On Thursday, March 4, the San Antonio City Council approved the appointment of the SA Ready to Work Advisory Board by a 10-1 vote, and stakeholder briefings for the workforce development program have begun.The members of the Advisory Board are: ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome Katie Ferrier as our new Vice President of Education and Workforce Development. In this role, she will be responsible for serving as a leading policy expert, strategist, and resource for ...
The San Antonio Chamber supports our city's working families and understands the importance of providing information and resources to help ensure businesses are family friendly.In fact, family-friendly policies are some of the best assets an ...
On February 24, the San Antonio Chamber joined forces with other community leaders for the virtual “Champions for Education Breakfast” to discuss education and workforce development. Your Chamber was proud to co-sponsor this successful ...
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to quality Child Care has become an important issue to take on as part of an equitable recovery. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is developing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan ...
The San Antonio Chamber celebrated Restore Education’s new Center for Growth at a ribbon cutting event on Wednesday, October 28. Restore Education is a nonprofit that offers services to opportunity youth and adults spanning from basic literacy ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce continues our support of the #TeachersCan initiative, a statewide effort to elevate and appreciate the 350,000+ teachers in Texas, by celebrating World Teacher’s Day. In honor of our educators, the Chamber ...
The week after City Council voted to put a 1/8 cent sales tax workforce development initiative on the November ballot, the Chamber’s Education and Workforce Development Council hosted Mayor Nirenberg to talk about the measure. Mayor Nirenberg ...
Alamo Academies began in 2001 with a focus on exposing students to industry-driven Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) careers. Five programs are offered, which provide opportunities to juniors and seniors in high school from across the ...
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez joined eleven community, education, and business leaders and two Council members on Mayor Nirenberg’s newly formed Education and Workforce leadership team to focus on sustaining ...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alamo Colleges Economic and Workforce Development department launched a program designed to support local small businesses impacted by the pandemic by providing training to upskill or reskill current and new ...
Undeterred by the uncertainty of the pandemic, UTSA professors Dr. Carmen Fies and Dr. Chris Packham successfully led local teachers through the San Antonio Teacher Training Astronomy Academy (SATTAA) for the third consecutive summer. The program, ...
As the premier business organization in San Antonio, we are fiercely loyal and protective of a major source of our best workers and talented leadership: our public schools.Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has put immense pressure on schools, ...
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 ...
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 ...
From now through May 3, #TeachersCan calls on Texans to Thank-A-Teacher by nominating educators for exclusive prizes that will be announced during National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8, 2020. Visit www.TeachersCan.org to nominate the teachers ...
In the first weeks of the Stay Home-Work from Home ordinance, San Antonio took a collective inhale and figured out how to make the new normal happen. Businesses adjusted accordingly, employees with jobs that could be done remotely carved out space ...
The NXT Level Youth Opportunity Center launched last year to serve the nearly 34,000 individuals between the ages of 16 – 24 years of age living in Bexar County that are not in school or in the workforce. The Center’s mission is to ...
Kicking off the Chamber’s first major event of the year, President and CEO Richard Perez introduced Alamo Colleges Chancellor Mike Flores by reaffirming resolute commitment to education and workforce development efforts.Dr. Flores addressed a ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce continues to champion and raise awareness about the many benefits of recruiting and hiring individuals from our disability community. Through the Chamber’s Project Ability initiative and Business to ...
The Chamber recently celebrated the newest TX FAME (Texas Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education) student cohort. Last week during the 2nd Annual Signing Day, the program welcomed 31 men and women to a career pathway toward becoming ...
The Chamber continues to demonstrate our commitment to increasing educational attainment and student success by signing a compact with UP Partnership’s My Brother’s Keeper San Antonio (MBKSA). This compact is a pledge to dedicate time, ...
San Antonio is blessed to have a young, dedicated collection of hard workers, who jump at the chance when opportunity presents itself. Your Chamber is fortunate to share the company of a few of these individuals who are our 2019 summer interns. ...
Last Wednesday, Chamber VP of Education and Workforce Development Lisa Marie Gomez joined a group of teachers from districts across Bexar County at Southwest Research Institute’s (SwRI) Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) for a ...
Chamber President & CEO Richard Perez joined SAISD Principal Moises Ortiz at Rhodes Middle School to get a glimpse into the life of a school principal. SAISD’s Principal for a Day initiative invited business and community leaders to spend ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce continues its long-standing commitment to educational attainment and student success by signing a compact with UP Partnership’s Diplomás initiative. The compact is a pledge to dedicate time, talent ...
On Wednesday, April 3rd, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce joined more than 20 chambers and business organizations from across the country in Los Angeles for a convening to discuss immigration integration efforts. Belinda Garza Hartwig, VP of ...
On Monday, March 25, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez joined a crowd of more than 50 leaders representing more than 40 organizations at the Texas Capitol to champion permanent funding for full-day, high-quality pre-K ...
A record number of San Antonio civic and business leaders headed to the State Capitol this week to meet with legislators as part of VIVA San Antonio 2019, presented by AT&T. More than 150 attendees made their way up to Austin, many traveling on ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce joined more than 75 companies and chambers across the state in signing the Texas Compact on Immigration. Last week, Lisa Marie Gomez, Vice President of Education and Workforce Development, visited state-elected ...