Chamber View: Toasting our Region’s Agricultural Industry

By Metro Chamber|July 1, 2017

California is the largest agriculture producer in the nation, and as America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital, the Capital Region is uniquely positioned as an agriculture leader not just nationally, but internationally. In the six counties that comprise our Capital Region, approximately 75 percent of the land is agricultural, forest, or open space.…

Sacramento Business Journal: Another Voice: Transit investment should be priority

By Metro Chamber|June 23, 2017

By Peter Tateishi  The capital region’s population is growing, construction is on the rise, congestion is increasing, and community priorities are changing. Our economic success will be driven by how we invest strategically in strengthening and enhancing what connects us: our transportation systems, a vital component of which is our…

Comstock’s Chamber View: Accelerating Careers for Sacramento’s Youth

By Metro Chamber|June 1, 2017

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg recently launched Thousand Strong, a workforce development program bringing together school districts, high schools and students with community organizations and businesses to provide year-round paid internships to local youth. The Sacramento Metro Chamber and the Metro Chamber Foundation are proud partners in this effort to ensure…