Hosted by Henry Cisneros, we look at how the economy is faring in this post-pandemic time. This hour-long presentation covers a variety of areas that are all vital to the economic growth of San Antonio.
Is tourism on the rebound in San Antonio? How will the growing metroplex from San Antonio to Austin affect our economy? How are local businesses handling a post-pandemic workforce shortage? Are state politics conducive or detrimental to San Antonio’s economy? Why is higher education important to our future growth? How important are tech start-ups to our economy?
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Air times:
- 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 on Channel 9.1
- 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 on Channel 9.2
Participants:
- Henry Cisneros, host
- Nelson Wolff, Bexar County judge
- Taylor Eighmy, UTSA president
Mike Flores, ACD chancellor - Rebecca Viagran, director of Workforce Development and Community Partnerships at TAMUSA
- Ron Nirenberg, mayor
- Richard Perez, president of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
- Tom Tunstall, senior research director at the UTSA Institute for Economic Development
- Robert Thrailkill, board chair of Visit San Antonio
- Michelle Madson, president and CEO of the San Antonio Hotel and Lodging Association
- Lloyd Potter, Ph.D. professor and director of the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, Texas State Demographer
- Charles Woodin, CEO of Geekdom
- Jim Perschbach, president and CEO of Port San Antonio
