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Start Up Waco links up with national entrepreneurship program

Hustle and Start Up Waco, the new co-working space and resource center for entrepreneurs on Austin Avenue, kicked off an affiliation with a national program called Startup Grind with a meeting Tuesday evening that about 25 would-be business owners and… Start Up Waco links up with national entrepreneurship program

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$70 million solar plant near China Spring would be region's largest

A Fort Worth-based investment group aims to place a $70 million solar farm in the China Spring Independent School District with enough generating capacity to meet the electricity demands of nearly 14,000 households, a scale that would dwarf other local… $70 million solar plant near China Spring would be region's largest

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Mike Copeland: Dancing Bear food; Downtown soundstage; Sales tax revenue up

The Baylor University-area Dancing Bear Pub, 1117 Speight Ave., will add gourmet food dishes to its lineup of craft beers. Mike Copeland: Dancing Bear food; Downtown soundstage; Sales tax revenue up

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Austin Avenue pedestrian mall at 50: The rise and fall of a failed solution

Fifty years ago, an Austin Avenue shopper could visit one of four major department stores, buy shoes or diamond rings or stop by her choice of banks and cafeterias. She might catch a first-run movie at the Waco Theatre, such… Austin Avenue pedestrian mall at 50: The rise and fall of a failed solution

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Shoeshine man who got the boot from the city lands on his feet

Robert Pearson, who unceremoniously was booted out of shoeshine job at the Waco Regional Airport after 14 years, can look forward now to working banker's hours. Shoeshine man who got the boot from the city lands on his feet

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Jesus Said Love ministry helping growing list of businesses get off ground

Exotic dancers and women caught in the web of sex trafficking are turning their lives around and hoping to turn a profit with help from Jesus Said Love. The nonprofit ministry's headquarters at 15th Street and Columbus Avenue is becoming… Jesus Said Love ministry helping growing list of businesses get off ground

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Fallas Automation marks 40 years of packaging innovation

The folks at Fallas Automation in Waco are bound for Las Vegas, where they will show their robotic packaging equipment to thousands attending the 2019 Pack Expo sprawling across nearly 1 million square feet of display space. Fallas Automation marks 40 years of packaging innovation

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Longtime airport shoeshine stand gets the boot

Travelers who look forward to getting a shine on their shoes and an lively bit of conversation at Robert Pearson’s shoeshine stand at Waco Regional Airport will have to look elsewhere now. Longtime airport shoeshine stand gets the boot

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Former St. James building gets National Register designation ahead of renovation

The photographs, mostly in black-and-white, tell the story of a 95-year-old church building at Second Street and Clay Avenue and the generations that prayed, laughed, praised God and raised the rafters with joyous music. Former St. James building gets National Register designation ahead of renovation

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China Spring Neighborhood Association pushes for better management of growth

The China Spring area, including the part in Waco city limits, has been contending with a crush of development and car traffic that spurred residents to form a neighborhood association last year in hopes of getting help from the city. China Spring Neighborhood Association pushes for better management of growth

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Mike Copeland: Downtown bank branch; 'Front porch' plaza; Gaineses at SXSW; Restaurants reopening

At long last, the TFNB Your Bank for Life branch in downtown Waco will open to the public, more than two-and-a-half years after construction started. Mike Copeland: Downtown bank branch; 'Front porch' plaza; Gaineses at SXSW; Restaurants reopening

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New flight ID requirements go into effect in 2020

If your driver’s license lacks a gold star, you may not be able to board a plane after Oct. 1, 2020. New flight ID requirements go into effect in 2020

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Guess Family Barbecue opens in old Michna's building

Houston attorney Grant Harpold, traveling to a meeting in Fort Worth, made a stop in Waco on Wednesday to visit a barbecue joint he had been hearing about. Guess Family Barbecue opens in old Michna's building

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McLennan County among governments considering opioid-crisis settlement with OxyContin maker

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a bipartisan coalition of 27 state attorneys general agreed to a plan to hold OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma accountable for its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, his office announced Wednesday. McLennan County among governments considering opioid-crisis settlement with OxyContin maker

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Owens-Illinois to lay off 80 in November

More than 80 employees at Waco's Owens-Illinois glass plant will receive pink slips Nov. 7, three weeks before Thanksgiving, according to information released this week by the Texas Workforce Commission. Owens-Illinois to lay off 80 in November

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Game Day business fizzles as McLane Stadium sizzles

McLane Stadium became the world's largest sauna this past weekend, while game-day business around the stadium was anything but hot. Game Day business fizzles as McLane Stadium sizzles

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Library's new nooks put books in path of kids, travelers

Waco-McLennan County Public Library’s new book nooks have evolved this summer from a convenience for Waco Regional Airport customers to a teaching tool across the community. Library's new nooks put books in path of kids, travelers