San Antonio Business Journal articles from January 1993

San Antonio Business Journal archives from January 1993

Haven for modern minds: ZaZu satisfies hunger for the contemporary. (gift boutiques selling contemporary art pieces) (Company Profile)
January 22, 1993... Guillermo Nicolas grew up in a home tastefully appointed with ornate Moorish furnishings and fine antiques. At New Year's, his family often could be found clinking champagne glasses in exotic locales like Morocco and Italy. Nicolas' youth...

McCombs, Woods said to have contract on NBC complex. (Red McCombs; Gary V. Woods)
January 22, 1993... The NBC complex, which has burdened the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. since it inherited the building -- is under contract to a partnership that real estate sources say includes Spurs owner Red McCombs and his right-hand man, Gary V. Woods....

SACU plans for rapid expansion in 1993. (San Antonio Federal Credit Union)
January 22, 1993... Buoyed by record earnings, the credit union is adding people, branches Eight years of cutbacks at San Antonio Federal Credit Union are over, and with record earnings last year, the institution is now promising substantial expansion. This...

WilsonSchanzer selling commercial portfolio to Bonner. (Bonner Group Inc.)
January 22, 1993... WilsonSchanzer Inc., San Antonio's fourth-largest commercial real estate company, is selling all of its local commercial portfolio except apartment properties to The Bonner Group Inc. While particulars of the deal still are "up in the air,"...

City's largest credit unions double income in '92. (San Antonio, Texas) (Industry Overview)
January 22, 1993... TABULAR DATA OMITTED San Antonio's 10 largest credit unions collectively earned more than twice as much money in 1992 as they did the previous year. The city's 10 largest credit unions earned $54.4 million, with San Antonio Federal Credit...

Wake-up call: developers and relocating professionals gently nudge Boerne from peaceful slumber. (Boerne, Texas) (Special Report: Commercial Real Estate) (Industry Overview)
January 22, 1993... The sleepy Hill Country town of Boerne, located 30 miles north of San Antonio on Interstate 10 West, has been shaken from its slumber by a recent surge of growth. New apartments are being built there for the first time in 10 years. Nearby...

Elevator cab modernization lifts buildings to new heights. (Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
January 22, 1993... In an office building, what is the one area that all visitors and potential tenants see first? What area, in essence, has the potential to provide visitors with an initial uplifting experience -- in more ways than one? As an office building...

Taco Cabana Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
January 22, 1993... 3309 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio TX 78212 NASDAQ -- TACO Taco Cabana Inc. is the largest operator of Mexican patio cafes, with 55 restaurants system-wide. Of those, 39 are company-owned and the remainder are franchised. TABULAR DATA...

Phone fraud cons leave their calling cards. (Who's Who in Telecommunications)
January 22, 1993... What costs billions of dollars every year, soon will have its own 800 information hot line number and is paid for by you and me? You might guess it's the House Bank or junkets to exotic spots by our elected representatives, but you would be...

Who's who in telecommunications.
January 22, 1993... Welcome to the first edition of "Who's Who in Telecommunications" focusing on the CEOs and local company principals in the telecommunications industry. What follows are biographical sketches of some of the important members of San Antonio's...

Another sports megastore to open in S.A. (Sports and Recreation Inc.)(San Antonio, Texas)
January 15, 1993... A new sporting goods superstore chain is taking a running jump at the San Antonio market. Tampa, Fla.-based Sports & Recreation Inc. broke ground last week on a 50,000-square-foot sporting goods megastore adjacent to The Crossroads of San...

Harpers have plans to aggressively expand commercial business. (Coldwell anker D'Ann Harper Realtors)
January 15, 1993... Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper Realtors, San Antonio's third-largest residential real estate brokerage firm, is aggressively building its fledgling Commercial Division. Formed last year, the company's full-service commercial branch is owned by...

Three local office buildings catch eye of potential buyers.
January 15, 1993... Two local office buildings are slated to sell soon, and another property is garnering serious interest from prospective buyers, according to informed local real estate sources. One Ten Broadway downtown and Canavan Center on the Northwest...

Bankers expect tough fight over branching.
January 15, 1993... In recent years, independent bankers have gotten revved up for a congressional battle that they compare to David vs. Goliath. So far, every year, they've won -- keeping the issue of interstate branching at bay. But they fear this year may be...

Rohde Realty brokers sale of 10 area shopping centers.
January 15, 1993... Rohde Realty Corp., a specialist in retail real estate, has sold 10 area shopping centers totaling 387,892 square feet for $6.27 million in the last six months, according to Rohde Realty President A.W. "Tom" Rohde III. Most of those...

Local hospitals push ahead with expansion plans. (Industry Overview)
January 15, 1993... San Antonio's medical facilities to spend tens of millions in '93 on improvements Editor's note: All of San Antonio's 24 medical hospitals have expansion plans on the table -- they're adding new services, expanding facilities and upgrading...

U.S. Long Distance Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
January 15, 1993... 9311 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio TX 78216 NASDAQ -- USLD U.S. Long Distance Corp. provides a variety of telecommunication services through its wholly owned subsidiaries: U.S. Long Distance Inc. and Zero Plus Dialing Inc. U.S. Long Distance...

Spurs aim for suite success at Alamodome. (San Antonio Spurs; stadium in San Antonio, Texas)
January 8, 1993... The San Antonio Spurs, the $177 million Alamodome's biggest tenant, is launching a campaign to market its share of the dome's posh luxury suites and club seats. Such seats have proven to be big economic generators for other domed stadiums, and...

Al Martinez-Fonts: new chamber chairman focuses on small business. (Alfonso Martinez-Fonts Jr. of Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
January 8, 1993... For most of his adult life, Alfonso Martinez-Fonts Jr. has worked for one of the nation's largest corporations -- Chemical Bank. In his last position with the bank in Mexico City, he headed up the American Chamber of Commerce, an organization...

Ancira to build car dealerships along I-10 West. (Ancira Enterprises Inc. in San Antonio, Texas)
January 8, 1993... Ancira Enterprises Inc. plans to break ground in February for two new dealerships to be located side-by-side on Interstate 10 between Wurzbach and Huebner roads. One of the new dealerships will sell Chrysler-Plymouth and Jeep-Eagle vehicles...

Firms combine forces to battle rise in shareholder suits. (petition by businessmen to change securities fraud laws)
January 8, 1993... In a new twist in the movement to fight lawsuit abuse, a national group of business and professional firms is proposing legislation aimed at changing the laws surrounding suits involving securities fraud. Nearly 400 companies nationwide have...

'Year of emergence': Zainie leads SAWTA on expedition to higher profile. (Carla Zainie, new president of San Antonio World Trade Association) (Special Report: Law & International Trade)
January 8, 1993... Succumbing to the proverbial seven-year itch, the San Antonio World Trade Association -- formed in 1985 -- is readying itself for what officials are calling the "year of emergence." "We've stayed kind of quiet," says new president Carla...

New insurance plan eases risks in cross-border trading. (surety bond services for traders in Mexico and US) (Special Report: Law & International Trade)
January 8, 1993... Thanks to an innovative insurance product that has just recently been released, Jose Martinez believes he has found a way to save his Mexican customers a lot of money. A regional manager for Insco Distributing, a San Antonio-based...

PepsiCo hunts for large block of space in S.A. (San Antonio, Texas)
January 2, 1993... PepsiCo Inc., the world's second-largest soft drink producer, currently is looking for 60,000 square feet of office space in San Antonio, say informed real estate sources. The Purchase, N.Y.-based soda pop bottler specifically has eyed the...

Balous T. Miller: president of Bill Miller's Bar-B-Que mixes competitive streak with community service. (Profile)
January 2, 1993... Balous T. Miller, president of local Bill Miller Bar-B-Que and an avid Gulf Coast angler, plays a fish the same way he works at his business -- with toughness, tenacity and commitment. Miller usually fishes for redfish and its ilk at his...

Reprimands against Texas doctors on the rise.
January 2, 1993... Public complaints against physicians in Bexar County are on the rise, as are the number of serious disciplinary actions taken against Texas doctors. That trend has helped the state's rating with a national watchdog organization, but is...

City's second-largest building bought by European investors. (Santa Clara Land Company Ltd. buys building at 112 E. Pecan, San Antonio, Texas)(includes related article)
January 2, 1993... Downtown's 112 E. Pecan, the second-largest office building in the city at 500,353 square feet, has been purchased for a reported $45 million by a European investment group. The offshore group was assembled by local Trammell Crow Co. Partner...

San Antonio firms are seeking more bang from charity bucks. (San Antonio, Texas)
January 2, 1993... For years, U.S. Long Distance Corp. decided which charities to support based on who asked the company for donations. But two years ago, the firm's chief executive officer came across a program he wanted to contribute to. Since then, the...

A thief among us: employee sabotage and theft leave businesses holding hefty tab. (Special Report: Office & Home Security)
January 2, 1993... The president of a local firm which requires heavy security was concerned that employees would object to the Big Brother-like approach of videotaping their actions. He needn't have worried. The videotaping -- a sabotage and internal theft...

Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
January 2, 1993... 909 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 900, San Antonio TX 78209 NASDAQ -- AXAS Abraxas Petroleum Corp. is a 15-year-old independent oil and gas production firm. The company owns interests in 208 oil wells and 45 gas wells. It operates 55 of the oil...