NAFTA Talks Stall Over Auto Standards
The fourth round of NAFTA negotiations appears to have stalled over negotiations around auto manufacturing, a quandary that could spell a significant economic blow to San Antonio and other U.S. car manufacturing hotbeds.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's subcommittee hearing this week in San Antonio, on the site where the original NAFTA was signed in 1993, showcased the benefits of NAFTA to Texas. The Border Trade Alliance spoke. The Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Association…
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Tech Demand Burns Through Austin Office Space
Nowhere has the growth of the technology sector impacted the office market more than Austin, according to the annual Tech-30 report out this month from CBRE Research.
San Francisco has added more jobs and office rents are highest outside Boston,…
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Is The Day After Halloween The New Black Friday?
What was once known as Black Friday has now evolved into a shopping phenomenon more commonly described as “The Christmas Creep” — and it is occurring closer to Halloween than it is Thanksgiving.
Black Friday, which falls the day after Thanksgiving, has traditionally marked the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. But according to Cushman & Wakefield Vice President and Head of Retail Research Garrick Brown, of 30 major retailers Cushman is tracking, an estimated 80% began Black Friday holiday sales within the first few days after Halloween.
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State Senator: Tolls Necessary For I-35 Expansion Plans
Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, is urging state leaders to reconsider their aversion to tolls, given the high cost of projects like the expansion of Interstate 35 through Austin.
The Texas Department of Transportation agreed to scrub toll roads and managed…
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The Robots Are Coming For Data Center Operators
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MIMCO Picks Up Highway-Fronting Retail In City Base
El Paso-based MIMCO Inc. has picked up 200K SF of retail space in southeast San Antonio with the purchase of freeway-fronting City Base Landing in Brooks City-Base.
This will be the ninth retail property in MIMCO's San Antonio portfolio, its…
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