Construction on an expansion to the East Williamson County Higher Education Center reached a milestone Feb. 17, when officials celebrated the topping out of the new 70,000-square-foot building.

The gist: The new building will serve as a manufacturing technology center for Texas State Technical College, located in Hutto. The center will house training programs for semiconductor, industrial systems and precision machining technology.

The project costs roughly $47 million. The building is expected to open in spring 2027.

Andy’s Frozen Custard opened its Treat Truck in Hutto.

The gist: The frozen custard chain offers a variety of vanilla and chocolate concretes mixed with different toppings, such as chocolate chips, cookie dough, Oreo, strawberries, espresso and others. Customers will also find sundaes, banana splits, shakes, malts and sodas.

The company also operates locations in Round Rock, Pflugerville, Cedar Park and Austin.

Check out some of the newest restaurant, retail and banking options in the Round Rock area, as well as businesses that have announced future locations in the city.

Now open
Austin Regional Clinic: The new facility serves as a multispecialty clinic and an outpatient surgery center. At 22,000 square feet, it doubles the clinic's footprint within the city.

• Opened Jan. 19
• 3207 Greenlawn Blvd., Round Rock

• Opening March 7
• 2000 Sam Bass Road, Ste. 101, Round Rock

Check out the top six most-read stories from Feb. 16-19.

1. New LCRA reservoir could add 13B gallons to Central Texas water supply

2. Scheels targets an August opening for new Cedar Park location

3. Midway files suit against Hutto officials, seeks $300M in damages

4. San Pedro Limon opens additional location in Georgetown

5. Bastrop OKs $525K land buy for downtown parking

6. Bastrop park closures to begin Feb. 23