ICYMI: Airport announces new flights; New Braunfels contractor files for Chapter 11

In this edition of Weekly Wrap: San Antonio International Airport has announced new flights to key destinations; and a New Braunfels infrastructure contractor files for Chapter 11. Read about these top business stories from the week and more headlines from San Antonio Business Journal.

Taking flight

San Antonio's airport has announced multiple new flights this week.

On Oct. 29, the airport announced that it scored another key win as Spirit Airlines is expanding its service to and from the Alamo City. The carrier is launching a new nonstop flight to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

In addition, the airline plans to launch a daily flight from San Antonio to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport from Feb. 20 to March 9 for Mardi Gras season. Read more about these routes from senior reporter W. Scott Bailey, here .

The day after announcing those new flights, the airport shared news that it had secured another nonstop route. Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop flights from San Antonio to Boston, an epicenter of bioscience activity, on Nov. 11. Get the departure and arrival times, here .

Don’t miss the latest San Antonio business headlines!?Sign up here for SABJ newsletters ?and make sure to?download the app.

Chapter 11 bankruptcies

New Braunfels-based SB Contractors LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas this week. The company has been involved in various bridge and roadway projects throughout Texas, including a contract for expanding Interstate 35 on the northeast edge of San Antonio. Read more about the company and its plans from reporter James McCandless, here .

In another update, a South Texas gas gathering and processing plant is up for grabs months after its operator filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The plant, previously operated by the Gulfport-based national energy services firm El Dorado Gas & Oil Inc., is now accepting purchase offers. This is one of the final steps in El Dorado's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed last December in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Read more in reporter Amber Serio's article, here .

Construction comes to Kerrville

Kerrville is getting new rental housing, which the city and stakeholders say the growing community sorely needs.

In November, Dallas developer J Street will begin construction on the Bluewood, a 273-unit apartment complex in the burgeoning satellite city.?Read more about the project in reporter Ramzi Abou Ghalioum's recent story, here .

What's cooking?

In this week's Roundup, reporter Jalen Lopez offers updates on retail and restaurant news from around the Alamo City. This week, Big Hops closes another location, Nothing Bundt Cakes celebrates Shavano park opening and Academy Sports + Outdoors comes to Bulverde. Read more in the Roundup, here .

Still hungry for news? Check out our website, here .