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Photo Gallery: After Hours: Metro Chamber Perspectives on Innovation
Business visionaries and educational leaders joined local lawmakers on Nov. 11 for the Sacramento Metro Chamber Perspectives on Innovation event, held at the Sheraton Grand in downtown Sacramento. The event featured several guest speakers discussing their experience as entrepreneurs and how to maintain innovation in a changing marketplace. Speakers included…
Sacramento union group endorses Steinberg for mayor
The Sacramento Central Labor Council, one of the region’s most influential labor groups, has endorsed former state Senate leader Darrell Steinberg in his campaign for mayor, the group announced Wednesday. Fabrizio Sasso, executive director of the labor council, said Steinberg “has a proven track record of working with labor.” He…
Sacramento mayoral candidates stake out their ground at panel
The two candidates for mayor of Sacramento spoke to a private panel at the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce before a crowd of Sacramento area businesspersons. The media was not allowed in until the very end. It was an early opportunity to see both candidates stake out their ground in person.…
Opinion: Project SlingShot is a new part of Next Economy
On Nov. 4, the Sacramento Business Journal published a story about Project SlingShot — a powerful initiative of the California Workforce Development Board that encourages and supports regional partnerships across the state to engage in new collective actions that can move the needle on workforce challenges. The Sacramento region, comprised…
KFBK Interview with Peter Tateishi
“Peter Tateishi with the Sacramento Chamber admits business isn’t easy in Northern California mostly because of government regulation.” Source: KFBK
Sierra College opens new center to help veterans become entrepreneurs
Younger veterans are more likely to be unemployed than pre-9/11 veterans – but a new resource at Sierra College is designed to help them create their next job. Sierra College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), part of the Capital Region group of SBDCs, celebrated its opening on Tuesday. The center…
After Hours: Sacramento Metro Chamber holiday mixer (slideshow)
‘Tis the season for business groups as they begin to celebrate the holidays with social events and parties. The Sacramento Metro Chamber last week held a holiday mixer at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria in downtown Sacramento. Business leaders, education administrators, entrepreneurs and policymakers mingled over wine and dessert plates during…
There’s no escaping Sacramento’s ‘puzzle room’ boom
Sacramento is about to get a lot more puzzling. Joining a global proliferation of similar businesses, three entrepreneurs have opened or are set to open competing puzzle rooms in the Sacramento area in the coming weeks. Escape Sacramento opened its doors Thursday. Puzzle rooms – sometimes called escape rooms –…
Sacramento City Council Approves Plan To Increase Minimum Wage
The Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday night to raise the city minimum wage $12.50 by the year 2020. The current minimum wage is $9. Added to a pending $1 per hour raise in the state of California, workers will see a 39 percent increase in pay within five years. The…