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Board of Directors
The Frisco Chamber of Commerce is accepting recommendations for our Board of Directors. If you, or someone you know, would be a good candidate, please contact Gina Cheek.
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The Frisco Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Scheef & Stone, LLP, will host Frisco "Tech Talks." This Technology Summit will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Keynote speakers are
Charlie Vogt, CEO of Imagine Communications and Aaron Thibault, Vice President of Strategic Operations for Gearbox Software. The presenting sponsor for Frisco "Tech Talks" is HCL Technologies. More information...
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Texans always unite at times like this. TAB (Texas Association of Business) has established a hotline for businesses to connect to the resources they need as the rebuilding begins. The hotline can be reached at (512) 637-7714 and is available to all businesses and not just limited to TAB members. More information can be found
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If your business has a branch or location affected by the hurricane or if you know other business owners and leaders in affected communities, please share this information.
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The Texas Association of Business (TAB) and Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) have partnered to develop a Business Recovery Team. The BRT, a "Chamber Strike Team" if you will, is made up of business leaders and chamber professionals, that are mobilizing to provide the response and comprehensive effort necessary as a business community to assist our colleagues and the businesses they serve in recovery and rebuilding.
The Frisco Chamber of Commerce will join in this effort by being connected with and directly assisting one or more hurricane affected chambers and communities.
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Best Public Middle Schools in North Texas
Frisco Independent School District had the most middle schools on the list, with ten. Allen, Carroll, Coppell, Highland Park, Plano, and Prosper ISDs all have multiple ranking schools, too. Read More... |
Texting-While-Driving Ban
A new statewide texting-while-driving ban goes in to effect on Friday, September 1, 2017.
The signed bill will prohibit drivers from texting while driving, including reading, sending or writing a text message-unless the driver is stopped.
Read More...
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Frisco Ranked 2017 Best Real Estate Market
To determine the best local real-estate markets in the U.S., WalletHub's analysts compared 300 cities of varying sizes across 21 key indicators of housing-market attractiveness and economic strength. Read More...
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Sixth Professional Sports Teams in Frisco
The
Texas Revolution, a professional indoor football league, officially announced its move to Frisco.
The Texas Revolution makes the sixth professional sports team to be headquartered in Frisco. The Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, FC Dallas, Frisco RoughRiders and Texas Legends are also located in Frisco. Read More...
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Governmental Affairs and Advocacy Efforts
Government Affairs has been following the special session of the state legislature in Austin. We have been working diligently to continue to advocate for the issues on our
legislative agenda. We will continue to work with our state legislators in the interim.
Please mark your calendars for the legislative luncheon, "Open & Uncensored - What did and didn't happen in the 85th Legislature," November 14, 2017. We will hear from elected officials in our region on their wins and losses at the state level. More information
HERE.
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Frisco Entrepreneur
Join us on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 8:00 to 8:30 AM for Frisco Entrepreneur. You are more than welcome to stay and network after.
Founder and CEO Janelle Hail, along with President and COO, Kevin Hail of the National Breast Cancer Foundation will be sharing their journey with us "From the Kitchen Table to the Boardroom." If you have not yet had the pleasure of hearing Janelle and Kevin speak, you won't want to miss this event. |
International Connection Series
Presented jointly by the Collin County Chapter of the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce and the International Business Council of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, this joint event is the fifth in the International Connections Series and is designed to foster cross-cultural awareness in the business community and the public at large. More information...
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9/5 Team B2B Referral Partners - Advanced Networking Group and Referral Team
9/6 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Mitchell Chiropractic of Frisco
9/6 September Ambassador Luncheon, Chamber Event Room
9/7 Get On Track @ 7:16 AM. Presented by SMD Consulting & Accounting, LLC. Breakfast sponsored by J.Ridout Portraits
9/7 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - J.Ridout Portraits
9/8 Frisco Entrepreneur Speaker Series Learn, Earn & Return. Speakers: Janelle Hail and NBCF President Kevin Hail
9/11 September 2017 Membership 101 at 12:00 Noon. Sponsored by Cotton Patch Cafe
9/12 WEB Monthly Networking Mixer - Lunch
9/12 Protection & Prevention: Safeguarding Your Business
9/12 Senior Service Alliance (SSA) Job Fair
9/13 New Resident Packet Stuffing
9/13 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Red Door Escape Room
9/14 Business Behind Sports - Sold Out
9/14 Frisco Chamber of Commerce International Business Connection Series - Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce
9/14 Get On Track @ 7:16 AM - Presented by SMD Consulting & Accounting, LLC - Breakfast sponsored by Jamba Juice
9/15 Senior Service Alliance (SSA) Meeting
9/19 Team B2B Referral Partners - Advanced Networking Group and Referral Team
9/20 2017 Frisco Chamber of Commerce Technology Summit Frisco "Tech Talks" Presented by HCL Technologies
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Events In and Around Frisco
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Gamers Give Back
The National Videogame Museum in Frisco plans to raise funds for Hurricane Harvey relief by donating half of all admission sales collected this Saturday, September 2, 2017 to the
United Way of Greater Houston. More information about National Videogame Museum can be found HERE.
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Neighborhood Block Party
Stop by Frisco High School this Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon to meet pediatric orthopedic experts from Scottish Rite Hospital and learn about the new facility being built in Frisco. Bring your family to this free event to participate in fun activities, meet neighborhood organizations and enjoy free snacks. For more information, or if your local business is interested in participating, please contact
[email protected].
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A Fun Resource!
We love to talk about Frisco but also hope to share valuable information for our businesses.Fun, yet always informative!
Listen Live on Wednesdays
Listen to our most recent shows:
Find additional shows on our
website.
Many of our Frisco Chamber of Commerce members host shows on KVGI Radio. See the schedule
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Hopefully, you have had the opportunity to read the Chamber Update section in the Frisco Enterprise on Friday, July 28, 2017. You will find the Update on the last Friday of each month. Advertisers in this section provide space for the Chamber's section. Read the July 28th edition HERE.
To advertise in the Chamber Update section, please contact Kelli Janc of Star Local Media at (
214) 385-1342.
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