2012 Westside Honors Gala Honoree Videos
The WDC hosted its third annual Westside Honors Gala: Éxitos en Nuestro Barrio this year at Rosedale Park – 340 Dartmouth, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Despite the rain, this unique, outdoor event honored Mrs. Patti Radle, Mr. Alex Briseño, Mr. Ramiro Cavazos, and Mr. Enrique and Mrs. Isabel Sanchez. The Honorary Event Chair and keynote speaker was Mr. Henry Cisneros. Westside Honors Gala 2012 Honoree Alex Briseno. To watch videos click on Read More...
SA Business Journal: WDC Special Articles
In the Friday May, 2012 Edition of the San Antonio Business Journal the Westside Development Corporation is prominently featured. In this edition there is vital information on the Westside's Creative Economy, Informal Economy, Green Jobs, Education, Health, Transportation, Quality of life, and the role the WDC has played assisting local small businesses. Click Here to Download the Special Edition Insert
WDC Look West Breakfast Series
The WDC held its first Look West Breakfast of the year on March 9 on the topic of Growing & Hiring in 2012. The event, held in El Progreso Hall, featured a presentation by Workforce Solutions Alamo Executive Director Patrick Newman, Workforce Solutions Alamo Business Services Director Charlie Moke, and San Antonio Housing Authority CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirez. Sponsors were Workforce Solutions Alamo, SAHA, Capital One Bank, BBVA Compass, Silver Eagle Distributors, Broadway Bank, ACCION Texas Inc., Hispanic Contractors Association, Wells Fargo, Frost, M&M Weatherization, and Central Electric.
San Antonio Business Journal Headlines
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Baptist to proceed with emergency hospital in Schertz
Baptist Health System is set to begin construction on a new emergency hospital in the suburban San Antonio. Baptist and Houston-based Emerus Hospital Partners LLC will build the new 40,000-square-foot facility at Interstate 35 North and Schertz Parkway. Construction is valued at over $10 million. The Baptist Emergency Hospital, which should be completed early next year, will be staffed with board-certified emergency medicine physicians, registered nurses and...
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Icahn buys stake in Chesapeake, seeks board shake-up, say reports
Investor Carl Icahn has acquired a 7.56 percent stake in the beleaguered natural gas company, Chesapeake Energy Corp. MarketWatch reported on Friday that Icahn wants to shake up the board in response to the company’s handling of a scandal surrounding CEO Aubrey McClendon. The Associated Press reported that Icahn spent $785 million on the Chesapeake stock. McClendon is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over...
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San Antonio hotels take top spots on luxury magazine list
Celebrated Living — the luxury magazine for premium class passengers of American Airlines and American Eagle — has released its Readers’ Choice Platinum Hotels List for 2012. Among the magazine’s list of the top 20 hideaways on the U.S. mainland are such high-profile venues as The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs and the Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows. Also listed are two of San Antonio’s own: The...
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