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Seeking a stadium

The latest on this Major League Soccer owner’s big idea to move a team here. A13

ECONOMIC INSIGHT

THREADGILL’S OWNER CAN’T STOMACH RISING COSTS A13

REAL ESTATE INC.

RANCE CLOUSE REBUILDS PART OF EAST AUSTIN A6 TECHFLASH

Startups to know, plus an IPO Tech reporter Mike Cronin spent an afternoon at Capital Factory to dig up undiscovered startups. It leads off his weekly roundup of local tech news. A4

VENTURE

How to boost a brand, and yet another IPO An Austin creative exec ponders the Lady Gaga effect and other marketing tips to take on brand giants; plus a biotech firm goes public. A10

SPECIAL PUBLICATION INSIDE

BIG NEWS

HQ2, HQ2, HQ2 Amazon’s search for a second headquarters captivated online readers in the past week. A3

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Deep Eddy Vodka.......... A12 Del Mar College.............. B6 Door Number 3............. A10 Drenner Group PC......... A12 Eatfreqs Inc.................... A4 Equifax........................ B14 Fashion X....................... A3 FenSens Inc.................... A4 Genprex Inc.................. A10 Google Inc.................... A15 Guero’s........................ A23

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IN THE ISSUE Holdings Ltd................... A5 MagnifyMoney................ A3 Marc Jacobs................. A23 Miratech Holdings Inc..... A8 Mirna Therapeutics Inc..A10 ModXMan....................... A3 Nelsen Partners.............. A6 Newington Apartment Homes LLC..................... A8 NuWash Inc.................... A4

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1. Brandywine sells more than 1 million square feet of Austin offices, hopes Amazon will come knocking: We agree, readers, this sale is huge, and knowing one of the local sites pitched for HQ2 is a bonus on the week Austin submitted its secret bid. http://bizj.us/1pd2r8

1. Brandywine sells more than 1 million square feet of Austin offices, hopes Amazon will come knocking: One of the sites it held onto near The Domain is marketed to HQ2 site selectors. http://bizj.us/1pd2r8

2. SailPoint files paperwork to go public: $100 million is sought to expand its cybersecurity work. It’s already one of the fastest-growing companies around, and this would be the first local tech IPO since 2014. http://bizj.us/1pd4ls 3. Columbus Crew soccer team owner serious about Austin move: We summarize the week’s updates from here and Columbus on A13.

4. Four locals on Forbes richest Americans list: Tito Beveridge is Austin’s newest billionaire, thanks to his vodka empire. http://bizj.us/1pcyms 5. Unemployment drops yet again: 2.9% is uncomfortably tough for some owners trying to grow their business. http://bizj.us/1pd5bk

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2. One of Austin’s largest employers changes name: Seton Healthcare Family is now Ascension Seton. http://bizj.us/1pd7lt 3. Inside Amazon’s Austin campus: Staff Photographer Arnold Wells got a tour of the retail giant’s swanky space in The Domain, and that means you get a virtual tour online. http://bizj.us/1pd5i9 4. With expenses way up, Threadgill’s likely to close on Riverside Drive: We published this story in its entirety on A12. http://bizj.us/1pd5c6 5. Austin enters fray to earn HQ2 windfall — now it’s up to Amazon: This was widely expected so it didn’t make the cut in the editors’ column, but of course it’s big news. http://bizj.us/1pd12o

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CAPITAL GAINS R NEWS,

TALK AND SPECULATION with more knowledge, and more to gain/ lose, will be willing to bet more money one way or the other,” reader Chris Kaz Wojtewicz commented on Facebook when we shared the story. “In a perfect bet, Amazon would short all the other markets and a winner would become clear.” So the question is, is Jeff Bezos a betting man?

For more: http://bizj.us/1pd8dm — Will Anderson, @MyABJ

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THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’

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AUSTIN’S VERSION OF GQ?

ModXMan — it sounds like it could be the next superhero, but it’s actually a new website promising stories, tips, products and experiences for “the affluent, stylish and sophisticated Austin man on the go.”

Three entrepreneurial-minded social butterflies are behind the site: Fashion X Austin founder Matt Swinney, The Society Diaries Senior Social Editor Rob Giardinelli and The Society Diaries founding Editor-in-Chief and author Lance Avery Morgan.

They’ll keep their day jobs as this new endeavor gets off the ground — and it is a forprofit venture. The trio plans to make money via traditional advertising on the site, event sponsorships and a one-stop-shopping program that will debut in November.

— Colin Pope, @ABJeditor

Does Austin seem any different to you?

The Texas capital was recently named the most changed city of the past decade

by MagnifyMoney. The researchers looked at nine criteria, such as commute times, housing prices, crime rates and building permits. They could have just looked at how much the price of breakfast tacos has jumped since 2007, or those giant buildings that now surround The Broken Spoke dance hall on South Lamar Boulevard. By the way, the least changed city of the 50 examined

by MagnifyMoney was Birmingham, Alabama. Now you know where to go if you want a slice of the past.

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GAMBLERS LIKE AUSTIN FOR HQ2

Betting website Paddy Power pegs Austin’s chances of landing Amazon.com Inc.’s second headquarters at 3-to-1. Only Atlanta has a better line at 2-to-1.

But since the online bets aren’t weighted, they’re easily influenced. “People

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An interactive website has been set up that puts TexNet, the state’s earthquake monitoring network set up by The University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology, just a few clicks away.

TexNet, which has 22 permanent and 40 portable monitoring stations statewide, was authorized by Gov. Greg Abbott and the Legislature in June 2015 with $4.5 million in funding. Like many other areas in the south-central U.S., Texas has experienced an increase in the number of earthquakes during the past decade, especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the Permian Basin region and south-central Texas.

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BY MIKE CRONIN

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OFFICE HOURS

Problem solvers: 4 new startups at Capital Factory For the penultimate edition of the Austin Business Journal’s Office Hours series, I’m turning the spotlight on four fledgling startup founders I met at Capital Factory on Oct. 20.

Those entrepreneurs launched companies that: R Provide parents an app that makes carpooling their children easier;

TIME LAB INC.

R Help restaurants with historically light lunch traffic fill seats; R Add new technologies to any vehicle and have them work together under the control of a smartphone; and R Wash and/or detail your car at home or work.

Capital Factory is a startup incubator, accelerator, co-working space and tech-venture investment fund at

EATFREQS INC.

(which does business as Kid CarPool)

Entrepreneur: Joe Beutler, 27, co-founder and CEO; bachelor’s degree in computer science and Hispanic studies, Columbia University, New York.

Founded: 2015 Employees: Patton and two part-timers What it does: Provides an app — available at Apple’s App Store and Google play — which helps parents simplify carpooling for their children.

The app helps parents find other parents for carpooling. It also manages and organizes carpool schedules. Kid CarPool has more than 500 monthly users throughout the country, Patton said. The app provides reminders, “onthe-way” and “arrived” alerts, directions and estimated arrival times. It also automatically updates routes if any carpool member cancels or changes locations.

What’s next: Patton made it to the finals of the San Francisco-based BayAngels’ most recent funding round.

She participated in a BayAngels pitch event on Oct. 24. Kid CarPool has raised $100,000 to date in a friends and family round and is seeking $500,000 in a seed round. The app is currently free. Patton plans to charge a monthly membership fee in the future.

She plans to market the app to K-12 schools to organize pick-up and dropoff traffic and improve attendance. And Patton plans to hire a part-time Python developer and part-time community manager during the coming months.

What she said: “I moved to the Bay area from Wichita in 2012 and was frustrated with the traffic. Childhood memories clicked of mom not being able to get us where we needed to go.

I also remembered working as a nanny, chauffeuring kids and being frustrated when trying to find information. I had to hunt through email and texts.

It’s devastating to a kid if you’re 30 minutes late. It’s complex to keep track of their after-school schedules on top of parents’ work schedules. I decided to develop an app to reduce stress for parents and their kids.”

FENSENS INC.

Founded: 2017 Employees: Two What it does: A web-based seatingmanagement system that helps casual sit-down restaurants — Chili’s Grill & Bar and The Cheesecake Factory would be examples — fill empty tables, especially during lunch. Customers may pre-order and pre-pay for meals, which enables them to get in and out of the restaurant in less than half an hour.

What’s next: Official launch is scheduled for Nov. 1. Several pilot restaurants have agreed to test the software to help Beutler and his cofounder work out any technical bugs.

It’s a bootstrap operation so far, but Beutler intends to raise money in the future. That funding round will enable the hiring of a sales team.

What he said: “These types of restaurants are getting crushed because customers don’t have time to do multiple sit-down lunches each week. I got a job at The League Kitchen and Tavern in Avery Ranch. At lunch, with two servers, we’d be lucky to make $40. Some customers were already doing this in the suburbs. If it worked there, it can work anywhere.”

NUWASH INC.

Entrepreneur: Andy Karuza, 31, co-founder and CEO; bachelor’s degree in business and marketing, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington.

(pronounced, “eat freaks”)

Entrepreneur: Danielle Patton, 32, founder and CEO; bachelor’s degree in biology, Wichita State University, Kansas.

701 Brazos St. in downtown Austin. I’ve spent face time the past few months with members who sign up for a 30-minute meetings between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. the third Friday of each month. The final meeting will be next month on Nov. 17.

Here’s a snapshot of the companies and founders I met last week:

Entrepreneur: Walker Drewett, 23, co-founder and chief operating officer; bachelor’s degree in management information systems, University of Texas at Austin.

Founded: 2015

Founded: 2016

Employees: Karuza and eight parttime workers based in San Francisco, Seattle, China and Russia

Employees: Six, with 24 car washers who are contractors

What it does: Provides affordable and easy-to-install “smart” technologies for any vehicle. Examples include anti-theft devices, back-up cameras and parking sensors. All devices will work together and may be controlled by a smartphone using either iOS or Android operating systems.

What’s next: Karuza plans to hire a full-time salesperson and a parttime logistics person in January. The FenSens team is debating whether to open a series A funding round. Doing so would guarantee the hiring of fulltime operations, logistics and sales people. Having closed a $425,000 seed round in June, however, and with $500,000 in revenue already, the startup isn’t dependent on it. FenSens began shipping its products in August.

It sells direct to consumers and also to Best Buy, The Sharper Image and the Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue.

What he said: “I was looking at accessories for my car and realized that any automotive tech product needed to be reimagined as wireless and smartphone-compatible — even if it’s a 1969 (Volkswagen) Karmann-Ghia.”

What it does: Operating in Austin and Dallas, NuWash will wash or detail people’s cars anywhere: home — be it a house or an apartment building, or work — be it at the office parking lot or garage. Drewett’s team also can do the job at night. The startup uses a low-water method, so little, if any, runoff occurs. Prices range from $18 to $140. All customers are on a flexible subscription, which allows them to opt out, or pause their accounts, if they choose, Drewett said. People may sign up on the company website. NuWash has customer- and washer-facing apps to facilitate communication.

What’s next: NuWash is gearing up for a funding round with a goal between $250,000 and $1 million in the next four months, Drewett said. That money will help expand operations into Houston and San Antonio, and ultimately, out of state. Potential hires in the coming months include a fulltime developer, a business-development employee and contractors as needed.

The startup closed a friends and family funding round in May worth $50,000.

It became profitable within the first month of washing and cleaning cars in September 2016. The company generates monthly recurring revenue in the five figures.

What he said: “We washed the first 3,500 cars ourselves,” Drewett said of himself and co-founder Joseph Martinez. “We worked on the business during the day, then washed the cars from 8:30 (p.m.) to 2 a.m. We bootstrapped it for the first several months. We needed to know the whole business backwards and forwards. That led to our success.”

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KEN SAUNDERS The seasoned finance executive has joined Social Solutions Global Inc., a software firm with offices in Austin and Baltimore, as its chief financial officer. Saunders has more than 25 years of experience in software and the tech sector, helping companies scale up and streamline their financial operations.

He comes to Social Solutions after holding the same title at Austin-based Sizmek Inc., an independent buy-side advertising platform that he helped go private and double revenue. Prior to joining Sizmek, he was CFO with several other companies, including Austin’s Bazaarvoice Inc. “Ken has a history of success in the software sector, and his experience and expertise is a valuable addition that will help us deliver even more value to our customers,” said Kristin Nimsger, CEO of Social Solutions Global, in a statement.

For more: http://bizj.us/1pd1nm

$10 million To raise the capital, Certain Affinity LLC sold a 20 percent stake to Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based investment firm. After years working on some of the topselling video game franchises, such as Call of Duty and Doom, Certain Affinity said the new funding will be used to produce an original game.

Leyou has an option to buy Austin’s largest independent video-game maker outright in 2021 for up to $150 million.

For more: http://bizj.us/1pcvcx

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PHILIP SASSOWER The longtime chairman and former CEO of Austin-based computer tablet maker Xplore Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: XPLR) has retired at 77. He oversaw a major growth phase at the company and took it public. Sassower stepped down from his CEO job in April and was replaced by Mark Holleran.

Holleran, who joined the company in 2003, was promoted to president and chief operating officer in 2006, and retained the president’s title when he became chief executive earlier this year.

Sassower joined Xplore 12 years ago and oversaw a period of sustained revenue and profit growth. Xplore acquired the assets of Austin-based Motion Computing in 2015, paying about $9 million.

For more: http://bizj.us/1pd3j5

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SailPoint CEO Mark McClain, right, speaks to ABJ Editor Colin Pope at the Face 2 Face event in March.

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SailPoint Technologies Inc., an Austin cybersecurity-focused software company that has seen staggering growth in recent years, has filed regulatory paperwork for an initial public offering of up to $100 million. If the IPO comes to fruition, the company has filed to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SAIL.” SailPoint is led by CEO Mark McClain, who co-founded the company in 2005 with Kevin Cunningham, who this month transitioned from president to a new job as chief strategy officer. McClain had told Austin Business Journal in several interviews and conversations earlier this year that an IPO was in the cards, including in March, when he said that, besides giving the company more money to grow, the public offering would reflect SailPoint’s maturity in the marketplace. “It’s a stamp of approval,” he said, that suggests the company is “more stable, and will be around for a while.”

For more: http://bizj.us/1pd4ls

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AMAZON REVEALS TECH HUB OFFICES

Amazon.com Inc. executives on Oct. 20 invited some members of the media into Domain 8 for the first time since it expanded into that space in June. The Seattle-based company opened a local office two years ago with about 100 employees inside of a single mid-rise in The Domain, a mixed-use development in North Austin. It has since grown to about 900 workers spread across more than 240,000 square feet in both the Domain 7 and Domain 8 buildings. Bright and colorful art decorates the walls, and some of the rooms are named after local universities, restaurants and cities, a popular thing among local tech firms that design new offices.

For more: http://bizj.us/1pd3ts

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‘18 months from start to finish’ EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE IN MIXEDUSE PROJECT BUILT WITH INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES Capsa Ventures LLC will deliver its Fourth& mixed-use development at 1800 E. Fourth St. starting in December — likely record time compared to other developments despite more than three months of rain delays and the usual city permitting and inspection hurdles.

“It will be 18 months from start to finish,” said Rance Clouse, founder of Capsa Ventures.

So what’s the secret of turning around one of the largest projects in East Austin in record time?

A unique building platform has made all the difference, Clouse said.

It’s called the Syntheon Accel-E Steel Thermal Efficient Panel wall system that combines framing and insulation, which is not only energy efficient, but easier and quicker to install than traditional stick framing.

Word about the unique framing system is catching on — not necessarily locally but nationally.

“We had some guys from New York come out and tour our project,” Clouse said.

Maybe they noticed that Fourth& was featured in a New York Times story published in July 2016 titled, “The Many Faces of Innovation in U.S. Cities.”

One of the reasons the Fourth& project is different is that it features both residential and commercial condos — everything is for sale.

That’s extremely rare in the bourgeoning area just east of downtown where leasing tends to be the rule for both housing and office space.

Creative hub in the making Now it seems that both businesses and residents want the ability to invest in real estate as a hedge against escalating rents in an area that seems destined to be the nexus of the creative class.

Some 70 percent of the commercial condo space is sold and an undisclosed percentage of the residential condos are under contract. Pricing on the commercial condos is running in the low $400s per square foot.

“With the commercial condos, we’ve been focused on local businesses,” Clouse said.

Two small tech firms and three

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Rance Clouse in front of Fourth&, near Fourth and Chicon streets in Central East Austin.

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Residential units are being shown off.

See renderings of Fourth& at AustinBusinessJournal.com

design-related companies have signed on.

Canvas Properties, an affiliated compaThe growing reputation of the area as ny of Capsa Ventures, is handling sales. an innovation hub really resonated with To make the buying process more enjoyme when I discovered that Nelsen Part- able and interactive, renderings show ners, the formidable architecture firm, how the micro-loft units can be configacquired a warehouse property in the ured and have an interactive feature that neighborhood to convert into offices — allows potential buyers to see how their perhaps signifying a furniture will fit in the space. move from downtown.

Also on the east side, Clouse’s daughter “With the the huge Plaza Saltillo Taylor Clouse, owner of commercial condos, Love Country Design, is project — a commuter rail station with officthe interior consultant. we’ve been focused es and residential — Another cruon local business.” is well underway and cial factor in Capsa’s project concepts is will forever change the RANCE CLOUSE, landscape. affordability. founder of Capsa Ventures Still, East AusResidential units start at just under tin remains a highly walkable neighbor$250,000 and max out hood replete with bars, at just over $600,000.

Considering the price restaurants, shops and an increasing array of businesses, which of the new infill, high-density houscater to and recruit from the creative class. ing in other parts of town are starting Such people likely will be the lion’s above $300,000, this looks like a good share of buyers at Fourth&. The variety of buy — assuming the development is well floor plans and the design and furnishing constructed. options should appeal to buyers who want Clouse believes Capsa Ventures is deliva plug-and-play lifestyle. ering on that promise, as well. His affiliatThe 97 residential units include micro- ed company, MadNic Construction, along units of about 510 square feet, studios that with Austin-based subcontractor Arca average about 687 square feet, one-bed- Specialties, keep it under one roof with room and two-bedroom apartments of one aim.

Clouse is particularly proud of Capsa’s almost 1,100 square feet.

A small number of two-story walk- track record for sustainable construction. ups, up to about 1,450 square feet, are A previous project —the 904 West condo also available community — was one of the first signifi-

cant examples of residential solar installment in a multifamily development.

Clouse said that energy produced and fed back into the Austin Energy grid by the solar projects installed on all previous Capsa Ventures developments would rank it among the top alternate energy performers in the metro area.

“I want people to understand that we’re not just green-washing a building,” Clouse said.

In other words, the “green” word is bandied about as a catch-all for the use of a few natural materials or droughtresistant landscaping. Capsa Ventures, Clouse said, is serious about a commitment to sustainability and better building practices.

Being an outlier suits him well. He enjoys the quest to find a better way in an industry that’s been notoriously low tech and loath to major change. Clouse expects Capsa can improve upon its own record pace for delivering Fourth&.

He intends to prove his theories about a better way to build and provide some third-party services to other developers and companies who share his maverick spirit.

“We know a lot of people have been watching us,” Clouse said.

So expect to see another iteration of the Fourth& model in another Austin location. A dedicated affordable housing project may be in the cards as well, he said.

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R The battle of the coffee houses is racheting up in Westlake. In August the owners of Trianon-The Coffee Place announced that the owners of West Woods Shopping Center at 3201 Bee Cave Road had declined to renew their lease. Community Impact Newspaper reported soon after that another local coffee shop that has been in a rapid growth mode, Summermoon Coffee Bar, would take that spot. Now it appears Trianon is staying in the neighborhood, leasing 1,837 square feet at Westlake Square, 3636 Bee Cave Road — about half a mile west. Andrew Perkel of Retail Solutions represented the landlord, and Austin Ochoa of Violet Crown Realty represented the tenant.

R Newington Apartment Homes LLC purchased nearly 15 acres at 1312 E. Parmer Lane for new development.

Kurt VanderMeulen with REOC Austin represented the seller, Cambridge Development Group, and James Alexander Condos of Realtyvest Property Co. represented the buyer.

R Accenture renewed its lease for 37,800 square feet at Monterey Oaks, 5700 S. MoPac Expressway. Chad Barrett and Seth Stuart with Aquila Commercial represented the landlord, and Erin Morales and John Gump of CBRE Group Inc. represented the tenant.

R LA Fitness will occupy 34,000 square feet to anchor the new Cedar Park Plaza at the northeast corner of Whitestone Boulevard and Bagdad Road. John Zikos and Jonathan Cooper with Venture Commercial and John Kalamara and Ted Slaughter of RealSource Partners represented the fitness company in the deal with Cedar Park Plaza LP, the development entity.

R American Airlines Inc. leased 16,000 square feet of industrial space at ARCO air cargo facilities at 3400 Spirit of Texas Drive, just west of the main terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Jerry Heare with REOC Austin represented the landlord, AFCO Cargo Aus Texas LLC. R Mitratech Holdings Inc. expanded into an additional 11,688 square feet at Plaza on the Lake I, 5001 Plaza on the Lake Drive. The Kucera Cos. represented the landlord, and CBRE Group Inc. represented the tenant.

R Parsons Services Co. leased 10,318 square feet at 9101 Burnet Road. ECR represented the landlord, and CBRE Group Inc. represented the tenant.

R Sanders\Wingo Advertising leased 8,722 square feet at the Scarbrough Building, 522 Congress Ave. ECR represented the landlord, and CBRE Group Inc. represented the tenant.

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Why Austin appeals to heavy-hitter commercial investors HINT: IT’S THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY MATTER Seattle has edged out Austin as the best city for commercial real estate investment in the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2018” study, conducted by accounting and consulting giant PwC. The annual ranking is distributed by the Urban Land Institute at its fall meeting — being held Oct. 23-26 in Los Angeles.

Last year, Austin ranked No. 1, but the slippage probably has nothing to do with economic performance. Seattle merely received a few more top scores from the people surveyed — a spectrum of people with an interest and expertise in real estate.

Mitch Roschelle, author of the report Mitch Roschelle and a partner with PwC, said Austin leads the way when it comes to delivering a strong, young, skilled workforce — who are ready, willing and able to embrace the work of the future.

“Austin’s secret sauce is that the workers are there,” Roschelle said.

An added boost — there are more young people in the pipeline. In the next five years, the growth of population in the 15-34 year old age range is projected to increase by 2.6 percent across the U.S. In Austin, the number may grow dramatically more — some 20 percent, experts predict.

The Emerging Trends report is compiled by sending out thousands of surveys to a wide spectrum of people involved in real estate, and even some reporters who cover it. Between 1,600 and 2,000 people filled out the survey this year. In addition to the questionnaire, PwC interviewed heavyweights in the industry — some 1,000 people from brokers to architects to government employees.

The report gives kudos to Austin’s attractiveness to millennials and the proximity to a major research university — the University of Texas and now the new Dell Medical School.

Austin is described along with Nashville and Charlotte as southern cities with a strong appeal to younger workers. Furthermore, Austin was also likened to Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee for providing a pipeline of talent from highly ranked universities.

Though Austin captured the No. 2 ranking for overall commercial real estate prospects, it doesn’t perform all that well

in specific subsets.

For example, Austin ranks No. 25 for homebuilding prospects; No. 5 for industrial property investment; No. 6 for office property investment; No. 15 for retail investment; and No. 20 for hotel property investment.

Austin doesn’t even rank in the top 20 for multifamily investment despite the thousands of new units under construction and what appears to be insatiable demand for apartments.

The reason Austin doesn’t perform higher on some of the more precise metrics might be due to its size — still far smaller than the huge primary markets, such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Dallas-Fort Worth ranks highly because of size and momentum, but Houston is reeling from the energy industry retraction. Hurricane season has also had its impacts, though the cataclysmic weather event happened after the Emerging Trends report was compiled.

Several years ago Houston was ranked No. 1 in the Emerging Trends report. It plunged to No. 60 this year. Don’t bet against it, though. Houston is used to those boom and bust cycles and also rises like a Phoenix, which brings me to Phoenix — a common competitor with Austin. It could only muster a No. 34 ranking. Denver, another worthy opponent

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to Austin in the economic development wars, also tallied a so-so ranking of No. 23.

Clearly one of the big takeaways this year is the strong performance by so-called secondary, or smaller cities.

Once upon a time, Austin, Nashville and Salt Lake City wouldn’t be mentioned in the same sentence with New York or Chicago. All that has changed.

“When I travel around the world and am talking in Dubai, I can mention Austin and investors know about Austin.

They don’t say anymore, ‘Where’s that?’”

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Want to boost your company’s brand? Embrace your role as a challenger

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BY PRENTICE HOWE Contributing writer

Unless you’re alone at the top of your business category, you’re likely battling giants of some kind. You’re a challenger, playing from a position behind the dominant leaders in your industry. You’re forced to turn constraints into opportunities by out-thinking the competition.

But not all challengers are created equal. Some will never gain enough momentum to steal significant market share. Others know exactly what it takes to differentiate, fascinate, and effectively build their tribe for the long haul.

The most legendary challenger was a little guy named David. He picked up five stones to fight Goliath. Keep in mind that empowered challengers that succeed have multiple personalities. To fight on multiple fronts, they need them. Here’s the five stones, or personalities, you need to fight your corporate giants: R Lightning rod: Think Lady Gaga. By identifying her monster fans and catering her brand to their tastes, she was able to become an icon. It wasn’t just about wearing a dress made of meat. It was about doing the unexpected. Love her or hate her, you never forget her.

How can you disrupt and stand apart in a way that’s unique to your brand personality?

R Heretical: Amazon. SpareFoot. Silvercar. These brands look over the horizon, discover what people will need in the future, and bring it to them ahead of schedule. Who knew we’d need packages delivered by drones, a marketplace

for excess storage space, or a new way to experience car rental at the airport?

They did. And their fans love them for it. In what ways are you looking over the horizon?

R Foster rejection: This challenger commits to pleasing a select few. They may price people out of contention as a way to get rid of some. Sound crazy? It’s not.

It’s an empowered challenger’s way.

Think Tough Mudder, which requires participants to carry logs through ankle-deep mud. It’s not for everyone, and that’s the way Tough Mudder wants it. This personality is often about a very specific cult-like following around one singular passion point. They attract their most ardent fan by pushing others away. How can you narrow your audience in a way that actually grows the tribe?

R Compulsive servitude: When birthday shopping for a family member, I came across UrbanStems.com, a new breed of flower delivery. A few hours after clicking on the purchase tab, I received a personalized email from the delivery person along with a photo of the bouquet in her hand, just outside the recipient’s front door. Urban Stems didn’t have to do this. But to anyone who knows this company, “surprise and delight” has become their calling card. What special ways can you deliver to the extent that it becomes the very definition of your brand?

R Constant evolution: The most powerful brands transcend product categories.

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watch company in Detroit, is all about craftsmanship. They were — and still are — known for impeccably manufactured watches. Then they started making bikes. What?

Now they’re making journals. And they’ve launched a line of pet products.

When a brand has a pristine record in every product launch, and it always delivers the expected experience, consumers will trust in products outside that brand’s original category. Is your brand strong enough to transcend categories? If so, what’s next?

There aren’t many challenger brands that succeed accidentally. The smart ones — the empowered ones — are the brands that strategically adopt these personalities and then find ways to creatively express them at every touch point. Their employees live it, their customers believe it, and their prospects understand it. No doubt, it takes guts, vision and an unwavering self-belief. But isn’t that what being a challenger is all about?

So pick up your choice of stone, and carry it at all times.

Prentice Howe is owner and chief creative officer of Austin-based Door Number 3 and author of “The Empowered Challenger Playbook: How Brands Can Change the Game, Steal Market Share and Topple Giants.”

Another Austin cancer fighter set to go public

BY WILL ANDERSON wanderson@bizjournals.com

Another Austin biotech company is looking to join a growing list of peers that have staged initial public offerings and jumped into the fray on Wall Street.

Genprex Inc., which has developed molecular therapies to better target cancer cells, has set the price for its IPO at $5 a share.

Genprex expects to issue 2.5 million to 4.5 million shares of common stock, according to its announcement, which would raise between $12.5 million and $22.5 million. The company expects the offering to close Nov. 6 and for its shares to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker “GNPX.” Several other Austin-area biotech companies have gone public in the past two years, including Mirna Therapeutics Inc. and XBiotech Inc. in 2015 and Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc. in 2016, although their fortunes have differed in the wake of their IPOs. Genprex’s lead product, Oncoprex, is an injectable treatment for non-small cell lung cancer and is in phase II clinical trials.

Executives would use money raised through the IPO to complete those trials and to begin another clinical study, invest in pre-clinical research and file paperwork with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, per the announcement.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States with approximately 225,000 new cases each year, according to Genprex. The company said the five-year survival rate of late-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients is less than 1 percent.

Genprex reports in securities filings that it has not generated any revenue — common for drugmakers as they await regulatory approval — and in 2016 spent $4.1 million on general and administrative costs, including salaries, and research and development. That was up from total expenses of nearly $1.1 million in 2015.

On its balance sheet, Genprex had more than $1.6 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand at the end of 2016.

It has accumulated a total deficit of $14.1 million.

The company has four full-time employees and Rodney Varner is CEO and chairman of the board. Executives on Sept. 27 began their road show, a customary trip for meeting potential investors around the country.

Genprex was founded in 2009 as Convergen LifeSciences Inc. The company won a $4.5 million grant from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund in 2011, an award that generated controversy because of then-CEO David Nance’s campaign donations to Gov. Rick Perry.

Nance subsequently left Genprex; he died in 2016 after a battle with cancer, according to an online obituary.

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Threadgill’s downtown could close; ‘Land’s gotten too valuable’

BY WILL ANDERSON

Willie Nelson, left, and Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel perform during SXSW 2014 at Threadgill’s.

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Threadgill’s World Headquarters owner Eddie Wilson plans to close the restaurant and concert venue on Riverside Drive after next year’s South by Southwest because he wasn’t able to renew his lease.

The property at 301 West Riverside Dr. is for sale, the Austin Chronicle reports; Wilson told the paper his monthly expenses for lease payments, insurance and taxes have increased 600 percent in the past five years to $38,000 per month.

This isn’t the original Threadgill’s location — that smaller North Austin location at 6416 N. Lamar Blvd. will stay open — but it is a beloved spinoff, a haven for comfort food and live music in the shadow of downtown skyscrapers.

Wilson had hoped to remain in the location for three to four more years but says landlord Moton Crockett told him “the land’s gotten too valuable to be supported by meatloaf and chicken-fried steak,” according to the Chronicle.

Wilson said that’s the cost of doing business in a booming city and he doesn’t begrudge Crockett. Wilson hopes maybe Threadgill’s could live on if “a developer will come along who wants to build

Threadgill’s owner Eddie Wilson inside its location on Riverside Drive in 2012.

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“I’m in a building that’s destined to be a high-rise before too much longer.”

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owner of Threadgill’s, forecasting his property’s fate to ABJ in 2015.

omething” and needs restaurant tenants, according to the Chronicle.

The potential closure isn’t exactly a surprise: Wilson has been saying since 2015 that redevelopment interest has been intense for the land at Riverside Drive and Barton Springs Road, just east of the Long Center and a block from Lady Bird Lake.

“We’ll need another Threadgill’s within the next five years because I’m in a

building that’s destined to be a high-rise before too much longer,” Wilson told the ABJ almost three years ago.

Threadgill’s World Headquarters opened in 1996.

Separately, across the street, Stream Realty is gearing up to replace the longtime Hooters restaurant with a high-rise that’s expected to reach about 20 stories.

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Ward Tisdale’s new mission: Crafting good City Council members

BY WILL ANDERSON wanderson@bizjournals.com

High-profile names from the political and business worlds are collaborating to propel more qualified officeholders into halls of power in Austin.

The nonprofit Center for Austin’s Future recently launched with former mayors Lee Cooke, Lee Leffingwell and Bruce Todd on the advisory board. The goal is to “recruit, mentor and promote the next generation of future-focused city leaders,” according to an Oct. 4 announcement.

Brewster McCracken, Randi Shade and Chris Riley — all former City Council members — are also involved. Other members of the board are Greta Goldsby, a prominent Austin attorney with Drenner Group PC; Jeff Hahn, owner and principal of Hahn Public Communications; Pike Powers, a high-profile, entrepreneurial lawyer who helped shape the growth of the Austin tech industry for the past few decades; and John Scarborough, president of Deep Eddy Vodka. It will eventually expand to 30 members.

The center will include the ATXelerator

— think of a startup accelerator but for individuals interested in running for office.

The program will focus on improving five tenants of life in Austin: affordability and sustainability, transportation and mobility, preserving the natural environment, innovation and creativity and responsible growth.

Ward Tisdale, former executive director of the Real Estate Council of Austin, has been recruited to lead the Center for Austin’s Future. He answered some questions recently from Austin Business Journal about the organization’s motivations and operations; his answers have been edited for length and clarity. Applications are due Nov. 27 and the first class will be announced on Dec. 13.

What was the inspiration for the program? The inspiration was pretty simple. The day I left my previous position, I knew I wanted to center my efforts on creating a pipeline of future-focused City Council candidates who embrace the opportunities we have in this great city and leverage them for long-term success.

As it stands, we are like a major college

Ward Tisdale

football team that doesn’t recruit but expects to win. The ATXelerator is a long-term play that will, year-by-year, gradually build a network of profuture advocates to help steer this community in a positive direction for future generations.

The ATXelerator is an “intense, competition-based program” to turn City Council hopefuls into serious office seekers. Is the idea to make the candidate-vetting process work a little more like it would in a business setting?

Absolutely. Austin is not a little kid anymore.

We’re the 11th-largest city in the country with an annual city budget approaching $4 billion. Accelerators attract smart, creative and motivated entrepreneurs to accelerate their ideas to market. Running a city like Austin is serious business and we need the policy makers in charge to have all the tools

necessary to make sound decisions today that plan for the future.

How much inspiration do you take from private-sector accelerators such as Techstars and Capital Factory? And what has to be done differently in an accelerator focused on the public sector? The accelerator approach is a proven concept that relies on mentorship, education and competition to bring out the best in people and products. It also creates a necessary sense of urgency. Every citizen in Austin should expect their leaders to be the best in the business. With the ATXelerator we intend to produce highly qualified public servants who will think big and think about the future as they govern.

What do winners receive in the pitch competition receive? Can they then run with the center’s support? Each winner will receive a prize. We are still deliberating on exactly what it will be but it will appropriately reward the winners for the effort they put into being recognized as an ATXelerator champion.

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THE FAST 50 AT A GLANCE B4-B5

A snapshot graphic of this year’s winners

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MARKET PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL

Once again, this year’s No. 1 companies in the two Fast 50 categories happen to be tech startups.

Civitas Learning came out on top among large companies by growing from about $2 million to $22 million in just three years. Among the smaller companies, SparkCognition lit up the No. 1 spot with three-year revenue growth of 1,140 percent.

When it comes to growth potential, the tech sector often has advantages over ventures such as retailers or construction companies. Still, the Fast 50 list has never been 100 percent tech. Each year, traditional companies show the flashy tech startups that extreme growth can happen in any industry.

Take High Brew Coffee as an example. It percolated more than $11 million into its corporate coffers just three years after ending 2014 with barely $1 million in revenue. Texan Allergy & Sinus Center and homebuilder MileStone are a couple of other examples of non-tech companies pummeling bottom lines with more revenue.

The ABJ does about one major event each month, and of them all, the Fast 50 is perhaps the most revered. From the companies’ perspective, being among the Fast 50 is great for corporate morale, recruiting and marketing.

And from the readers’ perspective, these companies yield tremendous business and job opportunities — plus lessons for anyone who wants to put their company on the fast track. We took great strides to include some of that in this publication. Some companies need real estate brokers to find a bigger headquarters. Others need recruiting help or funding.

Congratulations to all of the 2017 Fast 50 winners, and thank you to the sponsors that help us recognize these outstanding companies: Sprint Business, Bank SNB, Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP, JLL and Castleview Productions.

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Open Lending

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AWS Communications

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Patriot Pool and Spa

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Becker Wright Consultants

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Phunware Inc.

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Pioneer Bank

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Civitas Learning

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Praecipio Consulting

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Edge Electric Inc.

B21

Praetorian B19

Edgile B10

Retail Solutions

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Embree Asset Group Inc.

B12

Rock Candy Media

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Equitable Commercial Realty

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Sabre Commercial Inc.

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Fifteen Five Corp. (Vandelay Education)

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Sequel Data Systems Inc.

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Flux7 B16

Somnio B10

Freedom Solar Power

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SparkCognition Inc.

Geek Powered Studios

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Springbox B22

Grandex Inc.

B12

Status Labs

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High Brew Coffee

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Texan Allergy & Sinus Center

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HomeCity Real Estate

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The Center for Generational Kinetics

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Intersys B8

The Gober Group

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Kidd Roofing

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Threshold/Carve B16

MileStone Community Builders

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Visio Lending

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Whim Hospitality LLC

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Sprint Business is proud to sponsor the American City Business Journals’ Fastest Growing Companies program, and we congratulate the 2017 Fast 50 honorees.

Congratulations, ABJ Fast 50 2017!

Austin is a unique place and Maxwell Locke & Ritter is a unique firm. As the largest locally owned and managed accounting firm in Central Texas, we offer a holistic approach to serving you. We go beyond the numbers and care about all of your financial needs, including audit, tax, family office and due diligence services. We can also connect you with our affiliate, ML&R Wealth Management, to help you achieve your unique individual and retirement plan goals. As your trusted advisors, Maxwell Locke & Ritter wants to help you achieve your goals.

JLL is thrilled to be among this year’s Fast 50 nominees.

We would like to congratulate everyone recognized for their determination and hard work, particularly those honored by their peers this evening. We are fortunate to partner with such valued and respected leaders in the commercial real estate industry. We wish each and every one of you continued success in the future.

Congratulations on making the ABJ’s Fast 50 list! In Austin’s competitive environment, that is quite a feat. Way to go!

Under the leadership of Sprint Business President Jan Geldmacher, we are in the midst of a remarkable comeback, just like the overall Sprint brand. The Sprint Business team provides much more than just cutting-edge technology and devices to businesses and organizations of all sizes. We have a vision to truly understand each customer’s operational and competitive landscape and deliver tailored solutions in the wireless, wire line and Internet of Things (IoT) categories to help provide agility and mobility.

That approach rings true whether the customer is a small-to-medium business operating in one region of the country, an online business that offers its products world­wide, or a global brand with multiple locations and distribution channels. Sprint Business works for businesses of any type and size.

Each of you who has achieved this honor has sacrificed.

Your precious family time. In some cases, your life savings.

Occasionally, friendships.

You’ve had to make tough decisions that at any moment could have gotten you off track – and far off this list.

Fast growth is difficult. Fast growth “consistently” is even more so. That’s what makes ABJ’s Fast 50 special.

You are separated from the pack. Your competition is waiting in the wing to take your spot. Keep working, stay focused and take care of the important things – your loyal customers, your hard-working employees and the community that supports your continued success – Austin, Texas.

Congratulations from all of us at Bank SNB!

With roots extending back to the 1960’s, we have become part of the fabric of Central Texas and are dedicated to serving local entrepreneurs and companies’ just like the Fast 50 winners. We know exactly how to bring the support and stability they need to stay at the top, and want to congratulate each winner on this impressive achievement.

JLL is a leading professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate.

A Fortune 500 company, JLL has 300 corporate offices, operating in over 80 countries and has a global workforce of nearly 80,000. On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 4.4 billion square feet, or 409 million square meters, and completed $145 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2016.

Locally, JLL is a leader in the Austin commercial real estate market, with more than 60 professionals and support team members providing office, retail and industrial tenant and landlord representation, project development services, multifamily, office, industrial and land investment sales, real estate finance and property management for Austin’s leading corporate tenants, investors and landlords.

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FAST 50

THIS YEAR’S RANK

252% 185% 179%

COMPOUND AGR

151%

MORE than $10 million in revenue

145%

LESS than $10 million in revenue

62%

95%

Becker Wright Consultants

Texan Allergy & Sinus Center

Fifteen Five Partners

AustinRealEstate.com Praetorian

Status Labs The Gober Group Edgile Rock Candy Media

Somnio Retail Solutions AffiniPay LLC

41%

HomeCity Real Estate

40.6%

All Web Leads Inc.

40.5%

Phunware Inc.

40% BP3 39.6%

Workhorse Marketing

39.5%

Accountability Resources

Sabre Commercial Inc.

38.01%

Grandex Inc.

36.5%

Visio Lending

Kidd Roofing

34%

Open Lending

34%

Equitable Commercial Realty

33.8%

Neurobiologix Inc.

32%

Whim Hospitality LLC

30% 29.8%

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Patriot Pool and Spa

49%

High Brew Coffee

Nulo Pet Food

Pioneer Bank

59%

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Praecipio Consulting

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NSS Labs Inc. Embree Asset Group Inc.

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SparkCognition Inc.

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Sequel Data Systems Inc.

66%

Embree Asset Group Inc.

68.5%

Springbox

71%

The Center for Generational Kinetics

72%

Whim Hospitality LLC

75%

Neurobiologix Inc.

76%

Geek Powered Studios

79%

Equitable Commercial Realty

80% 81%

Open Lending Edge Electric Inc.

84%

Kidd Roofing

84% 86%

Visio Lending Grandex Inc.

90.47%

Sabre Commercial Inc.

90.53% 92%

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Phunware Inc.

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Somnio

The Gober Group

124%

Status Labs

125%

AustinRealEstate.com

146%

Freedom Solar Power

148%

Patriot Pool and Spa

153%

Praecipio Consulting

154%

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Rock Candy Media

NadaMoo!

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HomeCity Real Estate

20%

69%

NSS Labs Inc.

163%

180%

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211%

226%

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283%

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AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL

FAST 50 WINNERS MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE

More than merely a software firm FAST-TRACK COMPANY DELIVERS ON GOAL TO BOOST COLLEGE STUDENT PERFORMANCE

CEO Charles Thornburgh at Civitas’ downtown HQ.

ARNOLD WELLS / STAFF

BY MIKE CRONIN mcronin@bizjournals.com

Since day one, Charles Thornburgh has eschewed putting a label on Civitas Learning Inc. as “a software or an analytics company.”

Instead, the Austin-based startup is a business “focused on generating outcomes in higher education,” said Civitas Learning’s founder and CEO. What that means, and what Thornburgh believes differentiates Civitas from competitors, is empirical evidence demonstrating more college students earn degrees when higher-education institutions partner with the company.

And it’s the main reason behind the company’s impressive growth, which placed it as No. 1 on this year’s ABJ Fast 50 ranking for companies with more than $10 million in annual revenue.

“Cold-brew coffee on tap probably doesn’t hurt — that might be something we’re doing right,” Thornburgh added.

Despite more companies entering the education-technology space that seek to increase students’ success, administrators are becoming increasingly “aware of the importance of understanding how the investments they are making are working — or not,” he said.

NO. 1 CIVITAS LEARNING Net revenue 2014: $2.7M 2015: $12.5M 2016: $22.2M

Employees 82 171 235

2014-16 growth: 712% Compound annual growth rate: 185% Website: civitaslearning.com Top executive: Charles Thornburgh, founder and CEO Email: charles.thornburgh@civitaslearning.com Year established locally: 2012

One example: A 32 percent increase in Hispanic students graduating from Del Mar College, a Corpus Christi community college, in spring 2017 compared to spring 2016.

Another: University of Arizona achieving its highest one-year retention rate ever at 86.5 percent for 201718, which exceed the Arizona Board of Regents’ 83-percent goal.

Civitas Learning provides its more than 300 client colleges and universities with a suite of tools to ensure more students graduate.

And those tools are not of the one-

size-fits-all variety. Instead, Civitas employees study each individual school, then tailor their products to suit that school’s unique profile.

Another element of the Civitas approach is its real-time tracking and analysis. The model updates every night.

Faculty and advisers then may use the most up-to-date data on students when making decisions to help them.

Such offerings helped catapult the company’s annual net revenue to about $22.2 million in 2016 from roughly $2.7 million in 2014 — a 712 percent increase.

“Managing through the rate of

growth we’ve had has been extremely difficult, and we certainly haven’t gotten it right at every turn,” Thornburgh conceded. “As our team has grown, it’s become much more difficult to clearly communicate our focus up, down and across the organization, so we have had to become dramatically more purposeful at documenting and communicating focus areas that would have been broadly understood organically when we were smaller.”

To help keep him and his colleagues accountable, Thornburgh points to an Intel-invented, Google-tweaked application called the Objectives and Key Results Framework. It shows whether Civitas employees are achieving their objectives and whether they’re adhering to company priorities as the business expands, Thornburgh said.

Rapid growth also challenges survival of the company’s culture, Thornburgh said.

To protect it, a chief people officer will soon be hired, he said. That person “will be responsible for evaluating our current talent strategy from start to finish, will seek to continuously improve our talent environment and ensure that our team members are able to do the best, most rewarding work of their career with us.”

Thornburgh said Civitas works with almost 30 percent of all U.S. higher-ed institutions. To expand that figure next year alone, “we expect our headcount to grow by more than 20 percent — especially for engineers, data scientists and account- and client-services professionals,” he said.

Civitas employed 235 workers in 2016, up from 82 in 2014 — a 187 percent increase.

Said Thornburgh: “I also expect us to help five times the number of students to complete their courses, continue to the next academic term and walk across the stage in the next year.”

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AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL

FAST 50 WINNERS MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE 2 | HIGH BREW COFFEE

Net revenue 2014: $1.5M 2015: $5.4M 2016: $11.7M

Employees 22 32 103

3|N ETGATE (RUBICON COMMUNICATIONS LLC)

Net revenue 2014: $1.9M 2015: $7.8M 2016: $11.4M

Employees 14 26 36

4 | NULO PET FOOD

Net revenue 2014: $4.6M 2015: $9.9M 2016: $17.1M

Employees 10 15 31

5 | PIONEER BANK

Net revenue 2014: $13.3 2015: $16.4 2016: $41.4

Employees 64 75 250

2014-16 growth: 680% Compound annual growth rate: 179%

2014-16 growth: 500% Compound annual growth rate: 145%

2014-16 growth: 272% Compound annual growth rate: 93%

2014-16 growth: 211% Compound annual growth rate: 76%

Website: highbrewcoffee.com Top executive: CEO David Smith Email: David@highbrewcoffee.com Year established locally: 2013

Website: netgate.com Top executive: CEO Jamie Thompson Email: jamie@netgate.com Year established locally: 2004

Website: nulo.com Top executive: Founder and CEO Michael Landa Email: michael.landa@nulo.com Year established locally: 2010

Website: Pioneer.Bank Top executive: CEO Ron Coben Email: Ron.Coben@Pioneer.Bank Year established locally: 2007

Describe what your company does: High Brew Coffee is a ready-to-drink cold brew #forthosewhodo. Ready to go wherever, whenever, with twice the caffeine and way less sugar.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: The real name of the game at HBC is team collaboration and the ability to wear many hats successfully. Startup life is fast-paced, but we take time out to celebrate.

What are the keys to your growth? Our key to growth is our people. While we started with employees in major markets like Austin and Chicago, we are beginning to permeate smaller markets and increase our presence throughout the country.

We plan to continue growing our team in order to have a presence in all 50 states.

High Brew is targeting $45 million in net sales for 2018.

Describe what your company does: Netgate is focused on delivering secure, high-performance network connectivity for everyone. We provide leading-edge network security solutions at a fair price regardless of organizational size or network sophistication.

What are the keys to your growth? Our growth is 100 percent dependent upon getting the word out about our clear open-source competitive advantage.

While our traditional hardware appliancebased business remains strong, we are seeing high growth in both cloud and virtualized versions of our firewall products. Additionally, we plan to commercialize high performance routing solutions available on commercial off-theshelf hardware that can crush the cost of vendor proprietary alternatives.

6 | T EXAN ALLERGY & SINUS CENTER

Net revenue 2014: $4.3 2015: $10M 2016: $13.2M

Employees 28 67 112

2014-16 growth: 205% Compound annual growth rate: 75% Website: texanallergy.com Top executive: Allie Thompson Title of top executive: CEO Email: allie@texanallergy.com Year established locally: 2012 Describe what your company does: Texan Allergy & Sinus Center offers innovative and convenient treatment options to patients suffering from sinus and allergy symptoms.

How does your company differentiate itself? We specialize in allergy drops instead of the traditional method of allergy treatment of allergy shots. We also differentiate ourselves by narrowing our focus to in-office minimally invasive sinus surgeries, where patients can return to work the next day.

What are the keys to your growth? Our number one priority is always the patient.

We attribute our growth from 1 to 17 clinics in the past 5 years to that ... and we plan to open additional clinics in Texas and utilize technology to reach even more Texans suffering the symptoms we treat.

7 | INTERSYS CONSULTING

Net revenue 2014: $6.8M 2015: $19.2M 2016: $20.5M

Employees 49 74 82

2014-16 growth: 200% Compound annual growth rate: 73% Website: intersysconsulting.com

Describe what your company does: Recently named Top 25 Most Innovative Retail Brand by Forbes, Nulo is the petfood industry’s fastest-growing super premium dog-and-cat food brand.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

Our ultimate goal is to inspire every pet parent to strive for greatness — not only in terms of what they’re feeding, but also in the lifestyle that they share together with their pets. We will continue to expand distribution in the independent pet specialty channel, as well as grow shelf space nationwide at PetSmart.

Our expansion won’t just be limited to the U.S., we are beginning to expand our presence internationally as well.

As we grow distribution, Nulo is swiftly approaching EBITDA positive and expects contiguous profitability by Q2 2018.

8 | PRAECIPIO CONSULTING

Net revenue 2014: $4M 2015: $6.6M 2016: $10.2M

Employees 21 29 37

Describe what your company does: Pioneer Bank provides full-service community banking in a highly personalized way to Texans.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: We’re all in for our customers, community and team.

How does your company differentiate itself? Our bankers are what differentiate Pioneer Bank. They are invested in our customers and communities.

What are the keys to your growth? We hire the best people and empower them to be passionate with our customers and communities.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We remain committed to the visions and success of local businesses and families through smarter loan and caring service.

9 | FREEDOM SOLAR POWER

Net revenue 2014: $8.6M 2015: $16.8M 2016: $21.3M

Employees 25 73 87

2014-16 growth: 154% Compound annual growth rate: 59%

2014-16 growth: 148% Compound annual growth rate: 57%

Top executive: CEO JR Carter Email: jrcarter@intersysconsulting.com Year established locally: 1993

Website: praecipio.com Top executive: CEO Christian Lane Email: christian@praecipio.com Year established locally: 2006

Website: freedomsolarpower.com Top executive: CEO Bret Biggart Email: bret@freedomsolarpower.com Year established locally: 2007

Describe what your company does: Intersys is a leading data, analytics, digital transformation, enterprise search, Agile and cloud professional services organization.

How does your company differentiate itself? Our consultants are given the opportunity to work on innovative technical projects with some of the top logos in the Fortune 2000 space.

Additionally, we provide a consulting environment that minimizes travel to provide work-life balance for our team.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

Intersys targets to finish 2018 at or above a $35M revenue threshold. To do this we intend to grow our headcount organically and investing deeply in hiring top talent in cutting edge technologies such as big-data development and advanced analytics.

Describe what your company does: We are an IT and business process consulting company leveraging the Atlassian product suite to deliver technology solutions to clients of all sizes and industries.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: At Praecipio Consulting, we pride ourselves on fostering teamwork, being transparent, celebrating diversity, allowing staff to be who they are, advocating inclusivity, encouraging innovation and openness and actively promoting health and wellness, as well as being good stewards of the environment.

What are the keys to your growth?

Maintaining our position as a platinum partner in the Atlassian ecosystem and maintaining our positive reputation as a high-quality service provider as indicated

by Net Promoter Score.

Describe what your company does: Since opening in 2007, Freedom Solar has grown to become the largest residential and commercial solar installer in Texas, helping thousands of customers save money by generating their own power.

What are the keys to your growth?

Expanding into deregulated markets across Texas.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

Opening a new retail design center location and offices in Houston.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Low price of natural gas keeping the avoided cost of electricity low and minimizing the urgency of going solar.

OCTOBER 27, 2017

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AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL

FAST 50 WINNERS MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE 10 | EDGILE

Net revenue 2014: $19.3M 2015: $41.6M 2016: $42.7M

11 | SOMNIO

Employees 58 94 108

Net revenue 2014: $5.1M 2015: $10.1M 2016: $10.8M

12 | AFFINIPAY LLC

Employees 29 41 39

Net revenue 2014: $12.9M 2015: $18.2M 2016: $25.9M

Employees 43 52 76

13 | HOMECITY REAL ESTATE

Net revenue 2014: $6.6M 2015: $9.9M 2016: $13M

Employees 86 121 131

2014-16 growth: 121% Compound annual growth rate: 49%

2014-16 growth: 111% Compound annual growth rate: 45%

2014-16 growth: 101% Compound annual growth rate: 42%

2014-16 growth: 99% Compound annual growth rate: 41.2%

Website: edgile.com Top executive: CEO Don Elledge Email: don.elledge@edgile.com Year established locally: 2001

Website: somnio.com Top executive: CEO Harold Valderas Email: harold@somnio.com Year established locally: 2002

Website: AffiniPay.com Top executive: CEO Amy Porter Email: aporter@affinipay.com Year established locally: 2005

Website: homecity.com Top executive: CEO Keith Dunham Email: kdunham@homecity.com Year established locally: 2000

Describe what your company does: Edgile is the trusted cyber risk and regulatory compliance partner to the world’s leading organizations, providing consulting, managed services and harmonized regulatory content.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? One of the biggest challenges for the industry is the lack of availability of high-level security practitioners. As Edgile expands nationally we will continue to compete for the best professionals in our industry, a key factor in our continued success. Fortunately, we invest heavily in our people and culture, which has resulted in experienced seniorlevel teams, with real-world knowledge and deep technology experience to solve our customers’ most challenging issues.

Describe what your company does: Somnio is a B2B digital marketing agency whose mission is to create integrated digital marketing that connects enterprises with their target audience to inspire action and drive results.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We will continue to diversify our client base, while staying focused on Fortune 1000 clients. We expect to grow by another 25 percent in 2018.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Retaining and locating the best talent in such a competitive market.

Describe the biggest obstacle faced by your company in the past year and how you overcame it: Scaling our business while keeping focus on efficient operations — but we have made great strides with an innovative structure.

Describe what your company does: AffiniPay is a financial technology company, creating payment-based practice management tools for professional service markets, including the market-leading LawPay and CPACharge online payment solutions.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: Our corporate culture allows us to react quickly and decisively because we value agility, ownership, and fun in our employees.

In fact, we reward this thinking with quarterly “above and beyond” awards given to team members who do more than just get their job done. We also don’t allow ourselves to get bogged down by red tape when it comes to quickly and assuredly helping our merchants or each other.

Describe what your company does: HomeCity is dedicated to establishing and maintaining an environment of collaboration and innovation while empowering our agents to meet and surpass professional goals. Our aim is to arm our agents with a technological edge on the competition.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: One of our seven company ideals is collaboration, so our agents meet weekly to brainstorm collectively in a collaborative environment and discuss challenges, find solutions and provide guidance to fellow agents.

We have a culture of positivity, support and excellence. Our agents feel as though they are aligned with fellow industry leaders and seasoned professionals.

14 | ALL WEB LEADS, INC.

Net revenue 2014: $94M 2015: $110.6M 2016: $186M

Employees 314 453 539

15 | PHUNWARE INC.

Net revenue 2014: $24M 2015: $36.2M 2016: $47.4M

Employees 194 187 207

16 | BP3

Net revenue 2014: $13.4M 2015: $19.6M 2016: $26.2M

17 | M ILESTONE COMMUNITY BUILDERS

Employees 68 85 99

Net revenue 2014: $123.8M 2015: $179.3M 2016: $238.2M

Employees 85 118 128

2014-16 growth: 97.8% Compound annual growth rate: 40.6%

2014-16 growth: 97.5% Compound annual growth rate: 40.5%

2014-16 growth: 95% Compound annual growth rate: 40%

2014-16 growth: 92% Compound annual growth rate: 39%

Website: allwebleads.com Top executive: CEO Bill Daniel Email: bill.daniel@allwebleads.com Year established locally: 2005

Website: phunware.com Top executive: CEO Alan Knitowski Email: aknitowski@phunware.com Year established locally: 2009

Website: bp-3.com Top executive: CEO Scott Francis Email: sfrancis@bp-3.com Year established locally: 2007

Website: mymilestone.com Top executive: CEO Garrett Martin Email: garrett@mymilestone.com Year established locally: 2009

Describe what your company does: AWL is a customer acquisition marketing business focused on the U.S. insurance industry, delivering tens of thousands of high-intent, qualified consumers to our customers.

How does your company differentiate itself? Traditional offline marketing methods are designed to stimulate consumer interest in applying for insurance. Through our network of websites, insurance carriers and their agents are able to focus their sales resources on consumers actively seeking insurance that meet the underwriting criteria they are strategically focused on to maximize the lifetime value of the relationship. We also differentiate ourselves by delivering an excellent product and service experience for our customers — relationship is everything.

Describe what your company does: Phunware provides an enterprise mobile software platform to help brands engage, manage and monetize customer experience journeys.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

2018 is the year we expect to grow our business aggressively outside of Austin specifically, and the state of Texas in general.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Our biggest challenge is being able to scale fast enough around the world to support the market demand for digital transformation, specifically on mobile.

Describe what your company does: BP3 brings digital innovation to our clients by leveraging the latest in UX, process, decision management, machine learning, and other emerging technologies. We work primarily with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 clients.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: When one of our employees’ home burned down, we all chipped in to help put them back on their feet. It wasn’t driven from the top-down, it just happened. We stepped in to match all contributions from the team. It isn’t uncommon for our team to drop everything on a weekend to help a client get into production or resolve an issue created by one of their many other vendors because we put the customer first.

Describe what your company does: We build new homes and communities that reflect our customers’ lifestyles and help them achieve each and every milestone in their lives.

What are your plans for 2018? We are very excited to open The Grove at Shoal Creek.

Located just three miles from downtown Austin, The Grove is a 76-acre mixed-use that will feature a vibrant urban mixeduse district, a diverse residential district, and extensive open spaces featuring the largest public park in the vicinity. We are also continuing development of Larkspur, a tremendous master-planned community in the Leander/Liberty Hill area featuring close to 1,500 homesites, a gorgeous amenity center, 100-plus acres of open space, nature trails, and access to the beautiful San Gabriel river. And we’ll open other projects as well.

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AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL

FAST 50 WINNERS MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE 18 | S ABRE COMMERCIAL INC.

Net revenue 2014: $36.9M 2015: $47.5M 2016: $70.4M

Employees 57 66 75

19 | GRANDEX INC.

Net revenue 2014: $5.7M 2015: $9.5M 2016: $10.8M

Employees 35 46 32

20 | VISIO LENDING

Net revenue 2014: $7M 2015: $11.2M 2016: $13.1M

Employees 62 52 62

21 | KIDD ROOFING

Net revenue 2014: $17.5M 2015: $25.5M 2016: $32.1M

Employees 70 80 100

2014-16 growth: 90.53% Compound annual growth rate: 38.03%

2014-16 growth: 90.47% Compound annual growth rate: 38.01%

2014-16 growth: 86% Compound annual growth rate: 36.5%

2014-16 growth: 84% Compound annual growth rate: 35.6%

Website: sabrecommercial.com Top executive: CEO John Cyrier Email: jcyrier@sabrecommercial.com Year established locally: 2008

Website: grandex.co Top executive: Founder and CEO Madison Wickham Email: madison@grandex.co Year established locally: 2010

Website: visiolending.com Top executive: CEO Jeff Ball Email: info@visiolending.com Year established locally: 2011

Website: KiddRoof.com Top executive: CEO Nancy Lowe Email: info@kiddroof.com Year established locally: 1982

Describe what your company does: We are a leader in financing for professional investors of single-family rental properties.

How does your company differentiate itself? We differentiate ourselves based on speed, simplicity, and dependability.

What are the keys to your growth?

A relentless focus on understanding and meeting the needs of professional investors building portfolios of singlefamily rental properties.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We expect to grow 50 percent in both 2017 and 2018.

What may be your biggest challenges in 2018? Our greatest challenge is identifying customer prospects. Singlefamily rental investors are fragmented and geographically dispersed.

Describe what your company does: Kidd Roofing is a roofing contractor handling residential and commercial new construction, re-roof, metal wall cladding, gutters and service work.

What are the keys to your growth? The keys to growth in our industry is by having great service and quality workmanship.

We also have been expanding into other cities such as Dallas and San Antonio and will continue. The main barrier to growth is having enough labor to handle the demand, so we are always trying to hire more quality labor, which is a challenge.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Our biggest challenge will be finding enough qualified labor to handle the work demand.

Describe what your company does: Sabre Commercial provides commercial construction services for companies in the Central Texas metro area, as well as San Marcos and San Antonio.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

In all likelihood, our 2018 growth goals will be to achieve $115 million in revenue while preserving net profits above the industry average of 2.25 percent, to successfully deliver five projects exceeding $10 million in size, to continue fostering a fun and fulfilling environment for our employees and to deepen our relationships with our customers and vendors.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Our biggest challenge will be to continue honing our internal processes and tracking of key performance indicators by role with a growing workforce.

22 | OPEN LENDING

Net revenue 2014: $12.6M 2015: $15.6M 2016: $22.7M

Employees 22 29 39

Describe what your company does: Blending the power of digital media with online retail, through the creation of brands such as Total Frat Move and Man Outfitters.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: We cater lunch each Friday to give an opportunity for the staff to get together all in one place each week.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

Continue to curate and produce highquality products so that our customers continue to come back month after month and year after year.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Keeping the supply of our products in line with demand.

23 | NSS LABS INC.

Net revenue 2014: $10.5M 2015: $12.4M 2016: $17.7M

Employees 51 84 93

24 | E MBREE ASSET GROUP INC.

Net revenue 2014: $56.8M 2015: $55.3M 2016: $95.7M

Employees 25 36 42

25 | S EQUEL DATA SYSTEMS INC.

Net revenue 2014: $17.9M 2015: $22M 2016: $29.8M

Employees 11 15 18

2014-16 growth: 81% Compound annual growth rate: 34%

2014-16 growth: 69.1% Compound annual growth rate: 30%

2014-16 growth: 68.5% Compound annual growth rate: 29.8%

2014-16 growth: 66% Compound annual growth rate: 29%

Website: openlending.com Top executive: CEO John Flynn Email: jflynn@openlending.com Year established locally: 2001

Website: nsslabs.com Top executive: CEO Vikram Phatak Email: jlambert@nsslabs.com Year established locally: 2007

Website: embreegroup.com Top executive: President Philip Annis Email: pannis@embreegroup.com Year established locally: 1981

Website: sequeldata.com Top executive: CEO Chris Case Email: chris.case@sequeldata.com Year established locally: 1994

Describe what your company does: Open Lending is the developer of Lenders Protection, a risk management program featuring default insurance coverage for near/non-prime automobile loans.

How does your company differentiate itself? We believe that our industry expertise sets us apart from the few competitors that are in our space. We create technology and best practices for our clients that take advantage and build upon what they have in place today. Our solutions do not interrupt the existing work flow our clients have in place.

What are the keys to your growth? We primarily depend on third-party resellers to provide new sales opportunities.

We have recently affiliated with one of the largest providers of synergistic products and services in our marketplace.

Managing this relationship is critical.

Describe what your company does: NSS Labs is the global leader in operationalizing cybersecurity, empowering enterprises to reduce the operational burden of cybersecurity and address cybersecurity gaps.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Cybersecurity is the fastest-growing technology market and has the lowest rate of unemployment of any information technology segment.

The global shortage of cybersecurity talent is both widely reported and well known. As we continue to grow and expand, finding the right technical talent to support our continued advancement in the marketplace will likely be our biggest challenge.

Describe what your company does: National single-tenant, build-to-suit developer providing in-house real estate development, legal, design and construction management services.

How does your company differentiate itself? We strive to allow individuality within team,providing employees both freedom and ownership of projects and process in order to deliver maximum service. Our goal is to always say “yes” to our clients and then figure out how to deliver on their requests and needs.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Finding employees with the right technical skills and experience to man our projects and broaden our client scope.

Describe what your company does: Sequel Data Systems is an IT infrastructure and consulting firm that services both commercial and public sector clients.

What are your growth plans for 2018? For 2018 our growth plans will be centered around expanding our business in other locations such as Dallas and Houston as well as starting a cloud services division within Sequel and growing our services outsourcing business to include other partners.

What may be your biggest challenges?

The biggest challenge we continually face is staying relevant in a highly competitive and ever-changing industry. We are competing with multiple companies locally and nationwide every day.

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FAST 50 WINNERS LESS THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE

Building the smartest startup in the room CEO ATTRACTS BEST AND BRIGHTEST TO REV UP AI FIRM’S GROWTH

CEO Amir Husain at his headquarters near The Domain.

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BY CHAD SWIATECKI Contributing writer

Some CEOs shy away from talk about growing their company to over $1 billion in valuation and attaining the much-heralded “unicorn” status that business watchers love to idolize.

Amir Husain doesn’t deflect the question when the topic turns to his artificial intelligence company SparkCognition Inc., which has more than doubled revenue since coming out of stealth mode in 2014 and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

So when the company’s CEO and founder said he doesn’t think about the $1 billion threshold, it’s because he sees it dead set on a course for multiple billions in value in the next five to 10 years. He wants a whole herd of unicorns with the SparkCognition logo branded on them.

“I’ve built this to grow it into a gigantic company and all we’re worried about is building the absolute best product we can while increasing our penetration into key areas,” Husain said by phone recently. “So the goal is far more than just $1 billion in value.”

SparkCognition’s aggressive growth makes it No. 1 on ABJ’s 2017 Fast 50 ranking for companies with less than

NO. 1 SPARKCOGNITION INC. Net revenue 2014: $500K 2015: $2.5M 2016: $6.2M

Employees 10 30 60

2014-16 growth: 1,140% Compound annual growth rate: 252% Website: sparkcognition.com Top executive: Founder and CEO Amir Husain Email: jking@sparkcognition.com Year established locally: 2013

$10 million in annual revenue.

Husain, who is set to publish a book on artificial intelligence in November, is driven by his belief in his company’s offerings. Those products use artificial intelligence learning to help customers in the finance, defense, tech, consumer products and energy sectors anticipate trends in their field and plan proactively to prepare for unexpected events.

Cybersecurity, one of the company’s specialties, is gaining more attention every day, especially with credit scoring agency Equifax and media giant Yahoo experiencing attacks that puts

millions of customer profiles at risk.

Asked about the attention given to digital security threats, Husain said he sees reports of some kind of significant breach almost every day. That puts massive amounts of personal information in peril, making it important for companies like SparkCognition to step in and wall off sensitive data.

Significant wins for the company have come from a recently announced engagement with the British Army to provide leadership on the use of AI in future military planning.

Also, the Defense Innovation Unit

Experiential (DIUx) has awarded the company a three-phase contract potentially worth $1.1 million to help the U.S. Air Force allocate its resources more efficiently.

And in June, CNBC named SparkCognition as a member of its 2017 Disruptor 50 class of forward thinking companies with innovations that are changing the world.

A workforce with more than 40 Ph.D.s on staff has helped the company develop cutting-edge products and stay ahead of competitors. Husain said he plans to continue adding brainpower to fuel the company’s growth.

Of course that kind of experience and expertise is costly, which means SparkCognition will use some of its recently announced $32 million series B funding to add more top technical talent to its staff of around 100 employees.

Husain also said there could be more fundraising announcements this year or early next since its funding round, which included Verizon Ventures and Boeing Horizon X, was “wildly oversubscribed” and there is still interest from investors.

One carrot used to lure top talent is the opportunity given to all employees to explore ideas that can help the company in new ways. Husain said SparkCognition staff have accrued an unusually large number of patents for a company its size, and that freedom winds up trumping more cliché workplace offerings like bean bags and foosball tables when it comes to choosing a job offer.

“We allow and encourage our topend people to publish, because doing that sparks contributions to the company,” he said. “We get people from broad backgrounds and they have a good chance to learn new things from each other. It’s not because of anything like offering free Odwalla juice drinks, but because we have the best AI workplace in the industry.”

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FAST 50 WINNERS LESS THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE 2 | MKS2 LLC

Net revenue 2014: $751,252 2015: $2.8M 2016: $4.7M

Employees 18 39 55

3 | FLUX7

Net revenue 2014: $515,049 2015: $1.1M 2016: $2.3M

4 | NADAMOO!

Employees 12 34 37

Net revenue 2014: $645,000 2015: $1.1M 2016: $2.8M

Employees 5 5 7

5 | THRESHOLD/CARVE

Net revenue 2014: $1.1M 2015: $2.2M 2016: $4.2M

Employees 5 15 25

2014-16 growth: 530% Compound annual growth rate: 151%

2014-16 growth: 338% Compound annual growth rate: 109%

2014-16 growth: 334% Compound annual growth rate: 108%

2014-16 growth: 283% Compound annual growth rate: 96%

Website: mks2.com Top executive: CEO Brendan Mullen Email: bmullen@mks2.com Year established locally: 2008

Website: flux7.com Top executive: Co-founder and CEO Aater Suleman Email: aater@flux7.com Year established locally: 2014

Website: nadamoo.com Top executive: CEO Daniel Nicholson Email: daniel@nadamoo.com Year established locally: 2004

Website: thresholdcarve.com Top executive: Chief Strategy Officer John Wilkinson Email: john@thresholdcarve.com Year established locally: 2014

Describe what your company does: MKS2 is a cybersecurity and software development consultancy servicing the U.S. government and operating within 27 states and the District of Columbia.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We are projected to have revenue of $5.2 million for 2017, but that may go to $7.5 million if we win a major contract soon.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? As founder and CEO, I started MKS2 nine years ago with a $250 check and it has been a debtfree and cash-flowing consultancy since its inception. Sadly my risk tolerance gets lower and lower every year, and thus every dollar spent is carefully analyzed, debated, and then redebated. All in all, I need to increase my risk tolerance and reinvest back in the company to continue to scale.

6 | B ECKER WRIGHT CONSULTANTS

Net revenue 2014: $837,555 2015: $1.5M 2016: $3.2M

Employees 9 16 24

Describe what your company does: Flux7 is an IT consultancy providing DevOps consulting, cloud architecture and migration services to help businesses modernize their IT practices.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: We’ve designed our organization to be 100 percent remote because we believe it helps us deliver services more efficiently, access talent and provide a better customer experience with rapid, high-quality results. Although we prioritize hiring in Austin for many roles, the best talent isn’t all in one city and usually neither are our customer’s teams. By prioritizing remote delivery, our DevOps team brings the advantage of a high degree of diversity and share experiences so they can do a better job.

7 | 9GAUGE PARTNERS LLC

Net revenue 2014: $2.2M 2015: $5.4M 2016: $7.1M

Employees 18 38 49

Describe what your company does: NadaMoo! makes the best non-dairy frozen dessert using only the highest quality ingredients while remaining true to being a multigenerational family-owned business.

How does your company differentiate itself? NadaMoo! has always forged its own trail in the frozen dessert aisle.

NadaMoo! was born in 2004, many years before dairy-free options were widely available. NadaMoo! was created to fill a need in a family so that every member of the family could enjoy ice cream together despite differing food allergies. Using only the highest quality, non-GMO ingredients, NadaMoo! has created a dairy-free ice cream that provides all the flavor and texture of traditional ice cream. There is no compromise in the experience.

8 | FIFTEEN FIVE PARTNERS

Net revenue 2014: $1.9M 2015: $4.3M 2016: $5.3M

Employees 90 180 200

Describe what your company does: We are a full-service creative agency with specialization in the residential and hospitality industry, providing traditional to digital brand techniques and strategies.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: Our Mondays kick off with kudos to other team members for going above and beyond on projects. On Wednesday we have a company-sponsored lunch where we eat as a team. We throw in work-from-home days and company events to ensure everyone enjoys what they do while achieving success for clients.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Handling the transition into a larger agency with two offices in separate countries.

9 | AWS COMMUNICATIONS

Net revenue 2014: $1.1M 2015: $1.4M 2016: $3M

Employees 14 18 35

2014-16 growth: 280% Compound annual growth rate: 95%

2014-16 growth: 226% Compound annual growth rate: 81%

2014-16 growth: 180% Compound annual growth rate: 67%

2014-16 growth: 163% Compound annual growth rate: 62%

Website: beckerwrightconsultants.com Top executive: CEO Jennifer Wright Email: jennifer@beckerwrightconsultants. com Year established locally: 2005

Website: 9gauge.com Top executive: Founder Brian White Email: bwhite@9gauge.com Year established locally: 2011

Website: vandelayeducation.com Top executive: CEO Thomas Ince Email: thomasince@gmail.com Year established locally: 2011

Website: awscommunications.net Top executive: CEO Bobby McClung Email: bmack@awscom.net Year established locally: 2002

Describe what your company does: 9Gauge is a management consulting firm helping clients accelerate their vision by delivering strategy, financial operations, business intelligence and technology needs for leaders to successfully run their organizations.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: 9Gaugers meet regularly over breakfasts, lunches and social gatherings to drive a collaborative and family-like environment. Additionally, our office space consists of almost no private offices, rather a large space for team members to work and many conference rooms for team members to collaborate on client projects together.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Without question, adding quality team members who fit our culture.

Describe what your company does: We provide high-quality vocational education programs, primarily in the medical field, at an affordable price.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

In 2018 we will continue to expand our footprint nationwide. Currently, we have about 60 schools in 11 states, and that should double or triple by 2018. We will also be expanding our program offering to new spaces, which will add another layer of growth capability.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Space is our biggest challenge currently. We are packed in tight at our current HQ location, and our lease is not up for another 12 months. We are currently in the process of acquiring land to build a new corporate headquarters, which will allow for additional growth.

Describe what your company does: AWS Communications is an innovative communications technology provider offering a full suite of communications infrastructure design and installation, specializing in distributed antenna systems and passive optical LAN. How does your company differentiate itself? AWS serves a couple of very niche markets to differentiate ourselves from other network integration and communications infrastructure firms. We built the first passive optical network in Austin in 2015 We also specialize in public safety first responder DAS as well as commercial DAS systems.

What are the keys to your growth?

We concentrate on staff training, certifications, and development. Our motto: Better training - better planning better results.

Describe what your company does: We are a full-service recruiting firm specializing in staffing, mid-level and executive searches.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We are looking to continue the strong growth through entering different industries and markets and less growth due to internal headcount. So we will continue to expand our offerings while maintaining current personnel.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? When a company grows fast there comes a time where you have to focus inward to make sure your internal strategies and processes are keeping up. This is our biggest challenge at the moment — how to continue the growth while making sure we aren’t sacrificing integral pieces.

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Compiled by Patricia Rogers 512-494-2527 progers@bizjournals.com

FAST 50 NET REVENUE LESS THAN $10M - RANKED BY COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE Business name Website

Address

Compound AGR

Revenue growth 2014-16

Revenue: 2014

Revenue: 2015

Revenue: 2016

Type of business

Top local executive

R CLOSER

LOOK

$112.9M

SparkCognition Inc.

4030 W. Braker Ln. #450 Austin 78759

252.14%

1,140%

$500,000

$2.5M

$6.2M

AI technology focused on safety, security and reliability of cyber-physical systems for O&G, utilities, manufacturing, finance, aerospace, defense

Amir Husain , CEO/ Founder

2

MKS2 LLC

701 Brazos St. #1600 Austin 78701

151.05%

530%

$751,252

$2.78M

$4.73M

Cyber security and software development consultancy servicing the U.S. government

Brendan Mullen, CEO

3

Flux7

401 Congress Ave. #1540 Austin 78701

109.33%

338%

$515,049

$1.11M

$2.26M

IT consultancy providing DevOps consulting, cloud architecture and migration services to help businesses modernize their IT practices

Aater Suleman, CEO/Co-founder

4

NadaMoo!

5555 N Lamar Blvd. Ste. K-111 Austin 78751

108.35%

334%

$645,000

$1.1M

$2.8M

Makes non-dairy frozen dessert; USDA organic, non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, and fair-trade certified

Daniel Nicholson, CEO

Fifteen Five Corp.

200

$4.22M

Full-service creative agency with specialization in the residential and hospitality industry, providing traditional to digital brand techniques and strategies

John Wilkinson, Chief Strategy Officer

Whim Hospitality

170

Springbox

72

Jennifer Wright, CEO/Founder

SparkCognition

60

MKS2

55

1

5

sparkcognition.com

mks2.com

flux7.com

nadamoo.com

Threshold/Carve thresholdcarve.com

3809 S. Second St. Ste. C-300 Austin 78704

95.77%

283%

$1.1M

$2.17M

6

Becker Wright Consultants

7

9Gauge Partners LLC

1717 W. Sixth St. #380 Austin 78703

8

Fifteen Five Corp.

901 Crystal Falls #207 Leander 78641

67.29%

180%

$1.91M

$4.3M

$5.34M

Provide high-quality vocational education programs at an affordable price

9

AWS Communications

8708 S. Congress Ave. Ste. A-120 Austin 78748

62.13%

163%

$1.13M

$1.4M

$2.96M

Communications infrastructure design and installation, specializing in Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and Passive Optical LAN (PON)

Bobby McClung, CEO

10

Patriot Pool and Spa

13712 Ann Place Austin 78728

58.98%

153%

$750,838

$1.26M

$1.9M

Provide weekly pool cleaning and equipment installation and repair for swimming pools in the Austin area

Hal Denbar, President

11

AustinRealEstate.com

3103 Bee Cave Rd. #102 Austin 78746

$3.25M

Residential real estate brokerage

Jim Olenbush, CoOwner

12

Praetorian

401 Congress Ave. #1540 Austin 78701

54.45%

139%

$2.82M

$4.47M

$6.72M

SaaS cybersecurity software that enables clients to find, fix, stop, and ultimately solve cybersecurity problems across their entire enterprise and product portfolios

Nathan Sportsman, CEO/Founder

13

Status Labs

151 S. First St. Austin 78704

50.15%

125%

$3.02M

$5.36M

$6.82M

Helps its clients look their best in search results and build reputation via effective digital marketing and PR strategy

Darius Fisher, President

14

The Gober Group

3595 S. RR 620 #200 Austin 78738

49.54%

124%

$1.58M

$3.12M

$3.52M

Nat'l law firm representing political and public policy advocates, entrepreneurs, large corporations, investors, athletes and entertainers

Chris Gober, Founder

15

Rock Candy Media

5900 Balcones Dr. #205 Austin 78731

46.58%

115%

$541,186

$696,636

$1.16M

Full-service Austin marketing firm and advertising agency specializing in SEO, content strategy, design, messaging, UX, and branding

Annie Jones, CEO/ Owner

16

Retail Solutions

7320 N. MoPac Expy. #101 Austin 78731

43.64%

106%

$3.73M

$6.18M

$7.69M

Third-party commercial real estate firm that specializes in leasing/sales of shopping centers and raw land

David Simmonds, Principal/Founder

17

Workhorse Marketing

3809 S. Second St. Ste. A-300 Austin 78704

39.63%

95%

$1.2M

$1.67M

$2.33M

Digitally focused full-service branding, marketing and advertising agency

Grant Chambers, CEO

18

Accountability Resources

6300 Bridgepoint Pkwy. Bldg.

1-250 Austin 78730

39.53%

95%

$2.11M

$2.56M

$4.1M

Recruitment, staffing and consulting firm specializing in the permanent and contract placements of accounting and finance professionals

Carrie Arsenault, CEO

19

Edge Electric Inc.

P.O. Box 252 Driftwood 78619

35.69%

84%

$3.06M

$4.59M

$5.63M

Electrical contractor for the Austin area specializing in tenant improvements and commercial projects between $250,000 - $1,500,000

Sandra Johnson, President

20

ECR | Equitable Commercial Realty

812 San Antonio St. #105 Austin 78701

34.25%

80%

$2.14M

$3.87M

$3.86M

Full-service commercial real estate leasing, sales and management firm that provides advisory and representation services in Central Texas

Matt Levin, Managing principal

21

Geek Powered Studios

1005 E. St. Elmo Rd. Bldg 5 Austin 78745

33.77%

79%

$783,540

$1.05M

$1.4M

Optimize SEO, PPC and all digital marketing needs with white-hat service

Guillermo Ortiz, CEO

22

Neurobiologix Inc.

13376 Hwy. 183 #126 Austin 78750

32.79%

76%

$1.72M

$2.17M

$3.04M

Design nutritional formulas that work together to improve a person's health, using a compression model to guide consumers to only toward necessary ingredients

Kara Stewart, CEO

23

Whim Hospitality LLC

32.31%

75%

$4.99M

$6.86M

$8.74M

Event services including catering, event and tent rentals, floral design, and venue management

Kim Hanks, CEO/ Owner

24

The Center for Generational Kinetics

2001 W. Hwy. 290 #107 Dripping Springs 78620 8733 Shoal Creek Blvd.

Austin 78757

31.13%

72%

$2.72M

$3.87M

$4.68M

Millennial and Gen Z research, speaking and strategy firm helping clients solve generational sales, marketing and management challenges

Denise Villa, CEO

25

Springbox

708 Colorado St. Austin 78701

30.89%

71%

$5.39M

$8.03M

$9.24M

A team of digital-first problem solvers focused on bringing enterprise capabilities to the mid-market using analytics to identifying outcomes to meet client goals

Tom West, CEO

beckerwrightconsultants.com 9gauge.com

vandelayeducation.com

awscommunications.net

patriotpoolandspa.com

austinrealestate.com

praetorian.com

StatusLabs.com

gobergroup.com

rockcandymedia.com

retailsolutions.us

workhorsemkt.com

ar-res.com

edgeelectricinc.com

ecrtx.com

geekpoweredstudios.com

neurobiologix.com

whimhospitality.com

genhq.com

springbox.com

Austin Business Journal

311 S. RR 620 #200 Austin 78734

94.92%

280%

$837,555

$1.55M

$3.18M

Full-service recruiting firm specializing in staffing, midlevel and executive searches

80.55%

226%

$2.19M

$5.45M

$7.13M

Management consulting helping clients with strategy, financial operations, business intelligence and technology needs

Brian White, Managing partner/ Founder Thomas Ince, CEO

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2004

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FAST 50 WINNERS LESS THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE 10 | PATRIOT POOL AND SPA

Net revenue 2014: $750,838 2015: $1.3M 2016: $1.9M

Employees 3 8 21

11 | AUSTINREALESTATE.COM

Net revenue 2014: $1.3M 2015: $2M 2016: $3.3M

Employees 20 26 30

12 | PRAETORIAN

Net revenue 2014: $2.8M 2015: $4.5M 2016: $6.7M

Employees 20 25 30

13 | STATUS LABS

Net revenue 2014: $3M 2015: $5.4M 2016: $6.8M

Employees 22 28 38

2014-16 growth: 153% Compound annual growth rate: 59%

2014-16 growth: 146% Compound annual growth rate: 57%

2014-16 growth: 139% Compound annual growth rate: 54%

2014-16 growth: 125% Compound annual growth rate: 50.2%

Website: patriotpoolandspa.com Top executive: President Hal Denbar Email: hal@patriotpoolandspa.com Year established locally: 2006

Website: austinrealestate.com Top executive: Co-owner Jim Olenbush Email: jim@austinrealestate.com Year established locally: 2007

Website: praetorian.com Top executive: CEO Nathan Sportsman Email: nathan@praetorian.com Year established locally: 2011

Website: StatusLabs.com Top executive: CEO Darius Fisher Email: courtney@statuslabs.com Year established locally: 2012

Describe what your company does: We provide weekly pool cleaning and equipment installation and repair for swimming pools in the Austin area.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: 17 of our current team of 24 were an employee or industry referral. Our focus is on creating the most positive, fun and supportive atmosphere in the swimming pool industry.

How does your company differentiate itself? We communicate as well as we can, as much as we can, as fast as we can.

This is very abnormal in our industry.

What are your growth plans for 2018? We will continue building route concentration within our existing service areas, while expansion to Buda, Kyle, Georgetown, Spicewood and Leander will be possibilities. By the end of 2018, we should be near 1,000 service stops a week.

Describe what your company does: We are a residential real estate brokerage with highly qualified and experienced agents. We maximize online marketing to benefit our agents and our clients.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: Our team of real estate agents are some of the most experienced in the city, and they continue to educate themselves with advanced training.

How does your company differentiate itself? Our founder, Jim Olenbush, created one of the first websites ever devoted to Austin real estate in 1997, and our company has been on the forefront of internet marketing every year.

What are the keys to your growth?

Highly selective hiring and an invaluable online presence.

Describe what your company does: As a collective of highly technical engineers and developers offering deep expertise, Praetorian solves the toughest security challenges faced by today’s leading organizations across an ever-evolving digital threat landscape. Our solutions enable clients to find, fix, stop, and ultimately solve cybersecurity problems across their entire enterprise and product portfolios. Our mission is to make the world a safer and more secure place.

How does your company differentiate itself? Culture and approach.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

[Revenue of] $15 million.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? The talent pool shortage.

Describe what your company does: Status Labs helps its clients look their best in search results and build reputation via effective digital marketing and PR strategy.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

Our growth plans for 2018 include continuing to build and develop our Austin team while continuing our expansion into other markets including New York, L.A. and London. It’s ambitious, but not unrealistic, to think that 2018 could be the year we hit $10 million in revenue.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Maintaining the culture established in Austin at satellite offices in New York, London, and Los Angeles.

14 | THE GOBER GROUP

Net revenue 2014: $1.6M 2015: $3.1M 2016: $3.5M

Employees 6 11 8

15 | ROCK CANDY MEDIA

Net revenue 2014: $541,186 2015: $696,636 2016: $1.2M

Employees 4 4 10

16 | RETAIL SOLUTIONS

Net revenue 2014: $3.7M 2015: $6.2M 2016: $7.7M

Employees 10 18 37

17 | W ORKHORSE MARKETING

Net revenue 2014: $1.2M 2015: $1.7M 2016: $2.3M

Employees 10 14 19

2014-16 growth: 124% Compound annual growth rate: 49.5%

2014-16 growth: 115% Compound annual growth rate: 47%

2014-16 growth: 106% Compound annual growth rate: 44%

2014-16 growth: 95% Compound annual growth rate: 39.6%

Website: gobergroup.com Top executive: Managing Partner Chris Gober Email: cg@gobergroup.com Year established locally: 2011

Website: rockcandymedia.com Top executive: Owner and CEO Annie Liao Jones Email: annie@rockcandymedia.com Year established locally: 2009

Website: retailsolutions.us

Website: workhorsemkt.com Top executive: CEO Grant Chambers Email: grant@workhorsemkt.com Year established locally: 2008

Describe what your company does: National law firm representing political and public policy advocates, business enterprises ranging from emerging startups to multibillion-dollar companies, and high-profile entrepreneurs, investors, athletes and entertainers.

What are the keys to your growth?

No matter how much we grow, it is our fundamental belief that the key to longterm growth and sustainability requires us to remain committed to our core values.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

To continue to scale out our current practice areas and strategically expand the scope of our legal services. This will likely include an expansion of our litigation and crisis communications practice areas.

Describe what your company does: Rock Candy Media is a full-service Austin marketing firm and advertising agency specializing in SEO, content strategy, design, messaging, UX and branding.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We just signed a lease that is going to increase our office space by 50 percent to accommodate new hires. As our reputation expands, our growth is inevitable.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Client retention, qualifying new clients, growing a team that can keep us pushing boundaries, and re-establishing processes as we grow.

Top executive: Founder and President David Simmonds Email: david-aus@retailsolutions.us Year established locally: 2009 Describe what your company does: Retail Solutions is a commercial real estate firm that specializes in the leasing and sales of shopping centers and raw land. We market over 800 projects across Texas and Louisiana, and represent over 200 tenants across the entire U.S. We are currently active in over 20 states.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We will be doubling the number of states in which we have offices by the end of 2017. We are in Texas and Louisiana now, and will be establishing offices in... stay tuned.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Continuing to post fabulous growth numbers so we can make it three years in a row on this esteemed list.

Describe what your company does: Workhorse Marketing is a digitally focused, full-service branding, marketing and advertising agency.

How does your company differentiate itself? We house, under one roof, the variety of discipline specialists required to strategize and implement a modern approach to marketing.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

40 percent revenue growth; adding six new employees.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? All growing companies face the challenge of maintaining internal goal alignment and consistency of product/service delivery.

We are working hard to implement the systems and processes to help us accomplish these items.

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FAST 50 NET REVENUE MORE THAN $10M - RANKED BY COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE Business name Website

1

Civitas Learning Inc.

2

High Brew Coffee

3

Address 100 Congress Ave. #300 Austin 78701

civitaslearning.com highbrewcoffe.com

David Smith, CEO

$9.85 million

$17.12 million

Makes all natural, healthy pet food

Michael Landa, CEO/Founder

76%

211%

$13.29 million

$16.38 million

$41.37 million

Community banking in a highly personalized way for the people of Austin and surrounding areas

Ron Coben, President/CEO

8

Praecipio Consulting

9

Freedom Solar Power

10

Edgile LLC

11

Somino Solutions Inc.

5929 Balcones Dr. #200 Austin 78731

74.66%

205%

$4.32 million

$9.98 million

$13.17 million

Allergy treatments and sinus procedures

Allie Thompson, CEO

504 Oakland Ave. Austin 78703

73.3%

200%

$6.81 million

$19.15 million

$20.46 million

Integrated consulting and staff augmentation partnerships specializing in big data, info. management, business intelligence, analytics and app development

J.R. Carter, CEO

5918 W Courtyard Dr. #450 Austin 78730

59.32%

154%

$4.04 million

$6.58 million

$10.25 million

IT and business process consulting company

Christian Lane, CEO

4111 Todd Ln. #100 Austin 78744

57.45%

148%

$8.6 million

$16.8 million

$21.32 million

Residential and commercial solar installer in Texas offering turnkey consulting, design, installation and monitoring

Bret Biggart, CEO

7000 N. MoPac Expy. #200 Austin 78731

48.8%

121%

$19.27 million

$41.61 million

$42.66 million

Cyber risk and regulatory compliance partner offering consulting, managed services, harmonized regulatory content for health care, financial svcs., energy, retail

Don Elledge, CEO Harold Valderas, CEO

intersysconsulting.com

freedomsolarpower.com

Milestone Community Builders

A ready-to-drink cold brew coffee with twice the caffeine but less sugar

$4.6 million

Intersys Consulting Inc.

17

$11.7 million

272%

7

11305 Four Points Dr. Austin 78726

45.33%

111%

$5.14 million

$10.11 million

$10.86 million

3700 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. #420 Austin 78746

41.82%

101%

$12.89 million

$18.16 million

$25.92 million

Payment processing software offering custom member benefit programs for key professional industries including legal, finance and medical

Amy Porter, CEO

7000 Bee Caves Rd. #350 Austin 78746

41.16%

99%

$6.52 million

$9.86 million

$12.99 million

Residential real estate company

Keith Dunham, CEO

7300 FM 2222 Bldg. 2-100 Austin 78730

40.65%

98%

$94.03 million

$110.64 million

$186.01 million

Customer acquisition marketing business focused on the U.S. insurance industry, delivering high-intent, qualified consumers to our customers

Bill Daniel, CEO

7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. #230-S Austin 78757

40.53%

98%

$24 million

$36.2 million

$47.4 million

Cloud-based mobile platform and solutions enable brands to engage, manage and monetize their anytime anywhere audiences

Alan Knitowski, CEO/Co-founder

7000 N. MoPac Expy. #450 Austin 78731

39.93%

96%

$13.38 million

$19.57 million

$26.2 million

Business Process Management (BPM) software and services for Fortune 500 clients and Global 2000 clients

Scott Francis, CEO

9111 Jollyville Rd. #111 Austin 78759

38.71%

92%

$123.77 million

$179.26 million

$238.15 million

Building new homes and communities that reflect lifestyles

Garrett Martin, CEO

2001 Chicon St. Austin 78722

38.03%

91%

$36.93 million

$47.48 million

$70.36 million

Commercial construction services for companies in Central Texas and San Antonio

John Cyrier, President

1120 S. Capital of Tx. Hwy. Bldg. 2-210 Austin 78746

38.01%

90%

$5.69 million

$9.47 million

$10.84 million

Blending the power of digital media with online retail to create and grow entertainment media and consumer products brands

Madison Wickham, CEO/Founder

homecity.com

allwebleads.com

phunware.com

mymilestone.com

18

Sabre Commercial Inc.

19

Grandex Inc.

20

Visio Lending

1905 Kramer Ln. Ste. B700 Austin 78758

36.46%

86%

$7.02 million

$11.19 million

$13.08 million

Financing for professional investors of single-family rental properties

Jeff Ball, CEO

21

Kidd Roofing

1212 E. Anderson Ln. #200 Austin 78752

25.58%

84%

$17.49 million

$25.5 million

$32.14 million

Residential and commercial new construction, re-roof, metal wall cladding, gutters and service work

Nancy Lowe, CEO

22

Open Lending

901 MoPac Expy.

Bldg 1-510 Austin 78746

34.37%

81%

$12.59 million

$15.56 million

$22.74 million

Risk management software platform offering automated auto finance lending services to manage risk, customize earnings and increase loan volume

John Flynn, CEO

23

NSS Labs Inc. nsslabs.com

3711 S. MoPac Expy.

Bldg. 1-400 Austin 78746

30.02%

69%

$10.47 million

$12.42 million

$17.7 million

Cybersecurity software platform that reduces the operational burden of cybersecurity, addresses cybersecurity gaps and mitigate threats

Vikram Phatak, CEO

24

Embree Asset Group Inc.

4747 Williams Dr. Georgetown 78633

29.82%

69%

$56.78 million

$55.26 million

$95.7 million

Nat'l build-to-suit developer providing in-house development, legal, design and construction mgmt. services specializing in turnkey, single-tenant projects

Philip Annis, President

25

Sequel Data Systems Inc.

11824 Jollyville Rd. #400 Austin 78759

28.98%

66%

$17.92 million

$22.05 million

$29.81 million

IT infrastructure and consulting firm that services both commercial and public sector clients

Chris Case, CEO

sabrecommercial.com

grandex.co

visiolending.com

kiddroof.com

openlending.com

embreegroup.com

sequeldata.com

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$1.05B

Combined revenue for Fast 50 listmakers in the morethan $10M category for 2016.

Re-rank by total employees in 2016 COMPANY

STAFF

All Web Leads Inc.

539

Pioneer Bank

250

Civitas Learning

235

Phunware Inc.

207

HomeCity Real Estate

131

Milestone Community Builders

128

Re-rank by year established COMPANY

B2B integrated digital marketing agency connecting enterprises with their target audience to inspire action and drive results

affinipay.com

bp-3.com

$5.4 million

93%

texanallergy.com

BP3 Global Inc.

Charles Thornburgh, CEO/ Co-founder

Jamie Thompson, CEO

Texan Allergy & Sinus Center

16

Data science, SaaS platform delivering actionable insights to improve student success and higher educational outcomes

Delivering secure high-performance network connectivity

6

Phunware Inc.

$22.17 million

$11.4 million

Pioneer.Bank

15

$12.46 million

$7.8 million

623 W. 38th St. Austin 78705

All Web Leads Inc.

$2.73 million

$1.9 million

Pioneer Bank

14

712%

500%

5

13

Top local executive

145%

nulo.com

HomeCity Real Estate

Type of business

7212 McNeil Dr. #204 Austin 78729

Nulo Pet Food

AffiniPay LLC

Revenue: 2016

680%

4

12

Revenue: 2015

185%

3345 Bee Caves Rd. #206 Austin 78716

somnio.com

185%

Revenue: 2014

$1.5 million

Netgate1

edgile.com

Revenue growth 2014-16

3601 S. Congress Ave. Austin 78704

netgate.com

praecipio.com

Compound AGR

YEAR

Embree Asset Group

1981

Kidd Roofing

1982

NSS Labs

1991

Intersys Consulting

1993

Sequel Data Systems

1994

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Information supplied by each company via a nomination process. Select financial data reviewed by the accounting firm of Maxwell Locke & Ritter. Only companies that responded to requests for information are listed.

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FAST 50 WINNERS LESS THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE 18 | A CCOUNTABILITY RESOURCES

Net revenue 2014: $2.1M 2015: $2.6M 2016: $4.1M

Employees 7 8 10

2014-16 growth: 94.7% Compound annual growth rate: 39.5% Website: accountabilityresources.com Top executive: CEO Carrie Arsenault Email: carrie@ar-res.com Year established locally: 2005 Describe what your company does: Accountability Resources is a locally owned, Austin-based firm specializing in the placement of accounting and finance professionals, which includes permanent placement, contract/contract-to-hire services, and executive consulting.

What are the keys to your growth?

Outstanding service to our clients and the high caliber of every individual that works for Accountability Resources.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We will continue to acquire new clients while expanding the revenue source from our existing market share.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Locating particular skill sets such as audit and tax.

20 | E QUITABLE COMMERCIAL REALTY

Net revenue 2014: $2.1M 2015: $3.9M 2016: $3.9M

Employees 16 19 20

19 | EDGE ELECTRIC INC.

Net revenue 2014: $3.1M 2015: $4.6M 2016: $5.6M

Employees 35 40 45

2014-16 growth: 84% Compound annual growth rate: 36% Website: edgeelectricinc.com Top executive: President Sandra Johnson Email: sandra@edgeelectricinc.com Year established locally: 2009 Describe what your company does: Edge Electric is an electrical contractor for the Austin area. Our niche is commercial construction, focusing on projects between $250,000 and $1.5 million.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We currently project sales of $10 million for 2017. With our strong economy showing signs for a steady inclination, we anticipate 2018 to result in growth of 30 to 50 percent from 2017.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? As our economy strengthens and the construction industry thrives, experienced employees are being retained with pay increases among other benefits. In turn, the pool of skilled workers has depleted tremendously, so we are hiring green apprentices and mentoring them.

21 | G EEK POWERED STUDIOS

Net revenue 2014: $783,540 2015: $1.1M 2016: $1.4M

Employees 11 17 25

2014-16 growth: 80% Compound annual growth rate: 34%

2014-16 growth: 79% Compound annual growth rate: 33.8%

Website: ecrtx.com Top executive: Managing Principal Matt Levin Email: mlevin@ecrtx.com Year established locally: 2010

Website: geekpoweredstudios.com Top executive: CEO Guillermo Ortiz Email: guillermo@geekpoweredstudios. com Year established locally: 2009

Describe what your company does: ECR is a full-service commercial real estate leasing, sales and management firm that provides advisory and representation services in Central Texas.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We want to expand beyond the Austin area.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Finding more commercial real estate inventory to complete transactions and monitoring and cultivating a positive, fun and supportive culture through growth.

Describe what your company does: We are a digital marketing agency specializing in medium-to-enterprise clients. We optimize their web presence to increase leads and sales.

How does your company differentiate itself? We work with one client per industry in order to ensure we deliver the best possible service without pinning anybody against each other. Many other digital agencies accept clients within the same industry, so we’re breaking the mold in that regard. We also are unique in this area because we do SEO, PPC, and web design all in-house. This allows us to create websites that are optimized for our other services and maximize our client’s ROI.

Congratulations to Edge Electric!

Few companies can celebrate the exciting growth and accomplishments you’ve achieved so soon.

Cheers to your continued success!

100 Precision Drive, Suite 205 Buda, Texas 78610 512 853 9647 Info@EdgeElectricInc.com www.EdgeElectricInc.com

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FAST 50 WINNERS LESS THAN $10 MILLION IN REVENUE

The only bank on the ABJ Fast 50 We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary and our 6th year on the Fast 50.

Call us for your banking needs!

623 W. 38th Street (512) 829-2245 Chris Harkrider Chief Lending Officer

That’s Unexpected www.pioneer.bank

39 years of Austin Banking Experience 5th Generation Texan

Equal Housing Lender • Member FDIC

22 | NEUROBIOLOGIX INC

Net revenue 2014: $1.7M 2015: $2.2M 2016: $3M

Employees 4 5 9

23 | WHIM HOSPITALITY LLC

Net revenue 2014: $5M 2015: $6.9M 2016: $8.7M

Employees 96 216 170

2014-16 growth: 76% Compound annual growth rate: 33%

2014-16 growth: 75% Compound annual growth rate: 32%

Website: neurobiologix.com Top executive: CEO Kara Stewart Email: kds@neurobiologix.com Year established locally: 2008

Website: whimhospitality.com Top executive: CEO Kim Hanks Email: kim@whimhospitality.com Year established locally: 2012

Describe what your company does: We design nutritional formulas that work together to improve a person’s health, using a compression model to guide consumers to only necessary ingredients.

What are the keys to your growth? We now have a sister company, Genomix Nutrition, that offers genetic testing for genetic weaknesses that can affect nutritional delivery. The ability to offer DNA testing through a medical provider and have a nutritional solution has taken our company to an estimated growth of 35 percent for 2017.

What are your growth plans for 2018?

We are moving in December 2017 to a 7,000-square-foot facility. This will allow us to keep our inventory in one place and hire essential people who are desperately needed due to growth.

Describe what your company does: Whim Hospitality helps bring people together. The company offers a suite of event services including catering, event and tent rentals, floral design and venue management. The Camp Lucy property is a popular place for weddings and corporate retreats and events.

How does your company differentiate itself? While Whim Hospitality may offer traditional services — catering, event and tent rentals, florals, and venue management — the company is innovative by offering all of them. Whim has also brought to the special events industry the uncommon experience of being able to work with a connected family of premier vendors.

24 | T HE CENTER FOR GENERATIONAL KINETICS

Net revenue 2014: $2.7M 2015: $3.9M 2016: $4.7M

Employees 10 10 18

25 | SPRINGBOX

Net revenue 2014: $5.4M 2015: $8M 2016: $9.2M

Employees 42 54 72

2014-16 growth: 72% Compound annual growth rate: 31.1%

2014-16 growth: 71% Compound annual growth rate: 30.9%

Website: genhq.com Top executive: CEO Denise Villa Email: denise@genhq.com Year established locally: 2010

Website: springbox.com Top executive: Owner and CEO Tom West Email: tom.west@springbox.com Year established locally: 2004

Describe what your company does: We are the premier millennial and Gen Z research, speaking, and strategy firm.

We help over 160 diverse clients annually solve generational sales, marketing, and management challenges.

Please give an example illustrating your company culture: We have a fun place to work: We have a Halloween costume party, each employee gets their birthday off as a paid holiday, and we volunteer together every year.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? Our team is writing two new books, one on how to compete in any market and one on Gen Z. Writing the books while our founders are on more than 200 flights each year requires a lot of coordination and is a daily challenge.

Describe what your company does: Springbox is a team of digital-first problem solvers focused on bringing enterprise capabilities to the mid-market by identifying outcomes that map to their clients’ business goals.

What may be your biggest challenges over the next 12 months? The biggest challenge, yet opportunity, that faces Springbox in 2018 is to better serve mid-sized businesses and their unique needs as well as expand our strategic, consulting offerings while moving away from commoditized, executional capabilities.

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2.9%

The Austin metro’s jobless rate in September, down from 3.4 percent in the same month a year earlier. That’s good for job seekers but hinders growing employers. For more: http://bizj.us/1pd5bk

SPORTS BUSINESS

Austin considers courting Columbus Crew Austin leaders are exploring whether city-owned land could accommodate a stadium if Anthony Precourt, owner of Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer, decides to Anthony move the team here.

Precourt A resolution is being drafted for the Nov. 9 City Council meeting to examine which if any city-owned parcels might be suitable for such a facility, the Austin Monitor reports, adding that such a deal would also likely involve Travis County and Austin Independent School District.

The news came roughly a week after Precourt said he wants to move the team to Austin if he can’t build a new stadium in the Ohio capital.

Back in Ohio, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Alex Fischer, president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, are trying to schedule a meeting with Precourt to make the city’s case to keep the R R IN

Mapfre Stadium in Ohio, the Columbus Crew’s home field.

COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST

MLS team.

Ginther told Columbus Business First recently that the city would not get into a bidding war with Austin and a new stadium in Columbus would not involve city money.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler has said it’s

“pretty unlikely” Austin would subsidize the team’s move or stadium.

In Ohio, a controversy kicks off More than a thousand supporters of the Crew flooded the Ohio city’s downtown on Oct.22 in support of the club — calling

the movement #SaveTheCrew.

If the Crew does move to Austin, Precourt’s business will be on the hook for Mapfre Stadium’s lease until June 2023.

When he bought the team in 2013, the stadium was part of the deal. He leases the land it sits on from the Ohio Expositions Commission and is contractually obligated to pay rent, which now is $72,000 a year.

If he defaults, one possibility is that he’ll have to pay to remove the stadium from exposition grounds. It was built for $28 million in the late 1990s.

The Crew puts on concerts at the venue as another revenue stream. It books the acts, sells the tickets and runs the shows.

Some of that could happen at an Austin stadium, but Precourt has his eye squarely on the soccer ball now.

He envisions his team atop the MLS in terms of its financial performance.

It’s now near the bottom of the barrel in attendance.

— Compiled from reports by Laura Newpoff, Will Anderson and Colin Pope.

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AMAZON HQ2 CALL DREW 238 BIDS

And, yes, Austin was one of them. The details of the bid submitted by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce are under wraps — City Council members are even in the dark — but it’s likely to contain several site options throughout Central Texas and the promise of a chance to negotiate for city and state incentives.

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SETON CHANGES NAME

Seton Healthcare Family is changing its name to Ascension Seton to reflect its link to the nation’s largest nonprofit health system. The Austin-based hospital and clinic network — the region’s thirdlargest employer with more than 10,000 workers — announced the change Oct. 24 as part of a wider shift at St. Louis-based Ascension.

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CONTROVERSY AT HUTTO EDC

City leaders in Hutto about 20 miles northeast of downtown Austin revealed Oct. 19 that the Hutto Economic Development Corp. is under criminal investigation, according to several news reports. For what, exactly, is unclear to the public, but the Austin American-Statesman reports “the revelation came several minutes after Mayor Pro Tem Tom Hines had said that the EDC — against the wishes of the City Council and the city manager — had sold some option rights to an $8 million megasite between Hutto and Taylor for $10 to a brokerage firm.”

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AUSTIN NO. 2 FOR ENTREPRENEURS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Austin has maintained its elite status among U.S. cities as a hub where entrepreneurs can thrive, according to the prestigious Growth Entrepreneurship ranking from the Kauffman Foundation. The 2017 edition of the report found that Austin has retained its No. 2 ranking nationwide, with the Washington, D.C., area remaining No. 1 for the second-straight year.

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BEVO SHOULD BE PROUD

Seventeen Texas schools made U.S. News & World Report Inc.’s 2018 Best Global Universities rankings — led by the University of Texas at Austin. The annual list highlighted 1,250 institutions around the world, representing 74 countries. Looking at the U.S., Dallas was the top metro in Texas with five schools on the list followed

by Houston with three and Austin and San Antonio with one each.

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AUSTIN PUBLIC SALARY DATABASE PUBLISHED

Austin Business Journal has pulled 2017 salary levels for city employees, which show 10 of the 25 top-paid work for Austin Energy, the most of any department. That includes the overall No. 1: Jacqueline Sargent, general manager of Austin Energy. She makes $360,006 annually. The database contains pay levels for 16,386 employees — 1,575 with annual salaries of $100,000 or more.

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AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL

“We are going to have a huge increase in domestic [chemicals] production, and there is no way we can consume that domestically.”

GREG SKELTON of the American Chemistry Council as he lobbies Washington, D.C., to bolster the North American Free Trade Agreement rather than weaken it. Texas business leaders are concerned about the effect of potential changes to NAFTA on the state’s economy.

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ABJ SEEN Schwab’s lesson: money matters

1

1. About 20 Austin-area volunteers from Charles Schwab shared their expertise and insights to help prepare Boys & Girls Club members tackle financial literacy.

2. Experts stressed to the crowd that while financial literacy is important for all young people, it’s especially critical for women because of longer life spans, weaker earning power and larger potential gaps in employment due to caregiving roles for children and aging parents.

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2

Immigrants honored 1. Chi’Lantro founder Jae Kim earned the Immigrant of Achievement Award at American Gateway’s second-annual Gateway Awards. 2. The immigrant-focused nonprofit also honored Juan Belman with its Social Justice Award.

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Google to give students a reality check Google Inc. will bring augmented reality to St. Gabriel’s Catholic School classes.

That’s Head of School Dan McKenna, left, with Google’s Gerardo Interiano.

Representatives from the new Lake Travis Independent Living facility got a warm welcome from the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce and local elected officials.

Move over James Beard, her food’s fit for a king The Texas Renaissance Festival crowned Round Rock chef Robin Mueller as the first-ever King’s Beard Award winner, which includes a cash prize of $10,000.

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Information to build your business RR Bankruptcies WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION Chapter 7 Big Tomorrow Inc., 2815 Manor Rd. #203, Austin 78722; Assets, $250,384; Debts, $1,275,257; Major Creditor, 2815 Manor LLC, $481,000; Attorney, Brian Talbot Cumings; case #1711285, 10/13/17.

RR Abstracts of Judgment HAYS COUNTY Sue Lindsay/Steven Lindsay vs. Cost Cutters Construction LLC/ Kenneth McDonald/Gerald McDonald, 31800 RR 12, Dripping Springs 78620, $156,149, plaintiff, case #16 0228, 10/03/17.

TRAVIS COUNTY Austin Independent School District/City of Austin/ Travis County et al. vs.

Lightwaves Systems Inc., 16242 Salmon Ln., Spring 77379, $13,766, plaintiff, case #J5 CV 13 231659, 10/02/17.

Austin Community College/ Austin Independent School District/City of Austin et al. vs. Hamatto LLC dba Yos Auto Center/Yos Auto Repair, 16920 Judy Scholl Way, Round Rock 78661, $5,990, plaintiff, case #J5 CV 14 136694, 10/02/17.

City of Bee Cave/Lake Travis Independent School District/Travis County et al. vs. Two Saints Baking Co. & Cafe LLC, 17229 Rocky Ridge Rd., Austin 78734, $5,733, plaintiff, case #J5 CV 15 339533, 10/02/17.

Dell Marketing LP vs.

MachineryLink Inc. aka FarmLink Inc., 1600 Genessee St. #700, Kansas City, Mo. 64102, $31,759, plaintiff, case #C 1 CV 16 011561, 10/03/17.

Dell Marketing LP vs. The Seimitsu Corp., 1523 Bull St., Savannah, Ga. 31401, $43,177, plaintiff, case #C 1 CV 17 000788, 10/03/17.

Vogt Santer Insights Appraisal Group vs. Coast to Coast Appraisal Services LLC, 6800 Austin Center Blvd. #821, Austin 78731, $7,700, plaintiff, case #C 1 CV 17 002864, 10/03/17.

Dell Marketing LP vs.

Effective Solutions, 3633 Paul Jones Ave., San Diego, Calif. 92117, $24,430, plaintiff, case #C 1 CV 17 003261, 10/03/17.

Elmer’s Division of Sanford LP subsidiary of Newell Brands vs. New Era Publishing Inc., 2101 E. St. Elmo Rd. Bldg. 1, Austin 78744, $5,631, plaintiff, case #C 1 CV 17 003956, 10/03/17.

Dell Marketing LP vs.

TradeStream Analytics Ltd., 755 Secaucus Rd., Secaucus, N.J. 07094, $56,404, plaintiff, case #C 1 CV 17 004484, 10/03/17.

ARS Specialty Contractors LLC vs. G2 Builders Corp. (foreign-Ellis County), 3310 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. #200, Austin 78746, $34,000, plaintiff, case #96461, 10/04/17.

Austin Independent School District/City of Austin/ Travis County et al. vs.

ActaCell Energy Systems Inc., 2739 Jade Place, Chandler, Ariz. 85286, $41,996, plaintiff, case #D 1 GN 16 003281, 10/05/17.

Austin Independent School District/City of Austin/

Travis County et al. vs. Omni Water Solutions Inc., 2301 S. Mo Pac Expy. #317, Austin 78746, $71,792, plaintiff, case #D 1 GN 17 001729, 10/05/17.

Austin Independent School District/City of Austin/ Travis County et al. vs. DWS Waste LLC dba Dirty Work, 4813 Gonzales St., Austin 78704, $29,543, plaintiff, case #D 1 GN 17 002462, 10/05/17.

Travis County/Lake Travis Independent School District/Travis County Healthcare District dba Central Health et al. vs.

Cindy’s Galleria LLC, 916 Main St., Bastrop 78602, $19,128, plaintiff, case #D 1 GN 17 002476, 10/05/17.

City of Austin/Travis County/Eanes Independent School District et al. vs.

DaVincian Healthcare Inc., 1999 Bryan St. #900, Dallas 75201, $16,644, plaintiff, case #D 1 GN 17 002478, 10/05/17.

Sysco Central Texas Inc. vs. Navari LLC dba Il Forte Italian Ristorante/Cesar Navari (foreign-Comal County), 800 Brazos #215, Austin 78703, $9,013, plaintiff, case #2016CVB0272, 10/06/17.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY Merchant Capital Group LLC dba Greenbox Capital vs.

Karla Diaz dba Kidz Bilingual Academy (foreign-Tarrant County), 1202 Della Chapa, Hutto 78634, $11,580, plaintiff, case #2016 006968 1, 10/06/17.

TRC Services of Texas Inc. vs. P.E. Solutions Inc./ Production ES LP aka Production Equipment Solutions (foreign-Midland County), 220 Chadwick Dr., Georgetown 78628, $56,545, plaintiff, case #CC19569, 10/09/17.

Merchant Capital Source LLC vs. Frederick Woelfel dba Capitol Mechanical Appliance (foreign-Tarrant County), 1205 Power Rd., Georgetown 78628, $14,553, plaintiff, case #2017 004809 3, 10/12/17.

RR Lawsuits Filed HAYS COUNTY Daniel Corral vs. Jay-Reese Contractors Inc., case #172063, 10/02/17.

Angela Battaglia/Michael Battaglia/The Wimberley Quarter LLC vs. Traci Ferguson/On a Branch LLC, injury/damages, case #172071, 10/02/17.

Hajoca Corp./Moore Supply Co. vs. AMS-Wonder World LP/Gregory Lyn Custom Homes and Restorations Inc., contract-consumer/ commercial/debt, case #172075, 10/03/17.

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Aztec Events and Tents Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005599, 10/06/17.

Kim Johnson vs. Tony Nguyen Law Firm PLLC, case #D 1 GN 17 005609, 10/06/17.

Ironbridge Asset Fund LLC vs. PRZ LLC/Robert Rondeau/Jim Zannoti et al., case #D 1 GN 17 005615, 10/06/17.

Ideal Power Inc. vs. Kaco New Energy Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005616, 10/06/17.

Elaw Systems Corp. vs.

Telcentrics Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005617, 10/06/17.

Storm Water Solutions LLC vs. Central Road and Utility Ltd./Gmiles LLC/Cypress Ranch Ltd., case #D 1 GN 17 005618, 10/06/17.

Heather Hudson vs. Chupik Properties and Design Inc./ Vikilyn Chupik/Randall Chupik et al., case #D 1 GN 17 005620, 10/06/17.

Crystal Application Software Services LLC vs. JI Solutions Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005624, 10/06/17.

State of Texas vs. Keith Gilley Entertainment Inc./ Keith Gilley/Joyce Gilley, case #D 1 GN 17 005626, 10/09/17.

Kenneth Swain vs. Asphalt Inc. LLC et al., case #D 1 GN 17 005633, 10/09/17.

Christina Currier vs.

Matthew F. McCarty MD PLLC/Matthew McCarty, case #D 1 GN 17 005635, 10/09/17.

Randell Kressler vs.

Lowenberg GP LLC/ Lowenberg Investments LP/ Carlos Lowenberg, case #D 1 GN 17 005642, 10/09/17.

Robert Clayton Trojcak vs.

Jayco Inc./1600 Barton Springs Inc., contract, case #17-2089, 10/04/17.

Shara Thomas vs. Bonner Carrington Property Management LLC, case #D 1 GN 17 005650, 10/10/17.

CR-FED LLC vs. Charden Investments LLC/GL Contracting LLC, contract, case #17-2105, 10/06/17.

State of Texas vs. Texas Pride Entertainment Inc./ Cody Albers, case #D 1 GN 17 005652, 10/10/17.

TRAVIS COUNTY RJL Entertainment Inc. vs.

Glenn Hegar Comptroller of Public Accounts/Ken Paxton Attorney General of Texas, case #D 1 GN 17 005594, 10/06/17.

Golden Empire Equipment Inc. vs. Digg Commercial LLC/David Alexander, case #D 1 GN 17 005595, 10/04/17.

Ramona Dever vs. Property and Casualty Insurance Co. of Hartford/DH Services Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005596, 10/06/17.

Lori Marshall vs. Raul Garza/

COURT LISTINGS Bankruptcies................................ A17 Abstracts of Judgments.............. A17 Lawsuits Filed.............................. A17 Mechanic’s Liens.......................... A17 Federal Tax Liens......................... A17 Federal Tax Liens Released......... A17 State Tax Liens............................. A17 State Tax Liens Released............. A17 Affidavits of Mechanics’ Liens..... A17 Real Estate Transactions......A18-A21 Assumed Names.................. A21-A22 Sales Tax Permits........................ N/A

Travis County/City of Rollingwood/Eanes Independent School District et al. vs. Toscana Development Ltd., case #D 1 GN 17 005658, 10/10/17.

Travis County/City of Austin/Austin Independent School District et al. vs. LOC 261 LLC, case #D 1 GN 17 005659, 10/10/17.

Jennifer Roesner vs. Erick Mejia Varela/Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005664, 10/11/17.

Joseph Kovacs/Delores Kovacs vs. Alicante Condominium Townhome Community Inc./David Blakely, case #D 1 GN 17

005666, 10/11/17.

Douglas Rekerdres vs. St. David’s Heart and Vascular PLLC/St. David’s Hospital Austin/Hashim Kahn, case #D 1 GN 17 005670, 10/10/17.

Richard Ramirez vs. Kross Lieberman and Stone Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005671, 10/11/17.

State of Texas vs. Texans Choice Motors/David Cuellar/Armando Quintero, case #D 1 GN 17 005672, 10/11/17.

Marek Brothers Co. Inc. vs.

Weis Builders Inc./Federal Insurance Co., case #D 1 GN 17 005678, 10/11/17.

Oralia Felan vs. J.C. Penney Corp. Inc./J.C. Penney Co. Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005679, 10/11/17.

Colonial Funding Network Inc. vs. Soloman Valley Feeders II LLC/Fred Smith, case #D 1 GN 17 005682, 10/11/17.

Angela Perales vs. Cintas Corp. No. 2/Salvador Castillo, case #D 1 GN 17 005687, 10/11/17.

Builders First Source South Texas LP vs. Triton Residential LLC/Thomas Roberts, case #D 1 GN 17 005688, 10/12/17.

State of Texas vs. 2518 Yale LLC/Christopher Cusack, case #D 1 GN 17 005690, 10/12/17.

Terry Harris vs. Texas Workforce Commission, case #D 1 GN 17 005692, 10/10/17.

State of Texas/City of Houston/Transit Authority of Houston MTA Texas vs.

Mothership Ventures LLC/ Christopher Cusack, case #D 1 GN 17 005693, 10/12/17.

State of Texas/City of Houston/Transit Authority of Houston MTA Texas vs.

Foreign Correspondents LLC/Christopher Cusack, case #D 1 GN 17 005694, 10/12/17.

Mitchell Reitman vs. Texas Workforce Commission, case #D 1 GN 17 005696, 10/12/17.

10601 North Lamar Partners LLC/Andrew Perkel vs.

Rueben Bar Yadin/NBY 10601 North Lamar LLC, case #D 1 GN 17 005697, 10/12/17.

Blake Furniture Inc. vs.

Glenn Hegar Comptroller of Public Accounts/Texas Comptroller, case #D 1 GN 17 005698, 10/09/17.

Mario Calderon/Adulfo Jimenez/Jesus Patino et al. vs. Fox and Hearn Inc., case #D 1 GN 17 005702, 10/11/17.

Sabrina Olin vs. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co., case #D 1 GN 17 005704, 10/12/17.

Vermeer of Texas vs.

Vaquero Commercial Inc., contract, case #17 1616 CC4, 10/09/17.

Metropolitan Telecommunications Holding Co. vs. Glenn Hegar Comptroller of Public Accounts/Ken Paxton Attorney General of Texas, case #D 1 GN 17 005706, 10/12/17.

Builders First Source South Texas LP vs. RSI Renovation Services of Texas LP dba RSI Texas Inc./Steve Creel/ Steve O’Neil et al., contractconsumer/commercial/ debt, case #17 1620 CC4, 10/10/17.

American Builders and Contractors Supply Co. Inc. vs. Maven Roofing Inc./ Peter Garcia, case #D 1 GN 17 005707, 10/11/17.

Boshen Li Five TwentyOne Inc. vs. Hi Tech Italian Imports, case #1JC 17 1535, 10/11/17.

Jessica Sanders vs. Burkes Outlet Stores LLC/Capital Highway 35 Ltd./Weitzman Management Corp., case #D 1 GN 17 005708, 10/13/17.

British Unlimited LLC/Jose Herrera vs. Dutch Safari Co. LLC, case #D 1 GN 17 006680, 10/11/17.

Clayborn Smith vs.

AT&T, case #3SC 17 0301, 10/06/17.

RR Federal Tax Liens TRAVIS COUNTY

WILLIAMSON COUNTY

Thomas N. Worley, 4007 Edgefield Ct., Austin 78731, $51,540, (CIVP), document #2017159638, 10/04/17.

Williamson County Texas vs. Sears Outlet Stores LLC dba Sears Hometown Outlet, tax, case #17 0677 T368, 10/11/17.

Avallon Interests LP, 8200 N. Mo Pac Expy. #135, Austin 78759, $29,863, (CIVP), document #2017159641, 10/04/17.

Williamson County Texas vs. Aminta Forrer dba Avlya Su Casas LLC, tax, case #17 0679 T425, 10/11/17.

Tri-City Maintenance LLC, 7825 Beauregard Cir. #12A, Austin 78745, $13,321, (941/6721), document #2017159644, 10/04/17.

Williamson County Texas vs. Berry Creek Partners, tax, case #17 0695 T425, 10/11/17.

Williamson County Texas vs.

Compact Network Inc. dba Rudolph & Me, tax, case #17 0697 T368, 10/11/17.

Amanda Phillips vs. City of Georgetown Animal Shelter, case #17 1248 C368, 10/09/17.

Debra Deluna/Ashton Thorn vs. Jose Espinoza/Gabriel Hernandez/Espinoza Stone Inc. et al., damage-motor vehicle, case #17 1249 C425, 10/09/17.

David Hayward vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., damage-motor vehicle, case #17 1250 C395, 10/09/17.

Jhenis Ranch Ltd. vs. Patrick Rubio/Williamson County Equipment Co. Inc., case #17 1258 C425, 10/10/17.

Gennifer Stemplewski vs.

Tramor Properties Inc. dba Tramor at Autumn Park, case #17 1260 C368, 10/10/17.

Carol Benzinger/John Benzinger vs. Craig Stabel MD PA/Georgetown Plastic Surgery, damage-medical malpractice, case #17 1262 C368, 10/10/17.

Metalcraft of Mayville Inc. vs. Flambeau Inc., case #17 1271 C395, 10/11/17.

AngelSpan Inc., 4301 W. Wm. Cannon Dr. #B150-2, Austin 78749, $36,559, (941), document #2017159646, 10/04/17.

Openroad Management Inc., 1907 Sunny Brook Dr., Austin 78723, $37,302, (940/941/1120), document #2017159651, 10/04/17.

Children’s School Inc., 2825 Hancock Dr. #104, Austin 78731, $29,500, (941), document #2017159652, 10/04/17.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY Reavis Rehab & Wellness Center Inc., 1201 S. I-H 35 #105, Round Rock 78664, $99,823, (941), document #2017093623, 10/09/17.

Lotz Better Deils LLC, 25235 W. 10th St. #101, San Antonio 78527, $43,502, (1120/941), document #2017093627, 10/09/17.

Allstar Stained Concrete LLC, 1700 Bryant St. #208, Bryan 78664, $11,435, (941), document #2017093669, 10/09/17.

Grand Republic Construction LLC, 2522 Shell Rd. #A, Georgetown 78628, $281,848, (941), document #2017094395, 10/11/17.

JAG Geomatics Inc., 285 CR 175, Leander 78641, $22,120, (941), document #2017094396, 10/11/17.

Townsley Designs LLC, 2503 Dartford Bend, Cedar Park 78613, $45,849, (941), document #2017094397, 10/11/17.

Renaissance Painting LLC/ Renaissance Painting and Roofing, 1101 N. Industrial Blvd. #F, Round Rock 78681, $18,374, (941), document #2017094398, 10/11/17.

RR Releases of Federal Tax Liens HAYS COUNTY Darrel F. Corbitt, 144 Retama, Kyle 78640, $17,485, (6672), Book/Page 17035755, 10/06/17.

Tony’s South Austin Pizza LLC/Zascha R. Riddell, 2203 FM 1626, Manchaca 78652, $100,488, (940/944), Book/ Page 17035752, 10/06/17.

TRAVIS COUNTY

#2017160202, 10/04/17.

SynCardia Systems Inc., 1992 E. Silverlake Rd., Tucson, Ariz. 85713, $9,379, (franchise), document #2017160329, 10/04/17.

Pactron, 3000 Patrick Henry Dr., Santa Clara, Calif.

95054, $74,678, (franchise), document #2017160330, 10/04/17.

Austin Staffing Inc. dba ASI, 7600 Burnet Rd. #230, Austin 78757, $12,658, (unemployment), document #2017160906, 10/05/17.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY Electronic Polymers Newco Inc., 321 Limestone Terr., Jarrell 76537, $57,694, (texas workforce commission), document #2017093463, 10/09/17.

Precise Collision & Fine Finishes Inc., P.O. Box 1734, Georgetown 78627, $10,717, (texas workforce commission), document #2017093559, 10/09/17.

RR Releases of State Tax Liens

Tony’s South Austin Pizza LLC, 11525 Manchaca Rd. #101, Austin 78748, $98,347, (940/944), document #2017159661, 10/04/17.

TRAVIS COUNTY

Chris Schoenfeld/Juice Bar, 1807 W. Slaughter Ln. #475, Austin 78748, $12,263, (940/941), document #2017159662, 10/04/17.

Linfield Design Associates Inc., 3913 Todd Ln. #307, Austin 78744, $5,538, (sales/ excise & use), document #2017154660, 09/26/17.

BZ Donuts LLC/San Kim member, 1108 Laurel Oak Trl., Pflugerville 78660, $6,210, (941), document #2017159663, 10/04/17.

Sapaustex LLC, 5800 Burnet Rd., Austin 78756, $13,155, (sales/excise & use), document #2017154662, 09/26/17.

Agustin A. Rivera/ Rivera Welding, 5211 Manor Rd., Austin 78723, $13,559, (941), document #2017159664, 10/04/17.

Greening Law Firm PC, 506 W. 15th St., Austin 78701, $29,091, (941), document #2017159665, 10/04/17.

West Guys LLC, 1221 W. 6th St. #C, Austin 78703, $9,944, (940/941), document #2017159668, 10/04/17.

Cafe Ro Inc., 2915 Guadalupe #B, Austin 78705, $50,678, (941), document #2017159670, 10/04/17.

Frank Melvin/Frank Melvin & Co., P.O. Box 27288, Austin 78755, $27,086, (940/941/6721), document #2017159671, 10/04/17.

Cafe Ro Inc., 2915 Guadalupe #B, Austin 78705, $20,176, (940/941), document #2017159673, 10/04/17.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY A-1 Automotive, P.O. Box 1152, Georgetown 78627, $10,227, (941), document #2017094095, 10/10/17.

RR State Tax Liens TRAVIS COUNTY Tex Star Excavation LLC, 406 Middle Ln., Austin 78753, $93,014, (sales/excise & use), document #2017160187, 10/04/17.

PMTN LLC, 8201 Cross Park Dr. #B1, Austin 78754, $6,645, (sales/excise & use), document #2017160188, 10/04/17.

East 6th Restaurant LLC, 7601 N. Lamar Blvd. #E, Austin 78752, $33,188, (sales/excise & use), document #2017160189, 10/04/17.

Ryan D. McCarley Inc., P.O. Box 41227, Austin 78704, $10,275, (sales/excise & use), document #2017160197, 10/04/17.

Vic & Son Used Auto Parts LLC, 3209 Kay St., Austin 78702, $5,297, (sales/ excise & use), document

Gregory Walter Schnurr, P.O. Box 341239, Austin 78234, $8,564, (sales/excise & use), document #2017154663, 09/26/17.

Edwin E. Ellis, 317 S. Catherine Ave., La Grange, Ill. 60525, $65,181, (sales/ excise & use), document #2017154664, 09/26/17.

Vino Vino Wine Cafe Ltd., 4119 Guadalupe St., Austin 78751, $6,131, (mixed beverage sales), document #2017154665, 09/26/17.

B&B Electrical & Utility Contractors Inc., P.O. Box 5309, Brandon, Miss.

39047, $27,174, (franchise), document #2017160208, 10/04/17.

Clean Portables LLC, 500 W. 5th St. #750, Austin 78701, $7,441, (sales/excise & use), document #2017160216, 10/04/17.

Jonathan Ramos Inc., P.O. Box 644, Manor 78653, $52,211, (mixed beverage gross receipts), document #2017160219, 10/04/17.

Pegasoft Corp., 14747 N. Northsight Blvd. #111, Scottsdale, Ariz. 85260, $122,981, (filed in error), document #2017160332, 10/04/17.

RR Affidavits of Mechanics’ Liens TRAVIS COUNTY Claimant: Airco Mechanical Ltd., Contractor: Swinerton Builders, $11,837, Owner: 3423 Holdings LLC, on property at Lot 1 Howard Travis Subd., document #2017158313, 10/02/17.

Claimant: Hill Country Electric Supply LP, Contractor: Butch Cannon, $33,763, Owner: Jonestown Development LLC, on property at 18220 FM 1431, Jonestown 78645, document #2017158408, 10/02/17.

Claimant: Hill Country Electric Supply LP, Contractor: Cater Joseph Homes LLC, $19,150, Owner: DC&CJ Steck House LLC, on property at Lots 3/4 Grooms Addition, document

A18

AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL

LEADS #2017159344, 10/03/17.

Claimant: America’s Carpet Outlet, Contractor: Austin Design & Build Solutions/ Daniel Wade/Charles Feldman Investment Group LLC, $10,000, Owner: Alpha Xi Delta Building Corp. of Austin TX, on property at 2508 Rio Grande St., Austin 78705, document #2017159131, 10/03/17.

Claimant: T.S. Martin Holdings LLC dba Tribble & Stephens Construction Ltd., Contractor: T.S. Martin Holdings LLC dba Tribble & Stephens Construction Ltd., $2,779,951, Owner: JMIRAustin Hotel LP, on property at 605 Davis St., Austin 78701, document #2017158857, 10/03/17.

Claimant: Hill Country Electric Supply LP, Contractor: Butch Cannon, $10,986, Owner: Hashoo Enterprises Inc., on property at 2777 E. Hwy. 71, Del Valle 78617, document #2017159343, 10/03/17.

Claimant: Elliott Electric Supply Inc., Contractor: DKC Construction Group, $31,658, Owner: WC Teakwood Plaza LLC, on property at 8209 Burnet Rd., Austin 78757, document #2017159031, 10/03/17.

Claimant: Austin Jones Enterprises LLC, Contractor: Austin Jones Enterprises LLC, $37,378, Owner: Damian and Erin Reisner, on property at Lot 4 Block 4 Pfluger Ernest Addition, document #2017160224, 10/04/17.

Claimant: Mustang Plumbing Inc., Contractor: Mozo Builders, $12,054, Owner: Debbie Outlaw Properties, on property at 607 Elmwood Place, Austin 78705, document #2017160744, 10/05/17.

Claimant: Mustang Plumbing Inc., Contractor: Mozo Builders, $12,054, Owner: Debbie Outlaw Properties, on property at 609 Elmwood Place, Austin 78705, document #2017160745, 10/05/17.

Claimant: The O’Haver Co. Ltd. dba O’Haver Contractors, Contractor: The O’Haver Co. Ltd. dba O’Haver Contractors, $418,514, Owner: Goldfinch-RR Properties LLC, on property at 3589 Greenlawn Blvd., Round Rock 78664, document #2017161485, 10/06/17.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY Claimant: Electra Link Inc., Contractor: Mesh Networks Inc., $5,009, Owner: Franklin Park Round Rock Ltd., on property at 4155 Teravista Club Dr., Round Rock 78665, document #2017093768, 10/09/17.

Claimant: Capital Geotechnical Services PLLC, Contractor: Capital Geotechnical Services PLLC, $8,115, Owner: K Hotels & Resorts LLC, on property at J.M. Harrell Survey 4.119 acres, document #2017094507, 10/11/17.

Claimant: Associated Supply Co. Inc., Contractor: Associated Supply Co. Inc., $5,667, Owner: Continental 348 Fund LLC, on property at 9239 Amberglen, Austin 78729, document #2017094939, 10/12/17.

Claimant: John King Construction Ltd., Contractor: John King Construction Ltd., $120,011, Owner: JYKM Walburg Travel Center LLC, on property at 4690 I-H 35 N., Georgetown 78633, document #2017094953, 10/12/17.

Claimant: McKenzie Interests Inc. GP dba Ranger Excavating LP, Contractor: McKenzie Interests Inc. GP dba Ranger Excavating LP, $91,921, Owner: Sundance Hotel LLC c/o Weingardner & Hammons, on property at 2600 La Frontera Blvd., Round Rock 78681, document #2017095040, 10/13/17.

RR Real Estate Transactions Commercial HAYS COUNTY Sawyer Cleveland Partnership Ltd. to Triple L LLC, Lot 2 A Sawyer Ranch, $393,280, document #17035597.

Gene and Vicki L. Harris to R&E Healthcare LLC, 1700 Randolph Ridge Trl., Austin 78746, Lot 11B Kyle Heights, $349,001, document #17035377.

Nathan and Angela Pruitt to Sidecar Tasting Room LLC, 3850 Bell Springs Rd., Dripping Springs 78620, 0.480 acres Philip A. Smith Survey Abstract #415, document #17034805.

Scott Carter and Michael Carter to L7 Garrison Investments LLC, 4008 Peak Lookout Dr., Austin 78738, Lot 5 Block B Poundhouse Hills, document #17034937.

RW Trine LLC to MHI Partnership Ltd., 7676 Woodway Dr. #104, Houston 77063, Lots 76/78/81/82/84 Block B/Lots 14/16 Block C Rutherford West, document #17035224.

Arnold D. and Sandra S. Entjer to Entjer Invstments LLC, 130 Kinkajou Trl., Kyle 78640, Lot 79 Kai Vista Estates, document #17035243.

Michael James Rowland and Juliana Rowland to FS Assets LLC, 14301 Echo Bluff, Austin 78737, Lot 24 Block E Cullen Country, document #17035402.

Thomas Taber to Vernado Bonito LLC, P.O. Box 1645, El Camp 77437, Lot 3 Rancho Ladera, document #17035510.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to JSC Management LLC, 112 N. Curry St., Carson City, Nev. 89703, Lot 6 Block G Meadows at Kyle, document #17035601.

Jansen Equipment Inc. to City of Kyle, 100 W. Center St., Kyle 78460, 0.047 acres John Jones Survey Abstract #263, document #17035669.

James P. and Peggy L. Jansen to City of Kyle, 100 W. Center St., Kyle 78460, 0.647 acres John Jones Survey Abstract #263, document #17035670.

Hays Shadow Creek Development Inc. to Milestone Community Builders LLC, 9111 Jollyville Rd. #111, Austin 78759, Lots 12/14 Block A/Lots 2/29 Block C Shadow Creek, document #17035717.

Nelfa S. Vasquez to KBCB Investments LLC, 3805 Lost Oasis Hollow, Austin 78739, 0.14 acres J.M. Veramendi League #1 Abstract #17, document #17035724.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to DRH Energy Inc., 1341 Horton Cir., Arlington 76011, Lot 4 Block N/Lot 15 Block O/Lots 1-3 Block P/Lots 4-6 Block R Cottonwood Creek, document #17035740.

James K. Wise Real Estate Inc. to City of San Marcos, 630 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos 78666, 20.61 acres Cyrus Wickson Survey Abstract #474, document #17035797.

Tim M. Olszewski to Renni Carmel Investments LLC, 8140 Walnut Hill Ln. #500, Dallas 75231, Lot 13 Block H Waterleaf, document #17035799.

Forestar USA Real Estate Group Inc. to M/I Homes of Austin LLC, 6801 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. #100, Austin 78731, Lots 6/29 Block B/ Lot 1 Block E Arrowhead, document #17035817.

TRAVIS COUNTY Legacy Reinli LLC/Randy Roy Holdings LLC/Siberian Express LLC to 1100 Reinli Street LLC, 301 Congress Ave. #1275, Austin 78701, Lots 3/4 Sheridan Park, $9,450,000, document

#2017160829.

Legacy Reinli LLC to Randy Roy Holdings LLC (11% interest)/Siberian Express LLC (10% interest), 6915 Westfield Place, Boise, Idaho 83704, Lots 3/4 Sheridan Park, $3,300,000, document #2017160828.

Barbara Piccinni-Willis aka Barbara L. Piccinni to Rio Bravo Development LLC, 10906 Jones Rd., Manor 78653, 51.042 acres Gordon C. Jennings Survey #35 Abstract #438, $1,670,000, document #2017160642.

Scott W. and Susan O. Cooper to Galvanize Development I LLC, 3300 Bee Caves Rd. #650-114, Austin 78746, Lot 9 Westlake Highlands, $1,480,996, document #2017161351.

NEX 1 Associates LLC to PANB LLC, 3900 Cordova Dr., Austin 78759, Lot 11 Block B Wooten Park Square, $950,000, document #2017160587.

Alamo City Financial LLC to Alfar Cam LLC, 9014 El Rey Blvd., Austin 78737, Lot 19 Block D Legend Oaks, $259,300, document #2017158724.

Peaceful Hill Partners LLC to The Brohn Group LLC, 6720 Vaught Ranch Rd. #200, Austin 78730, #6/42/50 Verrado Condo, $252,900, document #2017161264.

Terry Wayne Garnett to Dennis J. Syracuse and Gary Northrup, 200 Pemberton Way, Austin 78737, Lot 3 Block A Polo Club at Rooseter Springs, $709,600, document #17034927.

Francis Martins and M. Christine Martins to Yule Development LLC, 6425 Spanish Oaks Club Blvd., Austin 78738, #513 Bldg. B The Bluffs Condo, $250,000, document #2017161493.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to Enocenio Ernest Valdez and Bernadine G. Valdez, 1311 Madrid Trace, San Marcos 78666, Lot 17 Vista De Los Santos, $491,694, document #17035040.

Willow D. McGregor Trustee to Montopolis Terrace Investments LLC, 5000 Burnet Rd., Austin 78756, Lot 24 Block B Holiday Hills, $204,000, document #2017157984.

Gayle Teresa Bovington to Jeremy and Rebecca McFadden, 500 Aspen Dr., Austin 78737, Lot 9 Block A Belterra, $468,000, document #17035150.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY

Michael and Molly Christie to The Brohn Group LLC, 8140 N. Mo Pac Expy. Bldg.

4 #270, Austin 78759, Lot 12 Block B Highland Park, $683,281, document #2017161345.

79 Joint Venture LP to Homes by Avi LP, 9111 Jollyville Rd. #118, Austin 78759, #18-33/46-52/5475/77-79/81-108 Legends Village II Condominiums, document #2017093167.

Ty and Wanda Maxey to Coachlamp Ventures LLC, 11111 Laurel Creek Cir., Austin 78726, Lots 30-32 Block 5 Oak Lawn Leutcke and Sneed Subd., $605,000, document #2017159022.

SEDC Devco Inc. to Pulte Homes of Texas LP, 9401 Amberglen Blvd. Bldg. I #150, Austin 78729, Lot 2 Block L/ Lots 5-7/22/33/40 Block U/ Lots 2/6/7 Block PP Siena, document #2017093297.

Wilson-Davison Inc. to JMSC Investments Ltd., 12205 Hunters Chase Dr., Austin 78729, 1.019 acres Alexander Dunlap Survey #805 Abstract #224, $600,000, document #2017160111.

Partners in Building LP to Trendmaker Homes Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place #250, Houston 77084, Lot 50 Block Z/Lots 2/12/14 Block UU Rancho Sienna, document #2017094166.

Texas WH200 LP to Titan Texas Development LLC dba HOM Titan Development LLC, 401 E. City Ave. #812, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. 19004, 42.945 acres William H. Sanders Survey #54 Abstract #690, $522,500, document #2017160636.

TMATRG LLC to Fresa Homes LLC, 15509 Prestancia Dr., Austin 78717, 0.223 acre portion Lots 6-8 Block 35 Original Town of Round Rock, document #2017094470.

Abdallah A. Shmeis to 1802 Soco LLC, 1802 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78704, Lots 3/4 Block 30 Swishers, $500,000, document #2017160849.

Sarah B LLC to S. Schultz Corp., 101 W. 6th St. #405, Austin 78701, #102/104 Bldg. A Penthouse Condo, $460,000, document #2017160023.

John M. Scott to Calvert House LLC, 4713 E. Cesar Chavez, Austin 78702, Lots 1-3 Highway 290 West Addition, $455,000, document #2017159677.

Gail Y. McCullough to 705 Spofford LLC, 910 Bluebonnet Ln., Austin 78704, Lot 22 South Lund Park, $417,000, document #2017158676.

Richard and Heather Ginsberg to Cotter Investments LLC, 205 Vista Village Cv., Lakeway 78738; 13 Butterfly Place, The Hills 78738, Lot 842 The Hills of Lakeway, $375,000, document #2017159831.

Jan L. Johnson and Julie A. Johnson fka Julie A. Johnson-Stearns to J&S Leasing LLC, 181 Trademark Dr., Buda 78610, Lots 1/2 Block A 183 South Industrial Park III, $346,450, document #2017160732.

Lookout Development Group LP to MX3 Homes LLC, 2610 Manor Rd., Austin 78722, Lot 46 Block Q The Fairways at Crystal Falls, $341,754, document #2017160984.

Serene Hills Ltd. to Ash Creek Homes Inc., P.O. Box 341749, Austin 78734, Lot 315/Lot 265A/240A Serene Hills, $297,843, document #2017158343.

Robin Nicole Cunningham to East Village Properties Ltd., 1727 Ben Crenshaw Way, Austin 78746, Lot 5 Block C Oasis Village, $290,000, document #2017160980.

Autumn K. Acosta to Palm Project LLC, 5506 Hwy. 290 W. #200, Austin 78735, Lot 6 Block A Blackwell, $286,400, document #2017158045.

Dr., Austin 78738, 200.01 acres William Huddleston Survey Abstract #595, $800,000, document #17035142.

MREC MAG Morningstar LLC to KB Home Lone Star Inc., 10800 Pecan Park Blvd. #200, Austin 78750, Lots 1/8 Block C/Lot 26 Block D/Lot 23 Block G/Lot 29 Block A/Lot 18 Block B/Lots 14/15 Block G Morningstar, document #2017094479.

Lehnert James Miculka and Joan Miculka to Square Bales LLC, 652 CR 225, Florence 76527, 19.999 acres Duncan St. Clair Survey Abstract #550, document #2017094601.

JL Development Inc. to Landmark Residential Construction Central Texas Ltd. dba Steve Klein Custom Builder, 296 Whitney Woods Cr, Georgetown 78633, Lot 19 Block A/Lots 2/5 Block F Greatwood, document #2017094720.

Tack Development Ltd. to Williamson County, 3151 SE Inner Loop #B, Georgetown 78626, 1.707 acres J.H. Neiley Survey Abstract #485 and N.D. Walling Survey Abstract #685, document #2017094788.

F-L HM Owner LP to Dream Finders Homes LLC, 600 Congress Ave. #2200, Austin 78701, Lots 10/11 Block F/Lots 4/9/28 Block G/ Lots 8/10/11 Block L/Lot 8 Block M Highland Meadows, document #2017094944.

F-L HM Owner LP to Dream Finders Homes LLC, 600 Congress Ave. #2200, Austin 78701, Lot 23 Block D/Lots 4/5/16/17 Block E/Lot 32 Block F Highland Meadows, document #2017094947.

R R Real Estate Transactions Residential HAYS COUNTY CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Ketankumar Patel and Pragna Kantibbai Patel, 6333 Bernia Dr., Austin 78739, Lot 3 Block A Avana, $950,000, document #17035333.

Gretchen Bohn-Jones to Lance and Kathleen Clawson, 4901 Great Divide

Robert Brian McGill and Tera McGill to Mauricio and Esperanza Abaroa, 200 Brunson Ln., Wimberley 78676, Lot 3 Hollowrock, $464,000, document #17035511.

Kevin Greenblat to Richard Benjamin Vasquez and Kyrsten Catherine Vasquez, 12591 Trail Driver St., Austin 78737, Lots 1/2 Big Country, $424,100, document #17035012.

#17035035.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to David and April Allison, 138 Spanish Star Trl., Dripping Springs 78620, Lot 9 Block E Texas Heritage Village, $338,741, document #17035239.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to Benjamin and Teresa Tautfest, 125 Hunts Link Rd., Dripping Springs 78620, Lot 5 Block B Texas Heritage Village, $329,456, document #17035152.

Benco Builders LLC to Sacha L. and David J. Lyson, Eight Butterfly St., Wimberley 78676, Lot 90 Woodcreek, $328,500, document #17035423.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to Erin Lee Kelly and Stephen George Kelly, 186 Spanish Star Trl., Dripping Springs 78620, Lot 15 Block E Texas Heritage Village, $326,559, document #17035007.

KB Home Lone Star Inc. to Vikash K. and Bintu V. Patel, 210 Hunters Hill Dr., San Marcos 78666, Lot 3 Block A Retreat on Willow Creek, $321,880, document #17035457.

Trustees, 7700 N. FM 973, Austin 78725, 4.2519 acres Oliver Buckman Survey #40 Abstract #60, $932,800, document #2017157800.

Jai N. and Rebecca J. Grygoruk to Kent Cole and Diana Prechter, 2204 Lindell Ave., Austin 78704, Lots 21/23 Block 3 La Prelle Place, $902,876, document #2017158692.

Drees Custom Homes LP to Michael and Tina West, 403 Woodside Terr., Lakeway 78734, Lot 34 Block B Lakeway Highlands, $807,500, document #2017159121.

DFG/Muskin Mueller LP to Marc S. Hochman, 2305 Robert Browning, Austin 78723, Lot 3 Block 68 Mueller, $720,000, document #2017161366.

Austin Newcastle Homes Ltd. to Harvey R. and Leah C. Smith, 5511 Ave. H, Austin 78751, Lots 25/26 Block 32 The Highlands, $695,840, document #2017160051.

Ellis D. Doan and Ziba Rezaee to Joseph Evan Pritchard and Carrie Pritchard, 117 Sebastian Run, Austin 78738, Lot 11 Block A The Ridge at Alta Vista, $656,000, document #2017158418.

Thomas G. Lendacky and Yvonne Doray Lendacky to Rodric Wampler and Wendy Taylor Wampler, 10204 Spicewood Mesa, Austin 78759, Lot 1 Block A Spicewood Hills, $508,000, document #2017157645.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to Anurag and Shaveta Jindal, 15720 Colinas Cv., Bee Cave 78738, Lot 61 Block F Bella Colinas, $508,000, document #2017158237.

Century Land Holdings II LLC to Michael Scott Dean and Jennifer Dean, Lot 40 Block A Counts Estates, $417,675, document #17035528.

Gehan Homes Ltd. to Emily Ann Wettin and Paul W. Wettin, 199 Brazil Dr., Buda 78610, Lot 1 Block D Sunfield, $309,338, document #17034949.

Paul and Alyson Stone to William Earl Ott III and Julia Anne Ott, 1902 Steamboat Springs Cv., Austin 78746, Lot 138 Beecave Woods, $655,000, document #2017159087.

Arturo R. and Evelyn M. Ibarra to Joseph and Sarah Levering, 12701 Shady Acres Dr., Buda 78610, Lot 5 Block E Cimarron Park, $308,312, document #17034896.

Richard and Susan Schreib to Ryosuke and Yuki Okuno, 2212 Camino Alto, Austin 78746, Lot 13 Westlake Highlands, $645,000, document #2017159708.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to Daniel and Amy Knox, 172 Buckthorn Dr., Dripping Springs 78620, Lot 24 Block F Texas Heritage Village, $305,948, document #17035360.

Jerry D. Sr. and Estella L. James to Dennis A. and Jackie L. Robison, P.O. Box 8, Knickerbocker 76939, Lots 19/20 Canyon Ridge Springs, $643,500, document #2017160147.

Gusmaro and Dora A. Rangel to Julie Ermis-Briggs, P.O. Box 54, Manchaca 78652, Lot 203 La Ventana, $300,000, document #17035790.

Jeffrey F. Bocchicchio and Sherry Siarezi to Steven Ian Gallagher and Mary Ashley Gallagher, 4604 Shoalwood Ave., Austin 78756, Lot 3 Block 29 Rosedale, $633,000, document #2017160010.

William Richard Hanson to Erin Elizabeth Hanson, 271 Trinity Hills Dr., Austin 78737, Lot 34 Block B Belterra, $393,309, document #17035632.

Scott Felder Homes LLC to Melanie A. Fernicola and Natalie L. Scott, 191 Clearwater Way, Kyle 78640, Lot 34 Block A Cypress Forest, $377,008, document #17035211.

Taylor Morrison of Texas Inc. to Stephen A. and Amy E. Banker, 148 Angela Rose Ct., Austin 78737, Lot 36 Block F Reunion Ranch, $374,936, document #17035766.

Castlerock Communities LP to William Henry Wellington and Skii A. Wellington, 119 Tangerine Dr., Buda 78610, Lot 7 Block T Sunfield, $367,419, document #17035115.

John L. and Michele Thorpe to Mark and Teresa B. Ambrose, 290 Miss Donna Ln., Dripping Springs 78620, Lots 22/23 Silverado Estates, $348,400, document #17035667.

Castlerock Communities LP to Robert Ray Ruiz and Michelle Nicole Diaz, 273 Everglade Dr., Buda 78610, Lot 10 Block A Sunfield, $346,501, document

TRAVIS COUNTY W.C. and Clareve Enmon to Jerry M. and Alicia M. Compton, 3308 Ranch Rd. 620 N., Austin 78734, 2.861 acres The Leonard Eck Survey Abstract #2433, $1,420,400, document #2017161310.

Dauntless Ventures LLC to Larry and Elizabeth Petree, 9207 Vicksburg Ave., Lubbock 79424, Lot 8 Block A/Lots 13/14 Block B Southridge, $1,400,000, document #2017158745.

Brian A. and Kimberly A. Palmer to Cedric Anen and Catherine Wang, 3212 Cherry Ln., Austin 78703, Lot 15-A Stevenson, $1,400,000, document #2017160612.

Mark and Gayla Torres to Anthony and Enell Veraldi, 5412 Canyon Oaks Dr., Lago Vista 78645, Lot 5 Canyon Oaks, $1,192,500, document #2017159804.

MJ Canyon LLC to Charles Mac Spellmann Jr. and Melissa MahaffeySpellmann, 8220 Hwy. 71 W. #100, Austin 78735, 10.731/25.074 acres Edward Gritten League Survey, $1,116,000, document #2017160938.

David van Heuven to Travis Killian, 1403 Kinney Ave., Austin 78704, 0.138 acres Lot 2 J.W. Templer Subd., $1,080,000, document #2017160808.

IJB Securities LP to Ronald L. and Natalie S. Anderson

Michael Brenna to Eric Dragon, 2602 Del Curto Rd. #E, Austin 78704, 0.096 acres Isaac Decker League #20 Abstract #8, $520,000, document #2017161583.

Thomas Scott Jackson to Daniel Fenter and Lauren Hughes, 7800 Adelaide Dr., Austin 78739, Lot 44 Block A Somerset Estates, $508,800, document #2017159208.

Sitterle Homes Austin LLC to Roland Dean Clampit and Catherine Clampit, 405 Mendocino Ln., Austin 78737, Lot 8 Block C Belterra, $312,473, document #17034787.

Sirva Relocation Credit LLC to Michael and Timberlee Reid, 101 Horseshoe Dr., Dripping Springs 78620, Lot 6 Saddletree Ranch, $395,200, document #17034987.

Kenneth A. Foon and Rebecca Garrett to James Smith, 218 Marina Village Cv., Lakeway 78734, #218 Bldg.

2 Marina Village at Lakeway Condo, $520,000, document #2017159156.

Toll Austin TX II LLC to Shakeel Akhtar and Ayesha Hakim, 2100 Milan Meadows Dr., Leander 78641, Lot 54 Block Q Travisso, $666,819, document #2017158268.

James Michael Allen and Jean Anne Allen to John Scott Baer and Jacqueline M. Baer, 209 Greenridge Ln., Dripping Springs 78620, Lot 28 Meadow Oaks, $422,111, document #17034872.

Campbell and Michelle Key to Bart J. and Dawn M. Brunkenhoefer, 381 Tranquility Mountain, Buda 78610, Lot 3 Block A Hays Country Oaks, $399,000, document #17035299.

Amy Huggins to Casey F. and Stephanie M. Armstrong, 2914 Brittany Point Ln., Austin 78738, Lot 2 Block B Lake Pointe, $520,000, document #2017157975.

Tahir Mian and Laura Dubbel to Scott McHenry and Elizabeth Reyes, 16229 Zagros Way, Austin 78738, Lot 163 Block C Falconhead West, $512,100, document #2017157678.

Richard W. and Mary L. Taylor to Kelley Quain Troia, 111 Galloway Ln., Austin 78737, Lot 6 Block P Belterra, $424,100, document #17035680.

Ray and Laurie Logan to Barbara Curd, 144 Vista Sierra Ln., Driftwood 78619, Lot 15 Running Rope Estates, $408,000, document #17034796.

The Brohn Group LLC to Ralph Coleman Jr. and Karen Natasha Coleman, 6818 Halesboro Dr., Austin 78736, Lot 31 Block B Enclave at Covered Bridge, $528,364, document #2017158454.

Texas InTownHomes LLC to John O’Connor, 1017 Juniper St., Austin 78702, Lot 10B Block 1 East 11th Street Subd., $674,910, document #2017160407.

Anna and Thomas Samuel to Joseph Pageler/Nicole Pageler/Thomas Bryan Pageler, 600 Pond View Pass, Buda 78610; 2661 Garlic Creek Dr., Buda 78610, Lot 13 Block I Garlic Creek West, $313,499, document #17034830.

Taylor Morrison of Texas Inc. to Jonathan William Spies and Rachel McElroy-Spies, 303 Mary Elise Way, Austin 78737, Lot 31 Block F Reunion Ranch, $416,582, document #17035236.

10000 Inshore, Austin 78730, Lot 20 Block A River Place, $536,000, document #2017159602.

The Reserve at Lake Travis LLC to Mark A. and Iris V. LaBouchardiere, 17511 W. Bremonds Bend Ct., Cypress 77433, #7 Cliffside Condo, $627,768, document #2017160514.

Stewart and Marion Amdur Co-Trustees to Aaron J. Shagrin, 6603 Ladera Norte, Austin 78731, Lot 12 Block F North Cat Mountain, $624,800, document #2017160068.

Keith Lang aka Keith Daniel Lang and Lucille Kathleen Lang to Seth M. and Andrea M. Holloway, 2011 Brentwood St., Austin 78757, Lot 22 Brentwood Terrace, $482,334, document #2017159347.

William H. Guthrie to John Warren Edwards and Emily Louise Mackie, 8506 Daleview Dr., Austin 78757, Lot 42 Block E Allandale Estates, $480,000, document #2017160445.

Walsh 360 LP to David Graham Page and Miwa Gardner, 2401 Sutherland St., Austin 78746, #13A-1 Walsh 360 Townhomes Condo, $479,200, document #2017158825.

Mike R. and Vanessa Bierma to Brian E. and Debra L. Kleven, 4400 Sharpshinned Hawk Cv., Austin 78738, Lot 28 Block J Spillman Ranch, $468,000, document #2017158091.

3100 Manchaca Ltd. to Sean R. and Eliana N. Brant, 3100 Manchaca Rd. #21, Austin 78704, #21 Bldg. 7 The LAAN Condo, $461,613, document #2017161578.

Homes by Avi (Texas) LP to Giovanni Gallegos and Alexander Tablot, 4013 Berkman Dr., Austin 78723, Lot 1 Block 84 Mueller, $592,000, document #2017158318.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Casey Alexander Quinn and Carson Lindsey Krislov-Quinn, 4203 Berkman Dr., Austin 78723, Lot 13 Block 78 Mueller, $459,768, document #2017159357.

Lacy Enfield Duplex LLC to Robert J. and Darlene R. Cross, 1311 Exposition Blvd. #10, Austin 78703, Lots 10/11 Block 1 Tobin and Johnson’s, $574,685, document #2017157793.

Craig Alexander Burgess Co-Trustee to Pierce Paschal Stacy IV and Emilie Antoinette Tan, 1802 Kinney Ave., Austin 78704, Lots 1/2 Block B West End, $440,000, document #2017161259.

Phong V. Do and Dianne M. Beever to Duane and Vilma Janke, 12805 Wooded Lake Ct., Austin 78732, Lot 125 Block A Steiner Ranch, $548,525, document #2017159115.

Gene T. Chiles Trustee to Brian T. Penny, 4317 Verano Dr., Austin 78746, Lot 3 Block E Aqua Verde, $435,000, document #2017161487.

Hayes Builders LLC to Tahir and Laura Mian, 1703 Garner Ave., Austin 78704, Lot 9 Block F Barton Heights, $545,000, document #2017157788.

Anthony J. and Laura M. Logan to Michael D. and Donna R. Henderson,

Cheree Hamblen-Hayes to Don B. Crowell, 1111 W. 12th St. #111, Austin 78703, #111 Bldg. A Condominium De Saligny Condo, $425,000, document #2017160708.

Lee Wagner and Robin Bridgewater to David K. Smith, 2000 Oxford Ave., Austin 78704, Lots 1/2 Block E Oak Hill, $424,100,

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LEADS document #2017157971.

CCG Development LLC to Scott Lewis Moffitt and Cindy Wessely-Moffitt, 2702 S. 4th St., Austin 78704, Lot 2 Block I Oak Ridge Heights, $424,100, document #2017158018.

Michael Pichinson to Ben and Erin Tholen, 1905 Plumbrook Dr., Austin 78746, Lot 9 Block C The Bluffs of Lost Creek, $424,100, document #2017158218.

The Fersch Trust to Daniel Robert Acton and Ellen Morgan Acton, 700 Santaluz Path, Austin 78732, Lot 45 Block R River Dance, $424,100, document #2017158337.

Cale Nelson and Melissa Marie Beilfuss to Cary Capece, 2301 S. 5th St. #34, Austin 78704, #34 The South 5th Condo, $424,100, document #2017158442.

Taylor Morrison of Texas Inc. to John and Janet McKearnan, 4005 Piana Place, Leander 78641, Lot 241 Block E Travisso, $424,100, document #2017158820.

Terry and Raymond E. Murphy to Christian Prynoski and Shannon Barrett-Prynoski, 11501 Duque Dr., Studio City, Calif.

91604, Lots 11-13 Lick Creek Ranch, $424,100, document #2017158940.

G3B Investments LLC to Jeff and Anne Vise, 2525 High Lonesome, Leander 78641, Lot 2 Block N Grand Mesa at Crystal Falls II, $424,100, document #2017159044.

Sue Scott McKeown individually and Trustee/ Matthew Elder McKeown to William Marceau, 6802 Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin 78757, Lot 2 Block C Allandale Terrace, $424,100, document #2017159323.

SGP Ten Acres Ltd./7776 Management LLC to Sean Phillip Chandler and Michelle Renee Chandler, 12409 Beverly Villas Ct. #11, Austin 78732, #11 Beverly Ridge Condo, $424,100, document #2017159546.

900 Rio Properties LLC to Satrajit Sardar and Janet Teresa Ousley, 2103 E. 20th #A, Austin 78722, #A Condo regime of Lots 7/8 Block 3 C.R. Johnsons Subd., $424,100, document #2017159962.

Milestone Community Builders LLC to Shannon Dolf-Bettelheim and Angelina Guzman, 904 Catalpa St. #A, Austin 78702, #A Catalpa Place Condo, $424,100, document #2017160032.

1307 Luna LLC to Joshua James Knowles and Mary Meghan Womack, 2706 Wilson St. #A, Austin 78704, #A 2706 Wilson Street Condo, $424,100, document #2017160268.

Anthony J. and Bethany L. Parish to Daraius Dubash, 6820 Cypress Pt. N. #1, Austin 78746, #1 Bldg. A Woodslopes of Lost Creek Condo, $424,100, document #2017160362.

Paradisa Homes LLC to William A. Brown, Lot 12 Block B Lanier Terrace, $424,100, document #2017160728.

Karl J. Buckman and Nelda Sue Yaw to Timothy S. Fitzpatrick and Ami L. Larson, 3210 Fairfax Walk, Austin 78705, Lot 9 The Stark Subd., $424,100, document #2017161307.

Jerrold M. and Linda S. Paine to David H. Paine and Rebekah Post, 6507 Laird Dr., Austin 78757, Lot 1 Block D Brentwood Terrace, $424,080, document #2017159807.

William B. and Camille A. Price to David N. Kleyer, 7813 Haggans Ln., Austin 78739, Lot 4 Block C Circle C Golf Club Estates, $424,000, document #2017158501.

Daniel Stephen Orrell and Christine Chen-Orrell to Hector Reynoso and Gabrielda Gonzalez, 2045 Harvest Dance Dr.,

Leander 78641, Lot 30 Block A Fairways at Crystal Falls, $424,000, document #2017159089.

Audrey Rowley to Monte Jr. and Emily James, 6805 Pioneer Place, Austin 78757, Lot 9 Block C Allendale Terrace, $423,000, document #2017159151.

John I. and Sheila M. Ibarra to Stephen Berselli and Sara Urbanek, 5709 Tonkowa Draw Rd., Austin 78738, Lot 8 Block A Sweetwater, $420,000, document #2017158772.

Gehan Homes Ltd. to Julia A. Smith, 15628 Cinca Terra Dr., Austin 78738, Lot 7 Block A Terra Colinas, $417,916, document #2017158737.

Brian and Elizabeth Lubin to Elaine Christine Moser and Kasey Ann Steed, 5216 Crooked Oak Cv., Austin 78749, Lot 14A Block 2 Western Oaks, $416,250, document #2017157771.

PSW Urban Homes LP to Robert Ryan Howard and Elena Howard, 32063 Aldwyche Dr., Austin 78704, Lot 6A Block A Lightsey Two’s, $415,160, document #2017161654.

Robin Maisel nka Robin Maisel-Flynn to Gregory Robert Paules and Angela Zerda Paules, 4143 Harbor Walk Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23518, 0.16 acres Isaac Pearson Survey #621, $412,000, document #2017161115.

Century Land Holdings II LLC dba Century LH II LLC to Kimberly A. Fisher, 306 Borgo Allegri Cv., Austin 78738, Lot 3 Block D Lakeway Highlands, $411,632, document #2017160695.

Joel S. and Charla B. Housson to Bartholomew and Alissa Gillan, 3001 Norco Dr., Austin 78738, Lot 7A-1 Lake Pointe, $411,200, document #2017161158.

Century Land Holdings II LLC dba Century LH II LLC to Kelly Byron Green and Tessa Neuman, Lot 2 Block E Lakeway Highlands, $410,188, document #2017160318.

Trent McCarley to Rad Zafar Balanejad and Golnaz Sadr, 11111 Orsini Place, Austin 78750, Lot 20 Block D Spicewood at Balcones Village, $408,050, document #2017160257.

Sanjay and Abha Vaidya to Sunil Gaddam and Kalyani Puttigampu, 8507 Sweet Cherry Dr., Austin 78750, Lot 11 Block 1 The Bend at the Villages of Spicewood, $408,000, document #2017158620.

Vanwisse to Madeleine B. Connor, 6203 Olympic Overlook, Austin 78746, Lot 14 Block 4 Lost Creek, $395,000, document #2017160495.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Jason Strain, 12500 Snowdrop Dr., Austin 78739, Lot 124 Block A Greyrock Ridge, $392,265, document #2017159514.

Bingbing Yang, 7115 Calpe Dr., Austin 78739, Lot 38 Block A Avana, $370,000, document #2017159330.

John W. and Heather L. Tuley to Karla Thibodeaux, 7419 Sunset Heights Cir. #F7, Austin 78735, #F-7 Aviara Condo, $366,700, document #2017157821.

PSW Urban Homes LP to Darjan and Caitlin Moralic, 4020 Airport Blvd. #5, Austin 78722, #5 Parkside Condo, $391,500, document #2017157652.

Buffington Texas Classic Homes LLC to Sabino Renteria and Cavenia Frederick, 9408 Alex Ln., Austin 78748, Lot 20 Block C The Reserve at Southpark Meadows, $366,087, document #2017159624.

West Gate Series 2016 LLC to Paul Chen, 417 21st St., Huntington Beach, Calif.

92648, Lot 5 Block C West Gate Square, $390,000, document #2017159710.

Panagiotis Petropoulos to Lily Mercedes Cabrera, 15204 N. Flamingo Dr., Austin 78734, Lot 128 Cardinal Hills, $366,000, document #2017158286.

Century Land Holdings II LLC dba Century LH II LLC to Steven Bruce Cannaday and Anita L. Dickens, 3524 Great Knot Pass, Pflugerville 78660, Lot 1 Block A Lakeside at Blackhawk III, $386,966, document #2017158899.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to Caleb Michael Cheatham and Jordan Lee Buck, 7914 Wildcat Pass, Austin 78757, Lot 18 Block K Crestview Station, $365,626, document #2017159724.

Cartus Financial Corp. to Lingyum Wang and Yingxu Xie, 13220 Appaloosa Chase Dr., Austin 78732, Lot 195 Block A Steiner Ranch, $384,000, document #2017161023.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Shravan Kumar Muddasani, 5101 Mandevilla Dr., Austin 78739, Lot 15 Block G Greyrock Ridge, $381,035, document #2017159332.

David W. and Barbara J. Mizell to Robert D. and Gwendolyn A. Elford, 11811 Poplar Creek Dr., Houston 77077, Lot 8 Block A Steiner Ranch, $380,800, document #2017157745.

David Boyd Ausley and Diane Evins-Ausley to Eric E. and Laurie B. Lavender, 11 Falling Oaks Trl., The Hills 78738, Lot 776 The Hills of Lakeway, $380,000, document #2017159297.

David and Yuricet B. Chavez to Christopher T. Askew, 22 Lost Meadow Trl., The Hills 78738, Lot 831 The Hills of Lakeway, $377,900, document #2017158813.

Joseph S. Blakistone to Eric R. and Bailey Polkow, 9016 Tiombe Bend, Austin 78749, Lot 11 Block B Village at Western Oaks, $377,550, document #2017158486.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to Kaustubh Page, 5220 Del Dios Way, Bee Cave 78738, Lot 13 Block E Bella Colinas, $377,404, document #2017159105.

William C. Winter Jr. and Judith Herring-Winter to William Swartz and Leonore A. Carlisle, One Sunview Rd., The Hills 78738, Lot 667 The Hills of Lakeway, $365,000, document #2017161422.

T&T Utility Construction Inc. dba Thurman Homes to Blake Atkinson, 1716 Adina St., Austin 78721, Lot 2 Block B Fournoy’s Eastern Hills, $362,400, document #2017159593.

Milestone Community Builders LLC to Matthew M. Spell, 2200 Titania St., Austin 78741, #68 Eastwood at Riverside II Condo, $361,995, document #2017158277.

Brandon Y. Brim and Rebecca Young-Brim to Tyler Vickers and Kelly Grossart, 4506 Cliffstone Cv., Austin 78735, Lot 12 Block F Travis Country, $361,600, document #2017161634.

Johanna J. Eades to David Vogelpohl and Catherine Gil De Lamadrid, 3603 Fleetwood Dr., Austin 78704, Lot 4A Block D Barton Oaks, $360,000, document #2017160864.

Sean Houston and Lindsay Glancz to Jason and Summer Taragos, 9205 Wampton Way, Austin 78749, Lot 38 Block 30 Village at Western Oaks, $359,910, document #2017159833.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to Brandon Clark and Ashley Woodall, 7910 Wildcat Pass, Austin 78757, Lot 16 Block K Crestview Station, $359,100, document #2017158684.

Sriram Rgunathan and Preetha Parthsarathy to Han Xu and Yunhu Zhu, 7321 Tanaqua Ln., Austin 78739, Lot 4 Block J The Hielscher, $408,000, document #2017159392.

Stephen A. and Julieane Gilliland to Jonathan Pecora and Mark D. Gilbert, 2002 E. 13th St. #B, Austin 78702, #B 2002 E. 13th Street Condo, $373,500, document #2017159175.

Daron and Tina Swafford to Craig Michoski and Hina Azam, 7106 Darcus Cv., Austin 78759, Lot 28 Block A Balcones Oaks, $408,000, document #2017160421.

Autumn Wood Builders LLC to Brian E. and Natasha P. Thompson, 10304 Autumn Wood Dr., Austin 78748, Lot 3 Autumn Wood, $373,400, document #2017161593.

Providence Partners LLC to Warren R. Kuhn, 7606 Providence Ave. #A, Austin 78752, #A 7606 Providence Site Condo, $357,525, document #2017159096.

Richard Alan Davis and Heather Davis to Evin Callahan and Adrienne Pflug, 4011 Gaines Ct., Austin 78735, Lot 30 Block A The Courtyard at Gaines Ranch, $406,400, document #2017160799.

Sean P. and Michelle R. Chandler to Samuel S. Hough and Mallory R. Schlossbert, 12513 Belcara Place, Austin 78732, Lot 35 Block A River Dance, $372,000, document #2017157731.

Milestone Community Builders LLC to Corneilus T. Rivers and Alexander Gray, 7403 Kulmala Ln., Austin 78741, #65 Eastwood at Riverside II Condo, $356,789, document #2017158394.

Taylor Morrison at Crystal Falls LLC to Anne H. White, 2801 Mossy Springs Dr., Leander 78641, Lot 37 Block Q The Bluffs at Crystal Falls, $400,000, document #2017161076.

KB Home Lone Star Inc. to Danny A. Nguyen and Kim Phuong Nguyen, 7432 Janes Ranch Rd., Austin 78744, Lot 22 Block D Springfield, $371,637, document #2017160074.

Laurence J. and Jacqueline N. Elliott to Dr. William H. Cromack and Masako T. Cromack, 26 Prestonwood Cir., Lakeway 78734, Lot 26 Boulevard at Lakeway, $399,000, document #2017158748.

The Beerman Design Group LLC to Logan Michael Robinson and Tanya Grace Melamed, 2933 E. 13th St., Austin 78702, 0.13 acres Outlot 29 Division B City of Austin, $371,450, document #2017157742.

The Brohn Group LLC to Jitendran M. and Samantha C. Jayakumar, 8705 Moccasin Path, Austin 78736, Lot 11 Block A Enclave at Covered Bridge, $395,210, document #2017157908.

Polis Properties LLC to Max David Heath and Kelsey Hoffmann, 1128 Gunter St. #A, Austin 78702, #A Govalle Arbors 1 Condo, $371,250, document #2017159570.

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CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Peiran Xu and

Milestone Community Builders LLC to Jose Juarez, 7305 Oberon St., Austin 78741, #20 Eastwood at Riverside II Condo, $358,378, document #2017158406.

Weekley Homes LLC to Suparna Sinha-Roy, 4621 Berkman Dr., Austin 78723, Lot 27 Block 62 Mueller, $353,870, document #2017160483.

Century Land Holdings II LLC dba Century LH II LLC to Michael Laurence Butterworth and Gina Valerie Butterworth, 19409 Brusk Ln., Pflugerville 78660, Lot 14 Block Z Avalon, $352,212, document #2017158879.

John G. III and Megan Hitchcock to Mehul D. Thakkar and Aparna N. Hariyani, 12501 Memorial Park, Austin 78732, Lot 19 Block B Steiner Ranch Parkside, $349,200, document #2017160415.

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Ellen Morgan Acton to Dave Jernigan and Leander M. Taylor, 2630 Izoro Bend, Cedar Park 78613, Lot 6 Block H Twin Creek Country Club, $348,000, document #2017158007.

Milestone Community Builders LLC to Ismael Garcia III and Marina Leos, 2302 Hermia St., Austin 78741, #31 Eastwood at Riverside II Condo, $344,632, document #2017159002.

John Rife Weber Jr. and Margaret Jean Weber to Stephanie Brhlik, 902 Valley View Dr., Austin 78733, Lot 3 Block DD Aqua Monte, $344,000, document #2017161454.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to Roman and Maria Hernandez, 2604 Santa Laura, Mission 78572, Lot 17 Block K Crestview Station, $343,656, document #2017158378.

Gehan Homes Ltd. to Darrell Sean Gelber and Crystal Gaye Gelber, 21009 Abigail Way, Pflugerville 78660, Lot 3 Block EE Avalon, $342,202, document #2017158000.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to Fernando Jr. and Danielle C. Trevino, 7412 Wildcat Pass, Austin 78757, Lot 19 Block L Crestview Station, $341,448, document #2017161146.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to Daniel A. and Linda E. Paschal, 7420 Wildcat Pass, Austin 78757, Lot 23 Block L Crestview Station, $341,000, document #2017158960.

Jose Osorio and Anna Osorio-Cabral aka Anna Osorio to Cole Wenger, 9721 Sydney Marilyn Ln., Austin 78748, Lot 3 Block B The Reserve at Southpark Meadows, $340,714, document #2017161209.

Continental Homes of Texas LP to Johnny L. Nguyen, 7400 Wildcat Pass, Austin 78757, Lot 11 Block L Crestview Station, $340,333, document #2017158475.

Daniel Braun and Suzanne Marlatt nka Suzanne Braun to Michael Pichinson, 10905 Hidden Caves Way #25, Austin 78726, #25 The Preserve at Four Points Centre Condo, $340,000, document #2017158470.

Bruce A. Hop to Kelvin H. Glover and Colten D. Golden, 2503 Springcreek Dr., Austin 78704, Lot 7 Block C Elmhurst Heights, $340,000, document #2017159025.

Milestone Community Builders LLC to Laurence and Wendy Richardson, 7308 Oberon St., Austin 78741, #75 Eastwood at Riverside II Condo, $337,240, document #2017158375.

Benjamin C. Slade and Elizabeth Spherris to William James Fenske and Sydney Manfra Fenske, 4401 Elmsgrove Dr., Austin 78721, Lot 1 Stone Gate, $335,800, document #2017160957.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Curtis Beaman Mills and Debra Sue AndersonMills, 2505 Weeping Beech Ln., Pflugerville 78660, Lot 2 Block B Falcon Pointe, $332,636, document #2017158756.

The Cobalt Co. LLC to Christian T. Johnson and Ann E. Star, 2412 E. Eighth St. #1, Austin 78702, #1 2412 East 8th Street Condo, $332,611, document #2017158283.

Jorge and Magdalena Arzate to Zhenwei Wang and Jing Li, 11213 Brista Way, Austin 78726, Lot 3 Block D Canyon Creek, $332,000, document #2017158790.

G. Geha Memorial Scholarship Fund LLC to Ryan N. and Ann N. Parker, 2503 Colby Cv., Austin 78723, Lot 27 University Hills West, $330,000, document #2017157632.

Jason and Lauren Luebker to Jin Hwan Kim and Heesoon Park, 3126 Fiorellino Place, Cedar Park 78613, Lot 9 Block H Bella Vista, $328,500, document #2017160134.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to John Kurt Stephen and Victoria Stephen, 8805 Jodie Ln., Austin 78748, #23 West Oak Condo, $323,688, document #2017159490.

Habitat Haus LLC to Russell Edmund Lindgran III, 3505 Susquehama Ln., Austin 78723, Lot 28 Block 18 Riverbend at University Hills, $323,010, document #2017157752.

Verano Homes LC to Corbin Robert Fields and Windsar Fields, 14814 Oklahoma St., Austin 78734, Lot 3 Block 10 Mountain View, $320,512, document #2017159555.

Chia Wen Lin and Jennifer Monk aka Jennifer Monk-Lin to Tracy A. O’Meara, 8400 Bowling Green #B, Austin 78757, #B Bowling Green Condo, $320,000, document #2017158412.

Emerie Custom Homes Inc. to Ian Davis, 2901 Norton Ave., Lago Vista 78645, Lot 32076 Highland Lake Estates, $316,825, document #2017160776.

M/I Homes of Austin LLC to Patrick A. and Nancyjo J. Knight, 8824 Cattle Baron Path, Austin 78747, Lot 25 Block M Goodnight Ranch, $315,307, document #2017160460.

KB Home Lone Star Inc. to Adam and Kayla Kelly, 1525 Gautami Dr., Austin 78753, Lot 8 Block G Retreat at Techridge, $312,080, document #2017160048.

Grand Haven Homes LP to Evan M. and Margaret K. Luke, 14928 Via Del Corso Dr., Bee Cave 78738, Lot 16 Block F Terra Colinas, $312,017, document #2017158250.

Alex Marano to Skyler A. Nelson, 4908 Manchaca Rd., Austin 78745, Lot 3 Miles Terrace, $310,400, document #2017161300.

Susanne Jean Fawcett to Garrett J. Evenson and Roberto Munoz, 5508 English Ave., Austin 78724, Lot 3 Block 9 Riverbend at University Hills, $309,850, document #2017158365.

Darin Ginther aka Darin Christopher Ginther to Christian S. Ross and Jessica Dawn Ross, 17501 Whippoorwill Trl., Lago Vista 78645, Lots 62/63 Lodge Acres Annex, $308,000, document #2017159827.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Jean Da-Silva Pinner, 1715 Arcilla St., Austin 78741, Lot 7 Block 5 Park Place at Riverside, $307,876, document #2017158697.

RG Onion Creek LLC to Jesse DeLeon, 11020 Zoeller Dr., Austin 78747, Lot 19 Block F Legends Way, $306,697, document #2017159530.

Milestone Community Builders LLC to Jonathan Blake Bentley and Kelsey Bentley, 918 Totis Rd., Austin 78748, #147 Searight Village Condo, $306,318, document #2017160324.

4811 CCL LLC to Brandon Y. Brim and Rebecca YoungBrim, 4811 Calhoun Canyon Loop, Austin 78735, Lot 14 Block G Village Park 7 at Travis Country, $305,700, document #2017161508.

Two Pura Vida Designs LLC to Elaine Zuniga, 7611 Providence Ave. #B, Austin 78752, #B 7611 Providence Condo, $305,550, document #2017159658.

Claire D. East to Syed Atif Ahmad, 3004 Gilbert St., Austin 78703, Lot 11-A Crestview, $304,000, document #2017160390.

Garcia, 7816 Springfield Dr., Austin 78744, Lot 13 Block A Springfield, $301,876, document #2017160522.

Joel Scott Chalkley and Margaret Berg-Chalkley to Sharon Fox and Mary K. Martinez, 217 Palo Verde Terr., Santa Cruz, Calif.

95060, Lot 7 Block C Bauerle Ranch, $301,500, document #2017157654.

RG Onion Creek LLC to Genaro Mota III and Jennifer Diane Limas-Mota, 10920 Zoeller Dr., Austin 78747, Lot 11 Block F Legends Way, $301,490, document #2017160988.

Frank Brooks to Brandon G. Brooks, 12420 Turtleback Ln., Austin 78727, Lot 2A Block E Milwood, $300,457, document #2017161362.

Sherry Rivard to Viboun Thepsoumane, 717 Cooper Ln., Austin 78745, Lot 5 Block D Maple Run, $300,200, document #2017161406.

Grand Haven Homes LP to Satya Marepalli and Satya Deepike Chintapenta, 14921 Via Del Corso Dr., Bee Cave 78738, Lot 12 Block G Terra Colinas, $300,000, document #2017158767.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY Jimmy Byrd to Charles J. Glace Jr., 101 Dovetail Ln., Georgetown 78628, Lot 39 Block D Cimarron Hills PUD, $860,000, document #2017093797.

Gregory N. and Joan K. Darnell to Mervyn M. Ripley Jr., 2500 CR 100, Georgetown 78626, 10.5058 acres John McQueen Survey Abstract #426, $550,000, document #2017094628.

Drees Custom Homes LP to Truly and Nathan Hall, 1506 Parke Field Pass, Cedar Park 78613, Lot 9 Block D West Parke, $498,100, document #2017095077.

Toll Dallas TX LLC to Syed Ali and Sehra Akbar, 2905 Browntop Ct., Leander 78641, Lot 14 Block D Sarita Valley, $475,911, document #2017094448.

M/I Homes of Austin LLC to Dale and Amy L. Taylor, 3505 Hernando Ct., Round Rock 78665, Lot 35 Block HHH Paloma Lake, $474,086, document #2017095068.

Cockrum Custom Homes Ltd. to Gaylon M. and Roberta A. Dacus, P.O. Box 1601, Liberty Hill 78642, Lot 14A Block A Hidden Creek Estates, $467,000, document #2017094227.

Steve Edkart to Ann Coyle, 2011 Talking Stick, Leander 78641, Lot 21 Block B Leander Heights, $425,000, document #2017094826.

Sarbjit Singh and Rita Radwel to Adam R. and Stephanie C. Hallberg, 13724 Camp Comfort Ln., Austin 78717, Lot 20 Block 10 Avery Station, $424,100, document #2017093337.

Jeffrey D. Corrigan and/ or Molly A. Corrigan to Richard N. and Barbara J. Blount, 2510 Springwood Ln., Georgetown 78628, Lot 6 Block B Falls of San Gabriel, $424,100, document #2017094037.

Pulte Homes of Texas LP to Rajesh S. and Anamika Sharma, 10115 Ida Grove Ln., Austin 78717, Lot 25 Block A Heritage Oaks at Pearson Ranch West, $424,100, document #2017094161.

Blue Wizard Homes LLC to Jonathan Aljets and Myan Duong, 5805 Whitebrook Dr., Austin 78724, Lot 26 Block D Crystalbrook, $303,403, document #2017159135.

Toll Dallas TX LLC to Ravi Kiran Kumar Kappagantula and Venkata Suma Deepika Kambhampaty, 1317 Brome Dr., Leander 78641, Lot 7 Block B Sarita Valley, $424,100, document #2017094897.

Jeannette Melchor to Manuel Angel Abeledo Garcia and Hui Chen Chang, 5100 Scottish Thistle Dr., Austin 78739, Lot 10 Block D Circle C Ranch, $303,200, document #2017159265.

Century Land Holdings II LLC dba Century LH II LLC to Chetana Kiran Patel, 14404 Iveans Way, Austin 78717, Lot 6 Block B Pearson Place, $422,824, document #2017094284.

KB Home Lone Star Inc. to Arnoldo Castillo and Crizelda

Montgomery Madison Custom Homes LLC to Cody

R. and Leslie Schwertner, 500 Oak Point Ct., Liberty Hill 78642, Lot 3 Block 1 Iron Oak, $421,875, document #2017094663.

James C. II and Jamie J. Johnson to Payam Saleh, 1848 Long Bow Dr., Leander 78641, Lot 60 Block A Fairways at Crystal Falls, $420,000, document #2017094689.

Alan R. and Kimberly G. Fon to Neeraj Satija, Lot 26 Block A The Ranch at Brushy Creek, $416,000, document #2017093124.

Sirius Resources Inc. to Anthony Lott, 137 Roberts Cir., Georgetown 78633, Lot 18 Woods of Fountainwood, $414,000, document #2017094019.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to Ramesh and Bhavana Gummadavelli, 4416 Cherry Bark Dr., Leander 78641, Lot 14 Block G Borho, $401,794, document #2017095017.

Eric Nelson and Lindsy Corwin-Nelson to Bill and Mindy Sanders, 1300 Rimstone Dr., Cedar Park 78613, Lot 13 Block J Whitestone Oaks at Anderson Mill Rd., $399,000, document #2017094572.

Kevin W. and Andrea M. Booker to Russell Egan and Andrea Tell, 4113 Arrow Wood Rd., Cedar Park 78613, Lot 7 Block A Ranch at Brushy Creek, $387,500, document #2017094823.

Weekley Homes LLC to Stefanie N. Gonzales, 305 Belford St., Georgetown 78628, Lot 23 Block K Wolf Ranch West, $382,500, document #2017094444.

Pacesetter Homes LLC to Casey W. and Ashlie K. Cobb, 513 Buffalo Trl., Liberty Hill 78642, Lot 116-A Rio Ancho, $374,161, document #2017093258.

Jesse and Lauren Donaldson to Robert and Kelly Berger, 303 Glen Hollow St., Cedar Park 78613, Lot 9 Block S Red Oaks, $369,600, document #2017094369.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. to Abhay and Gangasagar Sabu, 88 Maritime Way, Round Rock 78681, Lot 6 Block D Highland Horizon, $368,544, document #2017093553.

Taylor Morrison of Texas Inc. to David Alan Gottner and Crystal Gail Gottner, 2709 Sorano Ave., Round Rock 78665, Lot 48 Block K Vizcaya, $367,021, document #2017095025.

Gehan Homes Ltd. to Sharon Kuriakose and Sheela Rodrigues, 3800 Empire Cv., Leander 78641, Lot 9 Block G Pecan Creek, $361,600, document #2017094624.

Ashby Signature Homes LLC to Mario A. Herrera and Nichole M. Hovde, 1520 CR 245, Georgetown 78633, Lot 7 Jennings Branch, $359,928, document #2017094682.

Clifton Bell aka Clifton R. Bell and Carron A. Bell to Narasimha R. Gunda and Ratna Sireesha Singamsetty, 5503 Sendero Springs Dr., Round Rock 78681, Lot 14 Block H Sendero Springs, $359,100, document #2017094324.

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC to Preethi Surendrababu and Manikanta Mandtha Maharaju Nagam, 4504 Tanglewood Estates Dr., Leander 78641, Lot 63 Block I Borho, $358,632, document #2017094762.

Highland Homes-Austin LLC to Michael T. Edwards, 3312 Magellan Ct., Round Rock 78665, Lot 32 Block MM Paloma Lake, $357,698, document #2017094182.

Solid Ground Investment Ltd. to Daniel W. and Jennifer A. Zuba, 1220 Elm Forest Dr., Cedar Park 78613, Lot 27 Block J Buttercup Creek, $350,000, document #2017093736.

CalAtlantic Homes of Texas Inc. fka Standard Pacific of Texas Inc. to Terry O. III and Tiowa P. Collier, 4104 Bison

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LEADS Bend, Cedar Park 78613, Lot 3 Block N Ranch at Brushy Creek, $350,000, document #2017094199.

MHI Partnership Ltd. to Luke and Nina Seddelmeyer, 1621 Pinot Noir St., Leander 78641, Lot 13 Block M Carneros Ranch, $348,811, document #2017094316.

Howard and Marcie Ramm to Stephanie Elizabeth Derusseau and Christopher Ross Derusseau, 1725 CR 228, Florence 76527, 11.90 acres Charles Meyers Survey Abstract #431, $347,985, document #2017093781.

Gehan Homes Ltd. to Shaun Thomas Ohl and Sarah Marie Finley, 929 McKavitt Dr., Leander 78641, Lot 9 Block A Leander Crossing, $346,745, document #2017093234.

Lennar Homes of Texas Sales and Marketing Ltd. to Usman Azam, 4128 Geary St., Round Rock 78681, Lot 41 Block F Highlands at Mayfield Ranch, $344,755, document #2017094704.

Ravisha Neelakanthappa and Vinutha Rasavaraja to Huaxin Xue and Jiemin Jiang, 10113 Ivalenes Hope Dr., Austin 78717, Lot 23 Block G Pearson Place, $344,000, document #2017093460.

KB Home Lone Star Inc. to Gilson Fagundes and Vanessa Goldoni, 500 Kolbo Dr., Round Rock 78665, Lot 10 Block E Freeman Park, $338,929, document #2017093369.

The Brohn Group LLC to Madhusudhanareddy Chilipi, 3212 Prentiss Ln., Leander 78641, Lot 13 Block A Catalina Ranch, $332,101, document #2017094150.

Cartus Financial Corp. to Phong Su/Phuong Su/ Kim Nguyen, 2729 Diego Dr., Round Rock 78665, Lot 29 Block L Paloma

Lake, $328,500, document #2017093385.

Pacesetter Homes LLC to Derek J. Garcia and Juliana Munguia Garcia, 140 Kirkhill St., Hutto 78634, Lot 11 Block F Star Ranch, $324,189, document #2017093486.

Hagan Jade Dial and Amy Lynne Dial to Jason and Angela Willis, 229 Dawn Dr., Liberty Hill 78642, Lot 39 Block E Ancient Oaks, $319,920, document #2017093286.

Pulte Homes of Texas LP to Aaron Ngbor and Gloria Ogboaloh, 10406 Turnbull Loop, Austin 78717, #32 Oaks at Lakeline Station Condominiums, $319,086, document #2017094168.

Kendall Haulotte and Marie Antoinette Haulotte to Ruben Velez and Julie Williams, 1023 Forest Bluff Trl., Round Rock 78665, Lot 7 Block A Forest Bluff, $317,300, document #2017093421.

Biao Chen to Jason D. Forgette and Emily GuruleForgette, 3400 Luminoso Ln. W., Round Rock 78681, Lot 30 Block B Sendero Springs, $309,294, document #2017093659.

Gehan Homes Ltd. to Patricia Pevoto/Michael Pevoto/Kit S. Pevoto, 813 Bliss Ln., Leander 78641, Lot 1 Block C Leander Crossing, $303,992, document #2017094406.

Dannielle Cantrell fka Dannielle Gurman to Caroline R. Henry, 1508 Fall Creek Dr., Cedar Park 78613, Lot 5 Block B Buttercup Creek, $300,000, document #2017093113.

Reeves R. Stuth aka Reeves Rogers Stuth to Tanner Sloan and Taurie Randermann, 2801 Live Oak, Round Rock 78681, Lot 1 Block 14 Brushy Creek

North, $300,000, document #2017093501.

RR Building Permits Commercial CITY OF AUSTIN Bella Vista Homes, commercial building at 1614 Ferguson Ln., (service garage with two floors of office space), $1,200,000.

Chasco Constructors, commercial building at 9910 Stonelake Blvd., (car wash), $360,000.

Structura Inc., commercial building at 201 Brazos St., (restaurant/deck and uncovered patio), $736,000.

Structural Preservation Systems, commercial alteration at 200 Congress Ave., (slab edge repairs), $7,669,009.

CITY OF SAN MARCOS Beacon Construction, commercial construction at 201 Kissing Tree Ln., Kissing Tree/Paso Robles (Phase II-site/amenity center), $2,000,000.

Mitchell Construction Co., commercial demolition at 1509 N. I-H 35, (demo of former pancake house restaurant), $75,000.

RR Building Permits Residential CITY OF AUSTIN Ashton Austin Residential LLC, single-family residence at 13120 Kearns Dr., $210,448.

Austin Houses 2 Homes LLC, single-family residence

addition at 2606 Oaklawn Ave., (secondary apartment), $120,000.

Austin Houses 2 Homes LLC, single-family residence at 2606 Oaklawn Ave., $165,000.

B-Jet Construction Co. Inc., multi-family residence at 1227 Hillside Ave. Bldg. B, (condominium), $150,000.

Beecave Builders, singlefamily residence addition/ alteration at 2314 Santa Rita St., $200,000.

Buildworks LLC, singlefamily residence addition/ alteration at 2303 Townes Ln., $150,000.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 5100 Globe Mallow Dr., $219,975.

CalAtlantic Homes, single-family residence at 12425 Cardinal Flower Dr., $141,825.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 5105 Globe Mallow Dr., $126,975.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 5113 Globe Mallow Dr., $141,825.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 12800 Ondara Dr., $219,975.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 5201 Globe Mallow Dr., $147,900.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 7005 Vicenza Dr., $234,300.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 12821 Veronese Dr., $281,325.

CalAtlantic Homes, multi-family residence at 4301 Berkman Dr. #1, (condominium), $138,600.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 13001 Malletto Dr., $241,800.

CalAtlantic Homes, multi-family residence at 4301 Berkman Dr. #3,

(condominium), $102,750.

$100,000.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 6901 Agrigento Dr., $234,525.

GreenTex Builders LLC, single-family residence at 3210 Hancock Dr., $300,000.

CalAtlantic Homes, multi-family residence at 4301 Berkman Dr. #5, (condominium), $138,450.

Homes by Avi (Texas) LP, single-family residence at 7100 Lombard Ln., $185,000.

CalAtlantic Homes, singlefamily residence at 6902 Idea Rd., $149,775.

Capstone Custom Homes Inc., single-family residence at 1805 Garden St., $175,000.

Capstone Custom Homes Inc., single-family residence addition at 1805 Garden St., (secondary dwelling unit), $125,000.

Carty Custom Builders LLC, single-family residence at 12205 Pratolina Dr., $445,000.

CCML LLC, single-family residence addition/alteration at 5711 Fairlane Dr., $100,000.

Cuatro Construction LLC, single-family residence at 1809 Cedar Ridge Dr., $538,000.

Homes by Avi (Texas) LP, single-family residence at 7313 Coit Rd., $178,000.

Homes by Avi (Texas) LP, single-family residence at 7912 Beacon Knob Way, $205,000.

KB Home, single-family residence at 1729 Arial Dr., $142,125.

KB Home, single-family residence at 12301 Calibri Ln., $142,125.

KB Home, single-family residence at 12309 Calibri Ln., $192,075.

KB Home, single-family residence at 12317 Calibri Ln., $180,225.

KB Home, single-family residence at 12417 Calibri Ln., $180,900.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 5809 Southerner Way, $101,940.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 15701 Samuel Trl., $600,990.

Mark E. Moulckers, multi-family residence at 8600 Cross Park Dr. Bldg. 1, (condominium), $625,360.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 15705 Samuel Trl., $568,990.

Mark E. Moulckers, multi-family residence at 8600 Cross Park Dr. Bldg. 3, (condominium), $625,360.

Moontower LLC, singlefamily residence addition/ alteration at 3401 Robinson Ave., $125,000.

Moore-Tate Projects and Design LLC, multi-family residence at 4314 Jinx Ave., (duplex), $248,000.

NWS Construction LLC, single-family residence at 1706 Overhill Dr., $200,000.

Panton Architects, multifamily residence at 2900 Gonzales St., (duplex), $340,000.

Paradisa Homes LLC, multifamily residence at 4601 Alf Ave., (duplex), $180,000.

KB Home, single-family residence at 12425 Calibri Ln., $217,350.

Paradisa Homes LLC, multi-family residence at 1102 Saucedo St., (duplex), $180,000.

Laura Roeder, single-family residence at 2009 Riverview St., $500,000.

Paradisa Homes LLC, singlefamily residence at 1810 Ashby Ave., $180,000.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 5700 Eden Dr., $149,280.

Paradisa Homes LLC, singlefamily residence at 1521 Piedmont Ave., $180,000.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 5721 Kennedy St., $134,580.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 7001 Longford Trl., $253,990.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 5725 Kennedy St., $141,780.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 10412 Lavon Bend, $600,990.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 5805 Southerner Way, $172,260.

George W. Rodenbusch, single-family residence at 1903 W. 30th St., $150,000.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 10500 Lavon Bend, $598,990.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 5813 Southerner Way, $149,040.

George W. Rodenbusch, single-family residence addition at 1903 W. 30th St., (rear dwelling unit),

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 10508 Lavon Bend, $598,990.

Lennar Homes, single-family residence at 5821 Southerner Way, $156,180.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 10517 Lavon Bend, $598,990.

Dalgleish Construction Co., single-family residence at 3701 Westlake Dr., $19,000,000.

David Weekley Homes, multi-family residence at 13900 Zink Bend, (condominium), $350,000.

David Weekley Homes, multi-family residence at 10204 Jacksboro Trl., (condominium), $450,000.

Frontera Builders, single-family residence at 13105 Meridian Park Blvd., $495,000.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 15709 Samuel Trl., $598,990.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 15801 Samuel Trl., $598,990.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 15815 Axehandle Trl., $555,990.

RSI Communities LLC, singlefamily residence at 11008 Daly Cv., $188,550.

RSI Communities LLC, single-family residence at 11413 River Plantation Dr., $207,525.

RSI Communities LLC, singlefamily residence at 11012 Daly Cv., $258,900.

RSI Communities LLC, singlefamily residence at 11016 Daly Cv., $261,750.

Texas InTown Homes LLC, single-family residence at 6025 Florencia Ln., $205,000.

Texas InTown Homes LLC, single-family residence at 6037 Florencia Ln., $195,000.

Texas InTown Homes LLC, single-family residence at 6125 Florencia Ln., $160,000.

The Brohn Group LLC dba Brohn Homes, multi-family residence at 205 Verrado Path, (condominium), $111,628.

Tye Harvey Enterprises, single-family residence addition at 4508 Lareina Dr., (rear dwelling unit), $100,000.

Upper Construction, singlefamily residence at 2004 E. 8th St., $179,100.

Wald Custom Homes, single-family residence at 13300 Meridian Park Blvd., $800,000.

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LEADS family residence addition/ alteration at 3503 Balcones Dr., $600,000.

KB Home, single-family residence at 909 Crown Anchor Bend, $309,600.

Wes Peoples Homes LLC, multi-family residence at 2509 Hopsack Mills Rd., (condominium), $184,000.

KB Home, single-family residence at 323 Reunion Ln., $285,864.

Wes Peoples Homes LLC, single-family residence at 404 W. Alpine Rd. #1/2, (condominium), $450,000.

Wes Peoples Homes LLC, multi-family residence at 404 W. Alpine Rd. #3/4, (condominium), $320,000.

Zach Savage Homes LLC, single-family residence at 1311 Singleton Ave., $200,000.

CITY OF GEORGETOWN D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 668 Donegal Ln., $214,484.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 653 Donegal Ln., $214,484.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 1024 Gaelic Dr., $250,948.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 660 Donegal Ln., $263,246.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 1029 Gaelic Dr., $166,754.

D.R. Horton Inc., singlefamily residence at 661 Donegal Ln., $192,038.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 104 Lockett Rd., $393,963.

David Weekley Homes, single-family residence at 112 Lockett Rd., $340,706.

Drees Custom Homes, singlefamily residence at 1104 Legacy Crossing, $292,142.

Grand Endeavor Homes, single-family residence at 30012 Oakland Hills Dr., $269,352.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 900 Turtle Creek Cv., $199,864.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 904 Holiday Creek Ln., $196,768.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 307 Holiday Creek Ln., $191,952.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 320 Tradinghouse Creek St., $251,808.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 407 Holiday Creek Ln., $192,812.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 409 Holiday Creek Ln., $200,810.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 419 Holiday Creek Ln., $200,466.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 431 Holiday Creek Ln., $192,812.

Pulte Group, single-family residence at 437 Holiday Creek Ln., $186,448.

CITY OF SAN MARCOS Brookfield Residential, single-family residence at 108 Hopping Peach St., $168,610.

Pacesetter Homes, singlefamily residence at 214 Alford St., $128,895.

Pacesetter Homes, singlefamily residence at 218 Alford St., $104,130.

Pacesetter Homes, singlefamily residence at 222 Alford St., $129,675.

Pacesetter Homes, singlefamily residence at 611 Stampede Rd., $95,615.

RR Assumed Names HAYS COUNTY Dripping Springs Electric, 1450 W. Hwy. 290, Dripping Springs 78620.

John Hardy Roofing & Restoration, P.O. Box 500, San Marcos 78666.

SCS Construction, 485 Nicholas Ln., Driftwood 78619.

J.R. Martinez Construction, 485 Ewald Rd., Kyle 78640.

Kyle Family & Injury Chiropractic, 102 S. Meyer St., Kyle 78640.

Kyle Family and Injury Chiropractic, 102 S. Meyer St., Kyle 78640.

Kim’s Cookie Jar, 409 Broadway St., San Marcos 78666.

Expect a Miracle Prayer Ministry, 897 Oyster Creek, Buda 78610.

Spur, 4300 Cromwell Dr., Kyle 78640.

Kismet Kyle, 1487 Borchert Loop, Lockhart 78644.

Speck of Dust, 206 E. Owl Hollow, San Marcos 78666.

WFM Enterprises, 415 N. Guadalupe, San Marcos 78666.

Jugos y Postres Clariss, 1150 Hwy. 123, San Marcos 78666.

Mano Amiga, 216 Wilson, San Marcos 78666.

NuPlasma, 137 N. Guadalupe St., San Marcos 78666.

Predictive, 216 Wilson, San Marcos 78666.

Spoke Pile, 205 Panorama Dr., Wimberley 78676.

Lean Green Veggie Machine, 222 Windmill Oaks Dr., Wimberley 78676.

Life Dripping Springs, 8901 W. Hwy. 71, Austin 78735.

Bright Bridge, 200 Lexington Dr., Austin 78737.

Juniper & Ivy, 13260 Fieldstone Loop, Austin 78737.

Remax Hill Country, 219 N. Comanche, San Marcos 78666.

DrippingSpringsCabins. com, 620 Butler Ranch Rd., Dripping Springs 78620.

Little Mexico y Cocina, 803 N. Hwy. 81, Kyle 78640.

Murphy Express #8833, 1201 Hwy. 80, San Marcos 78666.

Furniture Brothers, 17020 S. I-H 35, Buda 78610.

Harvey Wallhangerz, 2815 Center Point Rd., San Marcos 78666.

Macario Remodeling Services, 1220 Camino La Costa #47, Austin 78752.

Jivel Tousand Ministries, 421 Sweet Leaf Ln., Pflugerville 78660.

H&R Striping, 1009 Pyegrave Place, Austin 78753.

Lake Oak Dental, 908 W. Whitestone Blvd. #400, Cedar Park 78613.

Garb Against Humanity, 1122 Jackson St. #618, Dallas 75202.

Steve’s Custom Drywall, 4808 Brook Crest Rd., Austin 78744.

Eye for Eye Care & Vision, 1320 W. US Hwy. 290, Elgin 78621.

Hillstone at Centreport, 3500 Maple Ave. #1600, Dallas 75219.

A+ Concrete Sawing, 2306 Patsy Pkwy., Austin 78744.

Patrick Pediatric Therapy Specialists, 422 W. Riverside Dr. #213, Austin 78704.

Dalyla Rivera, 5602 Plantation Forest Dr., Katy 77449.

Frizzell Caregiving Services, 1511 Faro Dr. #99, Austin 78741.

Texas Axe Co., 417 Hernandos Loop, Leander 78641.

Anabella Asphalt Construction, 2880 Donnell Dr. #3704, Round Rock 78664.

Sparky Bolt Electric & Solar, 11313 Hungry Horse Dr., Manor 78653.

Yadira’s Floors, 12724 Seraty Ct., Austin 78753.

Albert Flooring, 12303 Yarmont Way, Austin 78753.

Nova Plumbing, 12829 Chime Dr., Manor 78653.

Agustin Garcia Services, 17125 N. I-H 35, Buda 78610.

Heartland Irrigation, 5306 Suburban Dr., Austin 78745.

West Solutions, 180 Reyna Ln., Buda 78610.

Heartland Sprinklers, 5306 Suburban Dr., Austin 78745.

Purely Solutions, P.O. Box 1496, Wimberley 78676.

AJ’s Painting, 182 Cielo Vista Dr., Del Valle 78617.

Alexander Digital Innovation and Technological Solutions, 3401 Winding River Trl., Round Rock 78681.

OSOG Painting, 2305 Kale Dr., Austin 78725.

DC Transmissions, 3994 Hwy. 290 E., Dripping Springs 78620.

Steely’s Automotive Performance and Restorations, 111 Morningwood Dr., San Marcos 78666.

Brakes N More, 301 Comay St., Austin 78702.

Hays Food Delivery, 191 Violet, Kyle 78640.

Road King Trucking, 137 Bogie Dr., San Marcos 78666.

Limon Transport, 137 Bogie Dr., San Marcos 78666.

TRAVIS COUNTY USA High School Advertising, 5509 Overbrook Dr., Austin 78723.

Interior & Exterior Painting & Remodeling, 7500 Marble Crest Dr., Austin 78747.

JB Painting, 8004 Flaxen Dr., Austin 78747.

Leo Lopez Painting & Repair, 9839 Childress Dr., Austin 78753.

TX Ram Roofing, 14976 Swiss Dr., Del Valle 78617.

Tejas Home and Commercial Services, 177 Cielo Vista Dr., Del Valle 78617.

EJ Construction, 900 Broken Feather Trl. #134, Pflugerville 78660.

Trew Building Co., 2108 Ft. View Rd., Austin 78704.

Austin Residential Solutions, 9801 W. Parmer Ln., Austin 78717.

Texas Home Remodels and Repairs, 7318 Gaines Mill Ln., Austin 78745.

Apex Dental, 2305 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin 78745.

Evergreen Family Practice, 11207 N. Lamar Blvd. #B, Austin 78753.

BHP Pharmacy, 11209 Metric Blvd. #B4, Austin 78758.

Bone Health Associates, 11209 Metric Blvd. #B4, Austin 78758.

Austin Auto Insurance, 617 Radam Ln., Austin 78745.

Mark Strauss Insurance, 617 Radam Ln., Austin 78745.

Munoz Landcaping, P.O. Box 80663, Austin 78708.

A. McBride’s Tree Service, 8412 Kansas River Dr., Austin 78745.

Spark Landscape Design, 6850 Auckland Dr., Austin 78749.

Prime Cuts Tree Service, 10200 Salida Dr., Austin 78749.

Eclipse Glass Co., 2319 Greenfield Pkwy. #103, Austin 78741.

JBirds Metal Graphics and Welding Fabrication, 1267 Alta Vista Rd., Spicewood 78669.

Dreamy Liscious Soaps, 107 Pin Oak Dr., Buda 78610.

Zion Praise and Worship Apostolic Cathedral, 901 New Meister Ln. #911, Pflugerville 78660.

Diamond Deluxe, 11513 Knapple Cv., Manor 78653.

New Outlook, 12112 New Sweden Church Rd., Manor 78653.

The Mogo Co., 1801 Rowe Ln., Pflugerville 78660.

Village Center Dr., Austin 78731.

Kimberley Earnest Kitlowski, 1512 Sirius Cv., Austin 78732.

Lantana Ridge, 6636 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin 78735.

The Hangman, 5313 Serene Hills Dr. #2002, Austin 78738.

Digs, 1712 E. Riverside #12, Austin 78741.

Marinera Peruana Austin, 7202 Broken Arrow, Austin 78743.

Austin El Secreto De La Abuela LLC, 5700 Manchaca Rd. #570, Austin 78745.

Metal Urbain, 201 W. Mockingbird Ln. #4, Austin 78745.

Fixin to Do, 703 Pigeon Forge Rd., Pflugerville 78660.

Westwood Partners, 3267 Bee Cave Rd. #107, Austin 78746.

12th Street Station, 1912 E. 12th St., Austin 78702.

BPI, 609 Castle Ridge Rd. #335, Austin 78746.

Summer Session, 3816 S. Lamar Blvd. #3019, Austin 78704.

REC, 609 Castle Ridge Rd. #335, Austin 78746.

Preferred Quality, 3300 N. I-H 35 #700, Austin 78705.

Melissity, P.O. Box 151916 7310 Manchaca Rd., Austin 78715.

Always Greener, P.O. Box 150335, Austin 78715.

Broads and Boards, 5105 Stone Gate Dr., Austin 78721.

Wastrel’s Intergalctic Enterprises, 1026 Clayton Ln. #4202, Austin 78723.

El Perron, 6403 Johnny Morris Rd. #36, Austin 78724.

AM Then, 14503 Menifee St., Austin 78725.

JR Alaniz, 10814 N. Ranch Rd. 620, Austin 78726.

Simplebulldog Studio, 12012 Technology Blvd. #102, Austin 78729.

JPH Enterprises, 5207 Deerwood Ct., Austin 78730.

My Friends House, 7050

Group Talavera Hidalgo, 1900 Onion Creek Pkwy. #917, Austin 78748.

Vennova, 10101 S. 1st St. #7314, Austin 78748.

God Got My Back, 5309 Spirea Cv., Austin 78749.

Balalaika Unlimited, 12320 Bainbridge Ln., Austin 78750.

Earle’s Folly, 1105 Blue Fox Dr., Austin 78753.

The Vernacular Studio, 9717 Hansford Dr., Austin 78753.

La Cueva Del Lobo, 9601 N. I-H 35, Austin 78753.

L&A Associated, 8000 Centre Park Dr. #220, Austin 78754.

Quiddity Insights PLLC, 5913 Sunshine Dr., Austin 78757.

Leslie C. Linette Enterprises, 11909 Meadowfire Dr., Austin 78758.

The Wingwoman, 2015 Cedar Bend Dr. #909, Austin 78758.

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LEADS Elroy Smokehouse, 924 E. 51st St. Office, Austin 78751.

Allsaints, The Domain 11410 Century Oaks Room K14, Austin 78758.

RC’s BBQ, 507 E. 41st, Austin 78751.

Redwood Royalty, 7400 Skyflower Cv., Austin 78759.

Foreign & Domestic Food & Drink, 306 E. 53rd St., Austin 78751.

S. Bowen Enterprise, 8701 Bluffstone Cv. #5208, Austin 78759.

Be More Pacific Filipino Kitchen & Bar, 7858 Shoal Creek Blvd. #C, Austin 78757.

FSNE LLC, 2020 N. Central Ave. #1200, Phoenix, Ariz.

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Happy Heart Pet Sitting, 2918 Ranch Rd. 620 N. #122, Austin 78734.

Acton Press, 2201 Alexander Ave., Austin 78703.

Sell It Now Texas, 13101 Preston Rd. #110-1005, Dallas 75240.

North Lake Real Estate, 18813 Venture Dr., Leander 78645.

Capital Realtor Services, 11111 Henge Dr., Austin 78739.

M. Dalehite Jewelry, 2216A Manor Rd., Austin 78722.

Warrior Wear, 10320 Boulder Ln. #1424, Austin 78726.

Korock’s Kitchen, 12700 Randlett Ct., Austin 78732.

Path to Ananda Botanicals, 2202A Chaswych Dr., Austin 78745.

Austin Auto Traders, 617 Radam Ln., Austin 78745.

Treaty Oak Fine Goods, P.O. Box 49996, Austin 78765.

Just for You Auto, 701 Provines Dr. #C, Austin 78753.

BSI Healthcare Audit Services LLC dba SpendMend, 946 52nd St. SE, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49508.

Buster’s Smoked Pecans, 5210 Joe Sayers Ave. #B, Austin 78756.

Go Vegan Revolution, 3120 Wheeler St., Austin 78705.

E-ZY Container, 10401 Signal Hill View, Austin 78737.

UTickets, 11794 Jollyville Rd., Austin 78759.

Greenbriar Apartments, 7200 Roaring Springs Dr., Austin 78736.

Manor Fast Food, 10400 US 290 E., Manor 78653.

Austin City Customs, 10800 Decker Ln., Austin 78724.

Austin Auto, 617 Radam Ln., Austin 78745.

Poppalicious Popcorn, 1912 E. 12th St., Austin 78702.

BCM National Holdings, 9171 Towne Centre Dr. #335, San Diego, Calif. 92122.

Nova Hair Collective, 2124 E. 6th #108, Austin 78702.

Omni Jewelry, 1612 Anise Dr., Austin 78741.

Central Texas Housing Specialists, 11201 Sisquoc Formation View, Austin 78754.

Susan’s Deli, 12015 Park I-H 35 Cir. #202, Austin 78753.

Food Cart Leasing A Series Rex Holdings Series LLC, 5500 Westminster Rd., Austin 78723.

A&R Use Tires LLC, 20125 Keilman Ln., Pflugerville 78660.

Best Stuff Seller, 1200 Shannon Oaks Trl., Austin 78746.

Capital Home Supply, 902 Aurora Cir., Austin 78757.

Blackened Dragon A Series of Rex Holdings Series LLC, 5500 Westminster Rd., Austin 78723.

Dora’s Dr., Pflugerville 78660.

Julian Gonzales Floorcovering, 1540 Hwy. 95 N., Bastrop 78602.

Moontower Lighting, 9811 Bee Caves Rd., Austin 78733.

Bucks Quality K9, 1023 Private Rd. 4304, Dime Box 77853.

Bricota Crafts, 111 Pecan Dr., Buda 78610.

Studio C Botanicals, P.O. Box 1708, Manchaca 78652.

LexiLou’s Treasures, 820 Whitehall Dr., Pflugerville 78660.

Lovable Bath Treats, 1028

Airborne Solutions, 211 E. 7th St. #620, Austin 78701.

Live Better, 811 E. 11th St. #252, Austin 78702.

Eric’s European Motorwerks Domain, 9234 Burnett Rd., Austin 78758.

Mary Lee Foundation Southpointe I, 1339 Lamar Square Dr., Austin 78704.

AT&T Intellectual Property, 675 West Peachtree St. NW #4000, Atlanta, Ga. 30308.

Capital Austin TX, 8801 N. FM 620 #932 PHS #1, Austin 78726.

Los Robles Development Co., 16518 Teak Dr., Missouri City 77489.

A-Town Wash Down, 13117 Mill Stone Dr., Austin 78729.

Loveable Pitbull Business Assistance, P.O. Box 1851, Round Rock 78681.

Optimus Techservices, 12600 Hill Country Blvd. #275, Austin 78738.

Ascendant Capital, 13412 Galleria Cir. Bldg. H #100, Austin 78738.

A+ Bail Bonds, 1023 Private Rd. 4304, Dime Box 77853.

Austin Event Angels, 2008 Colina Cv., Cedar Park 78613.

Austin Wedding Angels, 2008 Colina Cv., Cedar Park 78613.

Your Personal Labor Force, 5500 Manowar Stretch Dr., Del Valle 78617.

Power Couple Prince & Family Detail Services, 620 Morning Dove Ln., Leander 78641.

Profit Brew, 11500 Viridian Way, Austin 78739.

Austin Auto Finance, 617 Radam Ln., Austin 78745.

PG Credit, 925 S. Capital of Texas Hwy. #B100, Austin 78746.

Legacy Restoration Services, 205 Wild Basin Rd. S. Bldg. 1, Austin 78746.

Ritual Events, 937 Reinli #14, Austin 78751.

Provecho Food Service Solutions, 5004 Edenbourgh Ln., Austin 78754.

Pappasfit, 2015 Cedar Bend Dr., Austin 78758.

Tub Coat Refinishing and Painting, 9300 S. I-H 35 #500A308, Austin 78758.

Requisite Recruiting, 417 Hernandos Loop, Leander 78641.

S&J Mechanic and Body Shop, 327 Iron Horse, Hutto 78634.

Captured 4U, 1028 Dora’s Dr., Pflugerville 78660.

Capital Parking A.TX, 8801 N. FM 620 #932 PHS #1, Austin 78726.

Eudaimonia Recovery Homes, 601 Old Oaks Ranch Rd., Wimberley 78676.

Onsite Solutions, 211 E. 7th St. #620, Austin 78701.

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Autoglass Absolute, 2102 Warfield Way, Austin 78728.

3AD Bony Auto Body Chop, 13211 Dessau Rd., Austin

Okkem Design, 3714 Manorwood Rd., Austin 78723.

1410 Larkwood, Austin 78723.

Body Image, 1034 Clayton Ln. #911, Austin 78723.

PLAYlive Nation, 11205 Solitary Fawn Trl., Austin 78735.

Sosa’s Boxing Fitness, 2716 Sweeney Ln., Austin 78723.

Violet Crown Photo Booth Rentals, 8016 Lupe Ln., Leander 78645.

M. Cummings Design, 4308 Ravine Ridge Trl., Austin 78746.

Aesch Media and Marketing Group, 5306 King Henry Dr., Austin 78724.

ThriveWell Business Services, 3710 Leadville Dr., Austin 78749.

SM Service Repair, 3716 Juliana’s Way, Round Rock 78665.

Goldilocks Cleaning Services, P.O. Box 512, Cedar Creek 78612.

Appretz Media, P.O. Box 42192, Austin 78704.

Austin Cleaning Solutions, 9801 W. Parmer Ln., Austin 78717.

Mr. Sanchez Cleaning Services, 7100 Bluff Springs Rd. #506, Austin 78744.

The Singer’s Studio, 813 Great Sand Dunes, Pflugerville 78660.

Moonglow Ent., 2316 E. 2nd St., Austin 78702.

Gathering Ground Theatre, 2501 Lake Austin Blvd. #A208, Austin 78703.

Excused Absence Comedy,

A Life Aligned Coaching, 9300 S. I-H 35 #A500, Austin 78748.

Topspin Golf, P.O. Box 183, Austin 78767.

Melissa Mabasa Event Marketing, 505 W. 7th St. #106, Austin 78701.

O So Clean, 1800 Plateau Vista Blvd. #21107, Round Rock 78664.

Victoria Brown Massage Therapy, 2525 Wallingwood Dr. Bldg. 7C, Austin 78746.

Top Spin Tennis, P.O. Box 183, Austin 78767.

Stroll Designs, 208 Blue Ridge Trl., Austin 78746.

In the Clouds Cleaning, 5424 Montecito Ln., Del Valle 78617.

Lexy’s Massage, 11901 Misty Brook Dr., Austin 78727.

Sports Kingdom Plus, 9310 N. Lamar Blvd. #A, Austin 78753.

Skin Spa V, 3207 RR 620 S. #B, Austin 78738.

Lily’s Nails Salon, 900 Rutland Dr. #A, Austin 78753.

Foot Heaven, 11712 N. Lamar Blvd. #B, Austin 78753.

Salon Ufizzi, 7113 Burnet Rd. #117, Austin 78757.

New Foot Spa, 12701 Research Blvd. #305, Austin 78759.

Gemini Ink Tattoo Studio, 125 Pine Valley Ct., Paige 78659.

Nature Preschool Center, 6030 W. Hwy. 290, Austin 78735.

Divine YR Fitness, 15036 Valerian Tea Dr., Pflugerville 78660.

Austin Yoga, 2007 Canterbury St., Austin 78702.

TDP Nutrition Therapy, 2520 Longview St. #212, Austin 78705.

Yanky Transport, 8800 N. I-H 35 ##2086, Austin 78753.

Twins Trucking, 3202 Mossrock Dr. #103, Austin 78757.

Healthy Nails, 2525 W. Anderson Ln. #A9, Austin 78757.

Justin Fitness, 4910 Birch Bough Ct., Kingwood 77345.

J. Albizu Trucking, 1915 Wells Branch Pkwy. #120, Austin 78728.

Quality of Life Care, 7504 St. Cecelia, Austin 78757.

Hair Goddess, 401 W. Live Oak St., Austin 78704.

Conscious Artist Productions, 12118 Walnut Park Crossing, Austin 78753.

GG Olympus Truck, 1404 Darjeeling Dr., Pflugerville 78660.

Leah’s Logistic, 5901 Speyside Dr., Austin 78754.

atxphotography, 405 Catumet Dr., Pflugerville 78660.

Voice Talent Productions, 116 Big Sky Cv., Austin 78737.

Black Diamond Limousine Services, 7005 Timarou Terr., Austin 78754.

CareDoula, 7504 St. Cecelia, Austin 78757.

Life’s Balance, 11614 Pearwood Place, Austin 78758.

Contista Productions, 7122 Wood Hollow Dr. ##33, Austin 78731.

Creek Dr. #173, Austin 78744.

R&K’s Moving, 12118 Walnut Park Crossing, Austin 78753.

Wonder Traveler Pedicab, 1105 1/2 Tillery St., Austin 78702.

Attractsee Taxi, 6600 Elm

BE Adventure Partners, 1401 Lavaca St. #112, Austin 78701.

Tahiti Travel Planners, 5416 Castana Bend, Austin 78738.

A to B Destination, 11704 Quartz Cir., Austin 78750.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY Genuine Texas Irresistable Cattle, 1000 CR 466, Elgin 78621.

Polo and Son’s Concrete Construction, 106 Heather Cv., Hutto 78634.

Upstream Investment Partners, 3613 Williams Dr. #405, Georgetown 78628.

East Tex Portable Buildings, 575 CR 3062, Newton 75986.

Thunderbolt Home Inspection, 21450 Pleasant Forest Bend, Porter 77365.

Rob Trimble Construction, 240 Creedmore Dr., Liberty Hill 78642.

Executive Homes of Austin, 8707 Weiser Dr., Austin 78729.

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LEGAL NOTICE ONION CREEK METRO PARK DISTRICT

Silicon Laboratories Inc.’s office in Austin, TX, seeks: Applications Engineers: Provide engg & tech support for product functionalities & features to support internal & customer dsgn teams. Staff Digital Design Engineers: Dvlp complex mixed-signal ICs for Frequency Control, Clock Generation, Network Synchronization, & other Timing apps. Design Engineers: Perform detailed dsgn of analog circuits, incl. dsgn capture, layout, test, eval., & debugging of prototype ICs & dsgn supp. for mass production. Send resume referencing job title & job location to S. Barndollar @ Silicon Labs @ 400 West Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78701.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF Rules Regarding Erosion Control and Protection of District Utility Systems

eBay Inc. has the following opportunities available at its office in Austin, TX: Production System Analyst (Req.#: 17-2533): Assist w/invoice & pymt processing activities within given SLA’s, ensuring stability & continuity of ops & adherence to all Sarbanes Oxley IT ctrls. Monitor weekly & monthly production wrkflws for the Billing & Pymts sys. & deliver goals & objectives. Req’s: MS(or equiv.)+3 yrs. exp. OR BS(or equiv.)+5 yrs. exp.

Risk Analyst 4 (Req.#: 17-1876): Work w/the Large Seller Risk Mgmt Team to help manage risk of eBay’s large seller portfolio.

Help determine the appropriate risk settings of new biz & corp. accts. Req’s: BS(or equiv.)+4 yrs. exp. Employer is willing to accept a 3 or 4 year bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. Please mail resume w/ ref. (please include the Req.# for the position you are applying) to: ATTN: HR, Cube 7.2.123, eBay Inc. HQ, 2065 Hamilton Ave., San Jose, CA 95125. EOE.

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Onion Creek Metro Park District (the “District”), at a meeting held on October 4, 2017, adopted Rules Regarding Erosion Control and Protection of District Utility Systems (the “Rules”). Violation of any of the rules contained in the Rules will subject the violator to penalties, including a fine of up to $500 per breach and/ or day, and may include payment of any costs or damages resulting from the violation.

A copy of the Rules is on file at the principal office of the District, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 1108 Lavaca Street, Suite 510, Austin, Texas 78701, where it may be read in full.

Ms. Susan Roth Vice President, Board of Directors

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EMPLOYMENT MTS 1, SOFTWARE ENGINEER PayPal Data Services, Inc., a PayPal co., seeks MTS 1, Software Engineer in Austin, TX to design, dvlp, & test features & functions delivered via apps & services. Dvlp efficient, elegant, clean code w/out unnecessary complication or abstraction. Lead code review sessions. Req’s: MS(or equiv.)+3 yrs. exp. OR BS(or equiv.)+5 yrs. exp.

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South Congress is in danger of going the way of NYC’s Bleecker Street Jo’s Coffee shop is one of the many local staples of “SoCo.”

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If you took a walk down New York City’s Bleecker Street in the 1990s, you’d find many eclectic shops, local restaurants and gathering places like what you see currently on Austin’s famed South Congress Avenue. If you take a walk down Bleecker street now, you’ll see deserted sidewalks, boarded up storefronts, and very few of the local businesses that once thrived there.

It should serve as a cautionary tale for South Congress landlords.

In the late 90s and early 2000s, Bleecker Street received notoriety through film, television and print media. It didn’t take long before major brands wanted a piece of the pie. A storefront on Bleecker Street aligned a brand with the cachet associated with Bleecker as a whole, and major brands moved in quickly.

Landlords jumped at the prospect of much higher rents and leases backed by major corporations, and soon the street was dominated by the likes of Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Jimmy Choo and other major brands.

The unforeseen problem with Bleecker’s transformation, both by tenants and landlords, was that once the street had metamorphosed from a neighborhood with a vibrant local culture into a highend shopping mall, the cachet with being located on Bleecker faded. The stores were meant to serve more as billboards than lucrative points of sale in the first place, so when Bleecker stopped being cool and the retail sector was disrupted by online shopping, the major brands fled. Today, storefronts are empty or boarded up, and landlords who once commanded some of the highest rents on the globe are strug-

gling to find tenants.

The same forces that transformed Bleecker from vibrant neighborhood, to shopping mall, to retail graveyard are knocking at the door of South Congress.

The famed Austin strip is the quintessential backdrop for people, especially millennials who favor the city as a travel destination, to document a trip to Austin on social media.

Brands eager to reach this young and upwardly mobile demographic are more than happy to pay high rent to have their brand associated with the South Congress “cool factor” and have their logo show up in visitors’ social media feeds.

Already, there have been announcements of closures of some of the business that have been staples on the strip for years to make way for national brand tenants and developers hoping to attract them. Brick-and-mortar retail is facing major headwinds from online competition, and parking on South Congress is not adequate to serve a customer base that is returning several times a month to shop.

Make no mistake, the big brands opening on South Congress are opening their stores as billboards with which you can interact. I fear our beloved South Congress is at a tipping point. If the business that made the area hip are forced out by large brands, the prestige of a South Congress address will diminish in value, and one could reasonably expect the major brands will make a quick exodus.

What Austin can do about it There are several real issues standing in the way of preserving the strip. The first

is that the properties along South Congress are not held by a single ownership, so there is no comprehensive leasing strategy for the district. It’s currently every person for his Tim or her self.

Grondin The second is that property values are quickly rising, which results in higher taxes that are passed through to the tenant, and unactualized income for the landlord if he or she decides to keep rent low to retain a tenant who adds value to the strip.

Third, the retail sector is struggling against online sales.

There are two steps landlords along the strip could collectively take to preserve the “brand value” of South Congress, while actualizing additional rent and adding stability to their tenancy. First, they would be wise to engage a single entity to represent them on vacant space on the entire strip. This would allow for a comprehensive leasing strategy for procuring tenants who not only serve as a draw to the area individually, but complement the rest of the businesses in the strip. The second step would be to create a single online marketplace for businesses operating in district. The retail stores along South Congress offer goods not easily found at major online retail destinations.

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Due to the unique character of their goods, they are somewhat insulated from online competition, but they could also highly benefit from expanding into the online marketplace. Such an expansion and associated advertising are expensive enough to be cumbersome to most small business operators. However, a collective online marketplace for the district operated by the South Congress landlords would offset these costs and allow for a single online destination for the millions of tourists who visit the area to become repeat customers and for businesses to capture local customers who would otherwise stay away because of the crowds, traffic, or parking.

Imagine if you could visit a single site and order a vintage outfit, margarita mix from Guero’s, candy from Big Top, and ground coffee from Jo’s — and so on.

In exchange for operating this marketplace, landlords could charge percentage rent on online sales from their tenants, which would generate increased rent revenue. Tenants would see an increase in sales, which would help offset rising property taxes.

These two simple solutions would preserve the South Congress brand value with a cohesive leasing plan, and provide economic incentive for landlords and operators to preserve the character of Austin’s iconic thoroughfare.

Tim Grondin is a partner at real estate company ISO Commercial LLC.

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