Lumeris Establishing Technology Innovation Center
Apr 17th
Lumeris, a rapidly emerging healthcare technology company has chosen Austin to build a software engineering and innovation center. Lumeris has immediate requirements for 100 software engineers, project managers and consultants and major expansion plans in 2013 and beyond.
Lumeris develops and deploys cloud-based technologies and business practices that connect and transition physicians, patients, hospitals and health plans into “accountable delivery systems” — systems proven to deliver better health care at lower costs. These technologies tackle the U.S. health care system’s two biggest challenges — improving quality and reducing the country’s per capita healthcare expense.
Austin powers in a fab winner
Apr 16th
Austin Diaper got the only goal of the game as Ely overcame Brantham at the Unwin Ground. The Robins, who are now fighting for second place as Wroxham have been crowned champions, put in an excellent showing, with Richard Chadwick doing well in attack and defender Adam Murray keeping Brantham’s prolific Ollie Mann quiet. More >
Austin is best U.S. city for small businesses
Apr 13th
The U.S. market that provides the best opportunities for small businesses to grow and prosper is Austin, which also finished first in On Numbers’ rankings for 2011 and 2010. More >
Former Marine and Austin Police Officer Honored at Funeral
Apr 11th
Senior Police Officer Jaime Padron was remembered Wednesday as a dedicated law enforcement professional, a proud Marine and dedicated dad. “Above all else, he was a hero,” said Police Chief Art Acevedo at the service for the fallen officer at a packed Shoreline Church. “… He is in heaven right now.” More >
Mother says son who killed Austin officer was depressed
Apr 10th
The mother of a man accused of killing an Austin Police Department officer says her son was depressed over a relationship. That’s what she says drove 24-year-old Brandon Montgomery Daniel to drink alcohol, take drugs, and ultimately shoot and kill Officer Jaime Padron. More >
Community mourns fallen Austin officer Jaime Padron
Apr 9th
Questions still surround the shooting death of an Austin police officer. Early Friday morning senior officer Jaime Padron was gunned down inside a North Austin Walmart, off I-35 and Parmer Lane. He was responding to a 911 call of an intoxicated man trying to steal merchandise. More >
Police officer killed in Austin; suspect charged
Apr 6th
An Austin police officer was shot and killed while struggling to subdue a potentially intoxicated man at a Walmart in Austin on Friday, and two of the employees tackled the suspect and disarmed him until help arrived, officials said. More >
Austin City Council OKs large contracts
Apr 5th
The Austin City Council postponed a vote Thursday on an agreement with Trammell Crow Austin Development Inc. for the Green Water Treatment Plant site redevelopment to April 26. More >
