A new sweet spot is now open in Round Rock.

What you need to know: The Round Rock franchise of Peach Cobbler Factory held a soft opening May 22. It is located in the Sky Plaza retail center.

About the business: The Peach Cobbler Factory offers a variety of fruit cobblers, puddings, cinnamon rolls, cookies, bottled tea and smoothies, according to the brand's website. It has locations in 25 states, with 13 open in Texas. This will be the first Austin-area franchise.

The Round Rock Chamber held an expanded version of its startup competition in May, with Imagine Devices, a medical device company, taking home the $10,000 prize.

The details: Of the six companies that participated in the “Shark Tank”-like pitching competition, two businesses were geared toward the health care industry.

Several Austin-area restaurant concepts are set to expand into Cedar Park and Leander as part of the planned New Hope-Scottsdale Development along the cities’ border, according to new state filings. The mixed-use project will bring three well-known dining brands to the area, with construction expected to begin this fall and finish by mid-2027.

A closer look: Pinthouse Pizza plans a $7.43 million restaurant and brewery facility featuring a 13,640-square-foot space, covered canopy, outdoor beer garden and full site development. Salt Traders Coastal Cooking is slated for an 8,175-square-foot restaurant shell with a $1.72 million buildout. Day Maker Half Day Cafe is also expected to open a second location in the development, with a $1.21 million, 5,300-square-foot restaurant shell planned.

Of note: All three projects are targeted for completion by June 2027 and will be located at 1605 E. New Hope Drive across multiple buildings within the development. Pinthouse currently operates five locations across Central Texas, while Day Maker debuted in South Austin in 2024 from the team behind Jack Allen’s Kitchen and Salt Traders.

A Sprouts Farmers Market, East 51st Street improvements and a new museum building are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Deposition Technology ($27 million): This project at the semiconductor support and manufacturing company consists of a cleanroom expansion and renovation.

2. East 51st Street ($17 million): This project involves the revitalization of East 51st Street from I-35 to Berkman Drive.

3. Sprouts Farmers Market ($4.8 Million): A new location for the grocery store is coming to Hutto.

4. UT Dinosaur Trackways ($4.2 million): The building is a 2,100-square-foot single-story museum, which aims to conserve and house some of Texas’ most renowned fossilized footprints made 113 million years ago by a sauropod and a theropod near Glen Rose.

5. Texas State University: Student Success Commons at the Albert B. Alkek Library ($3.5 million): This project involves the interior renovation of approximately 38,000 square feet of the sixth floor of Alkek Library to add staff offices and study spaces.