San Antonio’s third annual SA Works Job Shadow Day was held last Friday, and your Chamber hosted 15 students from ACE Academy. The students spent half of a day at the Chamber’s downtown office actively interacting with Senior Staff, who ...
Your Chamber was on hand to congratulate Andeavor for its philanthropic contribution to the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center. The funds directly contributed to the unveiling of the new bloodmobile, which will directly impact our community by ...
From left to right, Todd Wynne-Parry of Two Roads Hospitality; Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert; President and CEO of DC Partners, Roberto Contreras; Acho Azuike, COO and managing director of DC Partners; Danny Chavez, VP of Business ...
There are lots of new and exciting things to see at the 2018 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. From Rodeo, livestock and horse shows to carnival rides and shopping, there truly is something for everyone! Head down to the AT&T Center and the ...
San Antonio Pets Alive (SAPA) is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors:Tracey Lammert (Director of Sales-Exquisite Properties),Sarah Dorgan (Senior Relationship Manager with the Global Commercial Banking ...
San Antonio, Texas (February 5, 2018) – Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. is pleased to announce that Cara Tackett, P.E., LEED AP, Senior Vice President, was awarded the RECSA Philip M. Barshop Founder’s Award on January 23, 2018 at the RECSA ...
SAN ANTONIO – Entries from Bexar County citizens with physical or cognitive special needs will be received until Saturday, Feb. 17, for the first “Sheriff for a Day” competition sponsored by Sheriff Javier Salazar, the Bexar County ...
Prospects, customers and sales reps alike will love the new Chiosco Free-Standing Touchscreen Kiosks for a multitude of reasons. For those looking for a more efficient way to educate people about their products or services, The Trade Group’s ...
From left to right: Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), Melissa Kim (San Antonio Marriott NW), Chamber Ambassador Co-Chair Todd Bufalino (Accurate Pest Control), Andrew Price (Peloton Commercial Real Estate), Richard Perez (President and CEO, San ...
From left to right: Brannon Knox (Veterans United Home Loans of SA), Wayne Wright, CFE (Director of Franchise Operations, Fazoli’s), Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), Greg Siepker (Fazoli’s), Melissa Kim (San Antonio Marriott NW) ...
From left to right: Chamber Ambassador Co-Chair Todd Bufalino (Accurate Pest Control), Yoshia Hence (Foresters Financial), Kenny Sugarman (Riteway Service Company), Alma Aguilar (District Mgr., Jackson Hewitt), Linda Wells (Office Mgr., Jackson ...
On Monday, the day before North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations opened in Canada, our President and CEO Richard Perez traveled to Montreal to rally with leaders of 24 other North American metropolitan chambers of commerce in favor ...
I have had the privilege of serving as your Chamber CEO for the past 10 years. In my estimation, one can argue that the 2017 State Legislative Session will go down as one of the most anti-business sessions in those years. A few examples to prove my ...
There is high energy on Capitol Hill, especially coming out of a government shutdown. The shutdown began after a failure to pass legislation to fund government operations and agencies, all stemming from disputes over the Deferred Action for ...
Your Chamber's Board of Directors met last Thursday at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Brooks Hotel & Spa for the January board meeting. Our 2018 Chairman Shaun Kennedy, San Antonio Regional Chairman of Texas Capital Bank, kicked off ...
The Trade Group is selected as one of “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation” under The National Association for Business Resources (NABR). The Best and Brightest competition “strives to recognize the most ...
As we launch into 2018, we are excited to announce a new feature with our book summary partner, Readitfor.me.Every Chamber member now has access to Readitfor.me’s Foundations of Personal Development program, completely free. It includes ...
Our friends at the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the City of San Antonio are hosting a one-day health event on Saturday, February 24 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Critical Care clinicians from across the ...
Last week, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez and immediate past Chair of the Board Rad Weaver testified in support of raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. Passing by a vote of 9 to 2, San ...
This year marks the 43rd year of Leadership San Antonio. As is tradition, the class kicked off the new year with an opening retreat to begin networking with each other and plan for the year’s events. LSA300, as it is dubbed in honor of the ...
After postponing the original State of SAISD due to icy weather and dangerous road conditions, the Chamber, in partnership with the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) Foundation, are ...
At the Hall of Fame ceremony held yesterday evening, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo welcomed three extraordinary members to the 2018 Hall of Fame – Laurie Miller, Dr. Keith Markey and the late Hadley Barrett. These individuals have ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez joined District 7 City Councilwoman Ana Sandoval and Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff as an in-studio guest on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” this week. ...
The Mayor’s Housing Policy Task Force resumed meetings yesterday at Municipal Plaza. Formed in 2017, the task force’s mission is “to assist with the development of a comprehensive and compassionate policy framework to address the ...
Your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was honored to be invited to the Joint Base San Antonio Air Show Appreciation Reception at the Headquarters, 502d Air Base Wing Pavilion on Fort Sam Houston. Brig Gen Heather Pringle and her staff, along with ...
VIA Metropolitan Transit will host its second GoCodeSA Codeathon this February, continuing an innovative challenge they began last year to engage innovators and entrepreneurs in San Antonio. The 2018 VIA Codeathon will be held February 23-25 at ...
– The world’s first, fully-accessible splash park – Morgan’s Inspiration Island – has earned the runner-up spot in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award competition for Best New Attraction.Final ...
After serving as the 2017 Chair Elect, our 2018 Chairman of the Board Shaun Kennedy is embracing his role as the new leader of the Chamber’s team.Shaun has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. His extensive ...
On Dec. 22, Texas Governor Greg Abbott received a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the revised 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone throughout Texas.The City of San Antonio had been ...
The countdown to San Antonio and Bexar County’s 300th anniversary is underway, and we want you to be aware and get involved. Our friends at the Tricentennial have gathered interesting facts, tidbits, and highlights of all of the wonderful ...