Austin

The Austin is the capital city of the state of Texas, known for being the center of the technology within the state. Apple maintains a large presence within Austin, where it is building a new campus.
==Statistics==
With an estimated population of 978,908 as of 2019, Austin is the of Texas and the in the United States. As of 2014, the had the third most number of alumni working at Apple Inc.The 20 Schools With The Most Grads At Apple — And Harvard And Yale Didn't Make The List by Drake Baer, Business Insider. 2014-10-03. As of 2020, there are 2 Apple retail stores within the Austin city limits.Apple Retail Stores, United States, Apple Inc. Accessed 2020-08-29.
==History==
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In 1992, Apple Computer first arrived in Austin with an office lease at Promontory Point in the northeast area of Austin, along with a purchase of land from the Robinson family on which to build a satellite campus. However, due to financial difficulties in the ensuing years, it sold the parcel to Motorola, which built their own campus on the site.Apple’s Austin Offices & Headquarters: History, Details & Predictions by Kirk Silas, Aquila. 2019-02-26.
After the return of Steve Jobs to Apple in 1997, the company acquired the assets of Power Computing, a Macintosh clone manufacturer based in Austin.Apple purchases Power Computing, CNET. 1997-09-02. In 2010, it purchased Intrinsity, chip design firm also based in Austin.Apple Buys Intrinsity, a Maker of Fast Chips by Ashlee Vance and Brad Stone, The New York Times. 2010-04-28. Archived 2010-04-29. The Instrinsity acqusition led to Apple hiring around 500 additional staff who were moved to Capital Ridge office building in southwest Austin. By 2015, Apple had acquired buildings at the Palmer Riata business park and began construction of an expanded campus which now houses the Apple Americas Operations Center.Sources: Apple signs lease for office building in Southwest Austin by Shonda Novak, Statesman. 2016-09-24.
In November 2019, Apple broke ground on a second campus, tentatively named "Capstone", to house more staff in Austin, where it manufactures the 3rd-generation Mac Pro. With the first phase of construction complete, two additional buildings will begin construction on September 30, 2023, with a targeted completion date of March 30, 2025.Apple expands in Austin, Apple Inc. 2019-11-20.Apple spending $240M to expand its Austin, Texas campus by Andrew Orr, AppleInsider. 2023-01-11.
==Gallery==
Apple Austin Campus Parmer Riata construction.jpeg|Apple's first Austin campus at the Parmer Riata business park being expanded in 2018.|link=
Apple Austin Campus 112019 big.jpg|Architectural rendering of Apple's second Austin campus which began construction in 2019.|link=
Apple Austin Campus locations.png|Map of the two Apple campus locations in Austin.|link=
Apple Austin Mac Pro manufacturing 112019 big.jpg|3rd generation Mac Pro assembly line in Austin.|link=
===Construction videos===
Apple North Austin campus construction (July 2020)
Apple North Austin campus construction (November 2020)
Apple North Austin campus construction (January 2021)
Apple North Austin campus construction (May 2021)
==See also==
*Cupertino
==References==
==External links==
*The City of Austin official government website
*Austin Chamber of Commerce official website
*Visit Austin official tourism website
*Apple Barton Creek and Domain NORTHSIDE at Apple (retail)
* at Wikipedia
===Articles===
*A primer on Robinson Ranch, 7,000 acres of Central Texas that will be home to new $1B Apple campus by Will Anderson at Austin Business Journal (2018-12-15)
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