Health
Methodist Healthcare snaps up, rebrands Texas MedClinics
By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Healthcare has bought 18 Texas MedClinic urgent care facilities in the San Antonio area as part of HCA Healthcare’s acquisition of Texas MedClinic, a statewide network of 40 urgent care centers. What is happening Methodist Healthcare made the announcement Aug. 3, as Texas MedClinics have transitioned to CareNow Urgent Care, where…
Up and Coming: Hotels arise despite sector slump; coffee shops and Far East Side H-E-B highlight new and upcoming retail additions
By Edmond Ortiz Focus on San Antonio is spending the midpoint of 2026 checking in on key, select moves in the hospitality, retail and culinary industries in and around the city. HOSPITALITY City officials and leaders of San Antonio’s hotel and convention sectors are wary of a recent downturn in the local hotel industry, a…
Conversion of former mall/Rackspace campus anchors economic change in Windcrest
By Edmond Ortiz The re-transformation of the former Windsor Park Mall and Rackspace Technology campus continues, as Windcrest fights economic headwinds and grow its business community. A unique makeover Construction crews recently finished an initial phase of demolition and improvements in and around the 685,000-square-foot complex that first hosted Windsor Park Mall, which initially offered…
Business Briefs: Sam’s Club to grow San Antonio presence; Toyota formally announces local expansion; Boerne cigar bar launches
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Business Briefs features Sam’s Club’s plans to expand into Far West San Antonio, and Toyota formally announcing a plan to grow its South Side manufacturing location. Also, here’s a look at select new businesses and practices popping up in Boerne and in northwest San Antonio, as well as an…
Methodist Healthcare, nonprofit boosting Medical Center presence
By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Healthcare aims to bolster its footprint in the South Texas Medical Center with the recent opening of a women’s services and midwifery clinic, while the organization’s nonprofit arm plans to develop a hotel to serve area patients, caretakers and medical employees. Midwifery services grow Methodist Hospital officials and staff gathered June…
Buoyed by the city, Toyota’s South Side expansion further boosts San Antonio’s manufacturing sector
By Edmond Ortiz City Council was quick and enthusiastic June 19 in formally approving a set of economic development incentives designed to support Toyota Motor Corp.’s plan to expand its South Side automobile production footprint on the South Side. The move bolsters San Antonio’s booming manufacturing industry. What is happening Toyota will build a $2…
UTSA researcher warns of growing health risks as San Antonio heats up
By Jason Olivarri A 20-minute morning dog walk shouldn’t feel like a workout. But as San Antonio settles into another summer of triple-digit temperatures and heavy humidity, UT San Antonio researcher Jeffrey Howard says the health risks associated with extreme heat are increasing. A research team led by Howard, a public health professor, found that…
Business Briefs: Painted Tree ex-merchants relocate downtown; 2 ventures launch in Leon Valley; West Side indoor market opens
By Edmond Ortiz This pre-summer edition of Business Briefs features 12 select businesses and healthcare practices that recently opened their doors downtown, near Shavano Park and UT San Antonio, and in Castle Hills, Cibolo, Boerne, Leon Valley, and the West and South sides. Some of those fledgling ventures include two small businesses that were forced…
Methodist Healthcare expands women’s health services on Northeast Side
By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Healthcare is further enhancing women’s health offerings in the Northeast Side. What is happening Officials with the rebranded Methodist Physicians | Virtuosa Women’s Health – formerly Virtuosa GYN – announced the company’s transition in late May. They added that the clinic will continue to offer the same services with the same…
Bexar County grants economic incentives for H-E-B expansion project
By Edmond Ortiz H-E-B is getting tax rebates from Bexar County that will help to support the grocer’s planned $700 million, East Side-based initiative to expand its supply chain operations. What is happening County commissioners unanimously voted May 26 to approve an economic development agreement between Bexar County and the San Antonio-based retailer, which aims…