Chamber's Annual Meeting is this Thursday
The countdown is on for the Chamber's biggest event of the year! Business executives and VIPs will mark the end of an unforgettable year and kick off plans for 2005.
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New chairman, board of directors for '05
The Greater Dallas Chamber announced that Joel Allison, president and C.E.O. of Baylor Health Care System, has been named the 2005 chairman of its board of directors. Allison assumes the chairmanship on January 13 at the Chamber's Annual Meeting.
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200 new bio-medical jobs headed for DFW
A leading medical device company is moving about 200 bio-medical jobs to DFW from California, bolstering the region’s high-tech base.
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Chamber-backed immigration reform signed into law
New immigration reforms enacted into law last month allow U.S. employers to sponsor temporary foreign workers. The new legislation clears the way for employers to import critical scientific, engineering and technical skills vital to industry.
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Workers comp reform needed; costs in Texas rise
A new study shows that Texas workers' compensation costs are significantly higher than similar states, and that costs per claim in Texas continue to rise. The Chamber’s Workforce Taskforce is sponsoring programs to address issues like worker’s compensation reform.
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Program offers $200 million to small Texas firms
When the 78th Legislature passed legislation authorizing state-certified venture capital companies, a.k.a. CAPCOs, the Chamber’s Technology Business Council (TBC) applauded.
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Dallas Mayor Laura Miller to Address Chamber Members
Dallas Mayor Laura Miller will speak to Chamber members at a luncheon on Tuesday, February 10, at The Fairmont Hotel, 1717 North Akard.
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Chamber active in state’s industry cluster study
The Chamber is helping develop strategies to strengthen the competitiveness of key industry clusters in Texas as a spur to economic development.
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Cyber-threats forum to review security, defense
The Technology Business Council’s first-quarter issues forum, “Addressing Cyber Threats of the 21st Century,” focuses on security and defense.
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Seminar to focus on China-Hong Kong trade pact
New trade ties in the Far East are opening the door for DFW companies to invest in China, and to grow by exporting from Hong Kong to Mainland China.
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Chamber leaders talk priorities with area legislators
Looking toward the 79th Texas Legislature, business leaders and DFW legislators sat down for a roundtable on key issues last month.
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