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A-Z Ballard, Jason................... 4 Berners-Lee, Tim............ 23 Boettcher, Tim. ................ 8 Bofenkamp, Meghan....... 11 Boyd Jr., John................. 12 Branch, Taylor................ 23 Breeden, John. ................. 4 Busey, Andrew.................. 5 Carvajal, Carlos. ............... 4 Castillo, Bryand.............. 11 Cherwitz, Richard........... 23 Cleaver, Dean. ................ 15 Cox, Wendell.................. 12 Dasch, Kevin. ................... 5 Diaz, Eliseo. ................... 15 Dickson, Kent................. 14 Flake, Matt....................... 4 Forrest, Hugh................. 14 Furrer, Will....................... 4 Gaddis, Gay.................... 14 Graham, Dan.................... 5 Graham, Lisa.................... 5 Guido, Judith. .................. 9 Harris, Fran.................... 15 Hegar, Glenn. ................... 8 Herman, Tom. ................ 23 Houston, Drew. .............. 13 Huffman, Laura. ............. 13 Hurt, Brett....................... 5 Jensen, Orion................... 5 Karnell, Jeremi............... 15 Khetrapal, Saurabh........... 5
Le Roux, Alex. .................. 4 Long, Buddy..................... 4 Lonsdale, Joe. .................. 7 Loomis, Evan.................... 4 Madole, Garett. .............. 14 Matchett, Tala.................. 5 McWilliams, Jr., W.K.. ....... 3 Mehok, David................... 4 Mervau, Darrell. ............. 11 Milam, Chris................... 23 Moffett, James................. 3 Moore, Audrey. .............. 11 Musk, Elon..................... 13 Nivala, Anntti................... 4 Norwood, Tyler. ............... 8 Poling, Adam.................... 9 Rickel, Josh...................... 5 Rodriguez, Juan.............. 15 Rogers, Jack..................... 8 Roxie, Kim. .................... 16 Rutledge, Kim. ................. 4 Sarkisian, Steve.............. 23 Scholten, Joss. ............... 14 Sheffield, Scott. ............... 3 Stewart, Sumati Sharan. . 14 Stitt, Mike........................ 3 Swerdfeger, Nick. ............. 5 Vallhonrat, Charles........... 8 Van Biene, Nic.................. 8 Vranich, Joseph.............. 12 Weckerly, Grant................ 8 Young, Jim....................... 5
M-Files CEO Antti Nivala has relocated to Austin to oversee the local growth of the Finland-based company.
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EDITORS’ PICKS The top news of the week, according to the editors: 1. Covid-19 hospitalization rate triggers more business restrictions: Cases and hospitalizations are surging in the region. https://bizj.us/1q86wj 2. DivInc Champions of Change nominees revealed: Read more about these people changing Austin for the better on page 14. https://bizj.us/1q878s 3. New office, hiring in Austin on horizon after M-Files raises $80M: This company's strategy exemplifies how many CEOs see Austin as fertile ground to grow during uncertain times. http://bizj.us/1q88n8 4. Molecula spending fresh millions on hiring, new product: Venture capital continues to flow to innovative companies like this one, and that could help boost the economy as other sectors lag in the rebound. https://bizj.us/1q88hv 5. 21 Austin startups to watch in 2021: Inno will continue to reveal the companies online ahead of Feb. 11 virtual event. http://bizj.us/1q88n2
READERS’ PICKS The top news of the week, according to clicks on AustinBusinessJournal.com: 1. Magnet manufacturer breaks ground on HQ in Round Rock: This story caught fire on social media, as do many of our posts these days concerning companies relocating to Central Texas from California. http://bizj.us/1q88ms 2. Real estate developer Chris Milam pleads guilty to exposing himself to child: This once-high- flying real estate figure was arrested and indicted in 2018. He plead guilty in December. http://bizj.us/1q88mv 3. 21 Austin startups to watch in 2021: This Austin Inno list of companies on the cusp of making it big found a large audience online. http://bizj.us/1q88n2 4. Elon Musk's Neuralink may put roots down in Austin: Originally published Jan. 6, this scoop by ABJ's Kathryn Hardison has continued to get
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Lyft. .............................. 15 M-Files Corp.. .................. 4 McAlister Assets............... 6 Meanwhile Brewing. ......... 8 New York Stock Exchange. 3 North by Northwest.......... 8 Notley Ventures LLC. ........ 5 O-S Oculus............................. 7 Oracle Corp.................... 13 Palantir Technologies........ 7 Parsley Energy. ................ 3 Perseus Holdings USA LLC. 4 Philips. .......................... 14 Pinoeer Natural Resources.3 Pinthouse Pizza................ 8 Q2 Holdings..................... 4 Railroad Infrastructure Terminal Development...... 6 RCR Rail Park Development.6 RECA. .............................. 7 RentCafe........................ 12 Rockies Venture Club...... 14 Sabot Development. ......... 5 Sjolander Resources and Development. .................. 6 Skull Mechanix................. 8 SmartAsset. ................... 15 Social Starts..................... 5 Spectrum Location Solutions. ...................... 12 Supply Drop Online........... 5 SXSW............................. 14 T-Z T3. ................................ 14 Tesla Inc.. ...............6, 8, 13 Texas Craft Brewers Guild. 8 The Boring Company......... 7 The Boyd Co................... 12 The New Orleans Times- Picayune/New Orleans Advocate. ........................ 3 The Tax Foundation. ....... 12 Truelytics....................... 15 Uber.............................. 15 Union Pacific.................... 6 W.T. Byler......................... 6 Whole Foods. ................... 8 Wish................................ 7 WNBA............................ 15 Yonomi.......................... 14 Zillow............................ 12
7co.................................. 3 8VC. ................................ 7 A-C ABC. .............................. 15 Allegion......................... 14 Altman Development Group.9 Amazing Magnets............. 9 Amazon. ........................ 14 Arrive. ........................... 15 Beam Angel Network. ....... 5 BNSF. .............................. 6 Business Facilities............. 8 Capital Factory................. 5 CBRE Group Inc.. .............. 7 Centene........................... 8 Cushman & Wakefield. ...... 6 D-I Data.world....................... 5 Deliverr. .......................... 7 Deming Center Venture Fund. ................ 14 Demographia. ................ 12 DivInc............................ 14 Dropbox......................... 13 Easy Tiger........................ 3 Electra Beverages........... 15 Epicor Software Corp........ 4 FileTrail. ........................ 11 FlashParking. ................. 15 Flo by Moen. .................. 14 Foot Locker.................... 16 Freeport-McMoRan. ......... 3 Gentex........................... 14 Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.............. 8, 13 Grön Fuels ....................... 8 H-E-B. ............................. 8 Hims................................ 7 Hive................................. 7 Hold Out Brewing............. 8 HPI Real Estate Services.... 6 Icon Technology. .............. 4 J-N JobSiteCheck. .................. 5 JW Marriot....................... 7 Kazana Ventures LLC......... 5 Khetrapal Family Office..... 5 L Catterton. ................... 15 LAMIK Beauty................. 16 Lazarus Brewing Co.. ...... 11 Lowe’s............................. 6
clicks. http://bizj.us/1q88n3 5. Q2 readies for big office
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expansion, overhauls C-suite: The tech company had a big 2020 on the New York Stock Exchange. Read more on page 4. http://bizj.us/1q88n5
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