Port San Antonio

Could pilotless flying taxis be how many San Antonians go to see the Spurs play in the near future? Port San Antonio President and CEO Jim Perschbach is proposing the futuristic transportation alternative to address traffic concerns for Project Marvel and beyond.

Port San Antonio has become one of the city’s most important economic development hubs. The former military base is now driving growth in aerospace, defense, cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing. What does that mean for San Antonio’s economy, its workforce, and its future?

Urban air mobility company Archer Aviation placed Texas on the short list for testing air taxis while national proposals were announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The future of work is going to be about advanced manufacturing — cyber security and cyber control, A.I. — robotics, and space. Where will San Antonio fit into that world? Alamo Colleges District is preparing the local workforce for these jobs.

Innovation Tower is a component of a broad innovation campus development strategy the organization unveiled in the fall of 2024.

The state's top financial officer toured StandardAero.

The Port's CEO said it can continue to invest in bigger projects like the ones that drew additional cyber security to the area, built the Boeing Center at Tech Port arena, and the still to come Innovation Tower.

The organization’s board voted Tuesday to approve more than $7 million to finalize the design so the 11-story building could begin construction next year.

The company's $2.3 million donation will involve developing exhibits and curriculum for the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, which is located at the Boeing Center at Tech Port.