Austin's Base Power inks deal to provide generators for industry giant Lennar "A marriage of energy and construction was made this month as Austin’s Base Power announced a partnership with Lennar Homebuilding. Lennar, the nation's second-largest construction company by market cap, will equip select Lennar communities in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth areas with home backup battery systems by Base Power.” (Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman)
Engineering firm AECOM picked for $98.5M contract to help oversee Austin's light rail project "The company will help guide final design, construction and launch of the first phase of the all-electric system.” (Sean Hemmersmeier, Austin Business Journal)
Tens of thousands of Travis County homeowners will need to verify property tax breaks "The office that oversees tax breaks and property values in Travis County is now beginning to come into compliance with a 2023 law requiring counties to check homeowners’ claims to tax exemptions.” (Audrey McGlincy, KUT 90.5)
Neighbors join forces to halt plans for new office space in Pecan Springs-Springdale "The request originally sought to rezone 6102, 6106 and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle from single-family to mixed-use, laying the groundwork for the site of a future office building. But following the ensuing backlash, applicant and tech CEO Emerson Smith is rethinking his approach, with promises to return with an alternative proposal next month.” (Kali Bramble, Austin Monitor)
Hutto, Pflugerville add more than 5,000 residents over past 5 years "Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows both Hutto and Pflugerville added thousands of residents in the last five years. The data also shows the age group with the greatest amount of growth in the area is adults ages 35 to 44 years old.” (Brooke Sjoberg, Community Impact)
