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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

LSA Patriotism on Display

To further fulfill this year’s Leadership San Antonio class focus of civic and community engagement, LSA43 Class Members, Steering Committee Members, and their families joined hundreds of volunteers to place American flags at the Fort Sam ...

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Military spouse hiring still a priority

Your San Antonio Chamber is hard at work making connections between our Military and the businesses who strive to support them. As the Nation’s first designated Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone (MSEEZ), San Antonio was host to the US ...

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Cyber Plants Another Flag

Cybersecurity ecosystem partners joined together last Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the new Project Tech facility at Port San Antonio. A little over a year after the groundbreaking, civic and business leaders gathered on the third ...

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

San Antonio opens new frontiers

This month, Frontier Airlines announced the addition of seasonal, non-stop flights to nine new destinations, beginning in August: Albuquerque, NM; Charlotte, NC; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Jacksonville, FL; Memphis, TN; Oklahoma City, OK; Omaha, ...

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

SAWS hosts May meeting

The SAWS Customer Service Center was the setting of our May Board of Directors meeting this morning. SAWS CEO Robert Puente provided a welcome to members of the Board and gave an update on a variety of projects, the importance of conservation, and ...

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Mentoring our future workforce

Tomorrow, Big Brothers and Big Sisters will honor the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s past-chair, Rad Weaver, for his championing of mentorship. San Antonio has a dynamic ecosystem of organizations, agencies, governmental departments, and ...

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Election Day results

Yesterday was Election Day in Texas, and more than 61,000 Bexar County residents hit the polls to decide 11 runoffs on the ballot in the 2018 Texas Primary Runoff Election.Below are the results from key primary races across the State and Bexar ...

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Board adopts Eminent Domain resolution

This week, the Chamber’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution reaffirming our support to “defend eminent domain authority to allow the planning and development of private and public infrastructure for energy, water, transportation, ...

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Tribute to Women Business Leaders Winners Announced

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and Presenting Sponsor Ford Motor Company are pleased to announce the five honorees for the 2018 Tribute to Women Business Leaders Awards. Paula Gold Williams, President and CEO of CPS Energy, will receive the ...

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Early voting is underway for the May 22 Runoff Election

It is officially early voting season, and the Chamber strongly encourages you, your friends, family, and colleagues to get out and vote. Early voting continues every day from 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. this week until Friday, May 18. Election Day is Tuesday, ...

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Military spouse employment is top priority

Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is excited to support Hiring Our Heroes initiatives for our military families in San Antonio and nationwide. With momentum from the recent Executive Order signed by President Donald Trump, which will aim to make ...

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

San Antonio - Where the World Convenes

San Antonio’s Commemorative Week was filled with events that celebrated, reflected, and honored our city’s past and present. One of the last events was the San Antonio Sister Cities | Power of the Past – Force of the Future ...

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

San Antonio Aerospace Industry Undergoing Assessment

San Antonio has a rich history in aviation and aerospace work. The community was well known for this industry after World War II because of the innovative contributions of individuals like Dee Howard. While this work has spanned many decades, much ...

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

San Pedro Creek Culture Park opens with grand celebration

San Antonio has a new, one-of-a-kind linear park in the western-edge of downtown. The first segment of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park officially debuted with a grand opening celebration this past weekend. The full-day event included ...

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

EPIcenter Hosts Second Annual Summit

Do you know where the second largest vault in the Federal Reserve is located? Houston, Texas. When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, what happened behind the scenes? How did people come together? Last week, EPIcenter CEO Kimberly Britton convened a ...

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Board Action Report: Blue Skies of Texas hosts April meeting

The heritage-rich and future-focused East campus of Blue Skies of Texas retirement community was the setting of our meeting on April 26. Darrell Jones, Lieutenant General, USAF (Ret), President and CEO of Blue Skies of Texas, welcomed the Board, ...

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Chamber Board Votes in support of NISD Bond

Your Chamber’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to support the Northside Independent School District 2018 Bond program. The $849 million bond will primarily fund a wide array of improvements to existing facilities in the district. Election ...

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