✔ Let's Go to Round Rock!

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Round Rock, Texas

Round Rock is a fast-growing city north of Austin.
And yes, it's named after a round rock. See the picture?

Although Round Rock has seen amazing growth in the last 20 years, it still maintains its own identity, especially in the downtown section. Still, much of its growth is in the form of chain restaurants and big box retail stores. Many people are happy to shop at the Ikea store. Me, I'm not convinced that it's all it's cracked up to be.

Round Rock, TX Weather

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Round Rock is Dog Friendly

City of Round Rock Dog Park
800 Deerfoot Drive (behind Lake Creek Pool)

Here's their MAP of the dog park which even includes a time out area!

City of Round Rock

Official websites for the City of Round Rock
Round Rock official site
http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/
Round Rock Chamber of Commerce
http://www.roundrockchamber.org/
Round Rock Independent School District
http://www.roundrockisd.org/home/index.asp

Local Newspaper

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Round Rock Leader, owned by Cox Communications LLC
published 3X a week
Round Rock
Hutto
Williamson County
Brushy Creek MUD

Local, city county news about:
schools
sports
politics
culture
entertainment
worship
clubs
general announcements

Community Impact Newspaper

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Local Media

TV, Radio, Newspapers
KXAN - NBC Affiliate
http://www.kxan.com/
Channel 36
KVUE - ABC Affiliate
http://www.kvue.com/
Channel 24
KEYE - CBS Affiliate
http://www.keyetv.com/
Channel 7

Round Rock's Major Employers

Source: Round Rock Chamber of Commerce, May, 2008

Dell, Inc.
Computers-Electronic-Manufacturer
9,000 employees

Round Rock Independent School District
School District
5,175 employees

Sears Teleserv
Sears Call Center Beefing Up
Call Center
1,300 employees

City of Round Rock
City Government
793 employees

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center
Hospital
710 employees

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
Consumer Lending
670 employees

Scott & White University Medical Campus (UMC)
Hospital
612 employees

Dresser Wayne Worldwide Headquarters
Measuring and Dispensing Pump Manufacturing
550 employees

Toppan Photomasks, Inc.
Semiconductor Devices Manufacturer
368 employees

Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods
Canned and Frozen Foods
350 employees

Classic Automotive
Automotive Dealership
349 employees

Sysco Food Service
Food Products (Wholesale)
343 employees

Seton Medical Center Williamson
Hospital
328 employees

Chasco Constructors
General Contractors
325 employees

TECO Westinghouse
Heavy Equipment Motors
325 employees

IKEA Round Rock
Swedish Furniture Retail
300 employees

Cypress Semiconductor
Semiconductor Devices Manufacturer
300 employees

Celerity, Inc.
Gas Flow Devices Manufacturer
250 employees

Jabil Circuit
Computer Service & Repair
190 employees

Wheeler Coatings
Asphalt Products & Paving
175 employees

Cintas
Clean Room Services
155 employees

Streamline Technical Services
Techonology Services
142 employees

TriFusion
Technology/Information
141 employees

Support the local Round Rock Community

Buy local

Grape Vine Market
Specialty food and wine store

According to their website:

They also have beer, wine, spirits, cigars, specialty gourmet foods, cheeses, chocolates and wine accessories.

And...they boast one of the largest selections of single malt Scotch in the world and some of the largest selections of Tequila, Vodka, German wine and Italian wine in the country.

Be sure to check out "GrapeVine University"

What else would you like to know about Round Rock?

  • CrazyLegs Sep 23, 2010 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    Funny name for a city. Sounds like an interesting place to live.

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