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The Parmer Austin business park continues to grow. ERIN EDGEMON / ABJ

Austin Business Journal writes, "IBM Corp. is making some big changes to its Austin operations.

Big Blue, one of Austin’s original tech titans, settled on the location for its future regional hub at the northern tip of The Domain in the first half of 2023, and now it is adding 50,000 square feet of lab space in Northeast Austin to its real estate inventory, according to a Jan. 9 announcement. IBM (NYSE: IBM) plans to outfit a state-of-the-art development lab at Karlin Real Estate LLC’s Parmer Impact Labs, located along East Parmer Lane not far from Samsung's Austin factory.

IBM's lease at the facility is the latest example of an entity with a research-and-development focus making a move to the Parmer campus, following the University of Texas at…

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Younger Homes is planning the 19-acre Lago Place sustainable, climate-resilient community located on ... [+]YOUNGER HOMES, DANZE & DAVIS ARCHITECTS

Forbes writes, "Austin, as the country’s fastest growing city and now the tenth largest city in the country, is at the forefront of housing challenges, and taking the opportunity to explore innovative solutions.

Bryan Glasshagel is senior vice president at housing data and consultancy firm Zonda, and tracks Texas markets. He points out that as some of the world’s largest tech companies like Tesla, Samsung, Apple, Meta and Oracle, arrive in Austin, the job growth brings in new housing demand.

The city gained 13 headquarters along with 8 expansions in 2022. Many are tech companies, but others like John Deere, Wise, inKind, INK Games, BAE Systems, and Nomi Health, have entered the market as well.

While adding to the city’s economic base, the…

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Austin-based startup Icon Technology Inc. has teamed up with Lennar Corp. for a 100-home neighborhood in Georgetown. This rendering shows a massive 3D printer next to a traditional bricks-and-sticks build. ICON TECHNOLOGY INC.

Austin Business Journal reports, "an Austin-based 3D-printed housing startup and one of the country's largest homebuilders have identified the location of their long-anticipated 100-home community in the region's suburbs.

Icon Technology Inc. and Lennar Home Corp. on Nov. 10 revealed that the startup's first foray into the volume homebuilding game will be the Genesis Collection at the Wolf Ranch master-planned community west of I-35 along U.S. Highway 29 in Georgetown, about 30 miles north of Austin. Construction is underway and reservations will begin next year, with prices expected to start in the mid-$400,000s.

"For the first time in the history of the world, what we’re witnessing here is a fleet of robots building an entire community of…

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