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  • ETF chairwoman Lower-than-requested funding is vote of confidence

    Terry Hazell is chairwoman of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Council. Earlier this week, the Texas Legislature approved replenishing the Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years versus $139 million requested by the office of Gov. Rick Perry. The low funding level came after years of controversy and allegations of political influence connected to the fund thats ...

  • San Antonio craft brewers ready to tap into larger market

    Freetail Brewery's Scott Metzger is optimistic that the state's changes to the brewpub laws will create more opportunities for craft brewers. Craft beer brewers in the Lone Star State finally have the legislative relief they have sought for years. The Texas Legislature has approved a number of changes to the states alcohol laws, which could provide San Antonios craft beer industry with a ...

  • Equity group buys up San Antonio firms BlackBrush TexStar and SunTerra

    Tailwater Capital, a new Dallas-based private equity group, has purchased three San Antonio-based energy companies from its former parent. Tailwater spun off Monday from HM Capital, also of Dallas, snapping up its equity stakes in BlackBrush Oil & Gas, TexStar Midstream Services and SunTerra Well Services. All three companies are based in San Antonio with operations in the nearby Eagle Ford ...

  • InGenesis Alamo Travel Group among fastest growing inner-city firms

    Veronica Edwards, CEO of InGenesis, leads one of the fastest-growing Inner City firms in the country. Two San Antonio companies have been ranked among the fastest growing inner city companies in the U.S. by Fortune magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). InGenesis, a staffing and management consulting company founded in 1998, ranked No. 4 on the list while the Alamo ...

  • Enerjex sells off oil leases in Eastern Kansas

    EnerJex Resources has sold off two non-core oil leases for $450,000. EnerJex Resources Inc., a domestic oil producer, has sold two non-core oil leases in Eastern Kansas for $450,000. The properties are located outside of EnerJexs core operating areas, and their transaction is expected to lower the companys unit-operating expenses, company officials said Wednesday. The company did not identify ...


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Movie Review

Wait Until Dark

With Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino currently getting mixed reviews in the big-budget Broadway revival of Frederick Knott's 1966 suspense play "Wait Until Dark," this would be a good time to revisit the 1967 film version, which starred Audrey Hepburn (who was nominated for an Oscar), Alan Arkin, and Richard Crenna. Although I have not seen the current stage revival, I've read enough reviews to ... ...

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  • Valero refinery in Oklahoma unaffected by tornado

    A file photo of a Valero refinery. Company officials announced that its refinery in Ardmore, Okla. was unaffected by the recent tornado. Valero Energy Corp. said its refinery in Ardmore, Okla., was unaffected by the tornado that tore through the nearby town of Moore on Monday, killing at least 24 people. All employees at the 87,400 barrel-per-day refinery are safe and accounted for, company ...

  • Valero spinoff CST reports gain in quarterly income

    CST Brands Inc., the company that owns 1,900 Valero Corner Stores, posted a gain in first quarter net income. San Antonio-based retailer CST Brands Inc., a recent spinoff from refiner Valero Energy Corp., on Wednesday posted a 33 percent profit increase for its first quarter as a public company. CST (NYSE: CST) operator of the Valero Corner Stores retail outlets reported earnings of $21 ...

  • Six Flags ready to get off economic roller coaster

    Six Flags Fiesta Texas is one of the theme parks that is benefitting from an influx of capital investment. Six Flags has endured more than its share of economic uncertainty over the last several years. The theme park company, which operates Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, was saddled with deep debt by previous management, which drove it into bankruptcy. Then came the recession, which cost ...

  • Texas reaches settlement with Penguin over E-books

    Texas and 32 other states have reached a multistate antitrust settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. over allegations that the company colluded with Apple Inc. over E-book pricing. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 32 other states and territories have agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuits against Penguin Group (USA) Inc. over allegations Penguin and Apple Inc. colluded to manipulate ...

  • KCI marketing new post-surgical wound-care device

    Kinetic Concepts Inc. has released a new medical device that should help patients recovery from surgery faster with fewer infections. The device is known as the Prevena Peel & Place Dressing with V.A.C. Therapy Connector. The company cited two recently published independent studies on the Prevena system that showed favorable clinical outcomes in patients at risk for post-operative ...

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