The City of San Antonio was awarded $326.9 Million under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). ARPA funds are being provided to state and local governments to help communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds are allocated in two ...
Since 2007, your Chamber and the Ford Motor Company have carried on the annual tradition of honoring women business leaders who are working, inspiring, and thriving in San Antonio. After the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Aerospace Committee will hold their final meeting of the year on Thursday, November 18 at 3:30 to discuss aerospace education. The committee will be hosted by the San Antonio Museum of Science and ...
On November 8 Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 8, Allocating Federal American Rescue Plan Act Funding. Senate Bill 8 allocates federal funding that was awarded to Texas and addresses the needs of Texans and the business community as we continue to ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Enlisted Advisory Committee (SEAC) hosted leaders from across the Alamo Region, from military senior enlisted advisors to representatives of civilian community organizations and businesses, to ...
As the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunner Football Team continues to dazzle fans and wow the nation, we know that with only two home games remaining, now is the time to ensure our boys finish strong. With an undefeated 9-0 record and a ...
Your Chamber is proud to announce the promotion of our own Cacie Madrid to the position of Vice President of Public Policy. Cacie has previously served as the Chamber's Assistant Vice President of Public Policy for the last year.Originally a Houston ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce continues to promote cutting-edge efforts across the Alamo City. In 2020, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) was selected by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Research & Engineering) as the only DoD ...
The Chamber’s Cybersecurity Council hosted several guests to highlight some very exciting changes to the San Antonio cybersecurity ecosystem. First, the Council hosted Leslie Chasnoff and Erica Myrick from Geekdom. Following Geekdom’s ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will hold the final Economic Development Council meeting of the year on Monday, November 15 at the Northside Business Center (1100 NW Loop 410, Suite 109). The Council will host members of the City of San ...
On Tuesday, November 2, Texas voters passed all eight proposed state constitutional amendments listed in the Special Election Ballot, including Proposition 2, giving counties the ability to make local infrastructure funding a priority by providing ...
The Chamber held its hybrid October Board of Directors meeting on October 28, with Chair of the Board Hope Andrade presiding. The meeting kicked off with a timely presentation on workforce development by Mayor Nirenberg, City Manager Erik Walsh, and ...
The Chamber’s Nominating Task Force, chaired by 2020 Chair Adam Hamilton, President and CEO of Southwest Research Institute, announced the following eight nominees to serve a three-year term on the Chamber’s Board of Directors, beginning ...
Dear Chamber Members and Partners, Charlie Cheever (1928 - 2021)The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the business community are extremely saddened by the news of local business legend Charlie Cheever’s passing. Charlie was the ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was honored to be invited to participate in several meetings with counterparts from the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce on their recent trip to the Alamo Region. Hope Andrade, 2021 San Antonio Chamber of Commerce ...
Your Chamber’s VP for Cybersecurity & Economic Development, Jeff Fair, supported Cybersecurity Awareness Month by participating in a panel on Thursday, October 28 about the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses. The panel was ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Woman to Woman, Leader to Leader (WWLL) Committee held a special event at the Red Berry Estate with featured guest Haley Carter, United States Marine Corps officer, retired American professional soccer ...
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Chairman Bryan Daniel values the perspective of the business community in making decisions for his agency. In the spirit of this partnership, your Chamber invited Chairman Daniel to join the Metro 8 Chambers in a ...
Presented in partnership with the Boeing Company and Communities in Schools San Antonio, your Chamber recently hosted a virtual event, Food for Thought: Food Insecurity’s Impact on Children’s Education. Moderated by Tyler Schroeder, ...
After three Special Legislative Sessions, the Texas Legislature adjourned sine die early October 19. Several of Governor Abbott’s priority items passed during the special session, but some did not. Two bills, HB155 and SB51, that would ban ...
Not only did Jennifer Newell, Founder and CEO of Betty’s Co., raise the trophy for winning the 2021 Tech Fuel start-up competition, she was also presented with a San Antonio Chamber of Commerce membership to help her company grow and thrive. ...
Republican John Lujan and Democrat Frank Ramirez are facing each other in a runoff after the September 28 special election for Texas House District 118. Early voting is underway and ends on Friday, October 29. Election Day is Tuesday, November 2. ...
Momentum is gaining in a multi-year-long effort to honor Gold Star families who have lost their service member loved ones in conflicts. On a beautiful day this week, Military City U.S.A came together with Gold Star families, military veterans, and ...
No one could have imagined that what started in January 2020, with community leaders participating in an opening LSA weekend downtown, would last over two years and include an ongoing global pandemic, a country’s unrest, career moves, ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce supported last week’s Tech Fuel event, a start-up competition organized by Tech Bloc and Bexar County. A featured part of San Antonio Startup Week, the Thursday Tech Fuel finals highlighted five finalists ...
As part of San Antonio Startup Week, your Chamber and CyberSecurity San Antonio will host a discussion on the future of cybersecurity in our city – 2041. The expert panel will address growth, challenges, and threats from public sector and ...
The final LSA 45 class day, hosted by the “Be All You Can Be” team, highlighted the key phases of the military life cycle, from recruitment through retirement, giving the class a better understanding of why San Antonio is known as ...
The UTSA Roadrunner Football Team is on a roll! Not only do they have a fantastic, second-year coach, Jeff Traylor, and a renewed energy, but they are having a historic season. Last Saturday, the team won their sixth game, making their record 6-0 ...
During the 87th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature approved support for legislation that was signed by the Governor (HJR 99) giving Texans an opportunity to empower Texas Counties to make local infrastructure funding a priority by providing them ...
Domestic violence takes place in our nation every minute of every day, occurring just about every 15 seconds. Most Americans don’t realize just how real domestic violence is and how many lives are affected by it. Too many San Antonians are ...