A new Lakeway Drive Bridge over Interstate 35 is one project being considered for funding by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. On April 29, CAMPO will take public comment on funding priorities for spending $29.2 million, which is the amount from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that CAMPO can allocate to transportation projects [...]

A new request for state reimbursement to pay for the cost of widening FM 1460 will be on the city council’s agenda at their regular meeting April 28. If approved, the council resolution would authorize staff to seek state funding for the project under the Texas Department of Transportation’s Pass-Through Finance Program.
In November, Georgetown voters [...]

A firm with promising technology for fighting cancer is joining the Texas Life-sciences Collaboration Center in Georgetown. Molecular Templates, Inc. announced last week that it will become the sixth firm to join the biotech center.
Dr. Eric Poma, CEO of Molecular Templates, says he expects three employees to move to the TLCC this summer. The company [...]

Southwestern University has received a $461,340 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to purchase laboratory equipment for the Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center, a nonprofit educational entity that is a partnership of Southwestern, the City of Georgetown, and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce.
The funds will enable the TLCC to equip a full-service [...]

The City of Georgetown’s economic development department is beginning a brown bag lunch series to be held on the fourth Thursday each month. The first 60-minute session will start at noon on February 26 in the Texas History Room on the second floor at the Georgetown Public Library, located at 402 W. Eighth Street. The [...]

Elizabeth Cook, who has been the planning and development director for the City of Georgetown since 2008, has been named the acting director of community development. City Manager Paul Brandenburg promoted her to the new position on January 26. Cook, 50, now has responsibility over the City’s community development division, which includes the departments of [...]

Georgetown’s new Recreation Center will be open to the public for its Grand Opening on Saturday, January 31. Ceremonies start at 10 a.m., followed by facility tours and demonstrations. Regular use of the facility begins on Monday, February 2.
“We’re really excited to let everyone come and see it,” says Kimberly Garrett, parks and recreation director. [...]

A three-story medical office building began construction on January 26 in Georgetown. A groundbreaking ceremony was held that day for the Austin Avenue Professional Plaza at 3201 S. Austin Avenue (see photo below).
The 100,000 square-foot building will include offices for physicians as well as an urgent care clinic, a pathology laboratory, a pharmacy, and other [...]

Citi’s data center in Georgetown was named a Gold LEED certified facility on Thursday, making it the first new data center in the U.S. to achieve such a standard. The award was presented by Michele Van Hyfte with the U.S. Green Building Council chapter in Central Texas. The building is the first in Georgetown to [...]

November 8 is Second Saturday! Join us as the downtown Square comes alive with booths featuring handmade arts & crafts, unique gifts, entertainment, food, and much more. Combined with the shops and restaurants around the Square, you’ll enjoy a delightful day for the whole family.
Market Days are held the second Saturday of each month, March through [...]