Job growth & unemployment

Oct 26, 2021

Austin has made up all of 2020’s pandemic-related job losses and currently has nearly 17,000 more jobs than it had in February 2020.

State of Education 2021 District Award Winners

Oct 25, 2021

Today the Austin Chamber’s State of Education district awards were given out to some of the highest performing schools when it comes to ApplyTexas, FAFSA completion, and Direct to College enrollment.

2021 A-LIST Recap

Oct 25, 2021

A-LIST highlights the most promising, inventive, homegrown companies right here in Austin. It’s because of companies like these that Austin is continuing to grow and attract the best talent. Thursday, September 30, 2021, marked our 10th year in celebrating the most innovative startups in town.

We are Chamber Strong

Oct 20, 2021

In case you were unaware, today is Support your local chamber of commerce day. And on this day, we wanted to celebrate the many ways we have been supporting the Austin business community since 1877. So, what exactly is it that we do?

Race car driver Ryan Shehan takes on COTA

Oct 20, 2021

Having the support of a city like Austin was a top priority when we learned I was going to be progressing into a car this year, especially when it was announced that we’d be racing alongside Formula 1 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in front of a home crowd.

Who is Uniquely Austin?

Oct 19, 2021

We all know them and love them, help us honor one of these businesses that are truly iconic to Austin. On December 7 at The Greater Austin Business Awards, we will honor a business that is Uniquely Austin.

Statement on executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates

Oct 13, 2021

On Monday, Governor Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting any COVID-19 vaccine requirements. Read Austin Chamber of Commerce president & CEO Laura Huffman’s statement defending the rights of individual businesses to continue to make the best decisions for their employees and business.

Austin Job Postings Report September 2021

Oct 13, 2021

There were about 90,500 Available Job Postings during the September 2021 monthly reporting period. There are currently about 700 postings indicating vaccination requirements/mentions and slightly over 6,700 postings with signing bonuses.

Why I have stayed at Intel for 6 years

Oct 8, 2021

I remember as a kid I just enjoyed anything that had to do with learning about math and science. I would even spend time taking things apart just to figure out how it all worked. Originally from Grenada, which is an agriculture and tourism-based island in the Caribbean, no one really talked about engineering.

Welcome home, Tesla!

Oct 8, 2021

Austin's “community of innovation” welcomes Tesla HQ

Highlights from Census 2020

Oct 6, 2021

Austin metro grew by 33.0% (adding 567,082 people) from 2010 to 2020, ranking as the fastest growing large metro.

Seven Big-Picture Practices for New and Up-and-Coming Business Leaders

Oct 4, 2021

As vcfo celebrates 25 years of making companies stronger, we also celebrate the new and emerging entrepreneurs and leaders that continue to start and build the businesses of tomorrow.