CEO Message: An Important First Step, and a Long Road Ahead

Posted on: September 13th, 2021 in Business Climate

Round Rock crossed an important threshold on August 31. In short, a county court issued an injunction which prohibits the state of Texas from implementing a new sales tax regulation until a court can... Read More >

CEO Message: Round Rock Leading on Transparency and Budget

Posted on: August 16th, 2021 in Business Climate

The City of Round Rock published the proposed $525 million budget for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1, 2021. The theme is “Building Toward the Future” and you can see extensive... Read More >

CEO Message: Challenges Balanced by Opportunities

Posted on: July 18th, 2021 in Business Climate, COVID-19, Talent Development

The workforce shortage is back. In many industries it never went away. The Bureau of Labor Statistics and the St. Louis Fed show unemployment for the Austin- Round Rock MSA at 4.2% in May 2021 (the... Read More >

Round Rock Chamber Refreshes Economic Development Strategy

Posted on: June 28th, 2021 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion

In 2017, Garner Economics conducted a comprehensive assessment of Round Rock’s economic development competitiveness and created an action plan to serve as a roadmap to enhance the community’s... Read More >

CEO Message: U.S. Chamber Leading Important Conversations on Equality of Opportunity

Posted on: June 28th, 2021 in Business Climate

Your local Chamber of Commerce receives significant support from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We have long worked with them to amplify the voice of Round Rock when advocating on any number of... Read More >

Outlook for the Economic Development Industry: Four Predictions for 2021

Posted on: May 9th, 2021 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion

Development Counsellors International (DCI), the leader in marketing places, released a report in April aimed to better understand how the economic development industry will emerge from this... Read More >

CEO Message: National Economic Development Week

Posted on: May 9th, 2021 in Business Attraction, Business Climate, Business Retention and Expansion

This week is National Economic Development Week, a celebration of the programs and professionals that grow communities and economies. Economic Development Week was created by the International... Read More >

CEO Message: Celebrate National Small Business Week with us!

Posted on: May 3rd, 2021 in Business Climate, Entrepreneurship

This week is National Small Business week. Established by the Small Business Administration more than fifty years ago to celebrate the entrepreneurs who put their money, energy, and heart into... Read More >

Small Business Spotlight: Henderson Professional Engineers

Posted on: April 27th, 2021 in Business Climate, COVID-19, Entrepreneurship

In honor of Small Business Week, we will be celebrating and highlighting local small businesses and entrepreneurs in our area throughout the week next week. Today we are highlighting Henderson... Read More >

HB4072 is the wrong approach for Texas and will hurt small businesses

Posted on: April 19th, 2021 in Business Climate, Public Policy

A bill that is progressing through the Texas legislature proposes making the largest change to Texas sales tax policy in 50 years. If passed the result will do lasting damage to economic development... Read More >