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Council: New Matrix for Economic Incentives
Adds wage standards to construction & development agreements
"...week’s City Council meeting was the revision of the economic incentives program to require a living wage floor (currently..."

Oct. 28, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program Could Be a Lifeline for the State Economy
From script to screen to jobs
"...In a time of economic hardship, when tax revenues are falling and the state..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Announces Shorts Program
Texans get the nod
"...Sundance announced its 2010 short film program yesterday, and a handful of Texans made the cut,..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Growing Program Creates Green Jobs, Maintains Underserved Parks
Building a sustainable future
"...crew will return to this site throughout their nine-months-long program, which began at the end of January. In addition..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Counseling Program for Drug Abuse in Limbo
County officials scrambling to find alternate site for program after East Austin neighbors protested possible lease.
"...alternate site for a grant-based drug and substance-abuse counseling program after neighbors protested a possible lease in an East..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Why Has Austin's Solar Program Stalled?
Activists think the city has put sun power in the shade
"...call for immediate funding increases to Austin Energy's solar program, which got identical funding to last year's budget cycle,..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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 Announces Art Space Assistance Program
Art spaces with rising rents are eligible for rent stipends and tenant improvements
"...The city announced its new Art Space Assistance Program (ASAP) last Wed., June 21, to help arts organizations..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Maria Mendez

Public Notice: Affordability & Economic Segregation
(Plus some fun stuff at the end)
"...a key topic relating to the new CodeNEXT land development code – resumes this week with the session on..."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

CPC's 12-Point Program:
"...1. The development regulations and permitting process must be simplified. They should..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Five Good Reasons Las Manitas Deserves a City Loan
Exploding some of the myths regarding the city's loan to the Downtown restaurant.
"...loan, a pilot effort in an innovative new city program that could help preserve numerous locally owned businesses, will..."

June 6, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
It's time to look more intelligently at economic development
"...of fairly minor business news -- people care about economic development again. Should they? And more to the point,..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

One Small Step Towards Equality, One Large Step for Austin
Austin + Domestic Partner Benefits = Reality
"...October 24, City Council passed new requirements for Austin's economic incentives program. Workers for companies awarded these incentives are..."

Oct. 31, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Hanger Heading Here
Council backs cash for company relocation
"...one, today the City Council unanimously approved an incentive program with Hanger Orthopedic Group, offering them $50,000 a year..."

Jan. 28, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Council Preview: City Finds $15 Million to Help Struggling Businesses
Three programs designed to assist economic sectors forced to close early in the pandemic
"...businesses, and child care centers. The three $5 million programs are designed to assist economic sectors forced to close..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?
Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky
"...is convinced that the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentives Program works. When lawmakers first put money in the program..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Austin @ Large: Every Day Is Halloween
But will only the good corporate kids get the candy?
"...unique importance to a City Hall that's supposedly made economic development its highest priority...."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Developing Stories: Controlling Developers
The hidden costs of Proposition 2
"...Mueller and the Domain are the two major city development-incentive contracts that would be affected by Proposition 2, the..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Austin Considers Film Incentives
Localized subsidies proposed to fight off in-state competition
"...Texas has economic incentives to encourage film, TV and video game projects..."

April 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Split Council Approves Incentives
5-2 Vote on Websense and Dropbox suggests shifting perspectives
"...Tovo balked at paying corporate incentives during relatively good economic times...."

Feb. 24, 2014 News Post by Michael King

City Counseling: Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
"...own words, "contains the City's policies for growth and development," and the fact that the last comp plan was..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

On the Waterfront
As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices
"..."The Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development projects...."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Victories for Living Wages
Development incentives policies seem to be swinging in workers' favor
"...and a coalition of advocacy groups bent on making economic development incentives the next major battleground for wage rights..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Power to Change
A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates
"...here in the Live Music Capital. Since the general economic downturn has dominated most political discussions, OTR polled the..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Point Austin: Instrumental Incentives
The National Instruments deal provides a model for economic development
"...Of the economic incentive deals put together by the city of Austin..."

March 8, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Don Pitts Calls It Quits
City Music Manager resigns citing bureaucracy
"...Don Pitts has vacated his post as program manager of Austin’s Music & Entertainment Division, an office..."

Feb. 14, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: Ribbonless
On or off the dais, looking for a little wisdom along Austin's color line
"...want another study done that looks at issues of economic disparities," Linder said. "We want actually to create opportunity..."

April 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

In the Name of Innovation
Council considers institutional racism, a suitor for Brackenridge Hospital
"...likely for the morning briefing (Item 35) on the economic incentives proposal for Merck & Co. (Merck Sharp &..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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