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SA Mayor, County Judge Unveil Economic Transition Team

April 24th, 2020 spireadmin
Original Source: San Antonio Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2020/04/21/sa-mayor-county-judge-unveil-economic-transition.html San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff have formed a special Covid-19 Economic Transition Team, tasked with guiding a safe reintroduction of business and activities suspended in the region as a result of the global pandemic. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas Inc. President Kevin Voelkel and…
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Witnesses say health care proposal by San Antonio fire union would be costly to taxpayers — and firefighters

December 4th, 2019 spireadmin
Original Source: San Antonio Express News A union-run health care fund would cost San Antonio taxpayers millions of dollars and run up insurance bills for firefighters, witnesses for the city told arbitrators Wednesday. The controversial proposal came up in the second day of binding arbitration talks between city officials and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters…
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New San Antonio insurance firm acquires 33-year-old employee benefits business

November 7th, 2019 spireadmin
Original Source: San Antonio Express News A new insurance firm called Spire Risk Management has acquired Employee Benefits Services, which had operated in San Antonio since 1986. Spire Risk Management founder L.P. “Buddy” Morris declined to disclose the purchase price, but said he is keeping on the staff of 12 from EBS. EBS provided employee…
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Longtime Insurance and Benefits Execs Launch Firm Aiding San Antonio Businesses

November 6th, 2019 spireadmin
Iris Dimmick November 6, 2019 A decade ago, Summit Insurance Group was the largest employee benefits firm in San Antonio. Its founder, San Antonio native Buddy Morris, sold the 11-year old company to global firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in 2008 and remained on as area president.Now, more than 10 years later, Morris has…
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San Antonio’s Spire Risk Management Acquires Employee Benefit Services

November 5th, 2019 spireadmin
LP Buddy Morris has launched Spire Risk Management (SRM), a full-service insurance consulting firm specializing in employee benefits, property/casualty and retirement planning, in San Antonio, Texas. Morris said the plan is to grow organically and through acquisitions adding great people along the way. SRM closed on its first acquisition of Employee Benefits Services (EBS) Inc.…
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Council should approve police contract deal

August 30th, 2016 spireadmin
Original Source: www.mysanantonio.com The police contract pending before the City Council is far from perfect, and we would have preferred a deal that extracted more concessions from the police union. But despite the flaws in the mediated settlement, the contract makes significant financial progress that will help keep San Antonio fiscally sound. And the 11th-hour…
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Conversation: Prospects Bleak for City and Police Union Talks

November 1st, 2014 spireadmin
Original Source: The Rivard Report Are the collective bargaining talks between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association headed in the wrong direction? The answer, unfortunately, seems to be yes. See my Oct. 22 report, For City and Police Union, Numbers Don’t Add Up. The two sides are set to…
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