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 ...
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan recognized the profound impact of the commitment of the Military Spouse to the readiness and well-being of military service members. He officially made Military Spouse Appreciation Day part of National Military ...
Last week the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) denied a bid by Ethos Capital LLC to purchase the Public Interest Registry (PIR) from the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR oversees millions of .ORG addresses for non-profit ...
On Saturday, May 2, three San Antonio high school teams, two Army JROTC teams from Roosevelt High School and one Air Force JROTC team from Brandeis High School, competed in the first-ever virtual version of the national CyberPatriot competition.Out ...
As an estimated 17,300 Bexar County-area high school students prepare to take the Advanced Placement (AP) exams starting next week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce calls on the business community to support student employees who request time off ...
On Wednesday, May 6, your Chamber’s Cyber Council / CyberSecurity San Antonio program gathered for its monthly meeting via video conference. With more than 70 people in attendance, the group returned to its regular agenda of briefings to learn ...
As our city continues to battle COVID-19 and keep our economy together, Leadership San Antonio (LSA) Class 45 (aka LSA2020) was prepared to roll up our sleeves and do our part. As a team we hold ourselves to a few key values: we are one team, there ...
The future of our economy depends upon resiliency and innovation, characteristics that are embodied by our local high school students. Interest in summer internships remains high, and your Chamber encourages you to consider hosting a high school ...
Recognizing a need for a free information sharing system in San Antonio for scheduling and rescheduling of nonprofit events, the San Antonio Business Journal and CE Group have launched a shared event community calendar for nonprofits in the city.The ...
In accordance with Governor Abbott’s Phase One plan to reopen Texas, today restaurants and several other businesses may reopen with restrictions. This week, as restaurants started preparing to reopen, the Chamber received feedback from our ...
Wednesday, Mayor Nirenberg and Judge Wolff announced an extension of the Stay Home, Work Safe order until Tuesday, May 19. This is San Antonio’s 6th Public Health Emergency Declaration related to COVID-19, and the San Antonio City Council ...
On Monday, Governor Abbott announced three new executive orders related to the opening of the State of Texas. Executive Order No. GA-18 includes phase one to safely open the State of Texas. Phase one allows retail stores, restaurants, theaters and ...
Tuesday’s City Council Special Joint Meeting with Bexar County Commissioner’s Court demonstrated the unified effort between the County and City to defeat COVID-19. The focus of the meeting was on Dr. Barbara Taylor, Chair of the COVID-19 ...
On Thursday, Governor Abbott and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) issued new guidance to unemployment claimants. The guidance provides clarity concerning eligibility for unemployment benefits should an individual choose not to return to work at ...
We have reached an important milestone in the 2020 Census! More than half of the households in our nation have responded by phone, mail or email, and there have been more than 80 million responses nationwide. To date, Texas has a 49.6% response rate ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Enlisted Advisory Committee, a sub-committee of our Military Affairs Council, met this week, and we were honored to host Command Master Sergeant Christopher Lantagne, Command Chief of the 502d Air ...
As our industry and community navigates this challenging time, Visit San Antonio is committed to offering up-to-date information and resources. We understand that you are being faced with unprecedented challenges and may personally be impacted in ...
Yesterday, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce held its first ever virtual Board of Directors Meeting, which focused on significant updates and information about what the Chamber has been working on over the last two months. The meeting kicked-off ...
Small businesses across the country will once again be able to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). After quickly passing the U.S. Senate earlier this week, the U.S House approved the $484 billion Coronavirus Relief Bill late Thursday ...