Neighbors of Austin Community College’s Pinnacle campus in Oak Hill begged the ACC Board of Trustees to reverse its apparent decision to allow a Texas Department of Transportation contractor to operate a concrete batch plant on the campus. About 20 neighbors told trustees at Monday’s meeting that the concrete plant, which is slated to begin operations […]
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The city’s community college. ACC has campuses throughout the region.
Posted inEnvironment
Proposed concrete plant at ACC upsets neighbors
When Cynthia Wilcox, president of the Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods, heard the news that there would soon be a functioning concrete plant at the Austin Community College Pinnacle campus near her home she felt “completely blindsided.” Wilcox reached out to her state representative, Vikki Goodwin, on Sunday. Her neighbors, Paul Robbins and Carol Cespedes, […]
Posted inTransportation
Capital Metro blames cheap parking for one sector of ridership declines
The University of Texas isn’t the only institution of higher education whose students are turning cold on public transit. On Monday, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors learned that a partnership with Austin Community College has seen dwindling fortunes since its launch at the beginning of the decade. Since the spring of 2011, […]
Posted inBudget
Council to consider funds for fashion incubator
Austin is known for its live music, its barbecue and Mexican food, its innovative technology companies, and even for hosting the Formula One races. Now, there’s a possibility that Austin will become known as a hub for the fashion industry. The city’s Economic Development Department hopes to spur growth of the fashion industry in Austin […]
Posted inDevelopment
County may nominate firm as Enterprise Project
Executives of Rackspace, a provider of cloud-based computer services for businesses, are asking Travis County officials to nominate their company as an Enterprise Project under the state’s Enterprise Zone Program. Travis County Commissioners held a public hearing Tuesday to take input on the company’s nomination request. The designation could bring the company up to $1.25 […]