During 2020, the military saw an increase in the number of people in reserve components dying by suicide along with an increase in active-duty suicides for the fourth year in a row.Military leaders think COVID is playing a factor in military ...
COVID liability protections for businesses, nonprofit organizations, health care providers, first responders and educational institutions is one step closer to becoming law. Yesterday, the Texas Senate passed the Pandemic Liability Protection Act ...
The Chamber Aerospace Committee met on Thursday and had some great discussion fostered by two thought-provoking speakers. Chairman Dick Francey first welcomed Ms. Katherine Sanchez-Rocha, Executive Director of Alamo Academies. Katherine shared where ...
On Wednesday, the Chamber recognized World Health Day by hosting a free webinar, A Safe & Healthy Return to Work, in partnership with the Metropolitan Health District, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the South Chamber of Commerce, and the West ...
The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) will soon be taking applications for a seat on their new Community Experience Committee (CXC). Earlier this week, the SAWS Board of Trustees passed a resolution to transition their Citizens Advisory Panel into the ...
The Chamber held a Special Board of Directors meeting on Thursday morning. The focus of the Special meeting was to give our Board an update on the status of the Alamo Master Plan, delivered in part by the new Executive Director of the Alamo Trust ...
There are only 66 days left of the 87th Texas Legislative Session, and your Chamber is hard at work. This week, Chamber President and CEO Richard Perez testified in support of SB 6 – the Pandemic Liability Protection and SB 14 – the ...
The Chamber’s Economic Development Council met on Tuesday afternoon under the new leadership of Rene Dominguez, President and COO, TRTF/VelocityTX. Rene welcomed the group and introduced the Chamber’s new Vice President of Cybersecurity ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Enlisted Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the larger Military Affairs Council, hosted Natasha Walden, Outreach Director for the Steve A Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors in San Antonio ...
The Chamber would like to give a “shout out” to one of our newest members Lisa Bates and Susan Deitiker with 2Step Protect LLC, who recently sanitized our offices with a unique process that provides up to 90 days of continuous ...
Getting our hospitality industry back on its feet is crucial to the local economy. Thankfully, San Antonio is providing business owners with a helpful opportunity to make the recovery easier: $14 million in funding to provide grants to small ...
Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed Senate Bill 14, the Business Freedom and Uniformity Act. As the Texas economy continues to struggle from the COVID-19 pandemic, this legislation will provide needed stability for Texas employers by stopping local ...
SA Works has just announced Mind the Gap, a new workforce series, which will kick-off on Thursday, March 25 at 11 a.m. CST. Mind The Gap highlights some of the most pressing issues on workforce, industry, education and the future of work. Join ...
Your San Antonio Chamber, in partnership with San Antonio sister chambers, sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott on Friday March 5, to request an increase in COVID-19 vaccines for San Antonio and Bexar County. San Antonio is the only large city in ...
The recent winter storm was one of the most shocking and challenging for Texans and San Antonians in recent memory. We know recovering from the storm will take time and will be costly, for both businesses and residents. That is why the Chamber ...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared this week the correction of any billing errors related to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) as an emergency item for the 87th Legislative Session. The emergency item includes any inaccurate ...
Hope Andrade, the 2021 Chair of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, spoke to the Cybersecurity Council during the Council’s regular March meeting. Hope discussed the priorities for the Chamber in 2021, including the economic recovery with a ...
The Chamber held its February Board of Director’s meeting virtually last week, with Chair of the Board Hope Andrade providing opening remarks. After approval of the January Board Meeting minutes, Hope welcomed BCFS System President and CEO ...
In November 2020, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former Chamber Chairman Henry Cisneros asked us to help compile a list of the top infrastructure needs in San Antonio and Bexar County. The goal was to provide important data ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Jeff Fair as the new Vice President of Cybersecurity and Economic Development. In this role, Jeff will support the growth and success of many of San Antonio's most notable driving industries, ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Council challenges you to “Go Purple” throughout the Month of April, but specifically on Thursday, April 15. Whether in-person or virtual, we encourage you to show your support ...
SA Works held a successful job shadow day delivering hundreds of employer-created videos to nearly 13,000 students in almost 10 school districts across our region this week. This annual event is in its sixth year and has grown in participation each ...
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 Chamber partnered with the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation to host a virtual trade mission that included nine London-based cybersecurity companies with interest in San Antonio. The trade mission was ...
The 117th Congress has begun, and your Chamber is geared up to meet with Congressional leaders on issues important to the San Antonio business community. The Chamber’s Board of Directors adopted our 2021 Federal legislative agenda yesterday, ...
The SBA recently announced several focused programs that should be of interest to affected Chamber members. The first program is an effort to target PPP lending to organizations and individuals that may not have been previously eligible or not had ...
While South Texans have stepped up by the thousands to donate blood since last week’s winter weather, patient needs continue to outpace donations. The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center continues to work closely with local and area ...
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 ...