Another California tech biz charges to Austin with new headquarters The California exodus continues. Green Dot, a financial technology company best known for its prepaid debit cards, is joining the corporate exodus from California and moving its headquarters to Austin.
Green Dot, whose stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange, says it is relocating its headquarters from Pasadena, California, to Austin to take advantage of Texas’ business-friendly climate. In a statement, president and CEO Dan Henry adds that “we’re looking forward to engaging [with] and benefiting from the impressive talent pool in the region as we work to seamlessly connect more people to their money, both directly through our own [technology] and through our partners.”
Downtown Greens, a community garden in downtown Fredericksburg, has submitted a letter of intent to the Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority to purchase the property adjacent to Braehead Farm in the city s Battlefield Industrial Park.
Sarah Perry, Downtown Greens director, said she and board members toured the property earlier this spring and submitted their letter of intent to the EDA on April 7.
She said the organization sees buying the property as an opportunity to expand its programming in the areas of sustainable agriculture, environmental education and land conservation. We started getting really excited and talking to people who might partner with us to expand [our operation] in this way, she said. We realized that there is a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of people who are interested in saving this piece of propertyâand not just saving it but turning it into this new, beautiful space that the whole community can enjoy.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Foodie fans listen up! If you’re looking for the complete dining experience look no further than Hays City Store. It’s not often diners find a place to not only satisfy their appetite, but also experience wonderful ambiance, coupled with great service and super entertainment . it’s the complete package.
The establishments history is unique. Hays City Store first opened in the early 80s as a gas station and convenience store at the intersection that was once the town of Hays City (1908).
A café was added in the 90s, but fast forward to March 2015 after a chain of events, hard work, fate and good luck… Hays City Store re-opened as a full-service restaurant and bar featuring scratch made Texas comfort food according to their website.
A startup that uses ultraviolet radiation to disinfect products from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases has relocated its headquarters to Austin as it expands its workforce.
Invzbl was founded in Charlotte, N.C., by tech entrepreneur Chuck Morrison in 2018, before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
“COVID had an immediate impact on our growth due to demand for our products, which forced us to accelerate finalizing our design and production as well independent testing in bacterial and viral labs,” said Chuck Morrison, CEO.
The company currently has five employees and plans to hire between 25 to 50 workers over the next 12 months. Invzbl is hiring in operations, sales, finance, human resources and customer support.