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Market Depot Becomes First Cafe-Style Restaurant At Port San Antonio |
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -An international partnership consisting of Norma Gaya, CEO of Gaya Imports in Veracruz, Mexico, Johnny Hernandez owner and President of True Flavors Catering in San Antonio and Enrique Guzman, Owner of the Villa Rica chain of restaurants in Veracruz, Mexico have teamed up to bring Market Depot to Port San Antonio. The venture will make the full service cafe specializing in fresh, quality foods, the first restaurant of its type on the Port campus.
The original concept was the idea of Norma Gaya who read about Port San Antonio in a local magazine two years ago. She began working on a business plan to establish a cafeteria style outlet at the Port but had not found the right partners, until now. Norma Gaya is the President of Gaya Imports, a San Antonio company that imports quality foods from Mexico. The Gaya family is fifth generation producers and processors of natural vanilla natural and vanilla products located in Gutierrez Zamora, Veracruz Mexico. Ms. Gaya is formally trained in the restaurant industry. She discussed her plans with Enrique Guzman and agreed to partner. Later, through San Antonio's international community, the two partners were led to Johnny Hernandez. After several meetings the three agreed to streamline the original cafeteria idea into a cafe style eatery that would serve the needs of the south side. Plans for the cafe include Wi-Fi connectivity, flat screen televisions, and a patio cafe all surrounded with contemporary furnishings.
"My partners and I are proud to serve Port San Antonio" said Gaya. "This venture is a wonderful opportunity for all of us." She added.
Johnny Hernandez a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York is deeply rooted to the community that surrounds the Port. "I grew up on this side of town" said the Kennedy High School Graduate. "So I know that bringing a cafe of this caliber to the area is way overdue. Fresh and fast is our motto. This will be a place where you can grab a quality breakfast in the morning, then sit down and have a cold beer after work."
Although excited about the prospects of this venture, the three are also well aware of the challenge that lies ahead for them. "Being the first restaurant of this type on the Port is a big responsibility" said Guzman. "We feel as if the eyes of prospective retailers who are thinking of coming to the Port will be on us, so we had better set the bar high." Hernandez added: "Because of the size of the Port we won't have much room for trial and error. We are going to have to hit the ground running and there is pressure to execute this well.
Jorge Canavati Port San Antonio's Vice President of Business Development, is pleased to have worked with the three to bring Market Depot to the Port. "It's great to see three talented individuals come together in a partnership that will be a benefit to the Port and the community that surrounds us. Julie Hinojosa of our Real Estate Division did an outstanding job on this project." Canavati concluded.
The cafe will be located at 495 Duncan Drive at the Corner of Duncan and Tinker streets located at the Port. They have slated a 90 day timeline for open.
For more information please contact Stephanie Ramsey, V.P. Marketing, Port San Antonio at
(210) 362-7864 or 487.9973. |
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SACU Offers Special CU Member Financing on GM and Chrysler Vehicles |
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SACU is pleased to announce that its members and prospective members can take advantage of great savings on most GM and Chrysler vehicles through its participation in the Invest in America program.
Both GM and Chrysler offer great pricing, but the specifics differ. The GM program offers credit union member discount pricing equal to supplier pricing. The Chrysler program provides a credit union member rebate of $500 or $1000, depending on the vehicle purchased.
""The Invest in America program supports credit union members and local GM and Chrysler automobile dealerships, plus it is designed to boost domestic auto sales. More and more, consumers are discovering the benefits of credit union membership. SACU is pleased to be part of helping our economy through our participation in this program," SACU Lending Director Chuck Smith said.
Members and prospective members can apply through any local GM or Chrysler dealership or pre-qualify for a loan by applying at any SACU branch or online. Visit us at www.sacu.com for more information or to complete an application online.
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$2.6 Million Contract Between Evestra & NIH |
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Evestra Inc. has landed a $2.6 millon contract with the National Institutes of Health to develop reproductive health therapies through 2012.
The agreement transfers Dr. P.N. Rao’s long-standing contract between the NIH and the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) to Evestra™, where Rao is now Senior Vice President of Research. He was Senior Scientist and Chairman of the Organic Chemistry Department at the Foundation before it spun off Evestra™ in April 2008.
The five-year contract between SFBR and the NIH’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development was renewed in mid-2007 and transferred to Evestra™ effective October 2008. It provides Evestra™ (www.Evestra.com) with additional revenues of $2.6M through 2012 to support research in reproductive health, sponsored and directed by the NIH.
“This is an important milestone for Evestra™,” said President and CEO Ze’ev Shaked, “since it underscores the confidence the NIH has in Evestra™’s knowhow and capabilities in steroidal organic chemistry.
SFBR’s Organic Chemistry Department had earned an international reputation for its expertise in discovery and synthesis of novel steroid compounds used in a wide range of female and male therapeutic interventions. Rao is widely recognized as a leading expert in steroid chemistry. Evestra™ received all of the assets, personnel and scientific knowhow of the Organic Chemistry Department, together with startup funding from SFBR, which currently is the majority shareholder of the company. In mid-2008 the company raised $4.35 million from private investors and launched a wholly-owned German subsidiary, Evestra™ GmbH, later that year.
Evestra™ is uniquely positioned to develop and commercialize its product pipeline in fertility control, hormone replacement therapy and oncology, Shaked said. He added that Evestra™ and the NIH are exploring additional opportunities for collaboration.
“This long-standing contract with the NIH speaks volumes about the quality of the work Dr. Rao and his team have done throughout the years at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research,” said Kenneth P. Trevett, SFBR President and CEO. “We’re very excited about the novel and critically important medical approaches to women’s health that Evestra™ can bring to the marketplace.” |
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Humana Inc. to Release Third Quarter Results on November 3 |
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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will release its financial results for the third quarter 2008 on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. The company will host a conference call, as well as a virtual slide presentation at 9:00 a.m. eastern time that same morning to discuss its financial results for the quarter, updated 2008 earnings guidance and financial projections for 2009. The live virtual presentation (audio with slides) may be accessed via Humana’s Investor Relations page at www.humana.com. The company suggests web participants sign on approximately 15 minutes in advance of the call. The company also suggests web participants visit the site well in advance of the call to run a system test and to download any free software needed to view the presentation. All parties interested in the audio only portion of the conference call are invited to dial 888-625-7430. No password is required. The company suggests participants dial in approximately ten minutes in advance of the call. For those unable to participate in the live event, the virtual presentation archive will be available in the Presentations section of the Investor Relations page at www.humana.com, approximately two hours following the live webcast. Telephone replays will be available from 12:00 p.m. eastern time on November 3, 2008 until midnight eastern time on November 5, 2008 and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 and providing the conference ID #25105486. The company’s third quarter 2008 earnings news release is expected to include financial measures that are not in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to financial results under GAAP, as well as management’s reasons for including the non-GAAP financial measures, will be included in the company’s third quarter 2008 earnings news release, a copy of which will be available on the Investor Relations page of www.humana.com on November 3, 2008. Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation’s largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 11.5 million medical members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplemental benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals. Over its 47-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio. More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at www.humana.com, including copies of: * Annual reports to stockholders; * Securities and Exchange Commission filings; * Most recent investor conference presentations; * Quarterly earnings news releases; * Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls; * Calendar of events (including upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors); * Corporate Governance information. Contacts Humana Inc. Regina Nethery, 502-580-3644 Investor Relations
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