July 26, 2017

Leander Ranked One of the Most Financially Secure Cities in Texas

2017-08-09T13:12:38-05:00

Using Experian’s licensed dataset, LendEDU ranked every Texas town according to their average credit score. Leander ranked in the top 150 at #74.

The full report and methodology can be found here: https://lendedu.com/blog/ranking-texas-towns-cities-credit-score/

Having financially secure residents is very important, and Leander has some of the most financially secure in all of Texas.

Leander Ranked One of the Most Financially Secure Cities in Texas2017-08-09T13:12:38-05:00

Why Attend the Leander Chamber Gala?

2017-08-09T13:10:10-05:00

Before I worked at the Leander Chamber, I would have never gone to a Chamber Gala.  Frankly, the idea of attending something like that seemed old and boring to me. Obviously, I no longer feel this way because now I know it is anything but old and boring. I would like to share with you why attending is fun, valuable, and important for the community.

1. It’s an extremely well-planned party where all you need to do is show up and enjoy yourself! 

While I don’t know what the philosophy was behind the Gala 90 years ago, I can tell you that the Gala Committee works hard to make each year’s Gala is the best party ever.  We spend hours […]

Why Attend the Leander Chamber Gala?2017-08-09T13:10:10-05:00

Austin Job Growth & Unemployment

2017-08-09T13:10:15-05:00
  • Austin added 28,300 net new jobs, growth of 2.8%, in the 12 months ending in May, making Austin the 12th fastest growing major metro.
  • Transportation, warehousing and utilities was the fastest growing industry in the Austin MSA, increasing jobs by 6.7% (1,100 jobs) over the last 12 months. Education and healthcare added the most jobs—6,400 (5.5%).
  • Outpacing private industry growth for the second month in a row.Austin manufacturing jobs grew 3.2% year-over-year.
  • Austin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 3.3%, unchanged from April. The rate was 3.1% one year ago.

The Austin metropolitan area added 28,300 net new jobs, or 2.8%, in the 12 months ending in May, according to Friday’s releases of preliminary payroll jobs numbers by the Texas […]

Austin Job Growth & Unemployment2017-08-09T13:10:15-05:00
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