On March 21, San Antonio-based Frost Bank, along with Los Angeles, California-based ASM Global, a venue management company and producer of live entertainment experiences, announced a multiyear pact naming Frost Bank a founding partner for San Antonio’s Boeing Center at Tech Port, a 130,000-square-foot exhibition center located in Tech Port San Antonio. As part of the partnership, Frost Bank is now the official commercial banking partner for the Boeing Center at Tech Port. The premium lux level at the arena will now be named Frost Club and add to the elevated VIP experiences offered at the venue.
Boeing Center at Tech Port offers a unique intersection of entertainment, education and an array of other community engagements. In addition to hosting major live entertainment events and premier e-sports, the venue offers opportunities for innovators of all ages to connect and create future technologies in dedicated ideation labs and coworking spaces.
The 1,900-acre Tech Port campus is home to a growing array of employers focused on advancing new technologies in aerospace, cybersecurity, defense, space exploration, robotics and other advanced technologies. Organizations at Tech Port directly employ more than 16,000 individuals, yielding a regional economic impact of over $5.6 billion annually.
“This is a great opportunity to further strengthen our presence in this community that is key to Frost and the city of San Antonio,” says Dan Geddes, Frost Bank’s region president in San Antonio. “Our sponsorship will give Frost the chance to be involved in activities and events taking place at Boeing Center at Tech Port, which includes the LAN Gaming Center and San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology.”
Through the sponsorship, Frost Bank plans to host community seminars such as financial literacy classes to promote financial health and a sense of financial belonging for individuals and businesses as well as career fairs and family-friendly celebrations.
“Boeing Center at Tech Port is a centerpiece of Port San Antonio’s commitment to regional economic development, and Frost is the perfect partner to help make that happen,” says Jason Oberlander, chief commercial officer at ASM Global.
Established in 1868, Frost Bank serves the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Permian Basin, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio regions.