State of Education in Austin Will Highlight Efforts to Increase "Home-grown" Talent
This year's theme for the Chamber's State of Education in Austin event, "Tomorrow's Future Rooted in Our Community," highlights the need to increase the percentage of our "home-grown" population attending higher education. Anthony O. Befi, Vice President, High Performance Computing System Development, IBM Senior Location Executive for Austin and the State of Texas, will be the keynote speaker and will discuss talent development from a global perspective.
The goal of the 2008 State of Education event is to inform the Greater Austin business community about ongoing initiatives and the end-of-year status. Before an audience of key Austin business and education leaders, the Chamber will lay out a shared strategy for achieving an enrollment increase, provide baseline information on the state of education and annually “grade our own paper” toward success in 2010. The State of Education event has been sold out each of the last two years. Register now! Sponsored by AT&T, IBM, Seton Family of Hospitals, University of Phoenix and UT System.
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Central Texas Economy In Perspective
by Beverly Kerr, Chamber Vice President of Research
Austin’s rate of job growth consistently places in the top 10 among major metropolitan areas. For a period of time, from September 2006 through July 2007, year-over-year growth exceeded 5%. While growth now seems low relative to Austin’s experience of the last couple of years, the current ranking shows we have not lost ground among major metropolitan economies across the country. Texas performed slightly better with job growth of 2.3% and the nation’s loss of 600,000 jobs represented -0.4%. More large metros lost jobs (28) than gained them (22). The large metros experiencing the greatest rates of job loss are Detroit MI, Phoenix AZ, Oakland CA, Warren MI, & Santa Ana CA. More information on Central Texas economic indicators can be found at www.austinchamber.com.
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NWBC End of Year Celebration
The year is nearly over, and in celebration of the successes of 2008 the Northwest Business Council will be gathering one last time on Wednesday, December 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cool River Cafe, 4001 W. Parmer. This year's Council featured many great speakers and presentations which helped raise membership to more than 200 members. Cool River Café will provide an ideal backdrop for the last chance this year to meet other NWBC members, enjoy great food and drinks in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Register now.
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Six New Recipients to Recieve Emerging Technlology Funding
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC)have announced that the State of Texas has selected Texas State University as well as five new recipients of commercialization awards funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). Click on Full Story to learn more about the innovations behind Faradox, Ironbridge Technologies, Merkatum, NanoMedical Systems, StellarRay and Texas State University.
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Do You Need to Reach Austin Newcomers?
It's no secret that Austin is a great place to live and this brings newcomers to the area from far and wide. Families and individuals that are relocating have a need for many products and services including housing, banks, schools, hospitals, retirement facilities and more — things our Austin Chamber members provide. Are you one of those members? Then you have a unique opportunity to get the attention of newcomers by sponsoring the Chamber's relocation packages. Read the Full Story for details on the program. For more information call 512.322.5692 or email dcamacho@austinchamber.com.
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2nd Annual State of Higher Education Luncheon and 8th Annual Star Awards
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board welcomes everyone to attend the Second Annual State of Higher Education Luncheon and Eighth Annual Star Awards Ceremony to be held at the Sheraton Austin Hotel on Tuesday, December 2, from 12 to 2 p.m. Dr. Raymund A. Paredes, Commissioner of Higher Education, will be the keynote speaker. The Star Awards Ceremony will announce winners, honor finalists and highlight the outstanding efforts of colleges, universities, public schools and districts, and others to meet the goals of the Texas higher education plan, Closing the Gaps by 2015.
The luncheon will be held in conjunction with the Texas Higher Education Leadership Conference December 1-2, at the Sheraton Austin Hotel. Featured speakers at the full conference include The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor; Dr. David Spence, President, Southern Regional Education Board; and Dr. Richard J. Shavelson, Professor of Education, Stanford University. Additional information and registration are available HERE.
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Why I Joined the Chamber...
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"Community involvement, corporate community citizenship, business expansion and growth." Michael H. “Mike” Martin, Chief Financial Officer — Lott Brothers Construction Co.
Join now and start receiving the full benefits of the networking business community. Call 322.5618 or email Member Info.
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