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Cullen/Frost plans to double its branch presence in Austin

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The San Antonio bank says it will open 17 new financial centers in the Austin region by 2026. It's the latest step in a physical expansion strategy that has led to dozens of new branches in Houston and Dallas.

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Silicon Valley Loses Grip On Tech Firms

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11) it was moving to Austin, Texas from Redwood City, California. And just weeks earlier, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced it was moving its headquarters to Houston, Texas from Silicon Valley. the Journal notes, has been expanding its presence in Austin. Database giant Oracle Inc. announced Friday (Dec. But even Apple Inc.,

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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation. Approximately 140 firms that are involved in blockchain technology and crypto assets have a presence in Austin, Harris said.

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Remote Tech Employees Face Pay Cuts In San Fran

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told the WSJ, and even with a 10 percent or 20 percent pay cut, software engineers can still live a more opulent lifestyle in Austin, Texas, or Nashville, Tenn., Houston is third, at $145,807. The lowest-paying regions for G15-grade workers are in the Southwest and Midwest and make around $127,000. than in San Francisco.

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What To Make Of The Gradual Return Of The In-Office Workforce

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But the situation, the data indicated, is highly regional. In hard-hit New York City, 83 percent of workers are still at home, while Houston and Austin, Texas, office occupancy is at 36.8 percent, respectively, the D-FW report stated. What does it mean for the fate of physical work nationwide?

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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“What will factor into any restaurant or restaurant group’s success in tomorrow’s online world are the numbers and demographics of just how tourist-traveled your city, town, or region is going forward. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Austin, Texas. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Amazon first solicited proposals for its new HQ2 in September 2017.

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