Maybe we should be looking at the whole process, not just call centers

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San Antonio’s Economic Development Department is recommending that the city revise its tax phase-in guidelines to include call centers. It’s also recommending that the council reduce fees companies pay to apply for abatements.
Why? This hasn’t been the best investment in the past.
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The city eliminated call-center projects from consideration for an abatement after American [...]

Let the good times roll…

So the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is optimistic.
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“People are optimistic,” chamber President Joe Krier said. “I think things are setting up to where the next 10 to 20 years will be among the best in the city’s 300-year history.”
But not optimistic enough to actually pay for all the street and drainage improvements [...]

Another cheer for the Microsoft Data Center

(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 [...]