To be certain, there were bigger deals to hit Central Texas in 2018. Companies such as Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. committed to adding thousands more people here than the Army, and real estate pros came to the table with big-as-Texas projects. But the 500-person Army Futures Command will be insulation from all the corporate livewires inserted into this region of late. It will prop up startups, galvanize industry leaders and could end up being the best thing to happen to venture capitalists.
