Josh Baugh March 8, 2017 Updated: March 8, 2017 6:37 p.m.
The television streaming company Hulu, based in California, is expected to announce its expansion site soon.
The video-streaming service Hulu could announce plans this month that it could expand operations this year to San Antonio or one other city, according to Mayor Ivy Taylor and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff.
In an interview Wednesday, Mayor Ivy Taylor confirmed that she traveled this week to Los Angeles with Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, along with representatives from the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, TechBloc and AT&T, to meet with executives from a “major brand” headquartered there.
She later confirmed in a news release that the meeting was with Hulu executives and that the San Antonio expansion, if it happens, could translate to 300 new jobs this year and up to 500 in the ensuing years.
Wolff said the group, which included SAEDF CEO Jenna Saucedo-Herrera, and TechBloc’s David Heard, made a pitch to Hulu’s CEO and several other company executives. He said the group flew out early Tuesday and returned late the same day.
A source with knowledge of the effort, who asked for anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak about the details, said the other city in the running for the Hulu expansion is Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Wolff said Bexar County would offer its typical incentive package, which includes an abatement of property taxes. The state’s Enterprise Fund is also expected to help with the recruitment.
City officials declined to offer details about the incentive package the city would offer.