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Austin's Clean Energy Industry on the Move
Everywhere you look Austin is making headlines. Austin Energy was ranked by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) as one of the top ten utilities in the U.S. to have the most solar electricity integrated into their energy mix as of the end of 2007.
Also, Brandt Engineering, a mechanical, electrical and plumbing building solutions provider, has announced the expansion of a new 9,000 square foot office in the Airport Commerce Park in Southeast Austin. The new complex will also headquarter Brandt ECO Services, a new arm of the company specializing in sustainable technologies and energy solutions for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings.
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Grow Your Business through Referrals
The Chamber is gearing up to begin another round of the popular Business by Referrals series starting September 10. This group meets every other Wednesday over lunch for 3 months (6 sessions total) in the Chamber boardroom, and it incorporates educational tools to help professionals meet their sales goals. Space is limited to 5 companies per industry and 1 representative per company. This series always sells out and we will stop taking registrations after the first 60 attendees. Register Now!
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Spotlight On Community Relations and Customer Service Finalists
The spotlight turns this week to the finalists for the 2008 Greater Austin Business Awards categories of Community Relations and Customer Service. Judges were challenged to choose winners from among the best Austin has to offer in the categories of Innovation, Customer Service, Education, Community Relations, Take On Traffic and Environment as well as the Freescale not-for-profit $5,000 award. The small, medium, large and not-for-profit businesses contending are all deserving, please click full story to read more.
Winners will be announced at the award ceremony on Wednesday, August 27, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Austin, 500 East Fourth Street. Register now!
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Joint Northwest and South Austin Business Council Luncheon
Join us for the year's first joint-business council luncheon this Wednesday, August 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Austin Country Club, where Austin City Council Member Lee Leffingwell will be the keynote speaker. Don't miss this exciting program and your chance to meet and mingle with Council Member Leffingwell and members of both the Northwest and South Area Business Councils.
Lee Leffingwell is a native of Austin and a retired airline pilot. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in mechanical engineering, then became an officer and pilot in the Unites States Navy. After spending five years on active duty, including Vietnam, Leffingwell left active duty and joined the Navy Reserve, completing a total of 20 years military service. He was a pilot and Captain for Delta Air Lines for almost 32 years, ending his airline career as an international Boeing 767 and MD-11 Captain. Leffingwell served for more than five years as a consensus appointee to the City of Austin's Environmental Board and was elected by his peers as Chair for the last four of those years.
Tickets are $20 for members of the Northwest and South Austin Business Councils and $35 for future members. To register please visit www.austinchamber.com/events.
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Sales, Marketing and Customer Service: Strategies for Profits, Growth and Results
Register now for lunch, “Theater Style,” at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, August 21 from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. and learn how your business can profit and grow through sales, marketing and customer service strategies. This is the second event in the Building Blocks of Business series and our panel of highly qualified experts will share their expertise with you and provide real life examples of strategies you can take back to the office for immediate implementation and impact. You will also have the opportunity to ask the panel questions and get feedback from some of Austin’s finest marketing and sales professionals.
Sales and Marketing Professionals Include: Jerri Conrado, Marketing Edge Ventures; Casey Leaman, OneAccord; Amy Stevens, Marketing Edge Ventures; Byron Van Arsdale, ConferenceCallTraining.
Sponsored by Green Bank, Lava Studios, Sandler Sales Institute and The City of Austin Small Business Development Program.
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South Austin Business Council Presents: A Taste of South Austin
Exhilarate your senses with some of the finest food and music South Austin has to offer at the South Austin Business Council networking event on Thursday, September 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Your Living Room on South Congress. There will be food from several area restaurants including Guero’s Taco Bar, Holiday Inn Town Lake, Joe’s Crab Shack, Zax Restaurant, Torchy’s Tacos, Froots, Hyatt Regency Austin and more. The unique blues-rock sound of the Carson Alexander Band will entertain while you make business connections with other council members. You also don’t want to miss out on the chance to win one of the great door prizes donated by various South Austin business members!
Tickets are $20 for SABC members and $35 for future members. Click here to register. Parking directly behind the building and also at the Chamber offices, 210 Barton Springs Road. Do not park in spaces where signs are posted warning that you will be towed. Towing starts at 7 p.m.
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Cesar Chavez Now Travels Two-ways
The construction of the five blocks of Cesar Chavez Street downtown is finally complete and is officially two-way just after morning rush hour today. The change means fewer eastbound lanes than before but allows people going west from Congress Avenue to avoid the longtime detour to Second or Third streets.
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The Nike+ Human Race 10K
Austin will serve as one of four US host cities including New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago for the Nike+ Human Race, the world's largest one day running event ever, offering runners across the globe the chance to compete together on August 31. This 10K event will span four continents and cover 25 cities. The goal is to partner with the entire community: runners, non-runners, elite runners, corporations, local businesses, youth, students and families to engage folks like you to run and be part of history. Austin’s own RunTex is the official retail partner for the event, and the race will support three global charities including the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Click here, for more information on the Human Race.
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Why I Joined the Chamber...
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"We joined the Chamber to stay connected to decision makers and to make new connections with future partners. Non-profits must network and be accountable, just as for-profits. As one of the largest non-profits in Central Texas, we hope to both learn from, and give back to, the Chamber."
Kerri Qunell, Vice President, Communications — Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
Join now and start receiving the full benefits of the networking business community. Call or email Nancy Shields at 322.5618 to sign up.
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