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Friday September 18th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hey hey Cedar Park! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How two new manufacturers could reshape Cedar Park's jobs and economy
  • How a Cedar Park chase ended with gang-linked arrests in Temple
  • What 70 new high-paying factory jobs mean for Cedar Park workers

Also on today's calendar: Cedar Park Market Days and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 96, low: 75.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cedar Park Offers Incentive Packages to Two Manufacturers (connectcre.com) — Cedar Park is offering up to $1.75 million in incentives to attract two manufacturers that plan to invest more than $40 million and bring 240 jobs to the city. Machine Sciences Corporation and Elite Metal Finishing will both lease space at the Cedar Tech I development near the city's northern border, expanding Cedar Park's role in aerospace and defense manufacturing.
   

2. Cedar Park and Temple Police Department arrest 3 after vehicle pursuit (kcentv.com) — Cedar Park police say a July vehicle chase through town led to the recovery of illegal modified firearms and a months-long investigation that ended with three arrests in Temple on September 16. Working with Temple police and federal partners, detectives linked the suspects to additional violent crimes, underscoring ongoing efforts to keep Cedar Park residents safer from gun-related gang activity.
   

3. Who's Hiring, Who's Firing: Factory Floors Expand as Office Systems Contract Executive Summary (whatjobs.com) — Cedar Park is slated to gain 70 new full-time manufacturing jobs as Machine Sciences Corporation invests nearly $32 million in a 48,000-square-foot precision components facility here. The project, part of a broader national shift toward advanced manufacturing and defense-related production, promises above-average wages and could strengthen the city's role in aerospace and space-industry supply chains.
   

4. Citizen ALerts: September 20, 2026 (wilcosun.com) — A Cedar Park home at 326 Silent Spring Drive is scheduled for a constable's foreclosure sale on October 6 at the Williamson County Courthouse Annex in Georgetown. The same notice section lists upcoming online storage auctions, county surplus sales, estate proceedings, and public hearings that Cedar Park residents may want to track across Williamson County.
   

5. CLASS ACTION NOTICE: Berger Montague Advises Hyliion Holdings Corp. (HYLN) Investors to Inquire About a Securities Fraud Class Action (natlawreview.com) — Investors in Cedar Park–based Hyliion Holdings are being notified of a proposed securities fraud class action tied to the company's touted data-center partnership with VFG Holdings. The suit claims investors were misled about the deal's significance before negative research sent Hyliion's stock tumbling in June, and sets an October 27 deadline for those seeking lead-plaintiff status.
   

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