The Buda Economic Development Corporation has hired a new executive director, a position that had been vacant since former director Ann Miller was “released” in April and had her last day at work in May. Traci Anderson, formerly the economic development director in Sunnyvale outside Dallas, will beg...

Disapproval by Buda city staff of the Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) decision to nix funding for a proposed water line to Buda Elementary was a factor in a continuing fight between the two bodies. That specific argument escalated in a resolution approved by Buda city leaders April 25 that ...

For more background on this story, click here:  Jumping from the EDC ship Accusations of discrimination from three female Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) employees were levied Tuesday against the city of Buda as the battle between the two bodies escalated. Those accusations came as the B...

Questions about how to fund stadium light installation at Buda Sportsplex baseball and softball fields has now been partially answered. On March 4, the Buda Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors approved allocating $600,000 from its budget for LED stadium light installation at fields w...

Information technology and business services are two primary industries Buda plans to target over the next decade as part of an update to the city’s Economic Strategic Plan. Ann Miller, Buda Economic Development Corporation executive director, said plans to update came after the city successfully co...

A 30,000 square-foot multi-use indoor sports facility focusing mostly on volleyball, will be open to the community and will include a retail center. Through hard work, and a little help from Buda’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Beltz’ goal will come to fruition with the opening of a 30,000...

Project Ace will serve up a new volleyball-centered sports complex in Buda to open next year. The 30,000-square-foot indoor multi-use complex, along with a connected retail center, will be located on Main Street and Camp Del Sur on the east side of Interstate 35. The complex is primarily for volleyb...

The always-advancing medical industry has officially staked its claim on Buda. Buda city leaders and officials Wednesday broke ground on a new 70,000-square-foot full-service Baylor Scott & White hospital, along with a 20,000-square-foot Ascension Seton Health Center. Both facilities will be located...

As skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) become more attractive to employers, area school districts are preparing students for a new job market. All the while, cities are also competing with other municipalities to bring those STEM jobs to the Kyle and Buda area. Occupati...

Constructing a complex without a signed tenant can be risky, but cities are taking advantage of speculative buildings to promote job growth. Speculative, or spec, buildings are built without a secured tenant and are put on the market once completed. Tenants can then customize and retrofit the buildi...