Our successes

  • BAE Systems celebrates opening of new 390,000-square-foot Austin, TX facility

    BAE Systems opened its new $150 million engineering and production facility in Austin, Texas. The new site is part of BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector, a global leader in researching, developing, implementing, and maintaining cutting-edge commercial, defense, and space electronics.

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  • Samsung announces Taylor as the site for their largest-ever investment in the U.S.

    Today, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced that it would build a new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor, Texas — part of the Austin region and a city of focus for Opportunity Austin.

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  • Austin Chamber’s Opportunity Austin announces Australian global tech company Lakeba chooses Austin for North American headquarters

    AUSTIN, Texas—Opportunity Austin, the Greater Austin Chamber’s five-county prosperity initiative, today announced Lakeba, a leading global tech company headquartered in Australia, has chosen Austin for its first expansion in North America following the company’s most successful year to date.

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  • Austin Chamber’s Opportunity Austin announces AI company Moveworks has expanded to Austin

    AUSTIN, Texas—Opportunity Austin, the Greater Austin Chamber’s five-county prosperity initiative, today announced the expansion of AI company Moveworks into the Austin region.

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  • Austin Chamber’s Opportunity Austin and Green Dot Corporation Announce Headquarters Relocation for Fintech Pioneer & Digital Bank

    PASADENA, Calif. – August 17, 2021 -- Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) and Opportunity Austin, the Greater Austin Chamber’s five-county prosperity initiative, today announced plans for the digital bank and financial technology company to relocate its corporate headquarters to Austin, TX.

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  • Opportunity Austin announces CesiumAstro expansion in Austin

    AUSTIN, Texas—Opportunity Austin, the Greater Austin Chamber’s five-county prosperity initiative, today announced plans for space communications company CesiumAstro to expand its presence in the Austin region. CesiumAstro designs and manufactures high-throughput, plug-and-play active phased array (APA) communication payloads and satellites for space and airborne platforms.

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