In Case You Missed It

TOMS comes to SoCo, Waylon Jennings joins hall of fame and more of the week's biggest news

By Arden Ward

03.01.14 | 12:04 pm

This week's biggest stories dappled in entertainment, but the real focus was on Austin's economy. We announced that South Congress will be the newest outpost for a major U.S. retailer, disc ...

Apple’s Austin Appeal

Could Apple topple Dell as Austin area’s largest corporate employer?

By John Egan

02.24.14 | 10:06 am

In the not-too-distant future, Apple could truly be the apple of Austin’s eye. Economic development consultant Angelos Angelou, founder of Austin-based Angelou Economics, predicts Ap ...

Bookstores, Dive Bars and More

Bookstores, dive bars and other things that caught Austinites' attention this week

By Katie Friel

11.30.13 | 9:19 am

The start of the holiday season coincided with an article about dive bars being our most popular story this week. Coincidence? We're don't know. What else topped our list? 1. With a ...

Dell Ups Telecommuters

Dell, Austin region’s largest employer, to send workers home

By John Egan

11.25.13 | 8:42 am

Workers at tech titan Dell, the Austin area’s largest employer, soon will be spending a lot more time at home and a lot less time at the office. But they won’t be slacking off — t ...

Tech sector

Dell goes private in sweeping $24 billion buyout

By Aleksander Chan

02.05.13 | 10:36 am

In a sweeping $24.4 billion buyout, Dell announced Tuesday that the computer company, struggling to compete in the personal computer market against stiff competition from mobile phones and tablet c ...

KVUE Video

Bill Clinton visits Austin, delivers keynote for Dell World 2012

By Ashley Goudeau / KVUE

12.13.12 | 11:25 am

KVUE -- It's the largest private employer in the area, born and bred in Austin. But the future of Dell is the talk of skeptics with recent layoffs and whispers of buyouts. Wednesday, C ...

Profiles of Innovation

Ingrid Vanderveldt: Empowering women and future entrepreneurs as Dell's first EIR

By Arden Ward

09.05.12 | 3:18 pm

In her impressively diverse career, Ingrid Vanderveldt has established herself as a true entrepreneur — and a missionary for the human spirit. As the first ever Entrepreneur-in-Residence ...

global entrepreneurs

Dell awards $50,000 to top student social innovator, Apl.de.ap rocks the Moody Theater

By Shelley Seale

06.13.12 | 1:26 pm

Entrepreneurship is the answer to almost every single problem we have in the world today. So says Daniel Epstein, founder of the Unreasonable Institute, as he spoke in front of the crowd of 200 ...

Better Business Bureau's Shred Day

10.22.11

Free document shredding by Cintas, recycling of old computer parts by Goodwill, recycling of old cell phones and tips to help protect your identity by the Better Business Bureau. Bring up to fi

social giving

Local nonprofits Sustainable Food Center and Any Baby Can benefit from social media fundraising

By Leila Kalmbach

09.22.11 | 3:00 pm

Local nonprofits are increasingly turning to social media, but not just to get the word out about their organization. More and more, creative fundraising efforts are being conducted largely—o ...