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A powerhouse for Austin's economy passes away

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A powerhouse for Austin's economy passes away

Pike Powers, a pioneer of Austin’s technology industry, died at his home Sunday after a long bout with Parkinson’s disease. Among the projects that have Powers’ fingerprints on it: MCC, 3M, Sematech, Applied Materials, AMD and Samsung — all of which paved the way for the latest wave of new-economy giants such as Tesla, Facebook and Google.