Friday, November 28, 2008

Charles "Marty" Wender honored on the San Antonio Movers and Shakers Show

Charles Martin Wender (known to most as "Marty") was honored as one of San Antonio's entrepreneurs by John Thurman of Heart of Texas Realty www,HeartOfTexasRealty.com, and Bjorn, Just Bjorn, of www.Bjorns.com on the San Antonio Movers and Shakers Show on April 19, 2008. Marty is well known for his many achievements and forward looking vision. Marty is a native of Ft. Worth, Texas. He began his business career in San Antnoio after having participated in the Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin. He is marryied to San Antonio nativ, e Rene Lynn Mandel.
Marty's real estate development projects have included San Antonio Westover Hills, located in the northwest area of San Antonio. Other developments include Fawn Meadow in the Medical Center, Crownridge off IH 10 West near Camp Bullis, and the Oak Run subdivision in New Braunfels, TX

Mr. Wender's vision is to revitalize San Antonio's west side and many of his dreams have come to fruition through n his Westover Hills development. Marty Wender was selected as one of five "Visionaries" by the San Antonio Business Journal special section entitled "A Century of Business" for his vision and accomplishments in West San Antonio and his Westover Hills Development. Westover Hills has become home to Sea World of Texas, the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort Hotel and Arthur Hill Championship Golf Course, QVC Network, Inc., Philips Semiconductors (formerly VLSI Technology, Inc.), World Savings National Operations Center, the Alamo Community College District's new Northwest Vista Campus, which opened Phase I in October of 1998, Oberthur Gaming Technologies, Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q, and the 88.5 acre Office Campus for The American Funds Group/Capital Group Companies, which opened in the fall of 1998.

Submitted by John Thurman, Broker, Heart of Texas Realty www.HeartOfTexasRealty.com

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