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LINK Strategic Partners Announces New Director Hire and Launches Austin, Texas Office

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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LINK Strategic Partners (LINK), a global strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and social impact consulting firm, is excited to announce the appointment of Celso Baez III as Director of Strategy and Texas Branch Manager.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LINK Strategic Partners (LINK), a global strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and social impact consulting firm, is excited to announce the appointment of Celso Baez III as Director of Strategy and Texas Branch Manager.
  • LINK prides itself on working on the most challenging and complex issues of the moment in and with communities across the country and abroad.
  • With his breadth of expertise and experience, we could not be more excited to welcome Celso into this leadership role, said Michael Akin, President of LINK Strategic Partners.
  • LINK Strategic Partners is a global strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and social impact consulting firm proudly based in Washington, D.C.

Construction Commences on $3 Billion 66-Acre Master-Planned Mixed-Use Community in the Heart of Austin’s Second Downtown

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Monday, December 13, 2021
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The first phase, One Uptown, a $328 million mixed-use project, is underway and is being developed in partnership with Canyon Partners Real Estate.

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  • The first phase, One Uptown, a $328 million mixed-use project, is underway and is being developed in partnership with Canyon Partners Real Estate.
  • We are delighted to begin realizing the ultimate vision for Uptown ATX which will accelerate establishing this area as Austins second downtown.
  • Uptown ATX sits at the population center of Greater Austin, and the crossroads of three major highways.
  • In addition to the areas existing multimodal transportation options, Brandywine will partner with Capital Metro to introduce a new MetroRail station at the heart of the development.

Sensis Acquires PM3, Becomes Nation’s Largest Independent Multicultural Agency

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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At a time when most advertising agencies are between 82% and 85% white , cross-cultural marketing agency Sensis is now the largest and most diverse 100% minority-owned independent multicultural advertising agency in the U.S. after its acquisition of Atlanta-based PM3.

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  • At a time when most advertising agencies are between 82% and 85% white , cross-cultural marketing agency Sensis is now the largest and most diverse 100% minority-owned independent multicultural advertising agency in the U.S. after its acquisition of Atlanta-based PM3.
  • More than two-thirds (70%) of the staff are multicultural and 55% of its 150 employees are women.
  • The acquisition was facilitated by Agency Futures, a global consultancy specializing in strategic and culturally attuned agency mergers and acquisitions headquartered in London, England.
  • Sensis is the largest and most diverse 100% minority-owned independent multicultural marketing agency in the country.

Proterra Selected by Capital Metro In One of the Largest Electric Transit Bus Procurements In North America

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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The plan approved by Capital Metro also contains options for the agency to acquire an additional 126 40-foot electric transit buses and chargers over five years.

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  • The plan approved by Capital Metro also contains options for the agency to acquire an additional 126 40-foot electric transit buses and chargers over five years.
  • The procurement plan approved by Capital Metro marks one of the largest acquisitions of battery-electric transit buses in North America.
  • Todays announcement is Capital Metros third and largest procurement of Proterra battery-electric transit buses.
  • Over the past year and a half, the agency introduced its first six Proterra electric-transit buses as well as its North Operations electric bus yard, which utilizes Proterra Energy interoperable charging infrastructure to support the agencys growing fleet of electric transit buses.

World Class Property Company Completes Refinancing of Eastside Mercantile Property in Austin’s Plaza Saltillo District

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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World Class Property Company (together with its affiliates World Class), a privately-held, diversified real estate investment company, announced today the successful refinancing and closing of construction financing for Eastside Mercantile, a mixed-use property located at 1200 East 5th Street in East Austins Plaza Saltillo neighborhood .

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  • World Class Property Company (together with its affiliates World Class), a privately-held, diversified real estate investment company, announced today the successful refinancing and closing of construction financing for Eastside Mercantile, a mixed-use property located at 1200 East 5th Street in East Austins Plaza Saltillo neighborhood .
  • The Eastside Mercantile building is within two blocks of the Plaza Saltillo Station, the Capital MetroRail commuter rail station that served as the anchor for the TOD district.
  • World Class Property Company is a privately-held, diversified real estate investment company that owns, operates, and develops office, retail, multifamily, industrial, mixed-use, hospitality, and self-storage assets .
  • World Class Property Company is a subsidiary of World Class Holdings.