Dig Deeper Texas

Wow, I know that the Express-News has had to cut back but didn’t realize that it affected their reporting to the point that Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson had to report the county’s actions.
MySA.com: Commentary

It was always clear that unless the reuse of the old Windsor Park Mall site could be addressed, there wasn’t much [...]

Filed under: Bexar County Commissioners, Economic development, Rackspace, Tommy Adkisson, express news | No Comments »

The economic gurus who lured Microsoft’s data center here justified giving away over $20 million dollars in tax breaks and incentives on the basis of raising the city’s stature as a place to build data centers. (Because we’ll pay you to come here?) So even though Microsoft is only going to provide 75 jobs, maybe [...]

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Rackspace is going to move into Windsor Park Mall, no thanks to the city of San Antonio.
MySA.com: Business

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 [...]

Filed under: Microsoft, Nelson Wolff, Rackspace, Texas enterprise fund, Windsor Park Mall, data center, economic incentives | 4 Comments »

MySA.com: Business
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 [...]

Filed under: Lanham Napier, Microsoft, Rackspace, San Antonio, Windsor Park Mall, data center, economic incentives | 6 Comments »