Making News

Council Members to Take Self-Driving Vehicles for a Spin (Rivard Report)

August 26, 2019

Autonomous vehicles are coming to San Antonio, and a few members of City Council will be among the first to test them. On Monday, the City Council’s…

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Brooks now hosting free concerts at South Side’s mixed-use community (My SA)

August 13, 2019

Brooks has added a free concert series for the area as it continues to grow as the South Side's mixed-use community. On Aug. 17, the public is…

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Mimosa fun run planned for Dia De Los Muertos at Brooks on the South Side (My SA)

August 9, 2019

As Dia de Los Muertos Day approaches, a range of events are popping up to celebrate throughout the city, including a boozy run at Brooks on the South…

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San Antonio Wins Award for Best Overall Sister Cities Program (Rivard Report)

July 22, 2019

San Antonio’s efforts to strengthen ties with international sister cities during its Tricentennial year, in which 241 sister-city delegates visited…

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‘Smart’ Streetlights Coming to City’s Innovation Zones this Fall (Rivard Report)

July 3, 2019

The City and CPS Energy are looking to partner to bring “smart” streetlights to San Antonio that can not only light city streets but also sense…

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With Four Designations, Brooks Aims to Attract Developers, Jobs to Region (Rivard Report)

June 12, 2019

The list that doomed an Air Force base to closure in 2005 now seems like a distant memory given the decommissioned development is now on four lists,…

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Success Story: Transformation of former Texas Air Force Base now has local economy soaring (U.S.E.D.A.)

May 31, 2019

Brooks in 2013 prior to conversion Brooks in 2018 with commercial development…

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Czech company prepping to move into new US HQ at Brooks (San Antonio Business Journal)

May 29, 2019

Renovations for future Czech Republic-based OKIN Business Process Services' structures are nearly complete. Article originally published here: Czech…

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Brooks buys land, eyes economic plan beyond former base’s borders (San Antonio Business Journal)

May 29, 2019

The Brooks Development Authority has bought 55 acres of available land near San Antonio State Hospital. Article originally published here: Brooks…

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Announcements

Brooks is Part of San Antonio Delegation to Promote Investment Opportunities to Over 60 Countries in Washington D.C.

March 18, 2015

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio, ranked one of America’s fastest-growing cities by Forbes, whose economy is home to robust bio science, aerospace, advanced…

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Brooks City Base Awarded $1.2 Million Federal Economic Development Administration Grant

March 10, 2015

SAN ANTONIO – The Economic Development Administration awarded Brooks City Base $1,188,172 through a Public Works Program grant to support the Brooks…

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Restoration Begins on the Historic Heart of Brooks City Base

March 10, 2015

SAN ANTONIO – Brooks City Base is beginning work to restore and rehabilitate the historic heart of the campus, the Sidney Brooks gravesite and…

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Brooks City Base Creates Employee South Side Housing Incentive Program

March 10, 2015

SAN ANTONIO – Brooks City Base is launching a new housing incentive program for Brooks Development Authority staff. The program is designed to…

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Embassy Suites Hotel to Open at Brooks City Base

March 10, 2015

SAN ANTONIO – The Brooks City Base Board of Directors and the Embassy Suites Franchise Executive Committee have signed an agreement to build a new…

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UIW Kicks Off Renovations for New Medical School Facility at Brooks City Base

November 17, 2014

SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word officially kicked off building renovations for its new School of Osteopathic Medicine at Brooks…

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San Antonio City Council Approves Historic Guidelines for District on Brooks City Base

October 7, 2013

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio City Council approved an amendment to the Unified Development Code on October 3, 2013 that adds the Brooks City-Base…

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Leo Gomez Selected as Brooks Development Authority President & CEO

April 19, 2013

SAN ANTONIO – The Board of Directors of the Brooks Development Authority (BDA), the organization responsible for the management and continued…

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From our Blog

Meet the South Side’s most impressive female entrepreneurs

February 28, 2020

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, we want to shout out all the #BrooksBossBabes who are taking the booming South Side business community by storm. Whether you’re the CEO or have the…

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Zoned for Opportunity

February 20, 2020

The time is nowThe rest of the city, the state, and even the country are just as dedicated to the economic prosperity of Brooks as the South Side. In recent years, Brooks has been designated a Tax…

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south side caldo

Warm up your soul with a bowl of South Side caldo

January 13, 2020

Some call it caldo, some call it sopa. Whatever you call it, we can all agree it’s delicious. When the temperature starts dropping in San Antonio, Mexican restaurants across town start getting ready…

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