Our September Board Meeting was hosted by Citi at its Customer Operations Center. Matthew Anderson, Site President at Citi, welcomed Board members to the multi-building corporate campus established 27 years ago. Citi employs 2,500 employees locally ...
In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed a rule change that would eliminate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)’s broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE). This week, the San Antonio Chamber ...
Texas Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen made his way down to San Antonio this week to address more than 200 of the Chamber’s business and community members. Speaker Bonnen had received hundreds of requests to visit communities across the ...
Did you know that October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month? You don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert to understand the risks of sharing information online. But, if you are a business owner, you should absolutely increase your ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Woman to Woman, Leader to Leader Committee (WWLL), co-chaired by Johnette Lee (Lighthouse for the Blind) and Jimmie Keenan (Wellmed), was hosted by the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas at the Sally Cheever ...
Join CPS Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for “The Electrification Experience” in San Antonio on Oct. 2 and 3 at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk. The two-day event is the culmination of EPRI’s ...
City Council hosted a special meeting yesterday to get a first glance at the revised Paid Sick Leave ordinance. The last time the full council had reviewed the ordinance was in August of 2018 when the ordinance was adopted, and the council-appointed ...
The 2020 Census is an important opportunity for San Antonio residents to secure necessary funding for our community, spur economic growth, and prepare our city for the future. There is more than $800 billion at stake for Texas, and we cannot afford ...
For over 44 years, Leadership San Antonio (LSA) has helped to shape the future leaders of San Antonio. LSA has graduated CEOs; company presidents; public and private industry executives; academic and military leaders; mayors; and elected ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are excited to reveal that the Co-Chairs of the 2020 class of Leadership San Antonio (LSA) are Brian Hurtak, Assistant Vice President of Deposits Product Management ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Senator Ted Cruz last week for part one of the Congressional Series Luncheon series. The event was presented by Valero Energy and provided business and community leaders the opportunity to get an ...
On Tuesday, the mayor-appointed Paid Sick Leave (PSL) commission presented an overview of their work during the past five months along with their key recommendations. The PSL Commission chair, Danielle L. Hargrove, informed the ad hoc committee that ...
Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented a grant for $6,881,000 to the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) to develop and implement a coordinated community plan to prevent and end youth ...
Wednesday evening, under beautiful blue skies, Baptist Medical Center hosted their official dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the newly renovated and expanded Emergency Room, and Chamber President and CEO Richard Perez, along with Texas ...
The SAWS Board of Trustees appointed the Chamber’s Vice President of Public Policy Stephanie Reyes to the Rate Advisory Committee (RAC) this week. The RAC is a special purpose advisory group that provides input to the Board of Trustees and ...
On Thursday, September 1, the TxDOT Commission approved its 2020 Unified Transportation Plan (UTP) which includes more than $77 billion to improve safety, address congestion and connectivity, and preserve roadways for Texas drivers. Thanks for the ...