AUSTIN, Texas—Feb. 8, 2017—uShip, the online shipping marketplace and freight automation software provider, today announced enterprise software veteran Mike Williams has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and board member. uShip also announced that Jim Martell, a 40-year veteran of the logistics industry, has been named Executive Chairman of uShip’s board. Martell served as… Read More
Culture & Hiring
Austin American-Statesman Names uShip Among 2016 Top Austin Workplaces
Austin, Texas – Nov. 14, 2016 – uShip has been awarded a 2016 Top Workplaces honor by the Austin American-Statesman. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace… Read More
The Top 100 Digital Tech Employers in Austin
by Kelly Jackson, Writer, Built In Austin / Built In Austin proudly presents the 2016 list of the Top 100 Digital Technology Companies in Austin, ranking the digital players of our community according to local, full-time employee count. Austin tech companies are growing The total number of people employed locally by the companies in this… Read More
Austin’s uShip plans move to a larger campus to ramp up hiring
by Lori Hawkins, Staff Reporter, Austin American-Statesman / New headquarters will feature gourmet kitchen and dining area, shower facilities and locker rooms. / Austin-based uShip has outgrown its two downtown offices and is moving to a new headquarters on East Riverside as it launches an aggressive hiring plan. The company, which runs an online shipping… Read More
Austin companies pitching in to help Louisiana flood victims
by KXAN Staff / A handful of Austin startups and tech companies are teaming up to send help to victims of the historic floods in Louisiana. OutboundEngine, uShip, theCHIVE, Headspring and Box have collected a 20-foot enclosed trailer full of relief supplies that will make its way to Baton Rouge and be distributed to people… Read More
4 Austin companies we want to work for right now (and they’re hiring!)
by Kelly Jackson, BuiltInAustin / The kiddos don’t have to be the only ones celebrating a first day of something. With area schools starting up just around the corner, perhaps it’s time to shift your career path to have your own “first day” at one of Austin’s growing startups. If so, consider checking out the ones… Read More
Startup Week aims to build Austin’s entrepreneurial culture
New Orleans entrepreneur Christine Alexis is looking for funding for her online jewelry startup, and she says Austin might be the right place to find it. Next week, Alexis will get a first-hand look at Austin’s startup community when she arrives in town for the fifth annual Austin Startup Week, which runs Monday through Friday…. Read More
Live Sessions: Shakey Graves Performs “Pansy Waltz”
Watch an exclusive video performance by the rising star from Austin. BY ELIZABETH GRIFFIN APR 8, 2015 Shakey Graves has no elevator pitch. Try to lump his music into a particular genre, and you’ll find yourself fumbling. He’s not country, not folk, not straight-ahead rock, though his music encompasses all three. His songs are distinctive… Read More