Press Releases
New Poll Demonstrating Urgent Need for Attainable Housing Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: gabriela@txbiz.orgFebruary 10, 2025 TAB Foundation Releases New Poll Demonstrating Urgent Need for Attainable Housing Solutions to Meet Rising Demand Amid State’s Population Boom AUSTIN, TEXAS – Today, the Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce Foundation (TABCCF) released the results of a new public opinion poll which found that voters in the
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Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry Breaks Ground on New Nutrition and Education Center
The Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry is proud to announce the groundbreaking of its new 9,200-square-foot Nutrition and Education Center, an exciting step forward in the organization’s mission to combat hunger and provide essential services to our neighbors in need. This new facility will feature a state-of-the-art grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and multiple intake rooms to streamline service and support more families. The new facility will be able to double the inventory
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce Launches 3rd Year of The Best Place for Working Parents® in Bastrop Coun
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2025 PRESS CONTACT:Sadie Funk; 214-773-1726 sadie@bestplace4parents.com Bastrop Chamber of Commerce Launches 3rd Year of The Best Place for Working Parents® in Bastrop County Bastrop, TX – January 21, 2025 – Bastrop County marks its 3rd year as part of the National Best Place for Working Parents® network, offering real-time designations to businesses of all sizes whose family-friendly policies qualify through a first-of-its-kind, 3-minute online self-assessment.
Governor Abbott Announces 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summit Host Cities
For Immediate Distribution | January 22, 2025 | (512) 463-1826 Governor Abbott Announces 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summit Host CitiesAUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated 15 communities selected as 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summit host cities. Held throughout the year and in regions across the state, the Governor’s Small Business Summit aims to help Texas small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs succeed by connecting them with the resources and information needed to start,
PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 5, 2024 Contact:Becki Womble, CCE, IOM President & CEO (512) 303-0558 bwomble@bastropchamber.com PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCEU.S. adults recognize the wide-sweeping impact of their local chamber, ACCE/Harris Poll survey finds Bastrop, Texas (December 5, 2024) — Results from a nationwide public opinion poll indicate chambers of commerce are vital to the prosperity of their communities. The Harris Poll survey,
Federal Court Strikes Down Overtime Exemptions Rule
Federal Court Strikes Down U.S. DOL Overtime Exemptions Rule Nationwide On November 15, 2024, a Texas federal court struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that raised the minimum salary required to be paid to most employees classified as exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The court’s decision blocks the minimum compensation increases that were scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2025, and invalidates the previously required July
Federal Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements
Federal Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements A federal court has issued an injunction halting the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) reporting requirements for small businesses.Unless and until an appellate court overrules or narrows this decision, small businesses are not obligated to comply with the CTA reporting mandates.Read more:https://lnkd.in/gqkw2GHh
Bastrop Chamber Supports Protection of Employee Retirement Income Security Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 25, 2024 Contact: Becki Womble, CCE, IOM President & CEO (512) 303-0558 bwomble@bastropchamber.com BASTROP CHAMBER OF COMMERCEsupports PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT(ERISA) Bastrop, TX (November 25, 2024) — Through its partnership with the Texas Association of Business (TAB), the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce joined numerous Central Texas Chambers of Commerce by signing on to a Letter of Support to protect the Employee
