An announcement last week that AT&T Corp. would move its corporate headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas may not have made headlines in the East. But it's a big blow to San Antonio. The main reason AT&T -- the city's only Dow 30 company -- cited for the move is related to something we've been looking at in this space: How cities may suffer when airlines are forced to make deep cuts in service because of fuel costs. AT&T said San Antonio doesn't have enough direct airline service to major cities, and Dallas, as both an American and Southwest hub, does. Read more about what's being said in the local San Antonio Express-News
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What limited airline service means to one city: San Antonio loses AT&T headquarters
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