Austin Texas, The Next Nashville or Silicon Valley
The city of Austin, Texas is experiencing a growth spurt while others are at a standstill in this economic downturn. According to Forbes’ article “The next boom towns in the U.S.”. Austin, Texas has positioned itself to grow and prosper in the next decade.
Austin takes the No. 1 spot at the moment because of healthy increases in population with young children and high rates of immigration and migration of educated workers. Most importantly, there are jobs available and unemployment is only at 6%, almost less than half of the country’s unemployment rate.
Companies are moving into Austin because of the Texas low tax rate for business and they give a business friendly environment. The amount of young talents available in the city is enough to attract more and more businesses especially in technology and anything to do with the online business world.
Could it be the next Silicon Valley or is it already one?
Austin houses over 40,000 students from Texas, around the country and other parts of the world. It’s a melting pot of cultures except this pot is pretty vibrant and young. They are the workforce of technological and Internet companies.
Visitors can’t miss the
two famous buildings in Austin. The University of Texas (UT) Tower stands directly opposite The State Capitol Building. The UT Tower is 307 feet tall and The State Capitol is 311 feet. The State Capitol was built in the 1800s and the University of Texas was built during the 1930s.
Interestingly Texas law makes it illegal for anyone to build anything that would obstruct the view between the Tower and the Capitol. You might want to take a tour of the 350 acres campus and 22 acre surrounding the State Capitol.
Visitors can walk or drive from one attraction to the other. If you are coming from Dallas, it is only
196 miles and a driving time of 3 hours 16 minutes. Or if you are visiting from San Antonio, the driving time to Austin is only 1 hour 21 minutes.
Currently the number of high tech companies moving to Austin is growing. Michael Dell headed the way since the 1980s when he was a student at The University of Texas. He started Dell Inc., the world’s leading personal computer (PC) seller.
Facebook, the giant social network company chose Austin to launch their first 200-person sales and operation remote office.
According to Austin’s Mayor, Lee Leffingwell, “Austin is and has been for a very long time a hub of innovation and Facebook will have a great home here and we welcome you very much.”
Other than the high tech companies, established musicians and starving musicians are moving to Austin as well. Downtown Austin is the epicenter of live music. From Congress Avenue to Guadalupe Street and from 4th Street to 6th Street, the music scene is alive. 6th Avenue has the most concentrated music and nightlife activities for visitors of any age.
In fact, you will be entertained by live music as you walk through the terminal at the airport. Musicians are found in grocery stores, outdoor venues, festivals, concert halls, bars, dance halls, clubs and restaurants. Austin is known as the
Live Music Capital of the World.
Is Austin’s music scene the same as Nashville?
There are over 200 venues that offer live music for any age groups and tastes. There are the kid friendly, under 21, bars, clubs, dance halls, concerts and genres like Latin, Hip-hop, country, blues, soul, blue grass, folk, jazz, Indie and classical.
What type of music will you go for? A trip to Austin is never complete without a trip to the Italian Rennaissance building called The State Capitol or the powerhouse of tomorrow, that is The University of Texas.
Most of all if you want to find out if Austin is the next Nashville, you have to seek out the live music scene in downtown Austin. A trip to Austin may not be complete without
live music and the Texas barbecue.
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To find out if Austin is the next Silicon Valley or Nashville, take a trip to Austin Texas. Use the Travelmath calculator to find out about driving distance, flight times or list of hotels available. Travel safe.
