Bob Swanson of Boutin Jones Inc. named as Chair of 2022 Board of Directors

By Admin|February 14, 2022

The Sacramento Metro Chamber has named Bob Swanson, Shareholder at Boutin Jones Inc. – one of Sacramento’s largest business law firms – as Chair of the 2022 Board of Directors. Swanson follows Dave Roughton, President & CEO of SAFE Credit Union, who served the Metro Chamber as Chair throughout 2021.…

California lawmakers work to bring back COVID-19 sick pay for employees

By Admin|January 28, 2022

State lawmakers are working to keep small and large business doors open amid the omicron variant surge. Their latest effort is bringing back COVID-19 sick pay and reimbursing employers. With restaurants and other kind of businesses facing never before seen staffing shortages, employees are making up for absences by working…

Townhall with Mayor Steinberg: Homeless Master Plan

By Metro Chamber|March 31, 2021

On January 5, 2021, the Sacramento City Council approved the Master Siting, Programmatic, Operations and Financing Plan to Address (Homeless Master Plan). The Council continue to lead workshops with the community, providers, and expert partners to identify site locations, operational best practices, programs and services, and financial resources to be…

2020 Annual Report

By Metro Chamber|December 22, 2020

2020 was a major milestone year in the history of the Metro Chamber. While our tactics may have changed we celebrated 125 years of leadership by serving as the unequivocal voice of business in bold and meaningful ways. In a time of unprecedented volatility we have served more people, helped…

Regional Stay at Home Order to Take Effect December 11

By Metro Chamber|December 9, 2020

At noon today, the Governor of California announced that the Greater Sacramento Region – including the counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba – has fallen under the 15% threshold for ICU availability. Due to this change and pursuant to the Regional…

Metro Chamber Updates Regional Business Community on New Stay-at-Home Order

By Metro Chamber|December 4, 2020

This afternoon, Governor Newsom issued a Regional Stay-at-Home Order, which will go into effect within 48 hours in regions with less than 15% Intensive Care Unit (ICU) availability. The latest order prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations, excluding critical infrastructure and retail, and requires mask wearing and…

Sacramento Metro Chamber Launches #All4Small Fundraising Initiative to Support Region’s Small Businesses

By Metro Chamber|November 24, 2020

In an effort to amplify the significant contributions small businesses provide to the region’s economy, the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has partnered with talented local artists Chelsea-Mari Kennedy and Brandon Gastinell to design artwork for limited edition specialty merchandise as part of a new #All4Small fundraising initiative. The new…

Sac Metro Chamber to Continue Remote Work

By Metro Chamber|November 6, 2020

The Sacramento Metro Chamber will continue its remote operations into 2021. The Chamber, like many other businesses in the community, is focused on the health and safety of team members, chamber members, and our external partners. Chamber team members will continue to work virtually from home. We will continue to…