Justin Sayers
@_JustinSayers
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Suburban eco-dev reporter @myabj. 2x @uarizona & @uajschool grad. Past: @TucsonStar, @CourierJournal, @azcentral, etc. Likes/RTs ≠ Endorsements.
Austin, TX
Joined June 2012
This week marked our annual @MyABJ Williamson County Growth Summit, which highlights development – along with challenges that come with it – in the region north of Austin. We had a ton of content four our special issue that runs with it. Here are some of those stories:
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What a surprising and fun season. Very happy for @ArizonaFBall and @CoachBrennan, and I have a lot of texts from this time last year to delete. And, as always, Forks Down. #BearDown
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I won't shut up about it. #BearDown
Nobody wants to talk about the fact Arizona might be 8-3 in less than an hour
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This team is special. #BearDown
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Jaden Bradley.
Jaden Bradley.
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This week is my last at the Houston Chronicle. After 4.5 years, I’m taking a new journalism opportunity (TBA) that keeps me in Houston. My last Rockets game is Sunday. I’ve covered NBA playoffs, Final Fours, World Series & the Olympics. But the people mean more than the events🧵
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#BREAKING: Compal Electronics has signed nearly 600,000 square feet of leases in Taylor and Georgetown, sources told @MyABJ. The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer could employ more than 1,000 people north of Austin.
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Compal Electronics has built computers, tablets and smartphones for companies like Apple, Alphabet, Dell and Toshiba, and it just took big sites in Taylor and Georgetown, where it will quickly rise...
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NO. 13 ARIZONA STUNS THE CHAMPS ON OPENING NIGHT 😳 Koa Peat goes off for 30 pts in his debut to take down No. 3 Florida 😼
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Bastrop is considering dissolving its government arm meant to entice businesses as big corps like Elon Musk's Boring and SpaceX invest in the area. Scoop from @bizjournals @_JustinSayers
https://t.co/o22QQuizO0
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It would be a big change for a fast-growing area that has lured Elon Musk's business empire and other global players.
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#BREAKING: Larry Ellison's Sensei Farms plans more than $50 million in improvements at the @CityLockhartTX site it recently purchased. https://t.co/eVB2mQ8URN via @MyABJ
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Los Angeles-based Sensei was launched by Ellison and physician David Angus in 2018. Ellison, whose role at Austin-based Oracle temporarily vaulted him to the status of richest person in the world...
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#BREAKING: Larry Ellison's Sensei Farms has purchased a greenhouse and warehouse in @CityLockhartTX. The world's second-richest man becomes yet another billionaire investing in the Austin suburbs. https://t.co/IBoeh79jou via @MyABJ
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Some of the richest people in the world — Elon Musk, Michael Dell and Tito Beveridge, for example — have invested their money in the outskirts of Austin in recent years. You can add Oracle Corp....
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#BREAKING: Elon Musk's @boringcompany is talking with @CityofBastropTX about building pedestrian tunnels to connect the city's expanding trail network. https://t.co/bYlaKkmY2p via @MyABJ
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Elon Musk's The Boring Co. could soon construct a series of tunnels just a few miles away from its headquarters east of Austin.
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#BREAKING: A six-acre minor league baseball stadium is potentially going to be part of a 101-acre mixed-use project in San Marcos, sources told @MyABJ. It's unclear who the team is behind it but it is believed to be an unaffiliated team. https://t.co/RJFpmmb0eH.
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American Ventures LLC's $500 million mixed-use project planned in San Marcos will potentially include space for a baseball stadium, according to sources.
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Earlier this month, @MyABJ reported that @Tesla and @Samsung were discussing a supplier deal. That $16.5B deal is now done, according to @elonmusk. It is a shot in the arm for the latter's sprawling Taylor factory that is set to come online next year.
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A deal with Tesla will breathe life into the new Samsung factory outside Austin.
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Over at @accdistrict, students in the manufacturing apprenticeship programs can earn money, gain real-world experience and connect with future employers — all at once. #txworkforce
@_JustinSayers has the full story via @MyABJ ➡️ https://t.co/PBfRLy7QHH
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New for @MyABJ: Here's an inside look at how @txst's move to the @pac12 came together over the last year. We also take a look at what impacts both financially and otherwise the move will have, factors that depend on who you ask. https://t.co/F59st1I3hP.
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The San Marcos university officially announced on June 30 it was making the move, effective July 1, ending weeks of speculation that it was departing the Sun Belt Conference.
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What a team. #BearDown
For the 19th time in program history, the Wildcats are going to OMAHA‼️
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Getting a front-row seat to @sarahradinasch putting this together was a joy. Juniper and I are very proud!
This year I am committed to reporting on adult literacy and education, and this is my first story in that series. It follows a nonprofit in Texarkana that is moving the needle on adult learning by addressing student needs outside the classroom. https://t.co/ZyKKo0zNjq
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