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turally and from a user perspective. We tried to make
this the most user-friendly building in the country. And
I think, to a large degree, we’ve accomplished that. So,
when people come to San Antonio, not only are they
going to come for all those benefits, we want them to
come for this facility being something special.”
That’s the Texas spirit – always striving to be bigger
and better. And in the case of the Henry B. González
Convention Center, San Antonio has certainly succeed-
ed in that quest.
PREFERRED VENDORS
The RK Culinary Group
- Founded by Rosemary Kowal-
ski in 1946, Rosemary’s Catering had grown success-
ful enough by 1968 to become the preferred caterer
for most top social and business events around town.
In 1972, the company was awarded the contract for
the food and beverage services at the Henry B. Gon-
zalez Convention Center and it remains the official
caterer today, nearly 45 years later. The team at the
Convention Center works from an 18,000 square-
foot, on-site kitchen and three satellite kitchens and
can serve more than 20,000 guests per event. - www.
therkgroup.com
Populous –
Populous is a global architecture and de-
sign firm that designs the places people love to be to-
gether. Over the last 30 years, the firm has designed
2,000+ of the world’s most recognized sports, civic
and entertainment venues. Populous has regional
headquarters in Kansas City, London and Brisbane. –
Hunt-Zachry Construction
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group.com;
Edlen Electrical
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