San Antonio is headed to SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas Friday, March 11-16 to promote San Antonio as a great place to live, work, and play, and your Chamber is proud to serve as a sponsor. At the center of the action is "Casa San Antonio”, ...
Under the bright lights of the television studio, Univision hosted our February Board of Directors meeting on February 25. After energizing and entertaining the crowd with mariachis, the station’s Vice President and General Manager Chris ...
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2016 Tribute to Women Business Leaders Awards. The mission of these awards, presented by Ford Motor Company, is to celebrate women leaders who are making a difference in San Antonio. ...
The bulk of San Antonio schools are celebrating Spring Break next week, so, in order to keep it fun for everyone, the San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is offering a few tips.Most airlines are expecting high capacity loads through the month of ...
More than 1,100 Texas middle and high school students will display their outstanding projects at the2016 Texas Science and Engineering Fair. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) continues its commitment to the success of tomorrow’s workforce ...
On Tuesday, February 23, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted our 1st Quarter Member Orientation at the Northside Business Center. With more than 55 new and current members in attendance, President and CEO Richard Perez welcomed each member ...
Last Wednesday, a group of approximately 160 business leaders in San Antonio attended our second Military City USA, Military Speaker Series event. Lieutenant General Perry Wiggins, the Senior Commander for Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis and the ...
Last year, your Chamber facilitated the approval of Proposition 7 by hosting a press conference with Texas House of Representatives Speaker Joe Straus supporting transportation funding measures. Last week, the Texas Transportation Commission ...
On February 17, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Straus, addressed a packed room as the first event of your Chamber’s Road to Session Luncheon Series. Speaker Straus identified important priorities that are expected to be key ...
On February 19, Sheriff Susan Pamerleau addressed an audience of 200 about Bexar Counties latest initiatives on public safety and assistance programs. She noted that in 2015, her department responded to 105,000 calls for service. To address this ...
Along with local ISD Superintendents and representatives from the San Antonio and North San Antonio Chambers of Commerce, U.S. Senator John Cornyn and U.S. Representative Will Hurd hosted a roundtable discussing the latest federal legislation ...
During our December Board of Directors Meeting, the Board unanimously approved a position statement in support of the restructuring of the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) to become a designated not-for-profit 501c(6). Last week, San ...
On Tuesday, the State of Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs hosted a public hearing on cybersecurity at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The hearing came as a result of direction from the Speaker of the Texas House for the committee to ...
Last week your Chamber hosted the newly appointed Regional Director for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), Hope Shimabuku. Mrs. Shimabuku’s visit coincided with her keynote address at the State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property ...
The Chamber’s Chairman of the Board Renée Flores and President and CEO Richard Perez testified last week in favor of City Manager Sheryl Sculley’s contract during the City Council meeting where Council Members voted to approve an ...
With great anticipation of the upcoming college football season, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is excited to partner with UTSA for a reception to meet new head football Coach Frank Wilson and his assistant coaches. This will be a wonderful ...
The San Antonio Chamber has been honored by Hiring Our Heroes and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation with the three-star Chamber of Valor award. The Chamber of Valor award acknowledges the contributions of local chambers, industry associations, ...
Just two weeks after of our delegation of 130 San Antonians brought community issues to Washington D.C., members of our Energy & Sustainability issue team have already received some great news. One of their issues related to the Diesel Emissions ...
San Antonio is expected to continue to grow at an annual rate of +4.1% per year. Your Chamber reaches many individuals and businesses who are thinking of relocations to San Antonio with our annual Relocation Guide, published by Texas Monthly. In ...
Last Thursday the 2016 SA to DC delegation returned from four days in Washington D.C. where teams met with Members of Congress, Department Officials, Agency leadership and Administration Appointees to advocate for the needs of San Antonio and the ...
Please join the Diplomás Project partners for a forum on dual credit and educational outcomes for Latino students on February 10, 2016 from 8:30-noon at Palo Alto College.The Summit will address the following topics: The current state ...
It's HAPPENING! Reconnect with your LSA classmates and meet other LSA alumni at the kick-off of the LSA Alumni Association. ALL LSA classes are welcome to attend. Events details are as follows:Thursday, January 28th6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Two Bros BBQ ...
Over 130 business and community leaders from San Antonio are set to travel to Washington D.C. next week to meet with Members of Congress, agency leadership and Administration Officials to advocate for critical issue to San Antonio and South Texas. ...
During the Chamber’s first Board of Directors Meeting in 2016, hosted by engineering consulting firm Raba Kistner at Oak Hills Country Club, the board unanimously approved this year’s federal agenda. The Federal Agenda will serve as the ...
From left to right: Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), Sarah Arredondo (Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio), Tammy Stewart (Staybridge Suites Downtown at Sunset Station), Josie Johnson (Worldwide Pest Control Inc.), David Magnusson (Block ...
From left to right: Rhonda Boyles (RJ Boyles Law, PLLC), David Birdy (Birdy Properties), Carol Wright (Tax Advisor, Block Advisors), Bill Riley (District General Manager, Block Advisors), Cathy Rauschuber, Office Manager/Tax Advisor, Block ...
Ribbon Cutting – January 14, 2016: Goodwill - ParkcrestFrom left to right: Marla Jackson (President and CEO, Goodwill), Tuesdae Knight (Vice President of Business Development and Membership, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce), Emy Rose Aquino ...
On January 13th your chamber participated in a Community Conversation (CC) discussing our Next Generation Assessments and Accountability for Texas Public Schools. Hosted by State Board of Education Chair, Donna Bahorich, and local board ...
Following is a message from SAISD Superintendent Pedro Martinez that he sent to the SAISD staff about his State of the District address to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce on January 14.This morning, I delivered a State of the District address to ...
With over 125 business and community leaders set to travel to Washington on the annual SA to DC trip, industry teams are finalizing key details for visits with leaders in Congress and across SA to DC. This morning, the San Antonio Chamber’s ...