Last week, Congressman Will Hurd (TX-23) sat down with San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Richard Perez to reflect on his time in office, expectations for the next federal recovery package, and thoughts on reopening the U.S. ...
The future of our economy depends upon resiliency and innovation, characteristics that are embodied by our local high school and college students. Interest in summer internships remains high, and your Chamber encourages you to consider hosting a ...
On Wednesday, June 3, your Chamber’s Cyber Council / CyberSecurity San Antonio program gathered for its monthly meeting via video conference. The Cyber Council is chaired by Rich Valdez, Chief Technology Officer of IPSecure, a cybersecurity ...
Today, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, H.R. 7010 aimed at addressing many of the concerns with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The House passed H.R. 7010 by 417-1 on May 27, 2020, and the Senate ...
This week, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA 26 announcing phase three to reopen Texas. Effective June 3, all businesses in Texas are now allowed to operate at 50% occupancy, with a few limited exceptions. Businesses allowed to ...
Yesterday, the San Antonio City Council approved their Recovery and Resiliency Plan to assist residents and businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan was developed around five guiding principles: Public Health and Safety, ...
For the past few months, during these challenging times in our City and across our Nation, your San Antonio Chamber team has worked diligently to ensure members and the surrounding community remain engaged, informed and connected. San Antonio is a ...
Joint Base San Antonio has been named by the Department of Defense as one of seven U.S. military installations as the latest sites where it will conduct fifth-generation (5G) communications technology experimentation and testing.The other military ...
In 2017, Larry S. Schlesinger, MD became President/CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, whose vision is to protect us from infectious diseases. The Institute has worked for years with government and private and public partners on studies that ...
As San Antonio’s oldest and largest business organization, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce recognizes the difficult times our country and our community are facing. Our mission has been, and will remain, to advocate for all of our members ...
Yesterday, the San Antonio Chamber held its May Board of Directors Meeting virtually. Following the welcome and opening remarks from the Chamber’s 2020 Chair and President and CEO of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Adam Hamilton, the ...
On Wednesday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) for a discussion about the $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act and efforts to safely open the economy. This ...
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, H.R. 6886 filed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN). The legislation aims to give small businesses flexibility in the ...
San Antonio is home to all branches of the military and the largest joint base in the Department of Defense. With that comes a great responsibility to not only support the vital military missions that provide for our Nation’s defense, but to ...
San Antonio is proud to be Military City USA, and we have an important responsibility to support our service members and their families. Helping them smoothly transition from military service to civilian life is one of our highest priorities. ...
The Center of Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has recently released a Spanish language version of their popular collectible card game Cyber Threat Defender (CTD) that teaches ...
As part of the City of San Antonio and Bexar County’s COVID-19 recovery and response plan, small businesses and non-profits are encouraged to register and pick up free safety supply kits.The City of San Antonio’s “Greater. SAfer. ...
Today, the San Antonio City Council unanimously approved extension of the Stay Home, Work Safe Orders to June 4. The order is in alignment with Governor’s Abbott’s most recent executive order issued Tuesday related to Phase Two to Reopen ...
This week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and 14 other San Antonio non-profit, membership-based 501(c)6 organizations wrote a letter to Congressional leadership asking for extension of eligibility within the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). ...
This week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure Committee hosted a meeting to understand the financial impact of COVID-19 and oil and gas deficits on infrastructure projects locally and statewide. To help understand the impact, the ...
During these past two months, our great city has taken many necessary measures to ensure that our community stays safe and slows the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing measures that help to mitigate the risk of spreading the virus have greatly ...
Leadership San Antonio’s Class 45 held its first virtual class day hosted by the “Be United” team. The event kicked off with a special poem written by Greg Wukasch (SAWS) to inspire and motivate LSA 45 to “Stand With Us To ...
Your Chamber is excited to report on a very important milestone in our Community’s path towards water self-sufficiency. On April 15, 2020, the San Antonio Water System’s (SAWS) Vista Ridge Pipeline Project went live.One of ...
The U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has helped small businesses across this country keep their doors open. Most importantly, Texas is among the top states for the most PPP loan approvals. Since Congress injected ...
Last week, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce kicked of its highly anticipated 2020 Congressional Series with Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21). The event was livestreamed via WebEx, allowing attendees to fully engage with the Congressman and ask ...
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over San Antonio and Austin May 13.“We are honored to extend our gratitude to Texans in San ...
Thursday, the Chamber hosted its sixth log-in and learn webinar for our members: Business and Mental Health Realities – A conversation about the state of mental health and how businesses can support employees. The Chamber understands the ...
On Tuesday, Governor Abbott held a press conference where he issued Executive Order No. GA-21, relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas.The Governor announced some guidance as it relates to ...
Bexar County has received $79 million from The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Yesterday, the Bexar County Commissioners Court voted to allocate half of it, $39.5 million, to workforce retraining efforts.In addition, ...
Last week, we learned that the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved proposal of the Bexar County 2015 Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area FCAA, §179B Demonstration SIP Revision (Non-Rule Project No. 2019-106-SIP-NR). That ...