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Global creative networking event stops in Austin
Austin Business News: Local News
May 22Austin is one of 20 global cities taking part in Portfolio Night 10 on Wednesday, a networking event for top creative professionals and job seekers. Billed as a speed-networking and recruitment event, Portfolio Night 10 gives young professionals an opp... »
SailPoint Technologies buys another Austin company
Austin Business News: Local News
May 22Identity management software maker SailPoint Technologies Inc. announced Tuesday that it acquired Austin-based Cloudmasons Inc. in January. Cloudmasons, which was founded in 2009, develops access control services. Financial terms of the deal were not d... »
Average salary of a CEO in Austin
Austin Business News: Local News
May 22The typical corporate CEO makes more than $200,000 in 45 different U.S. markets. The corresponding figure in the Austin area is $182,000. The most generous CEO salary can be found in Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn., where chief executive officers were paid ... »
Applied Nanotech names Jernigan head of new division
Austin Business News: Local News
May 22Molecular research firm Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. has enlisted Alan Jernigan as CEO of a new sensor commercialization division. Officials at the Austin-based company (OTC: APNT) said Tuesday they plan to increase revenue and the commercialization ... »
Austin City Limits music lineup unveiled
Austin Business News: Local News
May 22The lineup for the Austin City Limits Music Festival has been announced and some big names lead the list, KXAN-TV reports. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, the Black Keys and Jack White and are just a few from the 130-band lineup ... »
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Swimmer who authorities say drowned in Lake Travis identified
The Blotter
May 214:11 p.m. updateThe Travis County sheriff’s office has identified a man who drowned in Lake Travis Sunday. Authorities said Miguel Angel Martinez Aguilar, 27, did not regain consciousness after other swimmers pulled him from the cove and attempted CPR ... »
Westbound Texas 71 reopened at Old Austin Highway in Bastrop
The Blotter
May 202:50 p.m. update: Officials say the wreck has been cleared and westbound lanes of Texas 71 have been reopened. All westbound lanes of Texas 71 in Bastrop, at Old Austin Highway are blocked after a wreck involving an 18-wheeler. The 18-wheeler appears t... »
Bastrop County woman hit by stray bullet
The Blotter
May 20A woman was shot by a stray bullet while changing her child’s diaper in her Bastrop County home Saturday morning, police said. The woman, 29-year-old Kimberly Jones, was airlifted about 20 miles northwest from her home in Dale to University Medical Cen... »
Suspected bank robber turns himself in
The Blotter
May 19Suspected of robbing an Austin bank Friday, Joseph Marc, 20, turned himself in today without incident, according to the Austin Police Department. Marc has been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and is in custody at the Travis County ... »
Man charged in death of 2-year-old boy
The Blotter
May 19Authorities have charged Phillip Luna, 60, in the death of a boy who was struck and killed by a truck while playing outside his Southeast Austin home Wednesday. The truck hit Diego Omar Mandujano, 2, around 7:30 p.m. in the 4400 block of Lendall Lane, ... »