In the June episode of All Up In Your Business, Chief Development Officer Natalie Ruiz and Economic Development Manager Brian Piscacek talk about why the city’s role in redevelopment is essential.

Long Term Planning Administrator Alyssa Halle-Schramm joins the discussion, taking us deep into the details of the city’s small area plans, including the Texas and University Redevelopment Plan.

Be sure to look for the next episode of AUIYB in August.

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Since longtime host Jay Socol retired last spring, it's been a while since our last episode of All Up in Your Business. Due to popular demand, the podcast returns, but with a slightly different look.

College Station Chief Development Officer Natalie Ruiz now co-hosts the program with Economic Development Manager Brian Piscacek to update us on business trends and the restaurants, retailers, industries, and events that might be coming to town. We'll produce a fresh podcast addressing various topics on a quarterly basis.

In this discussion with Aaron Farmer of The Retail Coach, Natalie and Brian break down the evolution of local, regional, and national retail markets, along with the recent Economic Outlook Conference. They also address the challenges presented by continued inflation, supply chain issues, and staffing shortages.

Aaron and Brian were rolling, so the episode ran longer than usual, but we think you'll find the discussion insightful and well worth your time.

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It's been quite a while since College Station Economic Development Director Natalie Ruiz stepped up to the podcast microphone to update us on the restaurants, retailers, industries, and events that might be coming to CSTAT.

In this discussion with College Station Communications Director Jay Socol, Natalie covers Midtown, Costco, Gringo's, the Wolf Pen Creek area, and how CS ranked so high on a list of Texas cities with the best tacos.

All Up In Your Business is now available via:

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Have a suggestion for a future topic or interview, or just want to say hi? Send to jsocol@cstx.gov.

What a difference a year makes! Last year, the pandemic gave us a near-dormant economy and enormous uncertainty. This year, there are genuine signs of hope and recovery -- normalcy, even? -- that went into the development of the City of College Station's proposed fiscal year 2022 budget.

In this four-part mini-series called All Up In Your Budget, we'll talk about the main takeaways from this proposed $353.7M budget (Spoiler: No recommended increases to the tax rate or to the electric, water and wastewater rates.) and talk about some important proposed increases to public safety and other core services.

Fiscal Services Director Mary Ellen Leonard

Communications Director Jay Socol

Episode-1: Conditions & Revenues

Episode-2: Expenses

Episode-3: Enterprise Funds (Electric, Water/Wastewater, and more)

Episode-4: Capital projects and debt

You can view the entire proposed FY22 budget document at cstx.gov/budget.

What a difference a year makes! Last year, the pandemic gave us a near-dormant economy and enormous uncertainty. This year, there are genuine signs of hope and recovery -- normalcy, even? -- that went into the development of the City of College Station's proposed fiscal year 2022 budget.

In this four-part mini-series called All Up In Your Budget, we'll talk about the main takeaways from this proposed $353.7M budget (Spoiler: No recommended increases to the tax rate or to the electric, water and wastewater rates.) and talk about some important proposed increases to public safety and other core services.

Fiscal Services Director Mary Ellen Leonard

Communications Director Jay Socol

Episode-1: Conditions & Revenues

Episode-2: Expenses

Episode-3: Enterprise Funds (Electric, Water/Wastewater, and more)

Episode-4: Capital projects and debt

You can view the entire proposed FY22 budget document at cstx.gov/budget.

What a difference a year makes! Last year, the pandemic gave us a near-dormant economy and enormous uncertainty. This year, there are genuine signs of hope and recovery -- normalcy, even? -- that went into the development of the City of College Station's proposed fiscal year 2022 budget.

In this four-part mini-series called All Up In Your Budget, we'll talk about the main takeaways from this proposed $353.7M budget (Spoiler: No recommended increases to the tax rate or to the electric, water and wastewater rates.) and talk about some important proposed increases to public safety and other core services.

Fiscal Services Director Mary Ellen Leonard

Communications Director Jay Socol

Episode-1: Conditions & Revenues

Episode-2: Expenses

Episode-3: Enterprise Funds (Electric, Water/Wastewater, and more)

Episode-4: Capital projects and debt

You can view the entire proposed FY22 budget document at cstx.gov/budget.

What a difference a year makes! Last year, the pandemic gave us a near-dormant economy and enormous uncertainty. This year, there are genuine signs of hope and recovery -- normalcy, even? -- that went into the development of the City of College Station's proposed fiscal year 2022 budget.

In this four-part mini-series called All Up In Your Budget, we'll talk about the main takeaways from this proposed $353.7M budget (Spoiler: No recommended increases to the tax rate or to the electric, water and wastewater rates.) and talk about some important proposed increases to public safety and other core services.

Fiscal Services Director Mary Ellen Leonard

Communications Director Jay Socol

Episode-1: Conditions & Revenues

Episode-2: Expenses

Episode-3: Enterprise Funds (Electric, Water/Wastewater, and more)

Episode-4: Capital projects and debt

You can view the entire proposed FY22 budget document at cstx.gov/budget.

Bryan Woods became College Station's city manager in November 2018, but less than two years later he began a year-long deployment to the Middle East with the U.S. Navy Reserve. Now he's back with a lot of work to do, including prepping a draft budget for FY 2022, overseeing completion of a new city hall, and helping sustain economic growth as we emerge from a pandemic.

Woods and Communications Director Jay Socol cover topics ranging from the nature of Woods' relationships with Texas A&M, the City of Bryan and Brazos County...to the significantly different role the next city hall will have in the lives of College Station residents.

All Up In Your Business is now available via:

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Have a suggestion for a future topic or interview, or just want to say hi? Send to jsocol@cstx.gov.