Top Stories San Antonio » Uncategorized http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com What it Do San Antonio? Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:44:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 San Antonio’s Toyota plant not expecting any immediate impact on production from Japanese quake http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/AzAVDXrMUvc/san-antonios-toyota-plant-not.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/AzAVDXrMUvc/san-antonios-toyota-plant-not.html#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:44:25 +0000 San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2011/03/san-antonios-toyota-plant-not.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search A major earthquake, which occurred off of the Northeast coast of Japan on Friday, causing a killer tsunami that took the lives of hundreds of people has already affected businesses on multiple continents. The fallout from the quake and the ensuing tsunami as created concern within the auto industry, as production in and shipments from Japan have been impacted by the tragic events. Reuters, for example, reports that the natural disaster has caused Japanese officials to shutter all of that nation’s major...
]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/san-antonio%e2%80%99s-toyota-plant-not-expecting-any-immediate-impact-on-production-from-japanese-quake/feed/ 0 Employment growth expected to bolster San Antonio’s retail market http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/vmBQKz-C6RM/employment-growth-expected-to-bolster.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/vmBQKz-C6RM/employment-growth-expected-to-bolster.html#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:07:09 +0000 San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2011/03/employment-growth-expected-to-bolster.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search The 2011 forecast for San Antonio’s retail sector, according to real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap: a rise in employment, a rise in effective rents, and declines in construction and vacancy figures. It doesn’t get much better than that. Some more good news: San Antonio moved up three places on Marcus & Millichap’s National Retail Index (NRI) — which ranks the country’s largest 44 metros according to various supply and demand factors that will impact these retail markets over the coming 12...
]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/employment-growth-expected-to-bolster-san-antonio%e2%80%99s-retail-market/feed/ 0 Valero finalizes deal to acquire Chevron’s U.K. refinery http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/txeeN7ZqTXs/valero-finalizes-deal-to-acquire.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/txeeN7ZqTXs/valero-finalizes-deal-to-acquire.html#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:54:16 +0000 San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2011/03/11/valero-finalizes-deal-to-acquire.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search Valero Energy Corp. on Friday confirmed that the company will acquire Chevron Corp.’s Pembroke refinery in Wales, U.K., plus its marketing and logistics assets throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland for $730 million. The transaction should close in the third quarter of 2011, pending regulatory approvals. The Pembroke refinery has a total throughput capacity of 270,000 barrels per day and is one of Western Europe’s largest and most complex refineries. The purchase also includes ownership interests in four major product pipelines and 11 fuel terminals, a 14,000-barrel-per-day aviation fuels business and a network of more than 1,000 Texaco-branded wholesale...
]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/valero-finalizes-deal-to-acquire-chevron%e2%80%99s-u-k-refinery/feed/ 0 OncoVista proceeding with development of new anti-cancer drugs http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/MVJnwCTPGG0/oncovista-proceeding-with-development.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/MVJnwCTPGG0/oncovista-proceeding-with-development.html#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:27:26 +0000 San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2011/03/10/oncovista-proceeding-with-development.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search OncoVista Innovative Therapies Inc. has received the first payment from the sale of the company’s majority interest in AdnaGen AG last November, according to the company’s letter to shareholders. OncoVista could receive as much as $64.7 million in cash from the sale of AdnaGen if certain milestones are met. The company is using the funds to accelerate the development of OVI-123 and OVI-117, two investigational drugs that could be used to treat leukemia and solid tumors found in the breast, colon and prostate,...
]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/oncovista-proceeding-with-development-of-new-anti-cancer-drugs/feed/ 0 Robinson named “Star Top Gun” in investment performance http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/Tbx0eWPpALc/robinson-named-star-top-gun-in.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/Tbx0eWPpALc/robinson-named-star-top-gun-in.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:33:08 +0000 Tamarind Phinisee http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/?guid=8d79658dfa3169768e3dddd4815fdee2 ]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/robinson-named-%e2%80%9cstar-top-gun%e2%80%9d-in-investment-performance/feed/ 0 USAA Federal Savings Bank listed among top U.S. lenders http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/P25hLvygs0k/usaa-federal-savings-bank-listed-among.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/P25hLvygs0k/usaa-federal-savings-bank-listed-among.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:02:36 +0000 Tamarind Phinisee http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/?guid=f05efdf93348e0029a7ce757b786fa7b ]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/usaa-federal-savings-bank-listed-among-top-u-s-lenders/feed/ 0 Heat advisory is in effect for San Antonio http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/2RzaX-Rc4yE/heat-advisory-is-in-effect-for-san.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/2RzaX-Rc4yE/heat-advisory-is-in-effect-for-san.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:09:46 +0000 San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/?guid=b2945d619e04c51d783a3fdb7756dd81 The Public Utility Commission is urging all Texans to conserve electricity as severe drought conditions and record high temperatures continue to strain the electric grid. The PUC is asking residential and business customers to set thermostats at least two degrees higher and turn off unnecessary lighting between the hours of 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Individuals are also being asked to hold off from using their dishwashers or washers/dryers until late in the evening. “Texans really need to save energy these last few days of August,” says PUC Chairman Donna Nelson...
]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/heat-advisory-is-in-effect-for-san-antonio/feed/ 0 Comerica will retain most San Antonio Sterling employees in wake of merger http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/y19JVDYZruM/comerica-will-retain-most-san-antonio.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/y19JVDYZruM/comerica-will-retain-most-san-antonio.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:23:14 +0000 Tamarind Phinisee http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/?guid=a62ba13d564e8da6d3821419c4f69010 ]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/comerica-will-retain-most-san-antonio-sterling-employees-in-wake-of-merger/feed/ 0 The Boiler House finds new home at Pearl http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/9_AneqJq8LI/the-boiler-house-finds-new-home-at-pearl.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/9_AneqJq8LI/the-boiler-house-finds-new-home-at-pearl.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:56:07 +0000 Tricia Lynn Silva http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/?guid=008f80558ea4e02e856ca7520c8f8c79 From the group that brought MAX’s Wine Dive to San Antonio comes a concept tailor-made for a renowned local landmark. Houston-based Lasco Enterprises has announced plans for a new restaurant at the Pearl Brewery redevelopment. Known as The Boiler House Grill and Wine Garden, the restaurant will be located in the building that still houses the boilers that were once crucial to the brewing process. The restaurant will measure roughly 6,000 square feet. It will also boast a large outdoor patio. Items to be featured on the menu include wild game, seafood, lots of local ingredients, and even a late-night dining menu...
]]> http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/uncategorized/the-boiler-house-finds-new-home-at-pearl/feed/ 0 Vet housing program touted by Perry http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/ZIfd4f3XTyo/vet-housing-program-touted-by-perry.html http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanantonio/~3/ZIfd4f3XTyo/vet-housing-program-touted-by-perry.html#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:16:34 +0000 Mike Thomas http://www.topstoriessanantonio.com/?guid=bc133ea9c5f0f17257e5f16737191dda During his address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars 112th National Convention, Texas Gov. Rick Perry highlighted a $3 million grant program to help veterans buy, build, rehabilitate or rent a home. Administered by the Texas Veterans Commission, the program, known as Housing4TexasHeroes, issues grants to help veterans buy or repair their homes, or renovate a home to meet special needs caused by service-related disabilities. “Housing4TexasHeroes will help ensure veterans and their families have adequate housing as they ease back into civilian life and enjoy the blessings of liberty they have earned with their own valor and sacrifice,” Perry says...
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