Today, the House passed the GOP Tax Reform bill 224 to 201, sending the historic legislation to President Trump’s desk for signature. The bill is the most significant overhaul of the tax code since 1986.After an early morning vote, the Senate ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Council (MAC) continues to actively engage in topics vital to ensuring success of our military missions here in San Antonio. An important partner in the state in these discussions is the ...
This past October, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was honored to pen a strong letter of support and bring together other area Chambers to aid in Port San Antonio’s application for the Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) ...
The question of whether the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program continues past March 2018 is of concern not only for those who are program participants, but also employers across this state and nation. In a presentation from ...
The SA Works team and Junior Achievement are preparing for another amazing Job Shadow Day, and they are still looking for employers to register and serve as sites for the annual event, which will be Friday, February 2, 2018. Building off their ...
On Thursday, December 14, the San Antonio City Council unanimously approved plans presented by Grupo La Gloria for the redevelopment of Maverick Plaza in La Villita.Assistant City Manager Lori Houston presented the proposal, which is intended to ...
Our 123rd Annual Gala was a night of excitement, entertainment, and celebration. From the magical snow that fell during the event to the moving and motivational speeches from our 2017 Chairman Rad Weaver and our 2018 Chairman Shaun Kennedy, it was ...
The Witte Museum’s Pressel Auditorium served as a beautiful location to host the members of the 43rd class of Leadership San Antonio along with the LSA Steering Committee and leaders from both the San Antonio Chamber and the San Antonio ...
Last Thursday, the San Antonio City Council approved a two-year rate adjustment of 5.8% for 2018 and 4.7% for 2019. The rate adjustments are said to generate an additional $36.3 million for key infrastructure improvements within the SAWS capital ...
The UTSA Career Center recently hosted a Recruiters Forum and Appreciation luncheon for their professional organizations and business associates. As part of the event, your Chamber presented a session about “Making the Connections ...
Your Chamber staff was invited to visit the Good Samaritan Veterans Outreach & Transition Center, located on St. Philips College campus. Since its grand opening on August 9, 2017, the center has served more than 6,700 veterans from their interim ...
Due to the possibility of inclement weather tomorrow night, we are changing the location of our Gala to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Bridge Hall, 900 E. Market St. San Antonio, Texas | 78205. The time will remain the same: Cocktail ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee approved the 2018 Federal Legislative Agenda at this morning’s meeting, and it will now go to the Board of Directors for approval on December 14. This document lays out the ...
Last week, we had our last Membership Orientation of 2017, and we want to thank our members for attending and actively participating. We had an enthusiastic group that heard directly from Shaun Kennedy, San Antonio Regional Chairman of Texas Capital ...
This year was a year of excitement that brought forth many compelling possibilities to the city of San Antonio. That is why we are choosing to Celebrate San Antonio at the 2017 Annual Gala, and we promise this will be a night of laughter, memories, ...
Earlier today, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced the 61 individuals who will make up the 43rd class of Leadership San Antonio (LSA).Since 1975, LSA has long been recognized as San ...
We are 60 days away from our 40th annual SA to DC trip! Don’t forget that we are heading to our Nation’s Capital early in 2018 (January 29 - February 1), so please register soon if you have not already done so. Join your fellow business ...
The Chamber’s Cybersecurity and Military Affairs Councils hosted a reception for top Airmen from across the 25th Air Force command on Tuesday night. More than 30 airmen, all of whom were selected as award winners in the Major General Doyle E. ...
The Mayor’s Housing Task Force, which kicked off in October, continues to meet, with a public input meeting scheduled for Saturday, December 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake University. The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has been ...
Over the last month, both the U.S. House and Senate have unveiled their respective tax bills, bringing Congress one step closer to delivering the most sweeping overhaul of our nation’s tax code in more than 31 years.With 227 votes in favor and ...
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez was invited to testify in support of the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at a U.S. Senate field hearing on Monday, November 20. Chairman of the Senate ...
With the holidays upon us, we are in the giving spirit and are extending early bird rates through Cyber Monday, November 27. In 2018, SA to DC is earlier than usual, so want to ensure you make your travel plans early and lock in our special rate for ...
With December just in the line of sight, 2017 seems to have flown by. This year was definitely an exciting and successful year for San Antonio and its business community. As a fitting way to end the year, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is ...
Expanding on their success, TX FAME (Texas Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education) is hosting an open house for their Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program. Looking to recruit at least 40 individuals for the program, the open ...
Last week, your Chamber’s Military Affairs Council subcommittee, Woman to Woman Leader to Leader (WWLL), met for our last official gathering of 2017. We were graciously hosted by Lea Ream and her fellow attorneys at Davidson, Troilo, Ream and ...
With the holidays upon us, we are in the giving spirit, so we are extending early bird rates for next year's SA to DC through Cyber Monday, November 27. In 2018, SA to DC is earlier than usual, so want to ensure you make your travel plans early and ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was honored to organize the 47th year of Celebrate America’s Military events beginning on November 1 and continuing on through November 18. CAM was founded in 1970 when our military needed us the most, and ...
For the first time in recent history, the CEOs of the Metro 8 Chambers of Commerce and Texas Urban Council of Superintendents met over the weekend to discuss local and state policy issues that relate to the education and training of our future ...
Hosted by the first ever class of Leadership San Antonio, alumni association members came together to celebrate how far the program has come the over last 42 years since its founding. LSA was created by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce in 1975 to ...
Chamber staff joined key community and business leaders on Monday to learn more about the City of San Antonio Tobacco 21 initiative. The City’s Metropolitan Health District is leading the effort which urges City Council to adopt an ordinance ...