Some San Antonio doctors participated in a kickback scheme with a chain of vascular clinics, a whistleblower lawsuit alleges. Phoenix-based Modern Vascular sold small interests to investing doctors and paid them dividends — or “kickbacks” — to get them to refer patients, the suit states. And last week, the Justice Department intervened in the case … Read more
Mei-Lon and Toni Jimenez, the “sisterpreneurs” behind the San Antonio-based cosmetics company Chica Beauty, recently received an unexpected early Christmas gift on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” when the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award-winning host welcomed the siblings for an on-set interview and surprised them with a $25,000 small-business grant from Bank of America and … Read more
Like a lot of public school teachers, Phillip Sada was feeling burned out after teaching through the pandemic. The recent death of his mother also was weighing heavily on the middle school art teacher when he happened upon the 2013 documentary Sign Painters. The documentary delves into the U.S. history of this commercial art form … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The North New Braunfels Phase 1 Project on the East Side is now expected to be complete by fall 2023. Frustrated business owners along North New Braunfels Avenue say they’ve spent the last year trying to make it work while the city tries to finish the $9 million project. “Either make it … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors found few, if any, places to safely put their money in 2022, as central banks in the U.S. and around the globe raised interest rates for the first time in years to fight surging inflation, stoking fear of a global recession. Uncertainty about how far the Federal Reserve and other … Read more
A top executive at Rackspace Technology Inc. is leaving the company while a board member resigned this month. The changes come as the San Antonio cloud-computing company has been at the center of a recent ransomware attack — though the departures are not related to the incident — and as it plans to roll out … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Nike Inc., up $12.57 to $115.78. The athletic apparel maker reported strong fiscal second-quarter financial results. FedEx Corp., up $5.64 to $169.99. The package delivery company’s fiscal second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street forecasts. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, down $1.23 to $13.20. The … Read more