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Jobs and redevelopment take center stage in annual economic development report

The Economic Development Department says it supported more than 27,000 jobs and distributed over $54 million in community investments during fiscal year 2024, according to its recently released annual report. The report outlines the department’s evolving priorities, including the transfer…

City Hall • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 12, 2025

ACME previews grant updates, community plans at Music Commission meeting

The city’s newly formed Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) is moving forward with a restructuring of cultural funding programs, with plans to complete new grant guidelines by mid-summer, launch applications in August, and distribute funding by early…

Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • May 7, 2025

City pauses $10M in airport art over concerns local creatives were excluded

The city has paused three significant public art contracts intended for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport expansion, in a move that may signal a reconsideration of how prominently the city should promote local artists in major public spaces. Three contract approvals…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 21, 2025

City opens new office to address arts, music and cultural needs

The city has announced the creation of a new office that will consolidate the operations of the Music and Entertainment Division and the Cultural Arts Division, in a decision intended to improve support for the city’s creative industries. The new…

City Hall • By Chad Swiatecki • Feb 20, 2025

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