tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post185145812518691056..comments2024-02-14T02:30:36.732-05:00Comments on The Blog of Helios: HeliOS is on the Move...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978117986484281976noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-64800630308527272812011-03-11T19:57:41.976-06:002011-03-11T19:57:41.976-06:00Yay for square footage! And the new place!
Have ...Yay for square footage! And the new place!<br /><br />Have fun with the move!Gavinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-86480649092311292282011-03-11T07:11:17.228-06:002011-03-11T07:11:17.228-06:00@ anonymous...
There were some important logistic...@ anonymous...<br /><br />There were some important logistical concerns in choosing Taylor as our new home.<br /><br />Skip Guenter, who is the Right Hand of HeliOS, lives about 10 minutes away from the new facility...I live 15 minutes away if traffic is decent. Contrast this with our previous facility in Lakeway, which was at least an hour's drive each way and you can see the obvious advantage, just from a mileage standpoint. With 4 dollar a gallon gas on the horizon, this is not an insigificant factor. The projected increase in fuel costs through October of 2011 will be just short of 700.00.<br /><br />Secondly, we have a dedicated building with 2200 square feet of operating space in which to work. Lakeway, we were ultimately squeezed into 400 sq ft or less. <br /><br />The new facility will have classroom and lab space whereas Lakeway did not. but aside from all of these positives...<br /><br />The business community in Austin has been cool or completely unresponsive to our requests for various support. We will serve the community and area that supports our efforts...reciprocity is a wonderful thing.quid pro quo and all of that.<br /><br />So yeah, the youth of Taylor will receive a bunch of attention from HeliOS. We'll get into Austin as the need arises, but we are going to make sure that we support the community that supports us.<br /><br />hAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978117986484281976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-26584999753893211322011-03-10T20:42:28.814-06:002011-03-10T20:42:28.814-06:00@Anonymous: Heh... As crazy as it sounds, that di...@Anonymous: Heh... As crazy as it sounds, that distance isn't anywhere near as bad as people make it out to sound. The locals are used to that sort of drive and as long as Ken and Co have good transportation, it's not changing much other than he's got a stable location to work out of.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044880130114937498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-68770057968701984272011-03-09T20:55:02.885-06:002011-03-09T20:55:02.885-06:00@Anonymous
Taylor is about 35-40 minutes away from...@Anonymous<br />Taylor is about 35-40 minutes away from downtown Austin, a little less if you take the tollway.FelixTheCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365833098913665635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-16311622621071621242011-03-09T19:40:58.499-06:002011-03-09T19:40:58.499-06:00I don't know much about that area since I live...I don't know much about that area since I live in Michigan but on the map it looks like Taylor is quite a way from Austin. Is this move going to lessen your impact in Austin?<br /><br />Just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-71618000547722586172011-03-09T13:55:19.715-06:002011-03-09T13:55:19.715-06:00Alan, trust me...we've been working in such a ...Alan, trust me...we've been working in such a transitory state for so long that this will not only be a relief, it will triple our production. My sincere thanks to the city of Taylor and those in the community who help us make this happen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978117986484281976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-35943708742856826422011-03-09T13:47:31.646-06:002011-03-09T13:47:31.646-06:00Congratulations, Ken. I can see this making doing ...Congratulations, Ken. I can see this making doing what you do a little easier.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Alan.Alan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304074759199533605noreply@blogger.com