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Industry ICYMI: 3 Austin business headlines you may have missed

Catch up on Austin’s business industry news with some of the biggest headlines of the week.

The Austin skyline, as seen at nighttime

Where were you when Firefly announced its IPO?

Austin businesses have had a busy week, and we’re making it our business to tell you all about their business.

Here are a few industry headlines you may have missed from the last week.

Firefly Aerospace went public

The Cedar Park-based aerospace company’s CEO Jason Kim rang the Opening Bell on Thursday, Aug. 7. The company made its Nasdaq debut at $70 per share under the ticker “FLY.” In other news, NASA awarded the company a $176.7 million contract to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon’s south pole.

A $500 million investment in San Marcos

Austin-based American Ventures LLC is planning a 100-acre mixed-use district — with a proposed 1,196 multifamily units, hundreds of homes, a hotel, plus 144,200 sqft of office + retail space — in San Marcos.

Anaconda or unicorn?

Anaconda, an open-platform startup to develop AI products, secured $150 million in new venture capital, resulting in a $1.5 billion company valuation.

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