Leadership San Antonio is recognizing several exemplary members who are going above and beyond during the COVID-19 crisis. Today’s spotlight is on City of San Antonio, Development Services’ Melissa Ramirez.How do you uniquely contribute ...
A unique campaign designed to aid local restaurants hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and to support United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County’s work to help end the socioeconomic divides exposed by the pandemic kicks off in our community ...
San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is conducting a Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Disparity Study to ensure that M/WBEs have equal access to contracting opportunities and that SAWS' current SMWVB program remains legally defensible ...
Yesterday, the Chamber Board of Directors voted to support redirecting the One-Eighth-Cent Sales Tax from the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program to the Advanced Transportation District for public transportation. The recommendation originated in the ...
Leadership San Antonio is recognizing several exemplary members who are going above and beyond during the COVID-19 crisis. Today’s spotlight is Justin Simone.What do you do?IT Consulting / Accenture Federal ServicesHow do you uniquely ...
Starting today, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) will discontinue “For Official Business Only” access to the installation and change the Health Protection Condition to BRAVO PLUS.JBSA intends to balance expanding installation access and ...
Yesterday, the Chamber held its September Board of Director’s meeting virtually with the Chamber’s President and CEO Richard Perez and Chair of the Board Adam Hamilton, President and CEO of Southwest Research Institute, providing opening ...
Yesterday, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee voted to support redirecting the One-Eighth-Cent Sales Tax from the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program to the Advanced Transportation District to improve public transportation across ...
Yesterday, the Chamber’s Executive Committee directed Chamber staff to develop a policy statement opposing the CPS Energy and San Antonio Water System (SAWS) petition drives. The policy statement will be presented to the Board of Directors ...
According to recent survey results shared by the Texas Restaurant Association, approximately 29% of restaurants across the state expect they will need to permanently close one or more locations if they cannot secure additional federal stimulus ...
This past week, Brigadier General Caroline Miller, Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, hosted the September Regional Chamber Summit. Along with a small group of executives from throughout our region, Richard Perez, Chamber ...
This week, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the Congressional Delegation in support of a Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that includes an extension of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.The Chamber ...
On September 22, 2020, the Texas Historical Commission (THC) will be asked to review a Historic Building and Structure Permit request to repair and relocate the Cenotaph. The Alamo Plan is the result of hundreds of meetings and dozens of compromises ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Public Policy team has been closely monitoring a possible 5th coronavirus relief package. The House and Senate have both passed their versions of a relief package, but both parties cannot come to an agreement on ...
Today, the City’s Governance Committee moved to support a recommendation to City Council to appoint Ed Belmares to the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) Board of Trustees. Your Chamber sent a letter to Mayor and City Council earlier this week ...
Leadership San Antonio is recognizing several exemplary members who are going above and beyond during the COVID-19 crisis. Today's spotlight is on SAWS’ Greg Wukasch.What do you do?External Affairs Manager-San Antonio Water SystemHow do you ...
For more than two years, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has been advocating for and communicating the importance of a complete 2020 Census count. As the September 30 deadline to complete the Census rapidly approaches, the Chamber’s ...
Your Chamber submitted a letter to our Bexar County Delegation urging them to pass a fifth Coronavirus Relief Package to address the severity of the economic and public health crisis we are still experiencing. The pandemic continues to hold a tight ...
On Wednesday, September 2, your Chamber’s Cyber Council / CyberSecurity San Antonio (CSSA) program gathered for its monthly meeting via video conference. The Cyber Council is led by 2020 Chair Rich Valdez. Rich is the Chief Technology Officer ...
Leadership San Antonio is recognizing several exemplary members who are going above and beyond during the COVID-19 crisis. Today's spotlight is on Citi Bank's Bill Rieck.How do you uniquely contribute to San Antonio (during this time)?Contribute to ...
San Antonio’s future depends on a successful and complete 2020 census, and your Chamber has made it a priority to ensure a complete count. Last week, we sent a letter to President Trump and Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the United States ...
The week after City Council voted to put a 1/8 cent sales tax workforce development initiative on the November ballot, the Chamber’s Education and Workforce Development Council hosted Mayor Nirenberg to talk about the measure. Mayor Nirenberg ...
Leadership San Antonio is recognizing several exemplary members who are going above and beyond during the COVID-19 crisis. Today's spotlight is on healthcare attorney Jeff Wurzburg.How do you uniquely contribute to San Antonio (during this time)?I ...
The Chamber’s Senior Enlisted Advisory Committee was honored to host Joint Base San Antonio’s 502d Air Base Wing’s new Command Chief Master Sergeant, Command Master Sergeant Wendell Snider, who assumed responsibility earlier this ...
Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins and Representative Sheryl Cole will be headlining a virtual town hall meeting with the Central Texas Delegation of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus (TLBC) on Tuesday, September 1 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. The ...
During these past few months, our great city has taken many necessary measures to ensure that our community stays safe and slows the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing measures that help to mitigate the risk of spreading the virus have greatly ...
On Tuesday, your Chamber’s Legislative Advisory Committee and Public Policy Council held a joint meeting to learn about key policy issues impacting the San Antonio business community at the local, state, and federal levels. The Legislative ...
Leadership San Antonio is recognizing several exemplary members who are going above and beyond during the COVID-19 crisis. Today's spotlight is on Thea Setterbo, Director of Marketing for Hemisfair.How do you uniquely contribute to San Antonio ...
Ensuring a complete count for the 2020 Census has been an ongoing priority for the San Antonio Chamber. This week, we joined forces with organizations and companies across the country in support of extending “the statutory reporting deadlines ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is proud to be part of the San Antonio 19th Amendment Centennial Committee, and we invite you to join women from across San Antonio starting on August 16, to honor the 100th anniversary of the women’s ...