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Tech Watch USA: What's Happening In Other Cities

Tech Watch USA: What's Happening In Other Cities

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PostJul 03, 2014#1

In a span of two weeks from May 23rd to May 30th, 2014, cloud storage companies announced plans to create nearly 400 new jobs in Austin.

Dropbox’s Austin Office Serves as Gateway to Latin America

Box Opens Austin Office and Plans to Create 200 Jobs

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PostJul 04, 2014#2

Steel going up for Pittsburgh's Bakery Square II office building, which will house Google's expanded local office in Pittsburgh.

The $120 million development will feature retail and office space, housing and brand new apartments and townhomes. The first building offers 218,000 square feet of space, and Google has already signed a lease to occupy one third of it.


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PostJun 11, 2016#3

Wow!! It's amazing.

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Post5:30 PM - 7 days ago#4

The Walton Family is funding a brand-new STEM focused university in Bentonville. Sure wish some of our billionaires would do something similar in STL

 https://www.archpaper.com/2026/06/big-p ... -arkansas/



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Post6:25 PM - 4 days ago#5

framer wrote:
5:30 PM - 7 days ago
The Walton Family is funding a brand-new STEM focused university in Bentonville. Sure wish some of our billionaires would do something similar in STL

 https://www.archpaper.com/2026/06/big-p ... -arkansas/


We dont have billionaires anywhere on the level of the entire Walton family.

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Post6:29 PM - 4 days ago#6

Yeah all Sinquefeld gave us the Chess club and took out a bunch of storefronts on maryland plaza for it to boot.

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Post1:28 PM - 4 days ago#7

framer wrote:
5:30 PM - 7 days ago
The Walton Family is funding a brand-new STEM focused university in Bentonville. Sure wish some of our billionaires would do something similar in STL

 https://www.archpaper.com/2026/06/big-p ... -arkansas/


This project is being built by St. Louis based Alberici-owned entity Flintco, so there is an STL connection. 

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Post5:40 PM - 3 days ago#8

PeterXCV wrote:Yeah all Sinquefeld gave us the Chess club and took out a bunch of storefronts on maryland plaza for it to boot.
He gave me and my family Cardinals Club tickets to the cardinals game last night. So there’s that 😀

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Post5:50 PM - 3 days ago#9

moorlander wrote:
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PeterXCV wrote:Yeah all Sinquefeld gave us the Chess club and took out a bunch of storefronts on maryland plaza for it to boot.
He gave me and my family Cardinals Club tickets to the cardinals game last night. So there’s that 😀
Didnt he fund the proposal to get rid of the police board 15 years ago too? 

Guy grew up in an orphanage and helped build an incredible company that helped a lot of people. Disagree with his politics and use of money but he's not exactly a villain. 

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Post7:45 PM - 3 days ago#10

mjbais1489 wrote:
5:50 PM - 3 days ago
Guy grew up in an orphanage and helped build an incredible company that helped a lot of people. Disagree with his politics and use of money but he's not exactly a villain. 
Sounds straight up like a villain origin story.

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Post5:38 PM - 2 days ago#11

He's also a huge benefactor to the STL Art Museum.