In this week’s edition of San Antonio’s Voice, businessman Davis Phillips calls out the leaders responsible for the Alamo plan.
Phillips owns a trio of tourist attractions across the street from the Alamo and has served on the Alamo Citizens Advisory Committee since 2014.
Philips tells Randy Beamer that politics are responsible for the failure to move forward with a redeveloped Alamo Plaza, highlighted by the recent denial to move the Cenotaph. As a result, he says, many businesses near the Alamo are now in limbo as is the future of a once-proposed entertainment district. The district would house companies forced to relocate if Alamo Plaza was redeveloped.
In this conversation, Phillips explains why he believes local and state officials, as well as Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, have failed to reach a compromise and why there are hundreds of jobs left in the balance.
Phillips is the President and CEO of Phillips Entertainment, Inc. operating Ripley’s Haunted Adventure, Guinness World Records Museum, and Tomb Rider 3D Adventure Ride and Arcade. He started the company in 2001 and now employs more than 200 people. Phillips formed the first ever Attractions Committee in San Antonio in 2005 that continues to meet regularly sharing information on the issues and trends affecting the attractions industry. He also serves on the board of directors of the San Antonio Tourism Council and served as its Chairman of the Board in 2011 and 2012, and again in 2019.
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