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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Tricentennial is counting down to anniversary year

The countdown to San Antonio and Bexar County’s 300th anniversary is underway, and we want you to be aware and get involved. Our friends at the Tricentennial have gathered interesting facts, tidbits, and highlights of all of the wonderful ...

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

GOP tax reform bill headed to President’s desk

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Chamber attends Second Annual Texas Military Summit in Austin

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Chamber contributes to successful DEAAG application

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) ...

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Chamber learns about employer and employee rights under DACA

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Don’t forget to register for Job Shadow Day 2018!

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

City Council Approves Grupo La Gloria Plan for Maverick Plaza

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Chamber celebrates San Antonio at Annual Gala

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

LSA Class 43 Kicks off at the Witte

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

City Council approves a two-year rate water rate adjustment

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Our 2017 Annual Gala has moved locations

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 ...

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Chamber wraps up another successful Membership Orientation

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 ...

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

There is still time to register for SA to DC!

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 ...

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