IN THE LEG. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. POLICE ARE STILL
LOOKING FOR THE SHOOTER.
>> PORT SAN ANTONIO HAS GROWN
EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE LAST
5 OR SO YEARS AND 30’S EVEN
MORE ON THE HORIZON. JOINING US
TODAY’S LEADING SA SEGMENT IS
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PORT SAN
ANTONIO, JIM PER SHOT FRESH
BUCK. GOOD MORNING, SIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US. THE ELDER AND THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, JIM. THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US BRIGHT AND
EARLY. SO NOW LET’S START WITH
THE LAST YEAR. SO WHAT HAS
GROWTH AT THE PORT LOOK LIKE?
>> WELL, IT’S BEEN A TREMENDOUS
YEAR. WE’RE ON TRACK TO ADD
ABOUT 2000 JOBS WITH CUSTOMERS
RANGING EVERYTHING FROM
AEROSPACE TO ENGINE WORK,
INFORMATION, SECURITY.
>> NOW ASIDE FROM BUSINESSES
AND BIG EVENTS HAS THE NUMBER
OF VISITORS GROWN AS WELL.
>> IT SURE AS WE’VE HAD AN
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH, AS MAX
SAID, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
THAT HAVE COME HERE. BUT WITH
THE CONCERTS WITH THE SPORTING
EVENTS, WHAT WE’VE SEEN IS A
LOT OF PEOPLE COMING DOWN.
HE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN A PORT
SAN ANTONIO AREA BEFORE.
>> DONA ANA, HONE IN ON THAT.
AND WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE EDUCATION, WHATNOT, BUT
STUDENTS, I MEAN, FOR ME AT 31
YEARS OLD. BUT SAM SET IS
ALWAYS SO AMAZING. EVERY TIME I
GO, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAS THAT
LOOK TO BRING IN MORE STUDENTS
FROM AROUND OUR AREA?
>> WELL, IT’S BEEN 150,000 KIDS
HAVE COME THROUGH SAM’S THAT
THE PROGRAM’S OVER THERE AND
WITH THE INVESTMENT FROM BOEING
THROUGH THE KELLY HERITAGE
FOUNDATION, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE
5 FLIGHT SIMULATORS AND THERE
WE’VE GOT THE ROBOTS AND MOST
IMPORTANT. IT’S A CHANCE FOR
KIDS TO COME IN AND BE HANDS
ON WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE ABOUT $500,000
IN INVESTMENTS DIRECTLY INTO
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. WITH SAM
SAID THE HOWARD FOUNDATION WEX
FOUNDATION. AND THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO GO HAND
IN GLOVE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE DOING THIS WORK.
>> THERE’S ALWAYS SO MUCH GOING
ON OVER THERE. SO WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE BIG PROJECTS OUR VIEWERS
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
>> WELL, AS YOU KNOW, WE’VE GOT
2 MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
THAT WE HOPE THE LAUNCHING VERY
SOON THE BIRD ABOARD IN THE
CONSOLIDATED AIRPORT FACILITIES
AND THE BIG OFFICE TOWER THAT
ALREADY SENT THE PRELIMINARY
DRAWINGS OUT. AND WE’RE HOPING
TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF
LOCAL BUSINESSES BE PART OF
HELPING US PUT THAT TOGETHER.
>> I APPRECIATE HOW HOW HUMBLE
AND CATTLE YOU ARE JUST THROWN
OUT THE WORD VER DEPORT.
BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW
WHAT THAT IS, CAN YOU EXPLAIN
THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE?
>> SURE. IT ESSENTIALLY GIANT
ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PEOPLE AND
CARGO CAN GET INSIDE. THESE ARE
GOING TO REVOLUTIONIZE
TRANSPORTATION, NOT JUST IN
SAN ANTONIO, BUT AROUND THE
WORLD AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
I DON’T KNOW WHETHER IT’S 10
YEARS OR 20 YEARS. PEOPLE ARE
JUST
GOING TO
>> GET ON THEIR ORDER UP AT AN
AIR TAXI. IT’S GOING TO BE
RIGHT THERE. IT’S GOING TO TAKE
THEM WHEREVER THEY WANT TO GO.
AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF WORK
THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED RIGHT
HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
>> IT’S NOT JUST THE AIRCRAFT
TECHNOLOGY, IT’S THE SIGNALS
TECHNOLOGY, THE IT TECHNOLOGY
AND THE RADAR TECHNOLOGY AND
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT
ALLOWS THESE CRAFT OPERATE
CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND CLOSE
TO BUILDINGS. SO IT’S GOING
TO BE A REVOLUTION. THAT’S
RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
THAT IS AMAZING. SO THERE’S
BEEN A BIG INVESTMENT IN
DEVELOPING SAN ANTONIO’S TECH
TALENT. SO WHAT DOES THAT
INVESTMENT LOOK LIKE? AND WHAT
IS THE CALL?
>> THE GOAL IS TO SHOWCASE THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST HERE
IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THEN ONCE
YOU SHOW PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY
EXISTS TO HELP OPEN THE DOORS.
SO WE’RE VERY PROUD OF THE
KELLY HERITAGE FOUNDATION.
>> IT’S A BOEING HAS GIVEN A
2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR
BUSH THIS YEAR. BUT IT IS
FUNDING A NUMBER OF THOSE
PROGRAMS. SO YOUNG PEOPLE AND
NOT SO YOUNG PEOPLE SEE
SOMETHING THEY WANT TO DO.
WE HAVE A VEHICLE NOW THEY CAN
HELP PAY FOR THOSE PROGRAMS
AND HELP CONNECT THESE KIDS
AND NOT KIDS WITH OPPORTUNITIES
THAT WILL LAUNCH IN FOR CAREERS
FOR DECADES TO COME.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED BOEING,
OBVIOUSLY THE BOEING CENTER
AT TECH PORT HAS BEEN A HIT.
WE’VE SEEN THE CONCERTS.
WE’VE SEEN THE EVENTS. WE’VE
SEEN THE COMPETITION’S. WHAT
ARE SOME OF THE BIG EVENTS ON
THE HORIZON THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT?
>> WELL, WE’VE GOT A NUMBER OF
CONCERTS. THE DROPKICK MURPHYS
ARE GOING TO BE HERE PRETTY
SOON. WE’VE GOT SOME MMA COMING
IN. BUT WHAT REALLY EXCITES
US FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO
USE THAT VENUE TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES LOCALLY. A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO WE HAD 100 YOUNG
PEOPLE COME IN FROM THROUGHOUT
THE COMMUNITY. THEY BUILT THEIR
OWN GAMING MACHINE, THEIR OWN
HIGH AND HE SAY AND THEY DID
THAT WITH SUPPORT OF EVERYBODY
FROM THE 16TH AIR FORCE UNIFORM
SERVICE MEMBERS TO FOLKS FROM
THROUGHOUT THIS CAMPUS TO SOME
OF THE PEOPLE WHO DESIGN AND
BUILD COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE WAS
TWITCH DOWN AROUND THE WORLD.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE BUILT THE
BUILDING FOR. YOU KNOW, YOU
COME IN. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF
COMMENTS ABOUT HOW ARE FOOD
AND BEVERAGES A LITTLE BIT MORE
EXPENSIVE. BUT WE MAKE NO
PROFIT OFF OF THAT CENTER.
ALL THE PROFITS WE GENERATE
FROM THOSE SHOWS MS CONCERTS
FROM THE ATHLETIC EVENTS GO
STRAIGHT INTO THE KELLY
HERITAGE FOUNDATION. AND THAT
ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO INVEST
BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, JIM.
>> THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
STILL SAY PUERTO SAY IS THE
HIDDEN GEM OF SAN ANTONIO FOR
PEOPLE. WE’RE WATCHING NOW TO
SUMMER TIME. KIDS ARE OUT OF
SCHOOL WHO HAVEN’T BEEN TO
PUERTO SAY, WHAT IS YOUR
MESSAGE TO THEM?
>> MESSAGES COME ON DOWN.
IT’S AMAZING THAT WE KEEP
HEARING THAT IT’S A HIDDEN GEM
HERE IN SAN SPENT THE PAST
COUPLE WEEKS ON A TOUR AROUND
THE DOING WORK, PARTICIPATING
IN SEMINARS. AND THERE ARE A
LOT OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT
WHAT’S GOING ON IN SAN ANTONIO
KNOW ABOUT THE WORK GOING ON
HERE. SO IF YOU’VE GOT SOMEBODY
OR PEER YOURSELF ARE
INTERESTED, COME ON DOWN, SPEND
SOME TIME. AND SAM SAID IT’S
BEEN SOME TIME IN THE GAMING
CENTER. WATCH THE SHOW. IT’S A
COOL PLACE TO BE WHEN IT’S 99
DEGREES OUTSIDE.
>> CIMBER PERSCHBACH PRESIDENT
CEO PORT SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU
SO MUCH, SIR, FOR MAKING TIME