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Previous: January 1, 2009

Thursday 01.08.2009

• U.S. Global to discuss infrastructure investment opportunities
• Obama: Unless U.S. acts, recession could last years
• Spurs’ Duncan leads West forwards in NBA All-Star voting
• Sterling Foods bought by Austin investment firms
• Real Estate Council names its new officers
• Garza reappointed to Building Code Council
• San Antonio bankruptcies up 14 percent for 2008
• Evestra picks up $2.8 million NIH contract

Wednesday 01.07.2009

• Trinity among schools making Kiplinger’s list
• Southwest General Hospital names new CEO
• Former Marine commandant to head Nimitz museum
• Teachers group honors H-E-B chairman
• Montemayor appointed to state health authority
• DeVry University adding CIS degree
• Silver Stars center appointed by Bush to President’s Council
• H-E-B Mexico adds price optimization software
• Sunrise Solar tapped for alternative energy project in Brazil
• Survey: Most think their jobs won't be cut

Tuesday 01.06.2009

• SeaWorld extends free admission for military
• ACBJ chair wins top award from business editors society
• Vidacare hires director of international operations
• Time Warner adds Hallmark HD to basic lineup
• TxDOT revamps Trans-Texas Corridor plans
• HUD grant to support SAHA jobs program
• Pizza Patron brings quick-service pizza to San Antonio
• Clear Channel offering traffic info on HD Radio
• Health care spending slows down

Monday 01.05.2009

• Tom Craddick drops out of Speaker’s race
• Abraxas reports success with South Texas well
• Tourism spending down, prices up
• Conn’s sales beat gloom and doom
• Credit union to unveil new name
• REIT taps new head of development and construction
• Obama to replace Bill Richardson at Commerce Department
• Local baseball fans get new cable channel

Friday 01.02.2009

• Survey: Media blamed for making fiscal crisis worse
• AARP: Economic stress causing health problems
• Special Olympics taps local professionals for board
• Gas prices cut in half from year ago
• Manufacturing falls to 28-year low
• PlainsCapital, First SW Holdings merge
• Time Warner, Viacom reach New Year’s deal
• Wells Fargo, Bank of America complete big acquisitions

Wednesday 12.31.2008

• Alamo Bowl continues to draw in national audiences
• Challenging economy drives online sales down 3 percent
• U.S. loan values drop 55 percent
• New jobless claims drop, continuing unemployment rolls grow
• Texas experiences spike in workplace fatalities
• Report: Largest TARP bailout companies still shaky
• Consumer confidence at historic low
• SEC changes oil, gas reporting rules

Tuesday 12.30.2008

• Boerne’s bonds rated ‘A-’ by Fitch
• Second chamber executive joins Bracewell & Giuliani staff
• Home price index drops 18 percent in October
• Chick-fil-A to give away chicken biscuits
• Survey: More employers to hold off on hiring
• IRS helps speed up home sales
• Organic Alliance accomplishes 2008 goals
• Pediatric sleep center earns accreditation

Monday 12.29.2008

• Report says Texas' manufacturing outlook is bleak
• Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center lands major grant
• Customers give ‘thumbs up’ to GVTC service
• Texas Careers relocates to larger campus
• $99 iPhones offered by AT&T, not Wal-Mart
• Losses on subprime loans doubled over past year
• Holiday sales tumbled, MasterCard report shows
• CEO compensation is changing, report shows
• Alamo City ranked among top U.S. New Year’s Eve spots

Wednesday 12.24.2008

• Marvin Rush to be honored as outstanding business leader
• ENVY announces new owner-publisher
• Survey shows tech firms will freeze pay, jobs in ‘09
• XPEL completes sale of Paintshield subsidiary
• SACU gives grocery gift cards to Fort Sam troops
• San Antonio area fire departments share in wildfire grant
• SAWS bonds get boost from big three rating agencies

Tuesday 12.23.2008

• USAA earns solid credit ratings from A.M. Best
• Gas prices dropping at slower rate
• IBC Bank parent sells preferred stock to U.S. Treasury
• Vulcan Materials clears regulatory hurdle for new Medina County rail line
• Workers facing layoffs could pose security threat
• H-E-B offers employee discount on merchandise
• Half Price Books is helping to replant Texas after Ike
• Fred Thompson to replace O’Reilly on radio

Monday 12.22.2008

• Citigroup unit to cut 55 jobs in San Antonio
• Texas restaurant owners expect growth in 2009
• Texas gains most people in nation, Census data shows
• Baptist hospitals earn accreditation for ‘chest pain’ treatment
• Food Bank provides early Christmas gift to area pantries
• SAMA names new leadership for 2009
• Domestic violence cases up in Texas, Allstate survey shows
• Online spending heavy but misses holiday mark