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From a new bagel shop to a new store at the Round Rock Outlets, check out the following updates to businesses in the area.
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The bagel shop opened in Round Rock in August, inside a retail space previously planned for a new Dirty Dough Cookies store.
The Mexican restaurant locally owned by Juan Luis and Maria Elena Hernandez reopened in August in Rock Creek Plaza, after relocating to a new unit within the same shopping center.
The restaurant offers a variety of tacos, tostadas, Mexican-style plates and more.
A third Round Rock storefront opened in July near I-35, in a retail space formerly home to Allen's Boots.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, the chain of pawn shops offers a wide variety of merchandise such as jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, musical instruments and other merchandise, as well as small pawn loans.
The church opened their first location in Round Rock. It started as a home prayer group led by Dr. Charles Sawadogo and his wife, Pastor Kaday Sawadogo. The business hosted a grand opening event featuring free drinks, snacks and goodie bags for children.
The pickleball franchise is opening two locations in the Austin area this fall.
One location will be in West Austin and the other will be located in Round Rock. The Round Rock location is expected to have eight indoor pickleball courts, a warm-up court, a private event space, a pro shop, locker rooms, showers, league play and tournaments.
The brand known for its colorful quilted bags, luggage and accessories, will open a store in the Round Rock Premium Outlets, a company representative confirmed Aug. 5.
A date has not yet been set for the store's opening, the representative confirmed via email. A suite number for the new location is also not yet available.
The Round Rock location of the luxury car dealer relocated to a new space near Mays Street in July. The dealership, formerly located at 2405 N. I-35, Round Rock, offers brand new luxury Genesis vehicles as well as pre-owned Genesis and vehicles from a variety of manufacturers.
The pick up and delivery cookie service has relocated from Fort Worth to Round Rock.
Laura Franks, a speech pathologist, owns and operates the company. Franks also plans to offer cookie decorating classes in the future.
The developer of autonomous trucking vehicles based in South Korea announced July 31 that the company's U.S. headquarters would relocate from Dallas to Round Rock.
The company was the first to launch a self-driving pilot program in South Korea in 2020, and expanded its fleet to the U.S. earlier this year, per a release from the Round Rock Chamber.
The charity dental and medical clinic named a new executive director in August. Marilyn Diaz will lead the organization, which provides services to the uninsured and underserved residents of Williamson County.
The vegan pasta company closed its manufacturing operations in Round Rock in August, per an announcement from the business via social media.
Gourmet Texas Pasta offered a variety of different specialty pastas, including gluten-free options.
The Italian restaurant closed in Round Rock in late June, the owners of the Italian restaurant announced via social media.
Owned by the Braga family, the restaurant first opened in late 2021.
The family also owns Milano Trattoria in Georgetown, which will remain open. Gift cards purchased for Milano Ristorante may be used at Milano Trattoria, at 1015 W. University Ave. Ste. 420, Georgetown, per the announcement
The legal gambling club opened earlier this year but has recently announced their closure. The casino offered a Las Vegas poker room experience featuring cash games and tournaments. They also had a full-service restaurant and bar.
