Since 1895, the Sacramento Metro Chamber has put community first. From recruiting mid-westerners to our golden hills during the Gold Rush to convening conversations on important topics today like our growing food economy, the Metro Chamber inherently recognizes it is the people and the things we do together that make…
New Arden Century Theaters
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LISTEN: Small Business Growth in Capital Region
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How the election could impact the local economy
The Business Journal asked Mayor-elect Darrell Steinberg and three local business advocates for their reactions on the outcomes of select state and local ballot races. The question: What does this mean for Sacramento’s economy? Local measures Measure B — Regional sales tax for transportation infrastructure Outcome: Failed with 64 percent…
LISTEN: The Business of Cannabis
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After Hours: 2016 State of Sacramento County address
The Sacramento Metro Chamber’s annual State of Sacramento County Address and Forum took place on Nov. 4. Kelvin Downes, director of operations for Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Centers, served as keynote speaker. Amazon plans to open a fulfillment center in the county, and Downes spoke about what attracted the company to…
LISTEN: State of Sacramento County and Amazon
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Prop. 54 will protect small businesses
The Sacramento Metro Chamber serves as the capital region’s primary advocate on issues affecting business, economic development and quality of life. It is on behalf of our 1,700 members representing 200,000 employees that we strongly encourage voters to approve Proposition 54 — a measure that will create more transparency and…
Chamber View: 31 Years of Leadership Sacramento
Every fall, a new class of community leaders join the Metro Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Sacramento program. In 31 years, nearly 1,000 elected officials, CEOs, non-profit leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators have graduated from the program. This year-long experience brings together a group of strangers to examine regional issues from healthcare to…
University Research Park deal improves Davis’s business reputation, locals say
Local civic and business representatives said Mark Friedman’s $70 million purchase of University Research Park could help reverse a reputation of Davis as a stodgy opponent of commercial development, with a fresh and cool design arriving at a business park close to downtown. “It’s an important counter-narrative that somehow Davis…