Accelerator for manufacturing startups promotes SH 130 corridor
Monday, February 26, 2024 by Chad Swiatecki
A new nonprofit advanced manufacturing center is slated to open in East Austin near State Highway 130, with a 50,000-square-foot facility sitting on 7 acres. The Hayes Innovation Center for Advanced Manufacturing will open in the former Clean Energy Tech Center on Quinn Luke Trail. The $20 million effort is backed by the SH 130 Municipal Management District, which was created by state lawmakers in 2015. The site will operate as an accelerator to support regional manufacturing entrepreneurs. The center’s founders hope that as startups from the accelerator grow, they can move into some of the available industrial space located nearby along the SH 130 corridor. A tour for members of the area tech community is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. March 21.
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