Justin Sayers

A French electric vehicle company that is widely reported to serve Tesla Inc. plans to open a 350,000-square-foot manufacturing site near Manor. The company has been ramping up hiring and could employ 800 people over the next 18 months. ($)

It's important to note this is probably the last time we're going to get this data due to changes to the state's NIL law that limit what is available as a public record. That has angered first amendment advocates, with one professor calling that move "offensive." ($)

A handful of officials returned April 23 from a week-long trip to South Korea. As a result of Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd.'s expansion to Taylor, hundreds of businesses could follow to Bell, Williamson, Travis, Hays, Lee and Milam counties: "It's going to take the entire region to sustain the ecosystem that's being built," Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said. ($)

Firefly Aerospace Inc. is primed for more growth in the suburbs. The company, which builds rockets for carrying cargo into space, is gearing up to pump tens of million of dollars into expansion at its Cedar Park headquarters and its "Rocket Ranch" testing facility in Burnet County. ($)

A contract manufacturer of dips, sauces, dressings and marinades has opened a 53,000-square-foot production facility in Kyle, delivering dozens of new jobs to the city south of Austin. ATX Specialty Foods LLC on May 3 held a ribbon-cutting for the facility in the Hays Commerce Center, an industrial park developed by HPI Real Estate Services and Investments Inc. along the I-35 corridor. ($)

An April 25 site plan filed with the city of Austin called "COTA Land" is currently under review — and while there are very few details, it notes that the project is located on 21 acres and could eventually include 1 million square feet of development at the 1,500-acre site that for the last decade has been home to the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix. ($)

The Bee Cave City Council on April 25 approved $3.25 million in incentives that will help build a road to service a growing entertainment corridor in the city that includes the revamped Backyard in Bee Cave project — on track to open next year. ($)

Semiconductor industry supplier Toppan Photomasks Inc. — which counts as clients Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Texas Instruments Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. — on April 27 was approved for incentives for a $185 million expansion that could create 50 jobs at its site in Round Rock. ($)

The industrial development boom in Austin's suburbs has been well-documented. The availability of land and relatively cheaper prices, combined with greater access to public incentives, has attracted corporate giants like Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Tesla Inc., along with their suppliers. As the market matures, experts say the trend is for industrial development to reach even farther out — and they pointed to Lockhart as the place that might benefit the most, at least initially. ($)

Fat Quarter Shop LLC is preparing to expand into a $31 million, 208,000-square-foot facility in Kyle, where the headcount could eclipse more than 300 people — which would make it one of the largest employers in the city. ($)