John Egan

Austin

Content marketer, author of The Stripped-Down Guide to Content Marketing, Austinite, world traveler, lover of laughter, lover of words. Proud KU grad.

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UT Austin No. 1 in Texas on QS World University Rankings '26 - CultureMap Austin

6 days ago | austin.culturemap.com | John Egan

Twelve Texas universities show up in a new global ranking of the world's best universities, with the University of Texas at Austin leading schools in the Lone Star State. UT Austin lands at No. 1 in Texas, No. 20 in the U.S., and No. 68 globally in QS World University Rankings 2026.
Dallas ranks No. 1 city in U.S. for corporate HQ relocations

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | John Egan

More corporations are choosing to relocate their headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth than any other place in the United States. A recent analysis by commercial real estate services company CBRE reveals DFW was the No. 1 metro for corporate headquarters relocations from 2018 to 2024. In those six years, the area attracted 100 new corporate headquarters. DFW is followed by Austin (81 relocations), Nashville (35), Houston and Phoenix (31 each), and Denver (23).
Texas plugs in among states at highest risk for summer power outages in 2025

1 week ago | houston.innovationmap.com | John Egan

Warning: Houston could be in for an especially uncomfortable summer. A new study from solar energy company Wolf River Electric puts Texas at No. 2 among the states most at risk for power outages this summer. Michigan tops the list. Wolf River Electric analyzed the number of large-scale outages that left more than 5,000 utility customers, including homes, stores and schools, without summertime electricity from 2019 to 2023. During that period, Texas experienced 7,164 summertime power outages.
Houston ranks among top 5 U.S. cities for corporate HQ relocations

1 week ago | houston.culturemap.com | John Egan

The Houston area already holds the title as the country’s third biggest metro hub for Fortune 500 headquarters, behind New York City and Chicago. Now, Houston can tout another HQ accolade: It’s in a fourth-place tie with Phoenix for the most corporate headquarters relocations from 2018 to 2024. During that period, the Houston and Phoenix areas each attracted 31 corporate headquarters, according to new research from commercial real estate services company CBRE.
18 Houston-based energy companies land on Forbes Global 2000 list

1 week ago | energycapitalhtx.com | John Egan

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Netflix House, Kid-Targeted Tenants, At Home, Bank Sale-Leasebacks, EV Charging and More

1 week ago | icsc.com | John Egan

Netflix Is Premiering Permanent Venues at Philly, Dallas and Vegas Retail Centers Images of Netflix House Dallas, above, and Netflix House Philadelphia, at top, courtesy of Netflix Netflix hopes customers stream into its new brick-and-mortar venues. On its Tudum blog, Netflix announced on Tuesday that it’ll open its first two Netflix House locations in late 2025, at King of Prussia mall in suburban Philadelphia and at Galleria Dallas.
Houston ranks among top 5 cities for corporate HQ relocations in new report

1 week ago | houston.innovationmap.com | John Egan

The Houston area already holds the title as the country’s third biggest metro hub for Fortune 500 headquarters, behind the New York City and Chicago areas. Now, Houston can tout another HQ accolade: It’s in a fourth-place tie with the Phoenix area for the most corporate headquarters relocations from 2018 to 2024. During that period, the Houston and Phoenix areas each attracted 31 corporate headquarters, according to new research from commercial real estate services company CBRE.
6 Austin companies earn spots on 2025 Forbes Global 2000 list

1 week ago | austin.culturemap.com | John Egan

More than 60 Texas-based companies appear on Forbes’ 2025 list of the world’s 2,000 biggest publicly traded companies, and six are from Austin. With a global ranking of No. 66, Oracle is the highest-rated Austin company on the list. It is followed closely by Austin-based Tesla, which earns a global ranking of No. 69. Both are among the top five highest-ranked companies in Texas.
24 Dallas-Fort Worth companies make 2025 Forbes Global 2000 list

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | John Egan

More than 60 Texas-based companies appear on Forbes’ 2025 list of the world’s 2,000 biggest publicly traded companies, and nearly half come from Dallas-Fort Worth. Among Texas companies whose stock is publicly traded, Spring-based ExxonMobil is the highest-ranked at No. 13 globally. Dallas-based AT&T comes in second in Texas (No. 35 globally). Rounding out Texas' top five are Austin-based Oracle (No. 66 globally), and Austin-based Tesla (No. 69 globally).
Austin expert attributes widening income gap to who is moving in and out

1 week ago | austin.culturemap.com | John Egan

Amid escalating costs for housing, the income gap in Austin has widened almost as much as the Texas Panhandle's 20-mile Palo Duro Canyon. U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by the City of Austin for CultureMap shows a widening imbalance between household incomes, as the growth rate for high-earning households especially takes off. At the lower end of the income spectrum, the number of households in every annual-income category from $0 to $74,999 declined.