In light of falling oil prices, experts were wary of job growth in Austin and Texas as a whole. Now that the latest numbers are out, looks like Central Texas has weathered the storm so far with
Austin adding 34,900 net new jobs, ranking 3rd best performing among top 50 metros areas.
Chamber helps students apply for college funding
We are teaming up with C3 Presents and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to reward high school seniors for early filing of financial aid. The new partnership aims to increase participation in our Financial Aid Saturdays program focused on helping thousands of students and their families complete financial aid forms before deadlines.
Read more.
Mark your Calendar | Membership Luncheon
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Stephen Kaplan will be joining us for our first membership luncheon of 2016. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 29 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Stay tuned -- additional event details will be posted soon.
The Austin Chamber has weighed in on the rate proposals for Austin Energy.
"For several years, the Chamber has advocated for, and the City of Austin has adopted, an affordability policy which requires Austin Energy bills to be in the bottom half of Texas ratepayers and minimizes increases to two percent per year for each rate class...yet, Austin Energy customers are now paying some of the highest electric bills in the state while overall energy costs are falling."
Read more about the proposed rates and what they mean for Austin business
here.
Voter registration deadline approaching
February 1 is the last day to register to vote in Texas in order to participate in the presidential primary in addition to any Austin issues that may be on the ballot.
Click here for details.
The Primary Election will take place on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Early Voting takes place from February 16 - February 26. Photo ID is currently required for voting in person. To learn more visit
www.votetexas.gov.
