South Side San Antonio
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…
Global EV auto parts manufacturer to plant its flag at Brooks (San Antonio Business Journal)
San Antonio’s auto manufacturing industry is expanding as Brooks has landed a global company that produces parts for electric vehicles. The name of the company has not yet been disclosed, but…
After Hurricane Maria drove him from Puerto Rico, chef Hector Rojas rises in S.A.’s culinary scene (San Antonio Express-News)
Hector Rojas didn’t have a culinary career on his mind when he became a hotel dishwasher at age 17 in his native Puerto Rico. Soon, however, he felt at home in the busy kitchen and developed a…
Houston developer doubles down on apartments at Brooks (San Antonio Business Journal)
After breaking ground on Caroline late last year, Houston-based developer Morgan Group is planning to nearly double the amount of apartments at Brooks in the coming years. The company is prepping to…
Vertical construction begins on high-end office buildings in Southeast San Antonio
Vertical construction kicked off on a major development on the Brooks campus, known as WatersEdge I & II. The milestone real estate project will bring two, Class A commercial office buildings to…
Brooks celebrates $13.3 million in completed voter-approved, road projects
The projects include the extension of Inner Circle Road from its current endpoint at Louis Bauer Drive to Research Plaza, and Research Plaza to South Presa Street which then connects to Loop 410.…
Mission Solar Energy celebrates its tenth anniversary with 1GW expansion announcement
Mission Solar Energy is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the announcement of a long-awaited 1GW expansion plan. The Texas solar module company will ramp up production to meet industry demands…