MARKETPLACE & AREA NEWS

Marketplace and the Southeast Austin area in general have been in the news a great deal lately, particularly with Tesla confirming its interest in a site nearby. Below is news coverage that help to tell the story of their projects and surrounding area.

Media Inquiries

Austin Business Journal

September 1, 2022

SpaceX files to build 520K-square-foot facility in Bastrop County

Austin Business Journal

June 15, 2022

Austin near top of the heap for equity-rich metros

Austin Business Journal

June 22, 2022

Boring Co. may dig tunnel near Tesla factory east of Austin

Austin Business Journal

June 21, 2022

Elon Musk's SpaceX to build east of Austin in Bastrop County, filings show

Austin Business Journal

June 8, 2022

$400M in bonds sold to support Austin-Bergstrom International Airport expansion

Austin Business Journal

February 25, 2022

Elon Musk's Boring Company wants to build a warehouse in Bastrop just outside Austin

Austin Business Journal

October 7, 2021

Elon Musk: Tesla HQ will relocate to Austin from California

Austin Business Journal

April 2, 2021

"What will rise across ... from Tesla? Sources say a SpaceX facility is planned"

Austin American-Statesman

March 31, 2021

"Elon Musk says hiring for Tesla's Austin factory could hit 10,000 workers"

Austin Business Journal

March 30, 2021

"Tesla ... hints at opportunities to partner with local businesses"

Austin American-Statesman

February 12, 2021

"Elon Musk: Austin will become America's 'biggest boomtown'"

Austin Business Journal

October 22, 2020

"Elon Musk confirms...Tesla expects to open Austin factory next year"

Forbes

July 27, 2020

"That Was Fast: Tesla’s New Austin ‘Terafactory’ Prep Already Underway As Stock Continue To Soar"

Austin Business Journal

July 22, 2020

"Tesla confirms it will build $1.1B factory in Austin...5,000 jobs expected to pour in"

Forbes

July 22, 2020

"Tesla’s Next Gigafactory Will Be In Austin...and Musk Says It Will Be ‘Stunning’"

Austin American-Statesman

July 22, 2020

"Tesla picks Austin for $1 billion auto factory"

Reuters

July 14, 2020

"Tesla secures tax breaks for cybertruck factory in Texas"

Transport Topics

June 23, 2020

"Tesla Pitches 5,000 ‘Middle-Skill’ Factory
 Jobs to Texas County"

Austin Business Journal

June 23, 2020

"Tesla breaks silence: Execs explain interest in East Austin"

KXAN (NBC)

June 23, 2020

"Explained: Travis County’s potential tax incentive deal with Tesla"

Austin Business Journal

June 19, 2020

"As big as Apple: Tesla plant investment tabbed at $1.1 billion"

KXAN (NBC)

June 18, 2020

"Tesla submits application with Del Valle ISD for ‘Gigifactory’"

CNN Business

June 16, 2020

"Tesla could soon open another factory in the United States"

Electrek

June 15, 2020

"Tesla is closing in on incentive package for factory in Austin"

Austin American-Statesman

 June 15, 2020

"Travis County considering Tesla incentives deal"

Austin Business Journal
June 15, 2020

"Travis County reportedly considering deal to bring Tesla to Austin"

SOUTHEAST AUSTIN NEWS

Austin Business Journal

June 2, 2022

"The rush is on: Retailers, builders flock to Southeast Austin, one of city's last affordable enclaves"

Austin Business Journal

April 22, 2021

"67 acres available for development near Austin airport"

Austin Business Journal

November 2, 2020

"Building Boom...Pandemic or not, East Austin is hot"

Austin Business Journal

October 30, 2020

"Experts: Tesla to bring more jobs, companies to Austin than expected"

Tesmanian

September 26, 2020

"Tesla Giga Texas Expands 18%+ Land Holdings by Purchasing..."

Austin American-Statesman

September 25, 2020

"Tesla adding to land holdings for Austin factory"

Tesmanian

August 10, 2020

"Tesla Giga Texas Drives Opportunity for Local Community at 'Speed Of Elon’"

Austin American-Statesman

August 7, 2020

"THE TESLA EFFECT: Gigfactory could transform Del Valle area"

Austin Business Journal

August 4, 2020

"Tesla's factory...and other big projects hit our interactive map"

KXAN (NBC)

July 23, 2020

"How Tesla’s factory will shape development in SE Travis County"

Austin Business Journal

July 9, 2020

"Major Southeast Austin commercial projects could get boost from Tesla"

CoStar News

 June 29, 2020

"Proposed Mixed-Use Project in Southeast Austin, Grows in Scale"

Austin Business Journal

 June 25, 2020

"Tesla would fuel housing development in far East Austin"

GlobeSt.

 June 23, 2020

"SE Austin Mixed-Use Project to Preserve 50 Acres"

Real Estate Business
June 17, 2020

"Marketplace Real Estate, Presidium Unveil Plans for 7 MSF Mixed-Use Project in Southeast Austin"

Connect Real Estate

June 17, 2020

"SE Austin MXU Gets Shortened Name, Expanded Scope"

KXAN (NBC)

June 16, 2020

"Velocity mixed use development in southeast Austin prepares to break ground in early 2021"

Austin American-

Statesman

June 15, 2020

"Developers expanding plan for SE Austin project"

Austin Business Journal

June 15, 2020

"Major mixed-use development near
airport gets larger"

KVUE (ABC)

March 19, 2019

"As food drought continues, Del Valle is on the brink of a development boom"

Austin Business Journal

November 14, 2019

"Inaugural East Austin Growth Summit shines spotlight on..."

Austin American-Statesman

November 4, 2018

"Southeast Austin on brink of development boom"

Austin American-Statesman

August 16, 2018

"Chanel plans Austin manufacturing plant"

Austin Business Journal

December 20, 2016

"HEB buys land near Austin airport where hundreds of homes will soon spring up"

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