“Arbor was able to step in mid process, due to an outside lender retrade, and close quickly with no lockout on the prepayment,” Arbor's Ryan Duff says.

"It is a testament to our workforce and our community that businesses like Jade Global set up shop here," says Denise Hull, a member of Upper Gwynedd's board of commissioners.

More and more real estate professionals are predicting a recession in the next 12 months, but Beacon Economics says there is no downturn in sight.

There are 35 opportunity zones within the Austin metro area and 21 within the limits of Travis County, which has the sixth highest score allocated for GDP growth.