Reports: Small businesses optimistic about a Trump presidency

By Metro Chamber|January 18, 2017

Sacramento area employers are more confident about their business’ future after the 2016 elections than they were before, two new reports found. Sacramento Business Review released data from its Small Business Confidence Index, which polled over 3,000 local business owners and found that 95 percent employers had more faith in…

Spotlight On … Robert Dugan, SVP, Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce

By Metro Chamber|January 13, 2017

Robert Dugan joined the Sacramento Metro Chamber Jan. 1 as senior vice president of public policy and economic development. For the past four years, he has been the director of governmental and civic affairs for California State University Sacramento. While there, he advocated for campus facility needs and growth initiatives,…

Woodland businesses generally upbeat about the future

By Metro Chamber|December 9, 2016

A September “Business Walk” by members of the Woodland Chamber of Commerce found most people were “very positive and upbeat.” The findings, reported by the Chamber and Wendy Ross, economic development manager for the city of Woodland, came this week following interviews with 127 business owners. “More than three-quarters of…

Sacramento Metro Chamber Announces 2017 Annual Award Winners

By Metro Chamber|December 5, 2016

SACRAMENTO, CA – Concluding his final term as the Mayor of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson has been named the 2017 Sacramentan of the Year by the Sacramento Metro Chamber. His tireless enthusiasm for the capital city during his eight years in office, physically memorialized with the opening of the Golden 1…