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- San Antonio has long been recognized for our great diversity, rich history and culture that spans over 300 years
- Today, San Antonio is viewed as a city of steady growth and tremendous investment opportunities both nationally and globally:
- Brooking Institute – Named San Antonio as one of the Top 10 Metropolitan Areas
- Forbes – Named San Antonio as one of the Best Cities for Economic Recovery.
- Moody’s – Economic Analysis showed that Texas will likely have an easier economic recovery than other areas of the Nation
- Port San Antonio - Foreign Trade Zone and Empowerment Zone designation, affords numerous tax advantages
- Centrally located between Florida/California and Canada/Mexico - Latin American countries
- The Greater San Antonio area has been recognized as having one of the most robust economies in the country. The city’s growth industries include: Aerospace, Financial Services, Government and Military, Health Care & Bioscience, Hospitality & Entertainment, Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Telecommunications
- 7th largest City in the United States
- 1.3 Million People
- One of the best U.S. Housing Markets - Forbes
- Affordable housing - Home prices in San Antonio run 23.4% below the national mean
- Unemployment rate in 2008 averaged 4.6%
- Unemployement Rate = 5.4% in April 2009
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- Low Tax Burden
- Central Time Zone
- Bilingual Workforce
- The cost of utilities for water and power range around 20% less than the national average
- Leaders have invested $450 million on road infrastructure
- Fiber optic and digital switching infrastructure spread throughout the entire city
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San Antonio Major Corporate Headquarters
- Valero Energy Corporation: Oil-Gas Resources-Refining
- Clear Channel Communications: Radio/Television/Advertising
- Tesoro Petroleum Company: Oil-Gas Resources-Refining
- Rackspace Managed Hosting
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- United Services Automobile Assoc. (USAA): Insurance
- Kinetic Concepts: Specialty Medical Products
- DPT Laboratories: Pharmaceutical Research/Sales
- NuStar Energy LP
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San Antonio Major National / International Presence
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing
- Microsoft (IT)
- QVC Home Shopping
- Citicorp
- Medtronics
- Brooke Army Medical Center
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- CGI Inc. Group (IT)
- West Teleservices
- Martin Marietta Materials SW
- Lockheed Martin
- Boeing Aerospace
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San Antonio Research - Academic Entities
- Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
- Southwest Research Institute
- Texas Research Park
- University of Texas Health Science Center
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- Bio Med S.A.
- National Security Agency
- Cancer Research and Treatment Center
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San Antonio Education - Universities
- University of Texas San Antonio
- Trinity University
- St. Mary's University
- University of Incarnate Word
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- Texas A&M – San Antonio
- Our Lady of the Lake University
- University of Texas Health Science Center
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
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San Antonio Climate - Affordability - Quality of Life
- Top Tourist Destination in Texas
- Spurs Basketball Champions
- San Antonio Opera
- San Antonio Symphony
- Blue Star Art
- Art Pace San Antonio
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- Greatest Concentration of Spanish Missions in North America
- Arts & Cultural Events
- McNay Art Museum
- Witte Museum
- San Antonio Museum of Art
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