Intermodal Facility Gives Region New Way to Move the Goods

Making A Big Splash

Intermodal Facility Gives Region New Way to Move the Goods
Making A Big Splash
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Welcome to the online edition of Business Images Alamo Area, which takes an informed look at residential and business life in the Alamo Area. Business Images is sponsored by the Alamo Area Council of Governments.

Living and Working in the Alamo Area

The 12-county Alamo Area is home to more than 1.9 million people and includes San Antonio, the seventh-largest city in the United States. Major military installations including Fort Sam Houston, where a multibillion dollar expansion is under way, buttress growing manufacturing, biotechnology, distribution, renewable energy and technology sectors. Toyota opened a $1.3 billion complex to build trucks in the region in 2003. The region is equidistant from the East and West coasts of the United States and along the NAFTA Corridor between Mexico and Canada, and Port San Antonio. The Alamo Area can lay claim to an diverse historic and cultural mix and array of natural assets, including hills, waterways and forests, that provide abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. In addition to the fabled Alamo historic attraction, San Antonio is also home to the River Walk, which winds through downtown and includes dozens of shops, restaurants and attractions.
Business Climate
Powering Up On Renewable Energy Enterprise
The combination of new technologies and federal stimulus funds is creating a new-energy industry cluster in the Alamo Area, and the sky’s literally the limit as multiple projects and programs move FULL ARTICLE
Quality of Life
Making A Big Splash
How refreshing: Comal County bills itself as the water recreation capital of Texas, and has been promoted that way for the past 75 years. The county, founded in 1846, has long been admired for its FULL ARTICLE
Business Climate
Cyber Command Elevates Region's Tech Status
While its final configuration isn’t quite set in stone, the U.S. Air Force’s planned cybercommand at Lackland Air Force Base continues to draw interest as operations begin to ramp up. The command FULL ARTICLE

Success Stories

Everything Peanut Feted at Floresville Festival
You don’t have to be nuts to attend the Floresville Peanut Festival. The annual festival recognizes the importance of the peanut to Southwest Texas FULL ARTICLE
Gruene Boasts Oldest Dance Hall in Texas
The entire community of Gruene has been designated a historic town by the state of Texas. Henry D. Gruene founded the town – whose name is pronounced FULL ARTICLE
Area Groups Unite to Form Military Task Force
The Alamo Area region is gearing up for a major military build up in the near future. According to Kara Hill, Senior Economic Development Analyst/ FULL ARTICLE
Fresh Herbs A Growing Business
The landscape here may be forever associated with Texas cattle ranches. But agribusiness across the sprawling San Antonio region is much more than FULL ARTICLE

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Let the Sun Shine In
A Joint Effort
Strong Lure, Big Rewards
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Centers of Attention

Demographics

Visit our Demographics page for a comprehensive resource of statistics, numbers and data that are key to the region's business and economy.