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Citi Data Center Receives Gold LEED Certification
Citi’s data center in Georgetown was named a Gold LEED certified facility on Thursday, making it the first new data center in the U.S. to achieve such a standard. The award was presented by Michele Van Hyfte with the U.S. Green Building Council chapter in Central Texas. The building is the first in Georgetown to [...]
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Market Days on November 8
November 8 is Second Saturday! Join us as the downtown Square comes alive with booths featuring handmade arts & crafts, unique gifts, entertainment, food, and much more. Combined with the shops and restaurants around the Square, you’ll enjoy a delightful day for the whole family.
Market Days are held the second Saturday of each month, March through [...]
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Distribution Facility Expands
A local distribution center, Texas Outdoor Power Equipment, is doubling in size with a 73,500 square foot expansion. The wholesale distributor of commercial lawn equipment such as trimmers, chain saws, and blowers is located in an industrial park near the Georgetown Municipal Airport.
The expansion is a $5 million investment by the company, which has been [...]
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“Your Old House” Free Seminar
A free two-part seminar geared to educate owners and buyers of old houses. The seminar starts on Monday, October 6 from 6-8:30 p.m. and continues at the same time on Monday, October 13 at the Georgetown Public Library’s Friends Room. Sponsored by the Georgetown Heritage Society, Georgetown Main Street Program and J. Bryant Boyd, Architect. Please visit www.georgetownheritagesociety.com [...]
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Firefighters Get a Hand on Sept. 11
The firefighters on C shift at Georgetown’s Fire Station 1 were pleasantly surprised on September 11 when four employees from HEB stopped by to help at the station. Melissa Lawrence, Laura Contreras, Bonnie Belford, and George Guerra helped out by washing one of the fire vehicles. They also brought a lasagna dinner and ice cream [...]
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Taste of Georgetown in Historic Courthouse
The Williamson County Courthouse will be the new venue for the Downtown Georgetown Association’s “Taste of the Essence of Georgetown” from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, October 4. Dig out your dress denim, dust off your diamonds and get set for a date night on the town. Think fun, upscale adult cocktail party. Tickets [...]
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Up the Chisholm Trail Cattle Drive and Chuckwagon Cook-Off
Celebrate Georgetown’s location on the historic Chisholm Trail as well as Williamson County’s rich cattle driving and raising heritage at this one of a kind event on September 26 and 27. Enjoy entertainment for visitors of all ages including live cowboy music, an authentic chuck wagon cook-off, food, western demonstrators, historical re-enactors and exhibits, longhorn [...]
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Biotech Conference at Southwestern on July 29
Biotechnology experts from across the region will participate in a conference to be held at Southwestern University July 29.
The Southwestern Regional Life-Sciences and Biotechnology Conference will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the ballrooms located on the second floor of the McCombs Campus Center (see campus map at www.southwestern.edu/tour/campus-map.pdf).
The conference is sponsored [...]
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July 4 Celebration at San Gabriel Park
Come to San Gabriel Park for a full day of entertainment, fun, and fireworks at the 25th Annual Sertoma Club July 4th Family Celebration. Activities on Friday, July 4 begin at 11 am and last until 10 pm Admission is free.
The 4th of July celebration is sponsored each year by the Georgetown Sertoma Club, a [...]
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Georgetown Biotech Center Signs Agreement With Texas A&M
The Georgetown-based Texas Life-sciences Collaboration Center has signed an agreement that will facilitate cooperation with the Texas A&M University System, including a new medical school that will be opening soon in Williamson County.
“This Memorandum of Understanding will enable TLCC to take a lead role in commercializing technology that will spin out of the health-science [...]
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