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Check out this great fundraiser for The BeHive Austin. Wine and food pairings, a great cause, what's not to love?

Yes, this will bring some additional commerce to Austin. 36,000,000 in tax breaks though? I have a feeling they would have come anyway. And, IF we're going to give tax breaks to businesses, should those incentives be offered to local Travis Country businesses hiring county residents instead? Macro vs Micro

County approves more tax rebates for Apple In what local economic development officials called a critical step toward persuading Apple Inc. to more than double its presence in Austin, the Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday gave final approval to its own tax rebates for the giant technology company.

What do you think about a California grocery chain coming to Austin, offering groceries from different distributors and giving stores like Whole Foods some price competition?

Trader Joe's coming to downtown Austin next year California-based specialty grocer Trader Joe's is coming to Austin next year with a new store at the Seaholm development downtown, company officials said.