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XFL reveals team names and logos

The new XFL football league revealed the names and logos for its eight inaugural teams on Aug. 21. The Houston team will be called the Roughnecks. The team's red-and-blue logo features an "H" incorporated into an oil derrick, similar to the logo of Houston's former NFL team, the Oilers. The Dallas team will be known as the Renegades. Click through the slideshow above to see all of the team logos revealed on Aug. 21. The other six inaugural teams are: DC Defenders Los Angeles Wildcats New York…

Managed hosting company changes name after its recent acquisition

Toronto-based Cogeco Peer 1, a managed hosting cloud services provider with a San Antonio office, has changed its name.

New airport hotel owners to invest $36M; fly Marriott flag

The new full-service hotel is slated to open in fall 2020 and fill a void in a key part of the city.

Local real estate company picked for Defense Department employer award

Levi Rodgers understands the importance of actively recruiting veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves as employees. So much so that the Department of Defense has selected his company, RE/MAX Military City, as one of 15 national recipients for the 2019 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of National Guardsmen and reservists. "It feels great personally to have gotten this honor, but what's better is that…

Local home sales get a summer boost in July

Home sales got one last boost before the summer buying season ends, as July sales outpaced year-over-year figures, as well as sales figures from June. July ended with 3,397 homes sold, according to the latest Multiple Listing Service Report from the San Antonio Board of Realtors. The mark is up from the 3,306 homes sold in June and from the 3,214 homes sold in July 2018. Last month's sale figure was a 6% increase from July 2018. By ZIP code, the most sales last month took place in 78108, which…

Uber bringing 3,000 jobs to Dallas with major hub

Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a new U.S. General and Administrative Hub that will house various corporate functions in Dallas, the company and Gov. Greg Abbott said Aug. 20. The ridesharing giant's Dallas project that will create 3,000 new jobs and more than $75 million in capital investment, the statement from the governor's office said. The announcement follows a story earlier this month in the Dallas Business Journal that Uber (NYSE: UBER) was zeroing in on the city, according to people…

Local manufacturer sees record sales in second quarter

San Antonio-based XPEL Inc. saw record revenue in the second quarter as sales in the U.S. shot up. XPEL (Nasdaq: XPEL), which makes automotive paint protection film and other after-market car products, reported second-quarter revenue on Wednesday of $30.1 million, up from $28.8 million in second quarter 2018. The result, which the company said represents its highest quarterly revenue ever, led to profits of $3 million, or 11 cents per share, compared to second quarter 2018 profits of $2.6 million,…