The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was excited to attend last Friday’s historic press conference informing the city and its citizens of a momentous milestone, the end of veteran homelessness in San Antonio. Last year, Mayor Ivy Taylor ...
The Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously last week that Texas’ school funding system is constitutional after years of legal battles over the controversial 2011 budget cuts. Two-thirds of state school districts sued the state over these cuts, ...
Local businesses have an opportunity to get some extra help around the workplace this summer by partnering with SA works to offer jobs to area high school students. Students will apply for summer internships relating to their fields of study through ...
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world,” Anne Frank. These words rang true and served as the theme for last week’s Business/Education forum hosted by the Texas Association ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the SA Works team on receiving the Champion of the Year award from the Career and Technical Education Administrators of Texas (CTAT). CTAT recognizes partners who excel at promoting ...
On the 154th year Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, your Chamber attended the Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Avenida Guadalupe. Known as Mexico’s second Independence Day, this day is celebrated in remembrance of the battle that took place ...
Not backing down from a vision is just one admirable characteristic of the six women your Chamber and presenting sponsor Ford Motor Company honored during our 2016 Tribute to Women Business Leaders Awards luncheon on May 4 at the JW Marriott Hill ...
The City of San Antonio has kicked off their FY 2017 Budget Outreach Campaign, and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce invites you to provide input. Each year, city staff works with residents and city leaders to ensure the city’s annual ...
The Chamber is gearing up to host our second annual Prime Time: A Membership Showcase on Tuesday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Hermann Sons Fraternal Insurance. Because we expect this to be our largest mixer of the year, Chamber members are invited and ...
The Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative, which is led by the Texas Education Agency, Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, recently met in San Antonio. This workforce initiative, comprised of five commissioners, ...
The Hilton Palacio del Rio graciously hosted our April Board of Directors meeting on April 28. Following an update on changes at the San Antonio Airport, Nancy Kuhn from Randy Walker and Company CPA provided a review of the 2015 Chamber Audit, which ...
“Show me the data,” Congressman Mac Thornberry said to an audience of more than one hundred Chamber members at the Pearl Stable. The latest in the Chamber’s, Military City USA series saw Congressman Thornberry and Congressman Will ...
The San Antonio Chamber is a proud sponsor of the San Antonio Manufacturing Association’s South Central Texas Manufacturing Trade Show & Conference. With nearly a hundred quality vendors signed up, attendees can visit with San Antonio and ...
San Antonio is celebrating Workforce Development Week and highlighting funded programs and initiatives that are affecting our economy and helping businesses grow. Led by Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA), as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors ...
The Chamber is looking for employers to help impact the learning of more than 18,000 students this year. SA Works is partnering with Alamo STEM Workforce Coalition (ASWC), an organization that teaches Texas educators how math and science is applied ...
Mark your calendar for next Wednesday at 11:45 a.m., and plan to join us as we celebrate our 2016 Tribute to Women Business Leaders honorees: Sheryl Sculley, City Manager for the City of San Antonio; Laura Ehrenberg-Chesler, Co-Founder of Crossvault ...
In celebration and support of College Signing Day, Friday, May 6 is also College T-Shirt Day! We encourage you to show your support for all of San Antonio’s college students by wearing any college t-shirt in celebration of the big day. Spread ...
Each year our community comes together to educate students and their families on the many college opportunities that exist within our community and beyond. Civic leaders, community organization, educators and business members will share the ...
Last Wednesday, Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr, Commander, and other members of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland hosted the Chamber’s Military Affairs Council for a tour and mission brief. The 433rd Airlift Wing, also known ...
Chamber President and CEO Richard Perez recently requested input from Chamber members regarding an Administrative Regulation that involves the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) effort to change the rules governing when an exempt ...
Each year, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, along with presenting sponsor Ford, celebrates women business leaders who are making a difference in our community.This year’s list of nominees was impressive with outstanding and incredibly ...
Nobody does Texas hospitality like the Valero Texas Open. Individuals, families and Corporate Partners alike still have time to take full advantage of a variety of hospitality experiences while attending San Antonio’s only PGA TOUR event. ...
On March 6, your Chamber’s Legislative Committee hosted Representative Diego Bernal (D. 123), Representative Ina Minjarez (D.124), Representative Rick Galindo (D.117), and Representative John Lujan (D.118). The elected leaders highlighted ...
Your Chamber is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Valero Texas Open and share information about the tournament and events with San Antonio’s business community. The Valero Texas Open, together with the PGA TOUR Wives Association, ...
The San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame Inaugural Dinner was held on March 31, 2016 in Valero's state of the art corporate hangar at the San Antonio International Airport. Eight individuals and institutions that played prominent roles in ...
On Saturday, the San Antonio Chamber hosted its sixth annual San Antonio Cyber Cup Awards Luncheon. The annual Cyber Cup Luncheon recognizes the youth who competed in the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriotprogram. The Cyber Cup luncheon ...
As part of our Road to Session Series, the leader of the Texas General Land Office, Commissioner George P. Bush, addressed an attentive crowd of local business leaders, elected officials and members of The Alamo Endowment Board of Directors.Jim D. ...
For the second year, the Diplomas partners will be hosting key policy leaders for a policy briefing on critical education issues and discussion regarding policy priorities related to postsecondary readiness, access, and attainment for San ...
Representatives from the San Antonio Chamber met with more than a hundred thought leaders across the country to discuss the use of talent pipeline management systems to tackle community workforce challenges. Hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce ...
Former Chamber Chairman and Co-founder of Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC) Henry Cisneros, fellow LDC Co-Founder Sol Trujillo, and national Latina leader Aida Alvarez recently sat down with Charlie Rose to discuss how Latinos are powering the new ...