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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

We invite you to discover Prague, Budapest and Vienna

The San Antonio Chamber wants to connect you to the world by offering the very best of international travel opportunities with our bi-annual overseas Chamber trips. This year’s voyage will take you through central Europe, visiting Prague, ...

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Chamber participates in Our Community Salutes event

The Chamber was pleased to support the recent “Our Community Salutes” event held at the University of the Incarnate Word. This annual event was hosted by Our Community Salutes, a local non-profit organization that recognizes high school ...

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Southwest Airlines adds non-stop service to Kansas City

Southwest Airlines announced on May 19th that starting in November, they will provide non-stop service to Kansas City. To celebrate this new route, Southwest Airlines is offering a $79 one-way ticket to Kansas City for travel between November 6 and ...

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Stephanie Reyes joins Chamber as VP of Public Affairs

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Stephanie Reyes has been named Vice President of Public Affairs, where she will be responsible for overseeing the legislative and advocacy efforts of the 122-year-old business ...

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

SeaWorld celebrates grand opening of Discovery Point

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was thrilled to attend the grand opening of Discovery Point, a multimillion-dollar expansion to SeaWorld San Antonio. This new area of the park is designed to inspire guests with views of the park’s dolphin ...

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Frontier Airlines returns to the San Antonio Airport

Frontier Airlines made their return to the San Antonio Airport with service to Atlanta, Denver, Philadelphia and Las Vegas, and the San Antonio Chamber was proud to be part of the kick-off inaugural flight ceremony outside of the terminal early ...

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Ribbon Cutting – May 12, 2016 Encore281: Grand Opening

Ribbon Cutting – May 12, 2016 Encore281: Grand OpeningFrom left to right: Daniel Kershner (Fugro Consultants), Melissa Morton (Springhill Suites Downtown), Patricia Ivie (Asset Manager Encore281), Stacie Holman (Community Manager Encore281), ...

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

SA Works announces new AMT program

SA Works is excited to announce a new AMT (Advanced Manufacturing Technician) program for graduating high school seniors. The AMT program is a unique program that combines a paid working experience while learning the skills and technical expertise ...

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Chamber hosts Executive Leadership Development Program

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council was proud to host this year’s Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) at a reception to celebrate its 30th year of training Department of Defense (DoD) future enterprise ...

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Texas A&M San Antonio poised to make dramatic changes

“Collaboration is critical to ensuring we successfully train our future workforce,” said Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President of Texas A&M University San Antonio, to a group of local business leaders and proud Aggies as she ...

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Texas school finance system deemed constitutional

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, ...

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Ribbon Cutting – May 2, 2016 Family Source Consultants:

Ribbon Cutting – May 2, 2016 Family Source Consultants:From left to right: Carrie McRee (Edward Jones), Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), Zara Griswold (Family Source Consultants), Todd Bufalino (Accurate Pest Control), Staci Swiderski ...

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Register to offer summer jobs to students

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 ...

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

SA Works Receives ‘Champion of the Year’ Award

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 ...

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Chamber attends Cinco de Mayo celebration

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 ...

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Chamber celebrates six successful business women

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 ...

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Get ready for largest networking event of the year

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 ...

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Board Action Report

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 ...

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