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Friday, August 10, 2018

Chamber Joins Statewide Business Effort to Defend DACA

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce joined more than 20 businesses and business-focused organizations in filing an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of efforts to protect the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ...

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Friday, August 10, 2018

LSA Steering Committee Application Deadline Extended

Calling all Leadership San Antonio alumni: We need you!!! LSA is seeking energetic, creative, and connected mentors to serve as Steering Committee members for next year’s class – LSA 44. As a Steering Committee member, it will be your ...

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Friday, August 10, 2018

Chamber Attends Sister Cities International Conference

In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded Sister Cities International as a network that would promote peace and prosperity by creating bonds between people from different communities around the world. The national membership organization ...

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Friday, August 10, 2018

#SASpeakUp Community Days

From August 16 to September 1, SpeakUp San Antonio will be hosting the 2018 Community Days. This series of meetups will give attendees the chance to learn about the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget. Those who attend will also have the opportunity to ...

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Friday, August 10, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – August 2, 2018 Bubba Gump Shrimp

Pictured form Right to Left: Bobby Seiferman (San Antonio Express News), Brannon Knox (Veterans United Home Loans of SA), Jim Dufault (Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., COO), Phong Pham (Waddell & Reed), Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), “Forest ...

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Fly in, fly out at SAT

The San Antonio International Airport (SAT) offers the closest, fastest and most convenient parking solutions for frequent business and professional travelers. The Guaranteed Parking Program is so convenient, the only faster and closer way to park ...

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Special Election Results lead to Runoff Election

The votes are in! Republican candidate Pete Flores and Democratic candidate Pete Gallego are heading to a run-off election to represent Texas Senate District 19, a district that spans from San Antonio to Pecos, touching 17 counties. Flores secured ...

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Attend grant writing workshop at discounted rate

Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in San Antonio on August 28 and 29, 2018. This training is for grant seekers across all disciplines who want to learn how to find grants and write ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – July 20, 2018 Norris Conference Centers:

Pictured form Right to Left: Freddy Washington (Freddy’s Mobile DJ), Yoshia Hence (Foresters Financial), Kristal Salazar (Sales Mgr. Norris Conf. Centers), Celeste Walters (Towne Place Suites by Marriott), Angel Gonzalez (Assistant GM, Norris ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – July 18, 2018 The Jackson Apartments:

Pictured form Right to Left: Doyle Brown (LegalShield), Tim Settles (Partner Owner UAG), Hilary Ryan-Lucas (Landry’s), Chamber Ambassador Co-Chair Sarah Arredondo (Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio), John McCwen (Partner Owner Terrain ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Mayor’s Housing Task Force Nears Final Recommendations

On Saturday, July 21st, the Mayor’s Housing Policy Task Force presented recommendations to City Council, volunteers, and city staff after nearly one year of work. The Task Force was created in 2017 to address the challenges that San Antonio ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Intern Spotlight – Monika Gomez Zarate

Monika Gomez is originally from Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from Metro Tech High School a Career and Technical school where she completed a two-year construction concentration program. During her times in high school she was a State Officer and ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

LSA 300 class gives back to community

The Leadership San Antonio (LSA) 300 Community Service Team was thrilled to lead LSA 300 through a day of giving back to the community. The class spent the day engaged in various service projects, beginning with a collection of food donations for ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – July 20, 2018 9Round – Bulverde Rd.

Pictured form Right to Left: William Ramos (Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), Freddy Washington (Freddy’s Mobile DJ), Clayton Perry (City Councilman, Dist. 10), Doyle Brown (LegalShield), Carlos De La Cruz ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Opening reception for UTSA’s newest exhibit

Please join UTSA for the opening reception for their newest exhibit, San Antonio 1860s-1990s A Photographic Chronology from UTSA Special Collections on Friday, August 3rd, at 6:00 p.m. at the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures | 801 E. Cesar Chavez ...

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Friday, July 27, 2018

SARAH announces new Executive Director

The South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) unanimously selected Ms. Brenda Mascorro as its next Executive Director. She succeeds Founding Executive Director Bill Hubbard.“In the last three years SARAH has created community ...

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – July 10, 2018 UniFirst Corporation

Pictured form Right to Left: Tammy Stewart (Staybridge Suites Downtown at Sunset Station), Chamber Ambassador Co-Chair Sarah Arredondo (Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio), Matthew Croatti (VP of Distribution & Engineering, UniFirst Corp.), ...

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Interpreting the Alamo Master Plan

On Wednesday, July 18, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted the design team tasked with interpreting the Alamo Master Plan approved by the City Council in 2017. More than 40 members joined the briefing, led by Assistant City Manager Lori ...

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Intern Spotlight: Alfonso Zenteno

Alfonso Zenteno is one of four interns working at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce this summer. Alfonso was born in Philadelphia and lived in Mexico and San Diego before finishing up his last three years of high school at Keystone here in San ...

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