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With at least 10 more projects in various stages of development, including a 1,066-room Fairmont that’s set to become the city’s largest hotel, that number is expected to grow to at least 11,000 in the next few years.</p><p>Developers say there’s plenty of demand from business and leisure travelers to fill all those new rooms.</p><p>“People have long considered Austin a highly attractive convention destination, but a lack of hotel room supply and meeting space continues to limit our potential,” said Doug Manchester, president of Manchester Texas Financial Group, developer of the $350 million Fairmont.</p></div><footer><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/no-slowdown-to-downtown-austins-hotel-boom/nnDfK/"> ... Read More</a>  |  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/no-slowdown-to-downtown-austins-hotel-boom/nnDfK/#cmCommentAnchor">Comment (1)</a></footer></article></div></div><div class="span4"><div id="tease_slot_2"><article class="story"><div class="story-header"><h1 class="story-section">Scott Burns: Personal Finance</h1></div><h2 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/the-real-story-behind-high-yield-cds/nnDX6/">The real story behind ‘high-yield’ CDs</a></h2><p class="story-byline">By Scott Burns </p><div class="story-text"><p>The offer is amazing, but there it is. 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Windows 10 has its own shortcomings, but it’s a lot less frustrating and much more satisfying to use than its predecessor.</p></div><footer><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/tech-review-windows-10-fixes-mistakes-of-windows-8/nnGG9/"> ... Read More</a></footer></article></div></div><div class="span4"><div id="tease_slot_4"><article class="list-tease"><h1 class="story-section"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/list/business/latest-local-business-news/aFWB/">Latest Business News</a><span> </span></h1><ul class="headline"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/the-value-vs-cost-debate-on-financial-advising/nnFFd/"><span class="list-link">The value vs. cost debate on financial advising</span></a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/the-real-story-behind-high-yield-cds/nnDX6/"><span class="list-link">The real story behind ‘high-yield’ CDs</span></a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/up-the-ladder/nnDcF/"><span class="list-link">Up the Ladder</span></a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/top-local-business-stories-of-the-week/nnFCL/"><span class="list-link">Top Local Business Stories of the Week</span></a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/airbnbs-oddest-new-york-options-van-or-taxi/nnFyq/"><span class="list-link">Airbnb’s oddest New York options: Van or taxi</span></a></li></ul><div class="more-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/list/business/latest-local-business-news/aFWB/">More Latest Business News<span> »</span></a></div></article></div></div></div><div class="row-ad ad-mobile"><div class="ad center"><div class="adgeletti-ad-div MP02 bp-1px-479px" id="adgeletti-ad-div-MP02-1px-479px" style="display:none"></div><p class="ad-warning">advertisement</p></div></div><div class="row row-teases-separator"><hr/></div><div class="row row-teases-tertiary"><div class="span4"><div id="tease_slot_5"><article class="story portrait"><div class="story-header"><h1 class="story-section">Video Gaming</h1></div><h2 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/with-halo-5-microsoft-seeks-to-lure-e-sports-playe/nnGG8/">With Halo 5, Microsoft seeks to lure e-sports players back</a></h2><p class="story-byline">By Nick Wingfield - <span class="story-source">@2015 The New York Times</span></p><div class="story-text"><p>A team of hundreds here was recently putting its final touches on a video game expected to be one of the biggest sellers of the holiday season.</p><p>The game, “Halo 5: Guardians,” will depict interstellar combat in new levels of graphical realism and offer new twists in multiplayer capabilities. It will be the latest game in the “Halo” series, one of the biggest in the industry, with more than $3.</p></div><footer><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/with-halo-5-microsoft-seeks-to-lure-e-sports-playe/nnGG8/"> ... Read More</a></footer></article></div></div><div class="span4"><div id="tease_slot_6"><article class="story portrait"><div class="story-header"><h1 class="story-section">Data Security</h1></div><h2 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/wearable-fitness-devices-carry-security-risks/nnGG7/">Wearable fitness devices carry security risks</a></h2><p class="story-byline">By Jacob Betzner - <span class="story-source">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</span></p><div class="story-text"><p>During a 2014 competition among Netflix employees to create new features, one group hacked into a Fitbit and created a “Sleep Bookmark” function, automatically pausing Netflix as the wearer started to fall asleep.</p><p>Though used to create a function for the on-demand Internet streaming content company that might be appealing to late-night movie watchers, the competition showed the vulnerability of wearable fitness devices to hacking.</p></div><footer><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/wearable-fitness-devices-carry-security-risks/nnGG7/"> ... Read More</a></footer></article></div></div><div class="span4"><div id="tease_slot_7"><article class="story portrait"><div class="story-header"><h1 class="story-section">Susan Tompor: Personal Finance</h1></div><h2 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/saving-for-college-do-homework-on-529-plans/nnGHB/">Saving for college? 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But it is no less worthy, and a new study takes a look at the latest 403(b) trends.</p><p>First, a primer: The 403(b) is a retirement plan that certain types of employers — universities, public schools, hospitals, the government, churches and nonprofit organizations — offer.</p></div><footer><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809112906/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/making-the-most-of-a-403b-retirement-plan/nnGHC/"> ... Read More</a></footer></article></div></div></div><div class="row row-teases-separator"><hr/></div><div class="row-ad ad-leaderboard"><div class="ad center"><div class="adgeletti-ad-div HP01 bp-972px-infinity" id="adgeletti-ad-div-HP01-972px-infinity" style="display:none"></div><p class="ad-warning">advertisement</p></div></div><div class="row row-teases-separator"><hr/></div><div class="row row-teases-lists"><div class="span4"><div id="tease_slot_11"><article class="list-tease"><h1 class="story-section"><a 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