Eagle Ford Shale energy boom.

A new 170-kilowatt solar grid at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will not only cut energy costs, it will offer research opportunities as San Antonio and other cities look at ways to increase the use of solar power.

The new Nationwide Insurance Sales & Service Center under construction in San Antonio is the first commercial building in the country built to meet the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety's "Fortified for Safer Business" building criteria.

Local leaders celebrated the grand opening of the new San Antonio Support Center for Petco, a leading national pet specialty retailer, on September 28.