As violence in northern Mexico turns bloody south Texas is gaining some valuable new residents The Latino population in San Antonio was created largely by refugees of from the 1910 Mexican Revolution and Richard Perez of the Greater Chamber says the drug violence in northern Mexico has Mexican entrepreneurs looking for guidance here
Perez says San Antonio regrets the violence in northern Mexico..but says the city's historic ties to Latin America and large number of Spanish speaking professionals makes it a good place to ride out the storm.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Small businesses hopeful about adding employees
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Jane Gonzalez, who owns the MEDwheels medical services company, has plans to add three people to her 10-person staff if she can find a lender willing to finance that expansion.
Jane Gonzalez, who owns the MEDwheels medical services company, has plans to add three people to her 10-person staff if she can find a lender willing to finance that expansion.
“My primary concern has been getting the capital to grow,” she said. “I'm very optimistic about 2010.”
Jane Gonzalez, who owns the MEDwheels medical services company, has plans to add three people to her 10-person staff if she can find a lender willing to finance that expansion.
Jane Gonzalez, who owns the MEDwheels medical services company, has plans to add three people to her 10-person staff if she can find a lender willing to finance that expansion.
“My primary concern has been getting the capital to grow,” she said. “I'm very optimistic about 2010.”
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City's aerospace industry faces loss
City's aerospace industry faces loss
San Antonio could lose a big component of its $4 billion-a-year aerospace industry if the government continues to in-source categories of work now performed by large contractors such as Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., leaders from Port San Antonio and the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce warned Tuesday.
San Antonio could lose a big component of its $4 billion-a-year aerospace industry if the government continues to in-source categories of work now performed by large contractors such as Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., leaders from Port San Antonio and the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce warned Tuesday.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
S.A. economy listed in top 20
S.A. economy listed in top 20. Read the whole story here.
Yet another study is ranking San Antonio's economy as one of the best performing in the country, but it showed the area has not had the uninterrupted job growth it managed to maintain in previous recessions.
The study by the Brookings Institution of 100 metropolitan areas ranked San Antonio as one of the 20 strongest-performing metropolitan areas in the country.
Yet another study is ranking San Antonio's economy as one of the best performing in the country, but it showed the area has not had the uninterrupted job growth it managed to maintain in previous recessions.
The study by the Brookings Institution of 100 metropolitan areas ranked San Antonio as one of the 20 strongest-performing metropolitan areas in the country.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
WOW Award honorees announced

Seven San Antonio women will be honored March 31 during the 2010 Women's Opportunity Week tributes sponsored by The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and Ford Motor Co. Click here to read more >>>
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