“We know of four Japanese biomedical companies right now that are using San Antonio clinical facilities for advanced testing, ... Those companies need to be persuaded not just to test here but ... to also locate new facilities here. That has to be a priority.”
“That's why we have to run faster than the pack in order to close the gap and get ahead -- or be relegated to this (lower-tier) category indefinitely, ... If what we want to do is build the future, create better jobs, raise incomes and create opportunities for our children, staying in the lower category is not good enough.”
“You could argue that an N.F.L. team is less important now. But I'd like to think it would still be an asset, that it's still a positive for an up-and-coming city.”
“This is not a critique, ... but just a recognition that as strong as we think our biotechnology and research sector is, we've got a long way to go — and other cities are not standing still.”
