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Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
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Leader in Fields of Archaeology and Anthropology Named to Chronicle Heritage Board
PHOENIX, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Elizabeth Perry, a renowned anthropologist and President and CEO of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colorado, has been named to the Board of Directors at Chronicle Heritage. Crow Canyon is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers present and future generations by making the human past accessible and relevant through archaeological research, experiential education, and American Indian knowledge. The center is located on a 170-acre campus in southwestern Colorado. Dr. Perry is a seasoned business executive and professional archaeologist, and is an innovative leader of successful companies and non‐profit organizations with social/cultural and educational/research missions. In her career, Dr. Perry has led environmental and cultural resources management initiatives and major projects, is skilled in lands, natural resources and technology investment and development, and is effective at collaboration and consultation among corporations, government agencies, and Native American and Alaska Native communities. As President and CEO of Crow Canyon, Perry reports to the nonprofit's Board of Trustees and is accountable to thousands of stakeholders. She was recruited to Crow Canyon in 2018 to design and implement an organizational turnaround, which resulted in the elimination of debt and significant growth of financial reserves, enabling the organization to focus on mission-driven programs. Prior to Crow Canyon, Perry was the CEO of Koniag Inc., an Alaska Native corporation with over 700 employees nationwide and nearly 4,000 predominantly Alaska Native shareholders. She led Koniag's approximately $270 million parent company with full profit and loss responsibility and accountability for the creation and implementation of strategic business plans across Koniag's subsidiary companies and nonprofit affiliates. Perry's responsibilities included the preservation and management of assets in lands, natural resources, real estate, and securities, and investing for the greatest economic and cultural impact. She grew business sectors including cultural and environmental resources management, energy and water resources, technology, government contracting, real estate, securities, and natural resources development. Before Koniag, Perry was an executive and professional archaeologist at SWCA Environmental Consultants, leading operations in the company's Pacific West region. Perry has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Arizona and has led numerous research projects and produced peer-reviewed publications. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fort Lewis College Foundation and the PaleoWest Foundation. About Chronicle Heritage Chronicle Heritage is a global cultural and heritage resource management consultancy committed to the possibilities in a prosperous balance between the needs of the future and the uses of the past. Throughout our history we have worked for clients in both the public and private sectors, guiding one successful project after another through the complex regulations that govern the management of prehistoric, historic, architectural, ethnographic, archaeological, and paleontological resources. Along the way, we have earned an industry-wide reputation for creativity, innovation, and leadership. View original content: SOURCE Chronicle Heritage Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
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Mixed-use, 65-acre Crystal Village project under construction in Leander
A 65-acre, mixed-use project in Leander is under construction with one restaurant already open and luxury apartments ready for lease. Crystal Village is expected to be completed by 2030 with retail, offices, a hotel, conference and meeting spaces and more residential units, said Jamie Forbes, the project's development manager. The project, expected to cost more than $250 million, is at the southeast corner of the 183-A tollway and East Crystal Falls Parkway. "Culver's (restaurant) opened in February this year, with a record-setting opening day for the franchise in the state of Texas," Forbes said. The QuikTrip convenience store has been open at the project since early 2024, he said. "Estancia Brazilian Steakhouse, Willie's Grill & Ice House, Southside Market & BBQ, and Texas Roadhouse are all in progress, and there is a recently completed 3.2-acre park at the south side of the Village, which is part of the city of Leander Park System," Forbes said in an email. The city of Leander has agreed to provide a sales tax rebate of $400,000 to the steakhouse to open at the village if the restaurant invests a minimum of $7.5 million in its building and employs at least 75 people, according to an economic agreement. The Evergrove at Crystal Village, a 348-unit luxury, garden-style apartment community, is leasing and expected to complete construction in the early summer, Forbes said. The developer of Crystal Village is Alaska-based Koniag Inc. It bought the 65-acre property in 2010, Forbes said. "Koniag has explored options for developing the property over the years, and, along with the tremendous growth of the Leander community, began moving forward with the plans for the current development in January 2020," Forbes said. More: Round Rock's upcoming mixed-use project, 'the District,' will transform city, mayor says Koniag chose to develop in Leander because it has been identified as one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, Forbes said. "This is an exciting time for expansion to support the evolving needs of the growing residential community," he said. "This location provides convenient access for residents to shop, dine, work, live, and enjoy time with family and friends." Leander's population is estimated at 86,469, according to the city's website. Crystal Village is being developed in three phases. Phase one is about 18 acres, phase two is more than 20 acres, and phase three is 24 acres, Forbes said. "Phase three will be the heart of Crystal Village, and the vision for the entire project is to be a hub for area residents to enjoy and highlight the vibrancy that the Leander community has to offer," said Forbes. "We are refining the exact configuration of Phase Three, but it is slated to include mixed-use space for family-friendly entertainment, dining, retail, professional offices, hotel, conference and meeting spaces, and further residential units." More: Leander's Northline gets first retail developer in project to create a downtown Another Leander development, the Northline project, will have "significant" retail development and townhome construction underway by the middle to late third quarter of this year, Alex Tynberg, the developer of the project, said Friday. He said an office building is expected to break ground this year. The 116-acre Northline project is between U.S. 183 and the 183-A tollway. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Mixed-use, 65-acre Crystal Village project taking shape in Leander
