H-E-B's 10th Annual Quest for Texas Best

Mar 7, 2023

For the last ten years, H-E-B has set out on a quest to find the best in Texas – the best local products made by Texans!

Aetna Value Plans: National PPO network, wellness credits, low rates and no referrals

Mar 7, 2023

Aetna Value Plans provide members immediate ‘value’ from their benefits by offering copay-only coverage for popular routine care such as Primary Care visits, urgent care and generic prescriptions.

Leadership Champions Reception Recap

Feb 23, 2023

Top level Chamber members from the Catalyst, Advocate, and Chairman's Circle tiers gathered this week for networking reception hosted by McGuireWoods LLP. The event featured a fireside chat on the 88th Legislature by former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus and Denise Davis of Davis Kaufman PLLC and former Chief of Staff to Speaker Straus.

Things we love about SXSW

Feb 23, 2023

The countdown is on as we are just days away from one of the largest gatherings in town, SXSW. SXSW is 10 glorious days of discovery and inspiration, attracting some of the best creatives from across the globe. There's no doubt that the conference and festival bring unending opportunities to our region - including the first-ever Austin Industry Day, which opens the Creative Industries Expo to the public. Read find some of our staff member's favorite parts of SXSW.

Brand Growth and Digital Marketing in 2023

Feb 6, 2023

2020 and the pandemic brought forth a new phase of digital transformation at break-neck speed. Whether your business did or didn’t change the way it markets its goods and services, you, as a consumer, were unavoidably affected and you may not even realize how drastically your expectations were realigned. This enormous shift in consumer expectations, along with the slow death of third-party data and increasing concerns over privacy, is laying the groundwork for the return of more creative marketing.

Wayback Burgers Opens Austin Location

Jan 31, 2023

Wayback Burgers hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, January 12 and grand opening celebration on Saturday, January 14, in honor of its new Austin, TX location.

Advancing Economic Opportunity in Austin

Dec 22, 2022

Austin is on fire. As we navigate through inflation in a post-pandemic Austin, our city continues to not only persevere but grow. While business and those who can afford to live in the city relish at the booming town, many communities are grappling with affordability issues and the effects of economic and social inequality. These residents are having to leave homes they have lived in for decades to move to small towns outside of the city. Austin has become unaffordable.

Three Ways Government Will Impact Construction and Infrastructure in 2023

Dec 14, 2022

Few know the ins and outs of state and local government in Texas like Jesus “Chuy” Gonzalez, Vice President, Strategy and Infrastructure Development for Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. When pressed for what to expect in 2023, he says with a straight face, “The three most important things are the same, no matter who wins elections: funding, funding, funding.”

Negotiating Equity: A Best Practice Guide for Founders and Their Future Team

Dec 13, 2022

Distributing equity makes it possible for founders, investors, employees, and other contributors to own a piece of the company they are building. Equity plays an especially important role in the startup community, with billions of dollars being converted into company equity every year. With equity, you can generate significantly more wealth and with skin in the game, be more motivated at work too.

Upskilling Austin’s Vibrant Workforce for the In-Demand Jobs of Tomorrow

Dec 8, 2022

Austin’s job market growth is outpacing the rest of the U.S. According to Workforce Solutions Capital Area, 172,194 new jobs were added to the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area between 2016 and 2021, representing a 16.0% job growth increase and far surpassing the U.S.’s 1.8% increase during the same period. In the five-year period from 2021 to 2026, our region is forecasted to grow an additional 12.5%, nearly three times more than what the U.S. is expected to grow.

Austin Hacker Gives Security Spending Wish List for Local Businesses

Nov 29, 2022

I lead a team of hackers who spend their days trying to figure out how to hack into the biggest companies and government agencies in the world. Let me start with some bad news. There is always a way in.

Art of Mentoring - Bringing Australia to Austin

Nov 7, 2022

Art of Mentoring was co-founded in 2013 by Alex and his mother, global mentoring expert, Melissa Richardson. The combination of Alex’s deep understanding of technology and Melissa’s mentoring mastery presented an opportunity to leverage technology to mobilize strategic mentoring programs and help organizations attract, develop and retain their people