You have an opportunity to collaborate with the City of San Antonio and host interns this summer at no cost to your organization. These young adults are screened by City staff, provided with initial job training, and assigned a job coach for the ...
Blood donations at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center cannot keep up with increased demand from area hospitals, which in some cases is 20% higher than a year ago. Donations simply are not keeping pace.Blood shortages are not just limited to ...
SeaWorld San Antonio’s nighttime spectacular event – Electric Ocean – returns to transform the park into a sea of glowing color and energy! Electric Ocean brings longer park hours and allows guests to voyage into an exotic ...
The City Council run-off election for Districts 1,2,3, 5 and 9 is less than two weeks away, with early voting starting on Monday, May 24. Your Chamber wants to ensure that residents are aware of where candidates stand on key business issues. Earlier ...
The Chamber’s Aerospace Committee met last week and hosted a team from CHA Consulting who provided a detailed report of the Kelly Field Comprehensive Plan. Following a briefing earlier in the day to the Port of San Antonio Board of Directors, ...
Women have served in our Armed Forces, defending our nation, and supporting our citizens and military missions for centuries. Their roles may have changed over the years, but there is no doubt that they have been an integral part of peacetime and ...
Since March 2020, COVID-19 forced many businesses and organizations to put programs and initiatives on hold. This includes your Chamber’s Cybersecurity Council’s focus teams. This week, however, the teams met and are back to work. Some ...
SeaWorld and Aquatica announce the following modifications to their policies regarding facial coverings at some of its parks. Please attribute quotes to “SeaWorld Spokesperson”.SeaWorld:“Based on the recently announced guidance ...
As you know, 2021 is a very critical time for San Antonio, as our business community continues its road to recovery and back to the strong and diverse economic powerhouse it was pre-pandemic. We believe it is vital that San Antonio elects Council ...
Are you interested in helping San Antonio Water System (SAWS) better serve the community? Here is your chance. SAWS is calling people from across the city to apply for a seat on their new Community Experience Committee (CEC). The focus of the CEC is ...
The Texas Military Preparedness Commission today released its Texas Military Value Task Force 2021 Report summarizing findings from virtual meetings with Texas military installations, military commanders, and command staff. The report identifies ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Enlisted Advisory Committee (SEAC) met to discuss the benefits of collaboration and partnership, outside of the installation, as well as between the services and members in uniform. After receiving ...
As the 45th Class of Leadership San Antonio (LSA) continues its extended year with the theme of “legacy, service, and action,” Chamber leaders are already beginning to seek out LSA alumni and future business and community leaders to ...
Networking means different things to different people, and at the Chamber we seek to provide an environment where business professionals can gather to meet and do business with one another. While COVID-19 put a halt to our in-person networking ...
The Office of the Commissioner Representing Employers for the Texas Workforce Commission is hosting an upcoming virtual TEXANS RETURN TO WORK roundtable in partnership with the Office of the Governor-Economic Development & Tourism, the Texas ...
In partnership with the City of San Antonio, we would like to invite you to participate in our Employer Interest, Rise! Shine! & Learn! information session. Join us on Tuesday, May 25 from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. for a chat discussing how we can work ...
Leadership San Antonio’s 45th Class held their first in-person day since the COVID-19 pandemic began, close to 400 days since their last traditional gathering and focused on how to “Be Healthy”. Class members who could not join the ...
Since 1970, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has been proud to host the nation’s largest series of events honoring our men and women who serve in the military. Celebrate America’s Military turned “50” years old in 2020 ...
The Chamber held its April Board of Director’s meeting virtually last week, April 29, with Chair of the Board Hope Andrade providing opening remarks. After the approval of the minutes from the February meeting, Chamber Public Policy Chair J.D. ...
With the increased distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in San Antonio, more businesses are opening fully to customers and returning to some sense of normalcy. However, the fight for immunization is not finished. According to data in Bexar County, half ...
San Antonio residents voted in the Municipal Elections last Saturday. A record turnout was recorded with more than 100,000 Bexar County residents casting their votes during Early voting periods and nearly 46,000 residents casting their votes on ...
The Chamber’s Cybersecurity Council, which hosts Cybersecurity San Antonio, featured two spotlight briefings on Wednesday. Mark Bell, the Managing Director for Digital Defense discussed Digital’s full suite of best-in-class services in ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the City of San Antonio hosted a virtual cyber trade mission working with the City of Montreal and the Montreal Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. The Montreal team featured three cybersecurity companies ...
This week, Governor Abbott announced that the Texas Education Agency would now release ESSER III funds from the federal government as the latest relief package. TEA also provided guidance to local districts on how much would be allocated to them. ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was a proud co-sponsor of the San Antonio ISD Foundation’s State of the District 2021 on Tuesday, April 27. It was an energizing event that gave the community an update on the great progress our namesake ...
The U.S. Army is kicking off its second annual nationwide virtual hiring campaign with a goal of recruiting 1,700 new Soldiers to serve in 150 different occupations. Army National Hiring Days is an all-Army effort to inspire individuals across the ...
The most recent meeting of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee featured an update on economic conditions of San Antonio and Texas in general. Dr. Keith Phillips, Assistant Vice President and Senior Economist of ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has adopted a position statement in support of the Proposition A ballot initiative. Proposition A seeks to amend the City of San Antonio charter language to allow for flexibility in bond ...
How sure are you that you have been maximizing all the benefits of being a member of the Chamber of Commerce? One way you can become more confident in your investment is to attend the Membership 101 virtual seminar May 4 at 4:00 PM.Membership 101 is ...
BioFest Invest 2021 (virtual event) brings together potential investors from across the nation and Texas bioscience companies seeking investment funding, while sharing best practices, connections, and valuable advice. After a rigorous screening ...