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Bank OZK now offering banking services in Round Rock

A new location of Bank OZK opened in Round Rock in February.

About the business: The bank offers a variety of financial services like personal and business banking, home loans, credit cards and wealth management.

Opened Feb. 4
2100 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock

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Round Rock officials weigh neighborhood compatibility for Skybox data center

Amid a statewide surge in demand for digital infrastructure, a Skybox data center is proposed for a property near East Old Settlers Boulevard and A.W. Grimes Boulevard in Round Rock.

The property also backs up to the Chandler Creek neighborhood, prompting concerns among some residents. Among the concerns are noise pollution, and energy and water consumption on the property, which is zoned for light industrial use but is under consideration for a zoning change. Some have asked that the land be considered for other uses, such as residential or multifamily.

The big picture: If approved, the Round Rock Skybox data center would be one of at least seven confirmed data centers in various stages of development in Central Texas, including two in Pflugerville and two in Hutto.

Dave Porter, executive director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership, said location along the I-35 technology corridor and proximity to companies such as Dell Technologies and Nvidia are powerful draws for data center developers and chip manufacturers.

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on the business beat

St. David’s HeathCare acquires six Austin Emergency Centers across greater Austin area

St. David's HealthCare acquired ownership of six Austin Emergency Center locations Feb. 1.

Zooming out: The following Austin Emergency Centers across Austin and Pflugerville are now St. David's Emergency Centers:

Anderson Mill: 13435 Hwy. 183 N., Ste. 311, Austin
Arboretum: 10407 Jollyville Road, Austin
Wells Branch: 15100 FM 1825, Pflugerville
East Riverside: 2020 E. Riverside Drive, Austin
South Lamar: 4015 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin
Mueller: 1801 E. 51st St., Bldg. H, Austin

Zooming in: The new St. David’s centers are staffed with nurses trained in emergency care and board-certified physicians who are affiliated with St. David's. Patients requiring specialized services or inpatient admission may be transferred from the emergency centers to St. David's hospitals.

The impact: The Central Texas hospital system is aiming to meet an increased demand for emergency care from more Austin-area patients, David Huffstutler, president and CEO of St. David’s, said in a news release.

“These acquisitions are strategically designed to ease pressure on large medical centers and expand access to high-quality emergency care closer to home for Central Texans," Huffstutler said.

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On The Transportation Beat

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport marks 2025 as third busiest year

A total of about 21.67 million passengers departed and arrived at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 2025, marking the year as the third busiest for the airport.

The details: Passenger traffic marked 2024 as the airport’s second busiest year, following 2023 and 2022’s record-breaking totals.

The busiest airline for the airport was Southwest Airlines, with 8.9 million passengers, similar to 2024. Southwest Airlines officials recently announced plans to expand at ABIA, backed by a $5.5 million economic incentive deal between the airline and the city of Austin.

What else: The airport is currently undergoing a multiyear expansion program designed to upgrade facilities and increase capacity to address the record-breaking passenger traffic in recent years. The expansion program includes several projects, such as a new baggage handling system, facilities and passenger gates, various airfield upgrades, and the construction of new taxiways and a second terminal.

In 2025, officials broke ground on a new parking garage with 7,000 spaces opening in two phases, as well as broke ground on the Atrium Infill project.

Transportation Tuesday

Bridges, paths, highways: 6 Austin metro transportation project updates

Check out six upcoming or ongoing transportation projects across the Austin metro.

Upcoming projects
Crystal Falls Parkway rail bridge
Project: Leander city officials are considering building a railroad bridge over Crystal Falls Parkway at US 183, removing the current ground-level rail crossing and allowing traffic to flow uninterrupted by passing trains.
Update: The city is actively seeking a $40 million grant from TxDOT. The design phase is expected to take around two and a half years, followed by roughly three years of construction.

Timeline: 2029-32
Cost: $103 million
Funding source: TBD

Ongoing projects
I-35 Capital Express Central project
Project: The project will add two nontolled high-occupancy vehicle lanes from Hwy. 290 to Hwy. 71, removing the upper decks and widening the corridor.
Update: The northbound I-35 Riverside Drive exit 233 and Holly Street entrance ramp exit 234A will be permanently closed as crews prepare for the reconstruction of Lady Bird Lake bridge.