State Reforms in Property Tax and School Finance from a Local Perspective

Posted on: June 24th, 2019 in Business Climate, Talent Development

The 86th Texas Legislature convened and ended with a notable highlight: a strong alignment on the session’s priorities between Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, and Speaker Bonnen. Their... Read More >

Round Rock Chamber Receives Grant from WSRCA

Posted on: June 9th, 2019 in Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Infrastructure, Talent Development

Preparing for tomorrow’s workforce needs means that Round Rock has to start filling the “occupational pipeline” now. Based on economic trends and feedback from the chamber’s business... Read More >

Why Round Rock, Texas is One of the Coolest Suburbs in America

Posted on: May 24th, 2019 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Media Mentions

by Mike Parker / Apartment Therapy Round Rock was chosen as one of Apartment Therapy’s Coolest Suburbs in America 2019. We showcased the burbs nationwide that offer the most when it comes to... Read More >

State Legislators Must Take Action to Extend Chapter 312 and Chapter 313

Posted on: April 26th, 2019 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion

Per our 2019 Legislative Agenda, the Round Rock Chamber supports economic development tools that maintain and strengthen our city’s economic development competitive edge in business attraction,... Read More >

Legislative Update and Request for Action

Posted on: April 15th, 2019 in Business Climate

Per our 2019 Legislative Agenda, the Round Rock Chamber opposes legislation that lowers the current eight-percent revenue cap to two and a half percent and as you may have seen in the headlines, the... Read More >

Tech Growth at SXSW Mirrors Austin-Round Rock Metro Changes

Posted on: March 10th, 2019 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Media Mentions

By: Taylor Buchanan / Community Impact Newspaper South by Southwest Conferences & Festivals draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Austin area every March. While downtown Austin yields... Read More >

Round Rock Poised for More Economic Growth in 2019

Posted on: February 28th, 2019 in Business Climate, Economic Data, Media Mentions

By: Taylor Jackson Buchanan / Community Impact Newspaper More economic growth is on the horizon for Round Rock and the Austin metro as a whole, according to Mark Sprague, director of information... Read More >

Round Rock Chamber Takes Legislative Positions

Posted on: January 10th, 2019 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Entrepreneurship, Infrastructure, Press Releases, Talent Development

Public policy positions reflect current and future business needs ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Chamber today announced that it has taken legislative positions in four key areas that will... Read More >

Round Rock Chamber Announces 2018 Business Awards

Posted on: January 7th, 2019 in Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Chamber Enrichment, Press Releases

Navcon Group; Studio 16:19; and Ultra Electronics receive business honors The Round Rock Chamber today announced its annual business and community award winners. The winners are: “Big Boy” Hester... Read More >

Q&A: Round Rock Chamber CEO Mike Odom

Posted on: January 4th, 2019 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion, Chamber Enrichment, Entrepreneurship, Infrastructure, Media Mentions, Talent Development

The Round Rock Chamber, under the leadership of CEO Mike Odom, continued its primary goal of strengthening the local economy in 2018 through a series of initiatives and programs. Among those were... Read More >