North Carolina chain Rise Biscuits Donuts announced on its website that it will open an Austin location in early 2018. The store will be at 2522 Guadalupe St., near The University of Texas at Austin campus. Rise serves affordable biscuits, donuts and sandwiches. Since opening its first shop in Durham, North Carolina, in 2012, the business has expanded to Texas, Virginia and Georgia. www.risebiscuitsdonuts.com