Whataburger has joined in to help raise awareness of Hunger Action Month so their headquarters facility along US 281 will feature the orange lighting as will Alamo Quarry Market, the Emily Morgan Hotel, Pearl Brewery and others.

For more information, read SA Food Bank Goes Orange for Hunger (KSAT 12, 9-1-10)

Although the location of the facility has not yet been announced, the Fortune 500 company estimates a capital investment of nearly $6.4 million.  BD hopes to be operational by early next year and plans to employ 296 people.

A number of incentives and property-tax abatements were offered including $1.56 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund, plus $420,000 in job-training money from the Skills Development Fund.

Read BD Invests $6.35 Million in Texas, to Create 296 Jobs in San Antonio (GovMonitor, 8-18-10),  Medical device company to create nearly 300 jobs in San Antonio (San Antonio Business Journal, 8-18-10) and Medical company bringing 296 jobs (MySA.com, 8-18-10)

Read San Antonio gains fifth 99 Cents Only Store (San Antonio Business Journal, 8-11-10) and view Big screen, small change: first nine in store get 99-cent TVs (KENS5.com, 8-13-10).

The Good Sports outlet spans 4,000 square feet in Suite 103, adjacent to an additional 5,000 square feet which houses the company’s executive offices, buying department and shipping/receiving warehouse.   The company currently has 15 employees but plans to hire more.

For more information, read Good Sports launches second store in San Antonio (San Antonio Business Journal, 8-9-10) and Good Sports outlet now open in S.A. (MySA.com, 8-16-10).

South Texas Medical Center

The impressive South Texas Medical Center, located in San Antonio’s Northwest sector, consists of 45 medically related institutions including various medical, dental and nursing schools, twelve hospitals and five specialty institutions.  In addition, there are a myriad of retail centers, office buildings and other businesses.  The color-coded, interactive map makes it easy to scope out the area.  Check out the map.

The intersection of US 281 and Encino Rio is scheduled to be closed this weekend, from 9 p.m. Friday, August 27, 2010 until Monday, August 30, 2010 at 5:30 a.m. to allow crews to perform necessary work related to the US 281 Super-street construction. 

According to The Highwayman, the super-street plan proposed by Pape Dawson Engineers calls for the intersections of Encino Rio, Evans, Stone Oak, and Marshall to be reconstructed in order to eliminate some straight-through and left-turn movements and instead use downstream turnarounds on 281 to either turn back the other way on 281 or get back to the intersecting road and then turn right to continue through on it. 

For more information on the US 281 Super-street project, visit the 4-1-1 on 281 website.

Broadway Bank Professional Building

R.L. Worth & Associates recently announced a change of plans for the intended 4-story building proposed on the 2.6-acre tract located at Elmira Street and Brooklyn Avenue just north of I-35 and McCullough Ave.  Broadway Bank assembled the land and is expected to sell it to Worth later this year.  The bank will occupy 5,000 square feet in the planned 105,425 square-foot building but instead of the original office plan, Worth has repositioned the project to target medical users. 

In the San Antonio Express-News article, Planning for medical offices (7-30-10), it was reported that Worth has a letter of intent from an unnamed medical company to occupy 13,000 square feet.   Two other potential tenants have each expressed interest in 20,000 square feet or more.   It is not yet known whether these are new companies to the city or if these potential tenants will be moving from existing facilities. 

Construction on the Broadway Bank Professional Building is expected to start once Worth pre-leases at least half of the building and could be completed as early as the end of next year.  Upon completion, Broadway Bank will relocate from its current location at 425 Soledad.