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2009 News Releases
Dec 21 Austin Chamber to Honor Charles Barnett as 2009 Austinite of the Year
The Austin Chamber of Commerce has named Charles J. Barnett, FACHE, President/CEO, Seton Family of Hospitals, as the 2009 Austinite of the Year. Barnett will be honored at the Chamber’s 132nd Annual Meeting on February 9, 2010...
Dec 10 Mirna Therapeutics, Inc. Selected As Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the state of Texas has chosen Mirna Therapeutics, Inc. as the recipient of a commercialization award funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). This company, focused on biopharmaceutical research and...
Dec 9 Metro Austin Direct to College Enrollment Rate Continues to Rise
More Metro Austin high school graduates are enrolling in college than ever before. The percentage of students enrolling in post-secondary education rose 15 percent for the Class of 2008, reaching 62 percent...
Nov 10 ActaCell, Inc. Selected as Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the state of Texas has chosen ActaCell, Inc. as the recipient of a commercialization award funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). This company, which develops and produces...
Oct 23 Patton Surgical Selected as Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the state of Texas has chosen Patton Surgical as the recipient of an award funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). This company, which has developed an innovative laparoscopic trocar, will receive...
Oct 22 Austin Chamber Report Calls for More Growth at Austin Community College
Austin Community College enrollment continues to grow faster than Metro Austin’s total population, but the college must grow even faster to meet regional college enrollment goals and improve the region’s economic competitiveness, according to an Austin Chamber of Commerce report to be presented to the college’s board of trustees...
Sept 30 Austin Chamber Names 2011 Chair; Elevates Mayer to Chair in 2010
The Board of Directors of the Austin Chamber of Commerce unanimously named James R. Huffines, Chairman of PlainsCapital Bank for Central and Southwest Region and Senior Executive Vice President of PlainsCapital Corporation, as the 2010 Chair-Elect. He will become Chair of the 2,500-member, five-county business organization...
Aug 27 And the Winners are….Austin Chamber Presents 2009 Greater Austin Business Awards
Twenty-four Austin-area businesses were recognized for outstanding accomplishments during the Ninth-Annual Greater Austin Business Awards held August 26 at the Hilton Austin Hotel. This year’s theme, “Heavyweights of Business”, recognized the hard-hitting impact that the efforts made by Austin businesses have had on our city over the past year...
Aug 21 Smooth-Stone Selected As Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the state of Texas has chosen Smooth-Stone, Inc., a portfolio member company of the Austin Technology Incubator, a key program of the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, as a recipient of a Commercialization Award through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF)...
Jul 29 Austin Chamber and eDOORWAYS Corporation Announce Official U.S. Headquarters Opening, Planned Platform Launch in Austin
The Austin Chamber is pleased to announce that eDOORWAYS Corporation (Pinksheets: EDWY.PK), the web-based consumer problem solving gateway, lifestyle information source and online business-to-consumer marketplace, has officially...
Jul 21 Finalists Announced for the 2009 Greater Austin Business Awards
The Austin Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce finalists for the 9th Annual Greater Austin Business Awards. True to this year’s theme, the “Heavyweights of Business” have put on the gloves with unique...
Jul 13 Absolute Software Opens U.S. Headquarters In Austin
The Austin Chamber, through Opportunity Austin, is pleased to announce that Absolute® Software Corporation has opened its new U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas. Absolute Software is the leading provider of...
Jun 1 BioAustin Continues Advancement with 2009 Board of Directors
BioAustin, an industry-led organization dedicated to the advancement of the bioscience industry in the Austin region, is pleased to announce the 2009 Board of Directors chaired by Dr. Curt Bilby, President and CEO of Terapio Corporation...
May 27 Agile Planet, Inc. Selected As Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the State of Texas is investing in Agile Planet, Inc. through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). Agile Planet, Inc., a cutting edge...
May 19 National Study of Corporate Executives Casts Favorable Light on Austin
The Austin Chamber of Commerce has released the results of a recent national survey of corporate leaders of companies with revenues in excess of at least fifty million dollars. The goal of the survey was to find out how these executives looked at Austin relative to...
May 7 Mystic Pharmaceuticals Inc. Selected As Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the State of Texas has chosen Mystic Pharmaceuticals Inc. as the recipient of an award funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). This company, which has developed...
Apr 3 Austin Only Remaining Large Metro Seeing Job Growth
According to national job numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, all but one of the 50 largest metros in the U.S. had negative job growth year over year in February, with the exception of Austin. As unemployment rates across the country continue to rise, the Greater Austin MSA is the only large metro...
Apr 1 Opportunity Austin Welcomes CyrusOne Data Center to Austin
The Austin Chamber, through Opportunity Austin, is pleased to announce that CyrusOne, a leader in high-availability, high-density data center services, has made plans to...
Mar 17 AnaLogix Development Corporation Selected As Texas Emerging Technology Fund Recipient
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the state of Texas has chosen AnaLogix Development Corporation as the recipient of a pre-seed award funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). This company, which has produced...
Mar 09 Red Oxygen Opens American Headquarters in Austin
The Austin Chamber is pleased to announce that Red Oxygen, one of the world’s leading developers and distributors of Enterprise Text messaging software applications and services, has made plans to open their American Headquarters in Austin, Texas...
Feb 28 Congressman Lloyd Doggett and the Austin Chamber of Commerce Help Families Afford College
Congressman Lloyd Doggett and volunteers from the Austin Chamber of Commerce helped college-bound students and their parents apply for financial aid as part of the Financial Aid Saturdays program. Congressman Doggett spoke to the group about...
Feb 23 Opportunity Austin Chair Gary Farmer, Named to Southern Business & Development’s Annual “Ten People Who Made A Difference” List
The Austin Chamber of Commerce today announced that Southern Business & Development magazine named Gary Farmer to its annual “Ten People Who Made A Difference” list. Each year, the magazine recognizes...

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