Where I Work: Linda’s Beauty Salon (San Antonio Report)
As a young girl in Nicaragua, I discovered a love for all things beauty — hair, makeup, nails, you name it. While I was fascinated by before-and-after beauty transformations, I realized beauty was…
Tesla supplier opening a plant at Brooks, joining a growing South Side automotive manufacturing hub (San Antonio Express-News)
A Tesla supplier is opening a facility at Brooks, joining a growing automotive manufacturing hub on San Antonio’s South Side that already includes Toyota, its suppliers and Navistar International.…
Brooks details $139M affordable, senior housing developments (San Antonio Business Journal)
The affordable housing components needed for growth at the Brooks campus are becoming more clear. In September, the Brooks Development Authority board of directors — which manages the campus of the…
Arboretum San Antonio allocated $7.3 million from Bexar County
Bexar County Commissioners Court approved a series of agreements that will establish the future 188-acre Arboretum Arboretum San Antonio received approval from Bexar County Commissioners Court for…
At the former Brooks Air Force Base, a metamorphosis is nearly complete. Or is it? (San Antonio Express-News)
With redevelopment of its original site nearly complete, Brooks is looking outside its borders to keep growing Finally out of space on the century-old air base it’s been redeveloping, Brooks is…
HOLT Renewables unveils solar project at commercial bakery site (San Antonio Business Journal)
HOLT Texas Ltd. subsidiary HOLT Renewables LLC has completed a new solar carport project at a commercial bakery site. HOLT Renewables and Forth Energy have announced the completion of a 1.036 MW…
Steel maces, ballistic balls? South Side gym CEO promotes hybrid training methods. (San Antonio Express-News)
In a building at Brooks on San Antonio’s South Side, you will find battle ropes, steel maces, steel clubs, sand bags and ballistic med balls. It’s not a medieval castle under siege, though. It’s a…
Commentary: Improve health outcomes with education, workforce development (San Antonio Express-News)
One can lose hope for a healthier future given the negative news about high rates of adult diabetes and obesity, accelerating rates of childhood obesity and surging cases of adolescent Type 2…
Brooks plans to add affordable apartments, senior living facility to campus (San Antonio Business Journal)
The two projects would spring up at the intersection of South New Braunfels Avenue and Research Plaza. With market-rate housing and build-to-rent developments already in the pipeline, the Brooks…