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Friday, June 29, 2018

SA to DC Brings in another Big Win for San Antonio

The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) has been awarded $1.5 million to launch a pilot project at Mitchell Lake in South San Antonio to help improve water quality, transform the surrounding area, and improve the quality of life for residents on the ...

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Friday, June 29, 2018

Save a life (or two) this summer

While many of us are enjoying the fun and sun of the summertime, unfortunately, the need for blood does not take a vacation. Summer months often see a decline in blood supply, because various donors are unavailable, and due to an increase in ...

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Friday, June 15, 2018

DACA Proposal Discharge Petition Dropped

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced this week that a “compromise” was reached late Tuesday evening on immigration legislation. Speaker Ryan guaranteed that two bills, including the Goodlatte bill would go to the floor next week ...

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Friday, June 15, 2018

Bexar County secures $14.6 million for Mission Reach project

After many years of committed advocacy led by your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and other community partners, Bexar County successfully secured $14.6 million for reimbursement towards the Mission Reach project in the FY 2018 Work Plan released by ...

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Friday, June 8, 2018

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce attends Energy Summit

Last Thursday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce attended the Energy Summit at the beautiful Pearl Stable hosted by the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) and the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER) and co-sponsored by your ...

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Conserve like a Texan

Texan by Nature (TxN), a nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush to activate and amplify Texan-led conservation, has opened the TxN Certification program to receive applications. This certification provides an objective measurement and ...

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Up, up, and away! Aerospace industry updates City Council

On Tuesday, June 5, the 2018 Chair of the Chamber’s Aerospace Committee, Tyler Schroeder, joined Interim CEO of Port San Antonio, Jim Perschbach, in presenting an overview of the aerospace industry to the City of San Antonio’s Economic ...

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Business Backs SAISD

(By Shaun Kennedy, Chairman of the Board of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)At the SAISD board of trustees meeting on Monday, May 14, among the testimonies from teachers, parents and community members, an individual stood up and boldly stated ...

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Frontier Airlines adds flights and fun to San Antonio

Frontier Airlines announced another two destinations to their San Antonio International Airport (SAT) routes this week, bringing their total to 25 flights for Military City USA. Tuesday’s announcement of the additions of Salt Lake City, UT, ...

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – May 31, 2018 Church’s Chicken #3:

Pictured form Right to Left: Chamber Ambassador Co-Chair Sarah Arredondo (Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio), Aaron Zimmerman (Embassy Suites by Hilton SA Landmark), Sandra Garcia (Church’s Chicken #3), Churchie, Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles ...

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Join us at this summer’s NAACP Diversity Career Fair

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will hold its 109th Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on July 14-18, 2018.During the convention, the NAACP National Convention is ...

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Friday, June 1, 2018

DACA vote imminent – we need your help

A vote on a permanent solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can come as early as June 25. Congressional House members are just three signatures shy of the 218 needed to move four (DACA) proposals to the House floor ...

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Where should we spend our money?

It is budget development time in San Antonio once again. On Wednesday, Mayor Nirenberg and members of City Council sat down for eight hours to hash out budget priorities of the FY19 Budget. The goal of the meeting was for the Mayor and City Council ...

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Earned Paid Sick Time ordinance is bad for business

There is another attack on the local San Antonio business community. A coalition of grassroots organizations across Texas called Working Texans for Paid Sick Time launched a petition drive for a paid sick time referendum. This is yet again another ...

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Chamber Board Votes to Oppose Fire Union Petition

Underhanded Fire Union tactics continue to pose a threat on our local government and will have detrimental effects on our economy. Last week, the Chamber Board of Directors adopted a position statement underscoring our vehement opposition to the ...

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