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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – March 13, 2018 Firstmark Credit Union:

Ribbon Cutting – March 13, 2018 Firstmark Credit Union: From left to right: Hilary Ryan-Lucas (Landry’s), Daniel Vazquez (San Antonio Missions), Deborah Ayala (Embassy Suites), Leon Ewing (President/CEO, FMCU), Donald Pinson (Chairman of ...

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Mark your calendars for The Big Give 2018

Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 22, and get ready to give…Big. Tomorrow is The Big Give in San Antonio, and the last four years have been filled with BIG movements and even BIGGER donations! With your help, The Big Give has raised over ...

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Chamber hosts 433rd Civic Leader tour

Various community and business leaders from the Charleston area boarded a Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster aircraft to participate in a Civic Leader tour in Texas on March 15 and 16. “The purpose of a Civic Leader tour, such as this, is to ...

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Chamber unveils survey results on business trends in Texas

Recently, your Chamber sent out a survey to our members asking their opinion on economic development, workforce, and transportation/infrastructure in our community and throughout Texas. The survey found that most members believe that Texas’s ...

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Purple Up! For Military Kids Day

In 1986, former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger designated April as the Month of the Military Child. Designed to recognize and highlight the sacrifices and unique challenges experienced by military families worldwide, this special month holds a ...

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

LSA 300 class day focuses on Equity

We’ve all read recent reports that San Antonio is the most economically segregated city in the nation. But what does that mean? How did we get here? What do we, as leaders, do about it? And what exactly is the difference between equity and ...

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Monday, March 12, 2018

2018 Texas Primary Election Results

Tuesday, March 6 was Election Day in Texas. More than 2.5 million Texans hit the polls to cast their ballots for the 2018 Texas Primary Election. More than 1 million residents voted in the Democratic primary, and 1.5 million in the Republican ...

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Chamber launches Legislative Advisory Committee

The Chamber’s newly created Legislative Advisory Committee (LAC) held their first meeting of the year this week, and two local issues have already risen to top priority for the new group. Kathy Garcia, VP of Government Relations, Regulatory ...

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Ribbon Cutting – February 28, 2018 JumpFiber:

From left to right: Kelly McCartney (Westin Riverwalk), Corky Roth (JumpFiber), Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), Doyle Brown (LegalShield), Chamber Ambassador Co-Chair Todd Bufalino (Accurate Pest Control), Brannon Knox (Veterans United Home ...

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Chamber names new Water Committee Chair

The Chamber’s Public Policy Department is excited to announce Fred Arce, Vice President-Client Development Leader of the South Central Texas Region for HDR Engineering, will serve as the Chamber’s 2018 Water Committee Chair. Arce is no ...

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Leadership San Antonio Alumni to Host First Event for 2018

Please join the LSA Alumni Association at our first event of 2018! One of the things that sets us apart from other organizations is our continuing drive to connect with each other. Unique to the LSA program are the friends and professional ...

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