Impact Round Rock - January 2006

Impact Round Rock - January 2006

Saturday, 07 January 2006

1. A Little Bit of Everything

A new store for women’s accessories opened in Hester’s Crossing off Louis Henna, Nov. 20. Hannah D’s offers jewelry, purses, belts and luggage at wholesale prices. Owner James Lewis owns two other locations in Austin, but this store is the first in Round Rock.

Site with Style

A new online shopping site for women who love a taste of luxury mixed with the flavor of a cool cowboy ranch style launched Dec. 2. Michelle Scott Hamilton founded Buckaroo Style and features ranch décor, one-of-a-kind hand crafted jewelry, unique wall art and nature-inspired paintings on Giclee canvas. To start shopping, visit www.buckaroostyle.com.

Lights Out on Expensive Electricity

Round Rock Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with Fox, Smolen & Associates to help businesses in the area take advantage of the restructured electric industry by forming a local “aggregation group”. The Round Rock Electric Coalition was formed to save members money on their commercial electricity bills. For more information, contact F, S & A at 888-822-9090, ext. 104.

Take A Seat

Ted Willamson won City Council Place 6 after a run off election with Sharon Izzo, Saturday, Dec.17. Three percent of the city’s registered voters, 1,325 citizens voted, with 61 percent voting for Williamson. He begins his term this month.

2. New Year Brings New Owners

The Daily Grind, an already popular gathering place for delicious coffee, panini sandwiches and homemade gelato, is under new ownership. John and Juli Boeve took over the coffee shop, Nov. 1. The Daily Grind is located at 16238 RM 620 N at the Great Oaks intersection.

3. Number Crunchers

Susan Hammond and Cynthia Zatopek opened Hammond & Zatopek, PC, certified public accountants, at 201 W Bagdad Ave., Dec. 1. Both women were formerly senior managers with an international accounting firm and each bring over 20 years of extensive experience serving individual, corporate, partnership and fiduciary clients in tax, financial planning and accounting.

4. Seton Land Purchase Complete

Seton Williamson Medical Center’s purchased land, Dec.15. The site is located at the southwest corner of Chandler Road and FM 1460—about five minutes east of IH 35. The state-of-the-art medical center is expected to open in late 2007. With 700 new jobs in the first year alone, the center will positively impact the region as a major employer. Over the next 15 years, the project is expected to support nearly 12,000 jobs and almost $2 billion in regional economic impact.

Intent to Hire New Superintendent

Round Rock Independent School District’s Board of Trustees announced their intent to hire Dr. Jesus H. Chavez as the new superintendent, Dec.8. More than 50 candidates from around the country applied for the position. The board hopes to have the superintendent in place by February.

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