2024 episode | Why is the economy booming?
The San Antonio metro area economy is booming! Why? We talk with leaders of various business interests to get their take.
The Business of Business: San Antonio
Host Henry Cisneros, a former San Antonio mayor and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary, talks with local business leaders about the business of doing business in San Antonio. We get their thoughts on the city’s economy, covering a variety of areas vital to San Antonio growth.
The Business of Business: San Antonio is supported by Texas Mutual.
2025 Episode
This year brought growth and challenges for our city’s economy, much of it due to impacts from the San Antonio-Austin megaregion. And there’s every reason to expect growth to continue.
In this show, we review 2025 to see how San Antonio performed in key sectors – jobs, medical research, tourism, real estate downtown support, and airport improvements.
We hear from area business leaders:
- Henry Cisneros, host
- Gina Ortiz Jones, San Antonio mayor
- Peter Sakai, Bexar County judge
- Trish DeBerry, CEO of Centro San Antonio
- Sara Carabius Rush, president and CEO of greater:SATX
- Jim Perschbach, president and CEO of Port San Antonio
- Michelle Madson, president and CEO of San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association
- Juan Ayala, director of military and veteran affairs for the city of San Antonio
- Larry Schlesinger, president and CEO of the Texas Biomedical Research Institute
- Ed Zapata, chairman of the San Antonio Board of Realtors
- Taylor Eighmy, president of UT San Antonio
Airing on KLRN Channel 9.1:
- Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 12 at 12:30 a.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 9:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 10 p.m.
Airing on KLRN Channel 9.2:
- Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 9 p.m.
Previous Episodes
2023 episode | Were rosy predictions accurate?
In 2023, the headlines painted a rosy picture of San Antonio’s economy. As the year draws to a close, were they accurate?
2022 episode | Looking ahead to 2023
We gathered business leaders who know San Antonio various economic drivers to get their thoughts on the city’s economy.
2021 episode | The post-pandemic economy
We look at how the economy is faring in the post-pandemic time, covering a variety of areas vital to San Antonio growth.
2020 episode | During and after COVID-19
We take a hard look at San Antonio's business community, how businesses have survived and how they plan to move forward.
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