The U.S. Air Force chose Boeing to make its next T-X trainer jet, which means several hundred new manufacturing jobs are coming to Dallas-Fort Worth thanks to the joint partnership between Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Saab scoring the massive deal valued at $9.2 billion. That’s because one of the key suppliers for the jet […]
San Antonio, one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities based on population, is at a crossroads where its leaders are faced with addressing transportation challenges on the ground and in the air — or risk eventual economic gridlock. Gaining consensus on how to proceed could prove challenging, however, as there are signs of disagreement regarding the […]
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is a critical piece of the region’s red-hot economy. It determines how easily executives can conduct business in other places around the world, as well as how many visitors our city can handle for major events like South by Southwest and the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix that generate millions of dollars. […]
After a year of construction, one longtime downtown building is ready for new retail tenants below its five stories of parking. The Americana Building at 811 Dallas has finished renovations — which involved removing 10 levels of office space that were constructed in 1961 on top of the 1957 building — and has begun leasing, […]
Alex Wilcox was always fascinated with flight. As a kid, he spent hours and hours on planes crossing the Atlantic Ocean to visit his European grandparents. “Frankly, I loved the trip just as much as the destination,” Wilcox said. “I just loved to fly.” He eventually got his pilot’s license at 16 and spent his […]
The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has named Rebecca Cedillo as interim president and CEO. Cedillo, founder of Strategic Initiatives Consulting, will take her new role at the Hispanic Chamber on Oct. 1, succeeding Ramiro Cavazos, who is leaving the chamber to lead the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She currently is business and […]
Austin’s growth can be aesthetically pleasing — these companies prove it. Austin Business Journal recently published its 2018 list of Austin landscape architecture firms, which has data on 22 companies that employ a total of 586 people. In addition to crunching the numbers, we also asked companies on this year’s landscape architecture firm list to […]
After about three years of fundraising and over a year of construction, Ronald McDonald House Houston has officially completed its expansion project of its flagship facility, the Holcombe House. The nonprofit hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 27, unveiling the renovated 50,000-square-foot original building and newly built 16,000-square-foot, two-story tower at 1907 Holcombe Blvd., according […]
A prominent 4-acre plot on Broadway Street is one step closer to being transformed into a new mixed-use property. On Thursday, local developer Embrey Partners Ltd. received zoning approval from the San Antonio City Council for a project at 7600 Broadway St. on the triangular block bounded by Broadway Street, Nacogdoches Road and East Nottingham […]
Construction is starting next week on a 42-acre retail center in Georgetown that will expand the number of food and retail options for residents in the fast-growing Austin suburb. Wolf Crossing by Central Southwest Texas Development LLC, otherwise known as CSW, is expected to cost about $200 million total, including construction costs covered by tenants, […]