round rock information: Texas Longhorn Make Home in Round Rock
- 03/06/10 01:58 AM
Driving through Round Rock today, I pulled off the IH35 frontage road and took this photo. This beautiful Texas Longhorn trophy steer is one of a few who live on the front lawn of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation Plant. The plant is located on the IH35 southbound frontage road between Westinghouse Rd and University Blvd. Curious what played the part in the Longhorns living here, I did a little research and learned that when Westinghouse moved to the location, they thought about building a dancing water fountain with lights on the lawn to draw attention to the plant. Instead, they decided (2 comments)
round rock information: Austin - Round Rock Ranked 4th as 2008 Best Performing Cities
- 09/17/08 11:47 AM
Austin & Round Rock did it again! Another blockbuster ranking! This time reported by Milken Institute and Greenstreet Real Estate Partners on September 16. According to their report, Austin-Round Rock region ranks 4th place among the 2008 Best Performing Cities! The components for establishing ranking of large cities for this report include job, wage, salary and technology growth. Having lived here for 26 years, it's easy for me to see why the Austin area consistently ranks high on the list of best places to live for so many reasons! View full report here: 2008 Best Cities