Business Facilities - August 2008 - (Page 17)

Houston Wind Turbines San Antonio offers a variety of reasons to consider an expansion or a relocation. Port of Houston CPS Energy is the largest municipally owned combined gas and electric energy company in the United States. In 2006, the manufacturing industry accounted for a $14.4 billion economic impact as local manufacturers employed more than 52,700 people to produce everything from specialty medical products and pharmaceuticals to concrete, steel, and automotive parts. The city’s IT industry is rapidly expanding, with Microsoft scheduled to open a $550 million data center in September. Additionally, Rackspace’s 1,470 employees will settle into a new headquarters at the renovated 1.2 million-square-foot Windsor Park Mall building by 2009. The city also has a strong military presence with a $13.3 billion annual economic impact and jobs for more than 190,000 people across Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph AFB, Port San Antonio (formerly Kelly AFB), Brooks City-Base (formerly Brooks AFB), and Fort Sam Houston, which is slated to be transformed into a hub for all military medical and training research by 2011. A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S The bioscience and healthcare industry is San Antonio’s number one economic generator, and the BSL-4 Laboratory at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research is the country’s only privately owned maximum-containment laboratory– the safest type of lab in the world. San Antonio’s locally owned and operated utility companies, CPS Energy and San Antonio Water System (SAWS) offer reliable and affordable electricity, gas, and water with rates among the lowest in the nation. The city’s low energy costs are one of the key factors that led the Boyd Co. to select San Antonio among the top 10 U.S. cities to locate a secure corporate data center. Both utilities offer innovative resources to help businesses operate efficiently and remain competitive. SAWS recently announced that Microsoft will participate in its recycled water program to help cool down its computer servers. In addition, CPS Energy ranks number one in wind energy capacity among the nation’s municipally owned utilities, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s 2008 rankings of wind power leadership in the United States. San Antonio offers a qualified workforce of more than 900,000 people. In addition to this labor pool, more than 126,000 students are preparing to enter the workforce from the 13 colleges and universities in the San Antonio area. Businesses also may benefit from the many services available to them at no cost through Workforce Solutions Alamo, the region’s state-funded workforce partner. Some of these services include recruitment, screening and training of qualified applicants, participation in job fairs, and assistance in accessing tax incentive programs. BUSINESS FACILITIES 17 PHOTO CREDITS: GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP; CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

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Business Facilities - August 2008

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