Look West Special: PRIMED FOR GROWTH
Hot off the press, click below to read articles published in the 4-12-13 San Antonio Business Journal's special section, "Look West". Featured stories include "Primed for Growth", "Westside Spirit Breathes New Life Into Revitalization Effort", and "Keeping Dreams Alive: Edgewood ISD Facilitates Innovative Approach for Re-purposing School Buildings".
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San Antonio Business Journal Headlines
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InGenesis, Alamo Travel Group among fastest growing inner-city firms
Two San Antonio companies have been ranked among the fastest growing inner city companies in the U.S. by Fortune magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). InGenesis, a staffing and management consulting company founded in 1998, ranked No. 4 on the list while the Alamo Travel Group ranked No. 97. The companies are being recognized as role models for entrepreneurship, innovative business practices...
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Enerjex sells off oil leases in Eastern Kansas
EnerJex Resources Inc., a domestic oil producer, has sold two non-core oil leases in Eastern Kansas for $450,000. The properties are located outside of EnerJex’s core operating areas, and their transaction is expected to lower the company’s unit-operating expenses, company officials said Wednesday. The company did not identify the leases’ buyer. “I am pleased to announce this non-core asset sale, which will further streamline the company’s operations...
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Valero refinery in Oklahoma unaffected by tornado
Valero Energy Corp. said its refinery in Ardmore, Okla., was unaffected by the tornado that tore through the nearby town of Moore on Monday, killing at least 24 people. All employees at the 87,400 barrel-per-day refinery are safe and accounted for, company spokesman Bill Day confirmed. The facility is about 90 miles south of Moore. “All of us at Valero join our employees in Ardmore in extending...
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