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Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched the rst edition of Community Impact Newspaper in 2005 with three full-time employees covering Round Rock and P ugerville, Texas. We have expanded our operations to include hundreds of employees, our own printing operation and over 30 hyperlocal editions across three states. Our circulation is over 2 million residential mailboxes, and it grows each month with new residents and developments.
HIGHLIGHTS FROMTHISMONTH
FROMDEEDA: Driving southbound on SH 130, I noticed a shiny new sign for Tesla Road. I instantly wondered, ‘What was the name of the road before?’ Then I passed panel after panel of tall, dark, mirrored glass that seemed to go on forever. When it was nally in my rearview mirror, my view returned to wide open spaces. This issue includes our Annual Community Guide where we look at some of the biggest stories of the year in our ve focus areas: education, transportation, health care, local government and development. In our front-page stories this month, reporters Olivia Aldridge and Maggie Quinlan look at the impact the massive Tesla manufacturing plant will have on our local economy in 2022 and for generations to come. While Tesla is new, this part of town was here long before Elon Musk made his mark, so we explored how a business the size of a town is a ecting its neighbors and their resources. Deeda Lovett, GENERALMANAGER dlovett@communityimpact.com
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CORRECTION: Volume 14, Issue 2 Page 25: Lisa Barden is the director of Keep Austin Fed, a nonpro t that rescues safe-to-eat food that would have otherwise ended up in the trash.
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