Round Rock Named One of America's Fastest-Growing Cities
Feb 14, 2012
MSN Real Estate, just placed Round Rock in their top 15 fastest-growing cities. This list is compiled using informatino such as: proximity to employment, housing market as well as parks and education. In order to be ranked on this list, cities must have more than 100,000 people and also had the highest population growth between 2000 and around mid-2009. Read More »
Round Rock Chamber Executives White, Yeats Serving on Foreign Trade Zone Board of Directors
Feb 09, 2012
ROUND ROCK, Texas – Two executives from the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Partnership, Ben White and Carrie Yeats, have been selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Foreign Trade Zone of Central Texas (FTZ 183). Read More »
City of Round Rock Receives Outstanding Municipal Utility Award
Feb 02, 2012
The City of Round Rock has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Texas Municipal Utility Association Outstanding Municipal Utility Award. The award was announced at the TMUA conference on Jan. 27 in Fredericksburg. Read More »
We Need Your Help - Downtown Business Survey
Feb 01, 2012
If you are a business or property owner in Downtown Round Rock, the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Partnership invites you to complete this survey about doing business in downtown. The survey will only take about 10 minutes to complete. Your responses are confidential and will be shared in aggregate form only.
The deadline to complete the survey is February 29, 2012. All businesses who complete the survey by February 29 will receive one $10 gift card from a selection of downtown merchants.Click here to complete the survey. Read More »
Round Rock Continues to Offer a High Quality, Low Cost of Living
Jan 23, 2012
On Friday, January 20, the Council for Community and Economic Research released its annual ACCRA Cost of Living Index for 2011. Round Rock’s composite index, 88.6, continued to be extremely competitive with large metro areas across the country, indicative of the high quality of life available in Round Rock. New York (Manhattan), NY had the highest composite index at 218.8 while the lowest was Harlingen, TX at 81.0 Read More »
Thermo Fisher Scientific to bring 150 Jobs to Round Rock
Dec 19, 2011
Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company that provides products and services to science-based companies and researchers, will add approximately 150 new jobs in Round Rock as it moves some of its operations into the city. Read More »
IKEA to Grow Company's U.S. Solar Presence
Dec 08, 2011
IKEA announced plans to install solar energy panels at its Round Rock location, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to sustainability. 6,932 panels generating 2,398,000 kWh/year will be installed atop its building. Upon completion, IKEA Round Rock will have the largest solar unit out of all U.S. stores. Read More »
November Downtown Meeting
Nov 22, 2011
Please join us on Monday, November 28, 2011 for the next meeting of downtown businesses! Read More »
Round Rock Voters Significantly Increase Commitment to Economic Development
Nov 09, 2011
Voters in Round Rock, Texas gave the go-ahead Tuesday, November 8, on two important propositions enhancing economic development in the fast-growing city. Read More »
2011 Best Cities for Job Growth
Nov 07, 2011
For the second year in a row, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA ranked 1st in Newgeography.com’s Best Cities for Job Growth 2011. Read More »