As the Eagle Ford region continues to expand, the importance of smart growth remains top of mind for area leaders and local industries. The University of Texas at San Antonio's (USTA) Eagle Ford Community Development Program recently brought together almost 100 businesses and community leaders to discuss area challenges and needs. At the top of the list, according to the San Antonio Business Journal: 

• Affordable Housing
• Infrastructure (Roads & Water)
• Quality of life opportunities (Education & Recreation)
• Ordinances to preserve quality of life and maintain economic development

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Innovation and efficiency are the names of the game today in oil and gas, and the newly opened FMC Technologies is a product of both.

Nicknamed the “Lowes of Eagle Ford Shale, this new $15 million “oil field logistics superstore," as the San Antonio Business Journal calls it, in south San Antonio combines fluid control, wellhead, flowback and measurement under one roof.

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The city of Pleasanton has experienced explosive population growth over the past five years, going from 8,200 to 14,600 residents plus hundreds of oil field workers filling up local hotels. The reason? Pleasanton is the “Gateway to the Eagle Ford Shale,” said the San Antonio Business Journal, and the Eagle Ford Shale is “one of the biggest oil booms ever to hit Texas — and possibly the USA,” according to USA Today. The Business Journal reports that “City leaders attribute Pleasanton’s growth to their solid water and wastewater infrastructure and have laid the foundations for continued economic expansion.”

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The explosive production at Eagle Ford Shale has “one of the biggest oil booms ever to hit Texas — and possibly the USA…that could make Texas one of the leading oil producers on the planet,” said USA Today. That boom has poured money into the San Antonio community, creating an incredible local employment base and shining a light on incredible opportunities for living a great life on the SouthSide of San Antonio.

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