Rackspace is going to move into Windsor Park Mall, no thanks to the city of San Antonio.
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Under the deal, Windcrest will pay San Antonio for 30 years on the 221 acres it gave up. San Antonio is guaranteed to receive at least $4.1 million, but it could receive as much as $34.5 million in [...]

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San Antonio’s fastest-growing technology company, Rackspace Managed Hosting, might move its headquarters to the Windsor Park Mall.
Or it might move out of state.
Other states are actively recruiting Rackspace, which has 1,612 employees including 1,250 in San Antonio, said Lanham Napier, Rackspace’s chief executive officer.
So give them Windsor Park Mall already, it’s still cheaper than [...]

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I saw this headline and thought, “well, maybe we’re getting more out of this Microsoft Data Center than I realized.” Then I read the article.
San Antonio data center agrees to buy 100 percent renewable power – San Antonio Business Journal:
CityNAP became the first “green” data center in Texas by signing a new contract with CPS [...]

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“When we come into a community, we invest in the community,” Microsoft’s Andrew Weiss told the court after the vote, saying the company plans to get involved in San Antonio philanthropy.
Yeah, I guess it’s cheaper than actually having to pay taxes.
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“This is a game changer for us,” said Mario Hernandez, president of the [...]

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(Although it is the same cheer.)
First let me say, if he’ll stop talking about the how the “incentives were critical” so will I.
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Incentives were critical in persuading Microsoft to build its second data center in San Antonio, said Mario Hernandez, president of the Economic Development Foundation, which has been working with the company for [...]

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I didn’t make the 10:00 am city council meeting today.

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“(Today) is a very big step in making sure San Antonio is the place to locate Microsoft’s next data center,” said Mike Manos, senior director of Microsoft Data Center Services.
Manos will attend today’s 10 a.m. City Council hearing to discuss a 10-year, 100 percent tax [...]

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