CEO Message: Round Rock Chamber’s Response to COVID-19

Posted on: March 16th, 2020 in Business Climate, COVID-19

Good morning Chamber investors. On Sunday, March 15 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued new guidance recommending that people not gather in groups of fifty or more for a period of at least... Read More >

Round Rock Chamber Releases Economic Impact Analysis

Posted on: March 9th, 2020 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Economic Data, Press Releases

Annual economic output calculated at $3.3 billion The Round Rock Chamber today released the results of an economic impact analysis that evaluated its economic development project wins from 2012 to... Read More >

Round Rock Among Best-Performing Cities of 2020

Posted on: March 7th, 2020 in Business Climate, Media Mentions

By: Statesman.com Where America’s Jobs are Created and Sustained Round Rock makes another ‘best city’ list Round Rock again finds itself near the top of the heap as the Round Rock-Austin... Read More >

COVID-19: Don’t Panic But Do Take Precautions

Posted on: March 6th, 2020 in Business Climate

NOTE: This message was written at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday March 5, 2020. Specific circumstances may have changed by the time this message is read, however the websites provided should all be updated... Read More >

Round Rock Mayor Craig Morgan talks transportation, sales tax in State of the City address

Posted on: February 26th, 2020 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Infrastructure, Media Mentions, Talent Development

By Kelsey Thompson / Community Impact Newspaper In his half-hour State of the City address Feb. 25, Round Rock Mayor Craig Morgan discussed citywide transportation efforts, a controversial e-commerce... Read More >

An Economic Powerhouse: How Dell Technologies helped change the direction of Round Rock’s future

Posted on: February 21st, 2020 in Business Attraction, Business Climate

Before Dell Technologies made its home in Round Rock in the mid-1990s, the area was often called “that small town north of Austin.” And while Round Rock may have been small in size all those... Read More >

The Proposed Changes to Online Sales Tax will Hurt Small Business and Texas Communities

Posted on: February 19th, 2020 in Business Attraction, Business Climate

By: Jason Ball The Proposed Changes to Online Sales Tax will Hurt Small Business and Texas Communities In recent weeks you may have heard that the Texas Comptroller has proposed a significant change... Read More >

City of Round Rock prepares as comptroller menaces their Dell deal

Posted on: February 18th, 2020 in Business Climate, Media Mentions

By: Fred Cantu / CBS Austin What would happen if Round Rock suddenly lost millions of dollars in sales tax revenue? That’s a real possibility if the state changes the way it treats online... Read More >

City of Round Rock could lose $20M a year if Texas comptroller adopts new rule

Posted on: February 14th, 2020 in Business Climate, Media Mentions

By: Taylor Buchanan / Community Impact Newspaper The city of Round Rock stands to lose at least $20 million in annual sales tax revenue should the Texas comptroller adopt a new rule as proposed.... Read More >

CEO Message: We are in it Together

Posted on: February 10th, 2020 in Business Climate

Your Chamber Works Hard to Create Results with the Choice of Voters It has been a particularly long week for followers of public policy and elections. In conversations all over the community, I’ve... Read More >