December 2011

Austin Is One of the Most Generous Cities

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 5:15pm. 626 Views, 1 Comments.

Austin is the third most generous city in the US declared by The Daily Beast who ranked US cities based on city-by-city data on consumer spending and charitable contributions. The study ranked cities by increase in spending on consumer goods during the holidays, holiday consumer goods spending as a percentage of mean annual wage, increase in charitable giving during the holidays, and holiday charitable giving as a percentage of mean annual wage. With a high rank in consumer spending and charitable donations, Austin ranked 3rd most generous city in the US.

Read more about Austin's generosity here on The Daily Beast's website.

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Austin Is a Best-Performing City

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 4:46pm. 691 Views, 0 Comments.

The Best Performing Cities index compiled by The Milken Institute ranked Austin the 4th best-performing city in the US in 2011 (2nd in 2010 and 1st in 2009). The index ranked cities by employment, salary growth, technology output growth, and their ability to create and sustain jobs. Of the top five best-performing cities, four are Texas metros with San Antonio ranking number one.

Austin ranked well because of several factors:

• Austin had the third-fastest job growth in the nation from 2005 - 2010 with the help of two state institutions – The University of Texas at Austin and The State Capitol.
• Austin is a growing tech hub – offices to expand include Samsung, eBay and Facebook.
• Austin has diversified technology bases including Dell with more than…

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5 Outdoorsy Things to Do In Austin

Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 8:59am. 1522 Views, 0 Comments.

Austin: The town that never gets bored.  That’s our new motto for the most wonderful city on earth.  Our friends at Texas Outside know why – Austin is filled with fantastic things to see and do all year long.  From food festivals to bat watching, Austinites have got it made when it comes to exciting recreational activities.  Now that winter has arrived it may seem that there’s not much to do, but the truth is that there is plenty of fun to be had indoors and out.  Check out Texas Outside’s top 5 picks for fun winter activities. 

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