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2 ROUND ROCK SHOPPING DESTINATIONS MAKE THE BEST STORES IN TOWN LIST

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:50pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact
JoAnn Dealey 214.373.3244
joann@shopacrosstexas.com

ShopAcrossTexas.com Releases the 2011 Best Stores in Town List

DALLAS, Texas September 1, 2010 – 2 Round Rock shopping destinations were awarded top honors this month as ShopAcrossTexas.com released its annual Best Stores in Town list. The complete list will be released to the public throughout the coming weeks via ShopAcrossTexas.com. The Round Rock destinations that made the list are IKEA and Round Rock Premium Outlets.

Super Series baseball back

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 8:59am

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

In the Sports Capital of Texas, fall baseball starts with a bang. Super Series Labor Day Lounger is a weekend
tournament for young athletes to get their cleats dirty and broken in for a brand new season.
All U8-U14 American, National, and Minor Divisions will play at Champion Fields in Old Settlers Park on Labor Day
weekend.

"This is a great event to begin the fall season," said Nancy Yawn, director of the Round Rock Convention and
Visitors Bureau. "Super Series has brought huge economic growth for the city of Round Rock this summer. So far in

Up the Ladder

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:41pm

Published: 6:54 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010

Professional groups

The National Association of Sports Commissions elected Nancy Yawn to its board of directors as the marketing committee co-chair. Yawn is the director of the Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Texas Board of Legal Specialization elected Julie Ann Springer to its board of directors. Springer is a partner with the Austin law firm Scott, Douglass & McConnico LLP.

Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 9:34am

By Rebecca LaFlure
Friday, 06 August 2010

The driving force behind marketing the City of Round Rock repositioned itself this year in a new location in the center of downtown.

City officials hope the Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau office—with its central setting and modern décor—will offer visitors an updated glimpse of what the city has to offer.

The CVB moved into the building in March following the demolition of its old location at 120 S. Brown St. to make way for the city’s new transit center.

Tourism Benefits You!

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 1:32pm

At the Round Rock Convention an Visitors Bureau, our goal is to hit a home run for our citizens every day by hosting visitors in the Sports Capital of Texas. Tourism benefits you in a number of ways:

* Total direct travel spending in Round Rock for International and domestic travelers totaled $215.8 Million in 2009.

* State and local tax revenues directly generated by travel spending were approximately $19.2 Million in 2009.

* The tax revenue generated from visitors helps to improve infrastructure, add services and keep property taxes low.

SportsCapital is more than just a slogan

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 1:23pm

8/4/2010 12:16:00 PM
JON GARRETT
Sports Editor

When I first came to Round Rock in 2007 I was all about the Rock.

Round Rock Dragons, Round Rock Donuts and the big piece of granite (hey I'm no geologist) jutting out of Brushy Creek.

But once I saw it, maybe even allegedly climbed on it and took a picture or two - the glow kind of faded.

So, what was a guy to do whose image of the entire community had been shaped by Rock imagery as an undergrad at UT? For a while I was afraid I would have no inspiration, that my muse was dead.