Business

Wounded Veteran Turns Injury into Innovation

Eileen Pace — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:26:16 +0000

A UTSA engineering and business student team has received the $100,000 prize in the Student Technology Venture Competition for its work on a device to help amputees.

The team developed a cooling device for prosthetics – and a way to market the product.

Before Gary Walters graduated with a Bachelors in Engineering Monday, he and his teammates had already started a company to market the device he designed for his engineering team’s Capstone project.

Aerospace & Manufacturing Industries Still Have Jobs To Fill

Eileen Pace — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:18 +0000

Business and education leaders met this week about guiding more workers into the aerospace and manufacturing pipeline because there still are not enough workers to fill jobs available in San Antonio.

The meeting offered local aerospace and manufacturing business leaders the chance to speak with school districts and the Alamo Colleges about several pressing items:

Technology Industry Thriving In The Lone Star State

Eileen Pace — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:25:28 +0000

Texas is making headlines in the tech industry as a report released today by the TechAmerica Foundation indicated that Texas is now second only to California in the number of high-tech jobs.

Valero's CST Brands Spinoff A Boost For Shareholders

Eileen Pace — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:24:35 +0000

*The original post of this story misspelled CST Brands CEO Kim Bowers as Karen Bower. The correction is now reflected in the copy.

Valero is spinning off its retail operation under the new name CST Brands, Inc. for all of its 1,900 stores across the U.S. and Canada.

CST Brands CEO ~~Karen Bower~~ Kim Bowers said the new company comes to the market as a Fortune 220 Company, a good deal for the shareholders.

Students Present Designs To Replace Historic Building By Main Plaza

Eileen Pace — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:13:57 +0000

UTSA College of Architecture students could have a hand in designing a new structure to replace the historic Wolfson building that was destroyed by fire in 2011.

Last Wednesday, the sophomore class of UTSA Architecture students presented their final scale models and renderings of a new building for a juried competition at the Radius Center.

The students were judged on designs for a modern office building that would fill the narrow space that still remains a gaping hole on the edge of Main Plaza.

Homeland Security-Approved System Lets You Jump To Front Of Security Line

Eileen Pace — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:10:02 +0000

Travelers departing the San Antonio airport will soon have another way to get through security faster. A private program will allow travelers to be vetted once for all departing flights from participating airports.

It’s a new program just approved by Homeland Security called CLEAR, which allows those approved to jump to the front of the line at the TSA security check. CLEAR members still have to take off their shoes and go through security.

Manufacturing Graduates Get First Look At Job Market

Ryan Loyd — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:46:34 +0000

The Just in Time manufacturing program is now starting to graduate students, and a job fair on Friday gave graduates the chance to get job leads.

The school is the first of its kind and launched last October to jump start manufacturing careers with learning intensive 90-day training classes to get candidates quickly into the workforce.

Brooks City Base Chooses CEO Finalist To Lead Development

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:35:53 +0000

The Brooks Development Authority board voted to enter into contract negotiations for its next chief executive officer, but leaders are not ready to divulge his or her identity.

Manny Pelaez, chairman of the Brooks Development Authority, said the board interviewed 402 viable candidates out of the 6,000 applicants.

Last week the field of applicants for the next CEO of Brooks was narrowed to only five, and Wednesday the board chose one to take Brooks into the future.

SARA Helping South Texas Counties Manage Water Needs Within Eagle Ford Shale

Eileen Pace — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:55:41 +0000

The San Antonio River Authority has been conducting workshops throughout the San Antonio River Watershed area and is working on a holistic watershed master plan for Wilson, Karnes and Goliad counties.

SARA officials said its new best practices handbook is another element in providing residents and community leaders with ideas that have worked for other communities going through sudden and rapid growth associated with oil and gas exploration.

Landscapers May Be Worried About Water, But Other Businesses Will Be OK

Eileen Pace — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:25:51 +0000

Businesses in agriculture are paying close attention to the water situation over the next few weeks as warmer temperatures approach, but other businesses with lesser water demands have little to worry about.

The overwhelming approval Wednesday of a bill setting aside state funding for water projects sparked conversation about water restrictions in metro areas. Some lawmakers argued that the money would benefit only rural communities.