Department (EUD), some thought that the self-help program approved for the EUD may indeed indicate excess blood..."
Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban
City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting
Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger
"...to $27.1 million in FY 2024 – are relatively small amounts of money for the $4.2 billion business that..."
Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Land Development Code: What's New in Draft Two
A look at the latest version of Austin's revised land use rules
"...• A new density bonus program is available in all such "vulnerable" areas, requiring 10%..."
Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Nick Barbaro
Linebarger, Oden Still Pushing for County Tax Business
But county officials say collections are very efficient
"...angling for a piece of the county's tax collection business says the numbers tell a different story. This is..."
Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith
City Adds Costs and CO2 to Recycling Program
Our milk jugs, newspapers, and cereal boxes are shipped to Dallas for sorting and selling
"...including a visitor and education center, plus research and business facilities. As Birkner explained, "The council said, 'We want..."
Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Business as Usual?
Irian Jaya Killings Detailed in New Report
"...structures have been destroyed," in areas near Mapnduma, a small village 90 kilometers east of the Freeport mine, explains..."
May 1, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Mobile Food
Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business
"...radio, and print media. Austin had 648 mobile food businesses in 2006, but we're projected to have 1,620 by..."
Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann
Revving Up for Slow Times
How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession
"...Staring down a deepening recession, what's an Austin small-business owner to do? The consensus advice: Get out in..."
Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Ho-Ho-Homegrown Holidays
Austin's independent "iconic" businesses hope we'll all put them on our list
"...That's the motto of the Austin Independent Business Alliance, an especially timely message this holiday season. The..."
Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Incentives and R-Rated Entertainment
Amid bigger scandals, lawmaker plays the movie morality card again
"...Are state incentives to private business moral? That's a complicated question, and one that two..."
Jan. 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker
State of the City
Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2
"...analysis of our community's well being. Whether it's economic development, transportation, education, social equity, the environment, public safety, health..."
Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature
State of the City Address
As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today
"...analysis of our community’s well being. Whether it’s economic development, transportation, education, social equity, the environment, public safety, health..."
Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols
Then There's This: Even More Reason to Buy Local
City may restore funding that was cut to indie business group
"...a city budget, $60,800 to help market Austin's local business community is chump change compared to the millions the..."
Aug. 23, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith
How People More Important Than You Are Voting
McCracken, Leffingwell list prominent prog, small biz supporters
"...To counter, Leffingwell today released a list of small business owners united in support of his campaign, and..."
April 8, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Event Menu
April 5-13
"...The city of Austin's Small Business Development Program invites aspiring restaurateurs to attend the..."
April 6, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Beside the Point
Just like your college-ball hopefuls, several city manager picks won't go the distance
"...capital-improvement projects, including an $800 million mixed-use river walk development and preservation and upkeep of Savannah's historic homes and..."
Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Civics 101
"...CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR APPLICATION TRAINING Austin's Planning and Development Review Dept. continues their summer training series with a..."
Aug. 9, 2013 News Column
Happenings
Jan. 17-23
"...RALLY begins on the UT campus with a short program at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue (23rd &..."
Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature
Who You Gonna Call?
Small Texas towns look to Austin and Washington to jump-start economic development
"...place a very high priority on developing new rural business. With no revenues to borrow against, Brim couldn't get..."
Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Finding the Sweet Spot
For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?
"...toward adoption in Austin. For those concerned about how development and rapid growth are changing Austin – for better..."
Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?
The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities
"...Silverstone Circuit. Situated in a rural area, surrounded by small villages, and within driving distance of the nearest city,..."
Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Randall Stephens: 'I Can Handle the Job'
"...name's Randall Stephens. My childhood was in Northeast Oklahoma, small town of Wagoner. I went into the Air Force..."
May 30, 2014 News Feature
What's Wrong with Public Housing?
The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority
"...of what will be thousands of federally funding housing developments across America -- you know, "the Projects." (Thanks, LBJ.)..."
Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Passion Forward
The Chronicle's style avatar, Stephen M. Moser, explores the fashion program at the University of Texas.
"...an article in the Seattle paper about a fashion program at a local college. I enrolled immediately, and found..."
