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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Chamber celebrates San Antonio at Annual Gala

Our 123rd Annual Gala was a night of excitement, entertainment, and celebration. From the magical snow that fell during the event to the moving and motivational speeches from our 2017 Chairman Rad Weaver and our 2018 Chairman Shaun Kennedy, it was ...

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

LSA Class 43 Kicks off at the Witte

The Witte Museum’s Pressel Auditorium served as a beautiful location to host the members of the 43rd class of Leadership San Antonio along with the LSA Steering Committee and leaders from both the San Antonio Chamber and the San Antonio ...

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

City Council approves a two-year rate water rate adjustment

Last Thursday, the San Antonio City Council approved a two-year rate adjustment of 5.8% for 2018 and 4.7% for 2019. The rate adjustments are said to generate an additional $36.3 million for key infrastructure improvements within the SAWS capital ...

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Our 2017 Annual Gala has moved locations

Due to the possibility of inclement weather tomorrow night, we are changing the location of our Gala to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Bridge Hall, 900 E. Market St. San Antonio, Texas | 78205. The time will remain the same: Cocktail ...

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Chamber wraps up another successful Membership Orientation

Last week, we had our last Membership Orientation of 2017, and we want to thank our members for attending and actively participating. We had an enthusiastic group that heard directly from Shaun Kennedy, San Antonio Regional Chairman of Texas Capital ...

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

There is still time to register for SA to DC!

We are 60 days away from our 40th annual SA to DC trip! Don’t forget that we are heading to our Nation’s Capital early in 2018 (January 29 - February 1), so please register soon if you have not already done so. Join your fellow business ...

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Housing Task Force Public Meeting December 9

The Mayor’s Housing Task Force, which kicked off in October, continues to meet, with a public input meeting scheduled for Saturday, December 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake University. The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has been ...

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

U.S. House passes Tax Bill

Over the last month, both the U.S. House and Senate have unveiled their respective tax bills, bringing Congress one step closer to delivering the most sweeping overhaul of our nation’s tax code in more than 31 years.With 227 votes in favor and ...

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Early Bird Pricing on SA to DC Extended Through Cyber Monday

With the holidays upon us, we are in the giving spirit and are extending early bird rates through Cyber Monday, November 27. In 2018, SA to DC is earlier than usual, so want to ensure you make your travel plans early and lock in our special rate for ...

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Now is a great time to Celebrate San Antonio

With December just in the line of sight, 2017 seems to have flown by. This year was definitely an exciting and successful year for San Antonio and its business community. As a fitting way to end the year, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is ...

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

TX FAME hosts open house to recruit next cohort for Fall 2018

Expanding on their success, TX FAME (Texas Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education) is hosting an open house for their Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program. Looking to recruit at least 40 individuals for the program, the open ...

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Early Bird Pricing on SA to DC Extended Through Cyber Monday

With the holidays upon us, we are in the giving spirit, so we are extending early bird rates for next year's SA to DC through Cyber Monday, November 27. In 2018, SA to DC is earlier than usual, so want to ensure you make your travel plans early and ...

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Chamber wraps up CAM 2017

Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was honored to organize the 47th year of Celebrate America’s Military events beginning on November 1 and continuing on through November 18. CAM was founded in 1970 when our military needed us the most, and ...

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Chamber attends Tobacco 21 luncheon

Chamber staff joined key community and business leaders on Monday to learn more about the City of San Antonio Tobacco 21 initiative. The City’s Metropolitan Health District is leading the effort which urges City Council to adopt an ordinance ...

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Celebrate San Antonio: The 2017 Annual Gala

2017 was a year of excitement and brought forth many compelling possibilities for the city of San Antonio. That’s why this year your Chamber is choosing to Celebrate San Antonio at the 2017 Annual Gala. Unlike any gala we have presented ...

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Chamber participates in Alamo Area MPO Meeting

The Chamber joined key transportation leaders within the San Antonio-Austin region at the Capitol-Alamo Joint MPO Regional Workshop last week. The event workshop was part of the Capital-Alamo Connection Study, a regional effort to develop a strategy ...

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

San Antonio River Authority hosts Water Forum VIII

Chamber staff joined more than 500 business and community leaders this week at the Water Forum VIII, hosted by the San Antonio River Authority (SARA). The theme for this year’s event was River Reflections, aimed at highlighting the intrinsic ...

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

San Antonio designated Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO

On October 31, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated San Antonio as a Creative City of Gastronomy. San Antonio, along with seven other cities across the globe, received this specific designation, ...

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