Austin Business Opportunities You Can’t Afford to Miss

The Insider's Guide to the Austin Business Community

Author

Mike Marcellus
May 19, 2026

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The Austin Networker

👋 Good morning, Austin! Welcome to The Austin Networker, the local newsletter serving professionals in the Greater Austin business community.

In today’s issue:

👍 1 million! Austin hits population milestone and becomes 12th largest city in U.S.

👀 300+ cases filed so far in new Texas business court and experts say more are coming

💻 City of Austin to launch new website with 'improved user experience'

📈 Austin organizations that need enterprise brand infrastructure and implementation services, Event Rentals, Security Alarm Installation, and more

❤️ AI tool could help make housing affordable, $2.5 Million In Career Training Grants, City of Austin announces winner of 2026 Circular Austin Showcase, and more

💼 Discover top jobs and talent around Greater Austin

📅 Register for Austin networking events

👨‍💻 And more …

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🍇 GRAPEVINE
Business Buzz

A look inside the Greater Austin business community

  • 300+ cases filed so far in new Texas business court and experts say more are coming (Read)

  • 1 million! Austin hits population milestone and becomes 12th largest city in U.S. (Read)

  • City of Austin to launch new website with 'improved user experience' (Read)

  • Lawsuit against Chick-fil-a franchisee is latest Title VII case over Saturday Sabbath (Read)

  • What percent of the workforce in the Austin, TX area are immigrants? (Read)

  • Austin ISD budget cuts loom as educators wait to learn who loses jobs. Here’s what we know so far (Read)

  • Texas is still growing overall, but some cities are starting to lose population (Read)

  • Developer withdraws rezone request for proposed Hutto data center (Read)

  • Dell votes to make Texas its legal home in reincorporation move (Read)

  • How you'd give away $1 billion (Read)

📈 PIPELINE
Sales & Marketing

Sales leads for Austin professionals

  • Local organization is looking to engage a qualified design partner to deliver enterprise brand infrastructure and implementation services, including creative development of production‑ready templates and collateral systems, while explicitly excluding campaign‑based ongoing services (Link)

  • Austin ISD has an ongoing need district-wide for youth and family enrichment programming services (Link)

  • General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space in Austin, Texas (Link)

  • The City of Austin seeks a qualified Contractor to assist Austin Fire (AFD) in developing and implementing a selection process for hiring (Link)

  • The University of Texas at Austin needs Event Rentals (Link)

  • City of Austin needs Security Alarm Installation, Monitoring, Maintenance, and Repair Services (Link)

❤️ BOOSTS
Resources & Support

Connect with tech, capital, and innovation in Austin, TX

  • Governor Abbott, TWC Announce Over $2.5 Million In Career Training Grants For Nine East Texas Area Schools (More)

  • Texas invests $2.5M to grow EMT, healthcare training in East Texas (More)

  • City of Austin announces winner of 2026 Circular Austin Showcase; Pickle Envy wins $10,000 cash prize (More)

  • Austin utility, startup partner on home batteries to boost grid reliability (More)

  • AI tool could help make housing affordable as Austin population hits new milestone (More)

💼 CAREERS
Hiring & Talent

Discover top jobs and talent around Greater Austin

🔥 A Business Development Manager is needed in Austin, TX. Compensation is $103K–$150K yr (Apply)

👀Jose Figueroa, an IT Field Technician, is seeking employment (Profile)

🔥 A Principal Business Development Lead is wanted in Austin, TX. Pay is $176K–$238K yr (Apply)

🔥 A Senior Business Development Lead of Amazon Shipping is sought in Austin, TX. Compensation is $148K–$200K yr (Apply)

👀 JD Moran, a Large Loss Project Director, is seeking opportunities (Profile)

🔥 A VP of Business Development is needed in Austin, TX. Pay is $240K–$360K yr (Apply)

📅 EVENTS
Business & Networking

Where Austin professionals go to learn, connect, and grow

🤝 5/18 Real Estate & Construction Industry Networking Event Austin  (Register)

🤝 5/18 Austin Real Estate & Construction Pitch & Networking Event (Register)

🤝 5/19 Austin Wellness, Health, Beauty, Fitness Networking & Pitch Event (Register)

🤝 5/19 Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellness Business Networking Mixer Austin (Register)

🤝 5/21 Westlake Business Owners Networking and Mastermind (Register)

🤝 6/01 AI & Machine Learning Start-Ups, Professionals Investors Networking (Register)

🤝 6/02 Austin Startups, Investors, Professionals: Pitch & Networking Event (Register)

🤝 6/08 Austin Women in Tech: Founders & Professionals Networking Night (Register)

🤝 6/18  Real Estate Networking | REAL Café (Register)

🤝 6/30 Austin$ World Famous Business Mixer! Real Estate, Blue Collar, B2B! (Register)



🤝= In Person, 💻 = Virtual

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