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Hutto, Kyle among fastest-growing cities

Austin Business Journal - July 9, 2007

According to U.S. Census Bureau’s statistics from July 2000 to July 2006, Central Texas has some of the state’s fastest-growing cities.

Hutto ranked first as the state’s fastest growing city, with a growth rate of 666 percent. The city of Kyle ranked fifth.

The bureau’s report says Hutto’s population has increased from 1,250 in 2000 to 17,227 in 2006. Kyle’s population increased from 5,314 in 2000 to 20,655 in 2006, an increase of 289 percent.

Kyle’s population may be closer to 30,000 in 2007, says Tom Mattis, Kyle’s city manager. The city has attracted a slew of commercial development in the last year. HEB opened its 150,000 square foot HEB Plus in Kyle in June, the Seton Family of Hospitals and SCC Development announced a $438 million development that will include a hospital, retail and professional buildings and IT systems company RSI, Inc. announced plans to construct a $2 million manufacturing facility in Kyle last fall.

“Kyle is positioned and ready to become a hub for not only residential development, but also commercial, manufacturing and retail development,” says Mattis. “We have been working diligently to accommodate this large scale growth in a planned and responsible manner.”

Hutto has seen a residential explosion, but its commercial growth has been slower. City officials say they hope that will change with a major retail development that’s planned for the city. Jacksonville, Floridabased Atlantic Coast Developers LLC is working with affiliates of New Yorkbased Glenmont Capital Management LLC on a mixed-use development called The Crossings at Carmel Creek, slated for 468 acres in Hutto.