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Friday, July 27, 2018
Nominations are being accepted for the first ever Education & Workforce Hero Award. The award recognizes an organization or individual that has provided significant support for education initiatives and projects that advance the Richardson Chamber of Commerce's education and workforce goals. It will be presented at the Richardson Chamber of Commerce EDGE Awards in November 2018. This recognition ...read more
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Leadership Richardson announces Class XXXIV
The Richardson Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that class XXXIV of Leadership Richardson has been selected. The 2018-19 program year will begin in September. Participants were chosen from the largest pool in the program's history. The admissions committee had hard decisions to make in their selections.
The 42 members of Leadership ...read more
Categories: Education
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
How to keep your company’s data safeCyber expert offers checklist to prevent security breaches
Equifax, Yahoo, Target, Adult Friend Finder. These corporations have suffered some of the largest data breaches in the 21st century. If it can happen to them, can it happen to your small company?Is your data safe? Are you equipped to face security incidents if they occur? As a service to chamber ...read more
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Feed Children Everywhere effort coming on Sept. 9
Event hopes to yield 100,000 bagged meals
The Richardson Interfaith Alliance, in partnership with the Richardson Chamber, is hoping to prepare 100,000 meals to distribute in the community. We need your help to make it happen.
On Sunday, Sept. 9, a Feeding Children Everywhere meal bagging event will be from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Richardson ...read more
Categories: Community
Monday, July 23, 2018
Eric Peltier, vice chairman of RCC business services division
Cameron Herold, also known as the CEO Whisperer, has lots to say about running meetings. Although many in the business world complain about meetings, Herold claims that it is not the meetings themselves that are so horrible, but rather the inexperience of those running them. He recommends following these tips for memorable, effective ...read more
Categories: General News Article
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Applications are still being accepted for the 2019 Leadership Richardson graduating class. To learn more, click here. For more information, contact Kim Quirk.
This month Leadership Richardson graduated its Class XXXIII of future community leaders. The program, which consists of monthly all-day classes about all facets of community leadership, has graduated more than a thousand local participants ...read more
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Every year, the Richardson Chamber undergoes a financial audit to ensure the fiscal stability and financial responsibility of the organization. For the fourth year, Judd, Thomas, Smith & Company conducted the audit and issued an unmodified opinion. This indicates a clean audit in which financial statements are presented in accordance with applicable financial reporting framework. This was a good ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Member news:Painting with a Twist raised $2,500 for the Assist the Officer Foundation in Dallas during a recent fund-raising event. Each month, PWAT holds “Painting with a Purpose” to raise money for a local non-profit organization. Artist Trish Akin created a beautiful portrait of Officer David Sherrard for his family.In recognition of its 25th anniversary, Alliance Architects received a formal ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Twenty-five Richardson students will start their new job June 18 as inaugural participants in the new Richardson Mayor’s Summer Internship Program.
The program is a cooperative effort of the City of Richardson, Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the Richardson Independent School District. It is modeled after the White House Fellows program.
Students will work from 20-40 hours a week for ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Researchers seek your input for East Collins/Arapaho Study
The City of Richardson is working on a new vision for the 1,200-acres that creates the heart of the Telecom Corridor® (bordered by Campbell Road to the north, Plano Road to the east, Arapaho Road to the south and US 75 to the west) to reposition the area, possibly as an innovation district and transit-oriented development in proximity to ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Schellman & Company, LLC is a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. The company is the only CPA firm in the world that also is a globally licensed PCI Qualified Security Assessor, an ISO Certification Body, HITRUST Assessor, and a FedRAMP 3PAO.
Schellman is a trusted provider to the world’s leading companies, from the Fortune 1000 and publicly traded companies, to privately ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
UTD students help Japanese companies research local market
The Mayor’s Office of International Business and the Jindal School of Management's Global Development Initiative at the University of Texas at Dallas placed twenty student interns at five foreign companies this past semester to assist with market research aimed at establishing those companies initial operations in Richardson. Two of ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
‘The US economy is at full employment’ was one of the key take aways for the state of today’s economy during the May 17 Richardson Chamber Annual Meeting discussion with Robert S. Kaplan, president/CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, a sit down directed by the Chamber’s President/CEO Bill Sproull.
“Texas is one of the bright spots in the country, where the workforce is growing and economy ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Helping build Richardson into a thriving, successful business community is more than a mission statement to Amy Taylor.
“This is the city I grew up in and helped mold me into the person I am today,” she said. “I volunteer with the Chamber because I want to give back so that when my children grow up, they will be as proud to say they are from Richardson as I am.”
Amy was named a recent Ambassador ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Ain’t no mountain high enough, literally, for Kory Aoyama, a member of the Chamber board.
Faced with any challenge, including Mount Everest, he’s going to do his best to succeed.
A current member of Leadership Richardson Class XXXIII, he traveled in 2017 to the base camp of Everest.
“Ever since I was a little kid I had a fascination with Mount Everest. I think that’s true for a lot of people ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Gartner has placed UT Dallas as number one in Texas in number of graduates in computer and information sciences by 2X of number two, UT Austin.
REDP is on target with its 2018 goal of seeing 1,000,000 SF of vacant office space leased. 477,403 SF of office space have been leased since January.
Jackson-Shaw has proposed a 4-building, 430,500 SF light industrial project for a 38-acre tract at ...read more
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
RCC board opens call for nominations for 2019 board of directorsNominations accepted through Friday, June 29The Richardson Chamber of Commerce Nominating Committee chaired by Ken Hutchenrider, 2016 chairman of the board, is accepting nominations to the board of directors for terms beginning January 1, 2019.
The RCC board of directors is responsible for setting the Chamber’s strategic direction, ...read more
Monday, June 04, 2018
Richardson, the safe, quiet suburb, experienced a painful loss earlier this year. For our public safety community—always the stalwart guardians in our sense of security—gave the ultimate sacrifice on Feb. 7 with the loss of 14-year veteran Officer David Sherrard.
As the first officer to die in the line of duty, the community has grieved with the Sherrard family, and the emotions are still raw. ...read more
Categories: Community
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Texas Instruments Foundation and Educate Texas bring enhanced STEM learning opportunities to 16 Schools in Richardson’s Lloyd V. Berkner High School Feeder Pattern
The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation, Educate Texas and the Richardson Independent School District (RISD) announced today they will partner to create a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) feeder pattern within the Lloyd ...read more
Categories: Education, Community
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
When you’re counting on someone, count on Nancy Wilson.
Family, numbers and Richardson – with accomplishments almost too numerous to list, uber-volunteer Nancy Wilson is this year’s Citizen of the Year.
Since 1965 the Richardson Chamber has named an annual Citizen of the Year. You can see the full presentation here.
This year’s honoree moved to Richardson a few years before that and has ...read more
Monday, April 30, 2018
Congratulations to newest ambassadors for receiving their blue ambassador jackets. Much like the famous green jackets awarded to golfers who win the U.S. Masters Tournament, the blue ambassador jacket is earned by the best of the best in our Ambassadors Club. They symbolize an unparalleled level of commitment to promoting the chamber. Currently, only 30 chamber members have blue ...read more
Monday, April 30, 2018
Leadership Richardson (LR) member Alicia Marshall has been a community volunteer for many organizations since she moved to the city in 1984, including the Citizen’s Police Academy and Citizen’s Fire Academy. A staff member at Saint Barnabas Presbyterian Church, she joined LR’s Class XXXIII in the fall of 2017 to learn more about the city and participate in leadership skills training. She is a ...read more
Monday, April 30, 2018
Former Chamber Chair George R. McVay passed away April 18. He was 91.
Mr. McVay was chairman in 1991 and Citizen of the Year in 2000.
George was born in Evanston, Illinois on July 21, 1926. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he married Barbara Jeffreys in 1950. He served with the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and the Korean conflict as a ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
For the second year, a delegation from the Richardson Chamber of Commerce attended the Federal Policy Conference and Tour in our nation’s capital. The group had dinner with Rep. Pete Sessions, followed by a unique, three-hour tour of the Capitol. He showed unusual features and history of the Capitol. The group also went onto the floor in the House of Representatives, where the State of the ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Volunteers are the life blood of this organization. Every year, every day, volunteers are out there sharing the story of the Richardson Chamber by promoting a successful business climate and supporting the local community.Volunteer of the Year – Manasseh Durkin of Durkin Properties – a tri-chair for Growth & Mobility, as well as a Growth & Mobility series sponsor; LR graduation sponsor; LRAA ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
The Richardson Environmental Action League (R.E.A.L.) has donated $20,000 to the city of Richardson for recycling programs.
REAL, a nonprofit founded in 1973, ran a recycling program for 15 years that was the precursor to Richardson’s blue bag program. Its donation will help fund a blue recycling bag vending machine for Fire Station 6, two future water fountains in the Spring Creek Nature ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Let us introduce you to a few members of the RCC staff who have joined within the past year.
Events Manager Mallory Crumb is a Dallas native and studied hotel and restaurant administration at Oklahoma State University. She has been working in the event industry for 10 years with Gleneagles Country Club, NYLO Hotels and Two Sisters Catering. Outside the office, she loves spending time with ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
A special welcome to our new President Club member: Ryan LLC.
Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes.
With global headquarters in Dallas, the firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local and international tax services on a multi-jurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Applications due June 15, sponsorships availableLeadership Richardson is accepting applications for its next class, which will begin in September and go through May 2019.
The community leadership development program was created by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce in 1985, and its objectives are to:
• Identify and motivate emerging community leaders
• Acquaint participants with a ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Chamber connects local schools and industry to build trade school program
A trades training program, created through the combined energies of the chamber, RISD, local businesses and trade associations, has received initial funding.
As a curriculum begins development, the chamber is canvassing member companies to identify the region’s most needed skills.
The country has a job shortage in ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Board member profile: Kory Aoyama1st vice chairman, economic division for the chamber
Sales director – large & national accounts for the North Texas regionBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX)
Ain’t no mountain high enough, literally, for Kory Aoyama, a member of the Chamber board. Faced with any challenge, including Mount Everest, he’s going to do his best to succeed.A current member ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
The Texas primaries were held March 6, and if you didn’t get a chance to see the results, the Texas Tribune has a full list.
Three primary races important to the Richardson area are headed to a run off May 22.
All three are run offs for the Democratic spot on the November ballot:
Governor: Lupe Valdez and Andrew White
Congressional District 3: Lorie Burch and Sam Johnson
Congressional ...read more
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Pampillonia Jewelers partners with Shelton School in jewelry design contest
For the eighth consecutive year, Pampillonia Jewelers partnered with Shelton School’s jewelry design internship contest coordinated by Shelton art instructor Mandy Dockweiler. Her upper-level Studio Art students participated in the contest to create a winning design that would ultimately be rendered into a piece of fine ...read more
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Here is a broad update about companies new to Richardson, the Chamber's economic development activities, and some City of Richardson updates.Moving to RichardsonSteward Health Care, the nation’s largest for-profit hospital operator is moving its HQ and operations center from Boston to DFW. The HQ facility will be located downtown on Pearl Street adjacent to the Meyerson Symphony Center, but the ...read more
Categories: Economic
Monday, March 19, 2018
The 2018 Richardson Chamber of Commerce annual report is on its way to you.
We want to give you a sneak peek.
This year, Board Chairman Bryan Marsh offers a summary of chamber goals and successes.
“I want to thank the hundreds of volunteers and the Chamber staff who commit their time, talent and treasure to the goals of our organization. Because of them, our Chamber is truly driving business ...read more
Categories: Chamber
Monday, March 19, 2018
The Richardson Economic Development Partnership (REDP) is producing educational workshops as part of this year’s goal to concentrate on leasing at least 1 million square feet of Richardson’s 2.3 million of large blocks of Class A&B office space. Targeted workshops have thus been held for key tenant rep brokers and property owners, a major Dallas area brokerage firm, in addition to a landlords' ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
Fake news! Whodunnit?Find the real truth and solve the crime at this year’s Murder Mystery supporting the Richardson Adult Literacy Center.RALC is a local nonprofit providing free ESL instruction to adults in our community.Celebrity stars include Marta Gomez Frey, Richardson City Council; Jeannie Stone, RISD Superintendent; Kirk Wilson, Dean Air Conditioning & Heating and Edward Renteria, Blue ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
Chamber membership and participation is imprinted on Steve Rolandelli’s DNA.
His grandfather was involved in his hometown chamber in the San Francisco Bay area. His father was president. Even his father-in-law was president of a similar organization.
And the Richardson Chamber is a natural fit. “Like where I grew up, it’s small enough where you can get to know people,” Steve said.
“In ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
Chamber Ambassador Kathy Rogers celebrates community and relationships.
As owner/operator of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Richardson, “I love that I get to interact with the community every day as they celebrate special occasions and enjoy daily treats.”
As a volunteer with the Richardson Chamber, “I love being an ambassador and getting to know the members of the chamber, especially through ribbon ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
The new RCC website went live last week, and businesses can still maintain an online presence that includes their contact information, hours, website, and a profile about their services. You can still log in using the same username and password as the old site. One of the greatest benefits is the ability to make more information about your company visible to other members. Businesses can update ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
A study of Richardson’s East Arapaho Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Innovation District will determine the economic/competitive position and identify opportunities that could one day attract leading-edge anchor institutions and business clusters and revitalize the corridor.
The study will look at work, life and transportation patterns; existing commercial real estate; desired ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
Richland College receives TWC grant to train IT employeesThe Texas Workforce Commission has awarded Richland College a $523,089 Skills Development Fund grant to train 197 IT employees.Training under the grant includes business technical, general technical and non-technical training in subjects ranging from specific software applications to accounting to customer service and more. In addition to ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
The Texas primaries were held March 6, and if you didn’t get a chance to see the results, the Texas Tribune has a full list.
Three primary races important to the Richardson area are headed to a run off May 22.
All three are run offs for the Democratic spot on the November ballot:
Governor: Lupe Valdez and Andrew White
Congressional District 3: Lorie Burch and Sam Johnson
Congressional ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
We send our loving condolences to the family of Martha and Ron Ritter. Martha was chairman of the Chamber in 2002 and our Citizen of the Year in 1995. She was mayor of Richardson from 1983-1987.
The former Richardson Mayor Martha passed away on Feb. 5, and Ron passed away Feb. 21.
Ron and Martha Ritter's viewing will be from 3-6 p.m. March 25 at Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave., ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
Culture, community, fun, hospitality, technology....the hottest new night spot?No. It’s the new workplace. And what does all of this add up to? Money. More cash flow for the entrepreneur and a great market for property owners.Coworking is more than a trend. It’s one of the hottest growth markets in real estate. And it is not just a bland desk with outlets or a simple conference room.Many are ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
Personal attention and business support are keys to business recruitment.
And that’s how Mike Skelton, director of the Mayor’s office of international business, describes his success recruiting the latest foreign company now calling Richardson home.
“Axionent is the latest foreign company to establish their U.S. presence in Richardson,” said Mike. “I met with the CEO of this Sri Lanka-based ...read more
Monday, March 19, 2018
A 17-member delegation from the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce & Industry recently visited Richardson.
The group was invited during a visit to Tokyo by Chamber President Bill Sproull and Mike Skelton of the Mayor’s Office of International Business in July 2017.
The group met with Bill, Mike and Mayor Paul Voelker when they visited Feb. 26 to experience the dynamic economic growth of DFW. Mike ...read more
Monday, February 26, 2018
Mayor Paul Voelker, RISD Superintendent Dr. Jeannie Stone and Richardson Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bill Sproull gathered at City Hall to officially kick off the new Richardson Mayor’s Summer Internship Program. The program, a collaboration between the City, RISD and the Chamber, will enable 50 incoming high school seniors to receive eight weeks of paid employment this summer at a ...read more
Categories: Community
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
The Richardson Chamber of Commerce will host a candidate forum for Texas Senate District 8 in Collin and Dallas counties Feb. 27.
Senator Van Taylor's departure to run for Congress has left an open seat in the Texas Senate. Hear from candidates for SD 8 and their plans for our region at a moderated candidate forum.
Candidates Angela Paxton (R), Brian Chaput (D) and Mark Phariss (D) will ...read more
Categories: Political
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
iDream 2018 brought together Richardson 7th-graders with local employers to learn about future career choices.Not only did 7th-graders learn about different careers, they also learned that the road to success is not necessarily a straight one. “I liked how some people wanted to be something else but ended up being another thing and still succeeded,” said one student.The program was an initiative ...read more
Categories: Education
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Richardson has won the 2017 fDi strategy award recognizing City’s soft landing services for international businesses
fDi Magazine’s year-end fDi Strategy Awards recognize “best of the best” from year’s award submissions; Richardson has previously earned honors three times in magazine’s bi-annual “American Cities of the Future” Awards
On the heels of being honored earlier this year, for a ...read more
Categories: Economic
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Editor’s note: Amanda has worked in Richardson for the past 11 years. She is Vice President for Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Dallas. Amanda and her husband Jeff have two small girls whose hands-down favorite family activity each year is the Wildflower Festival.
I am thrilled to serve as chairman of the Chamber’s 2018 board of directors. During the last 11 years, I have ...read more
State of City presentation shows dynamic Richardson community, continued growth and current strength
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker presented an impressive and in-depth State of the City at the Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 31. View the entire presentation or easy to read bullet points here.
For a more business-targeted take on the presentation, read on.
The City Council is working with DART on plans for a flyover for the Cotton Belt Line to go into CityLine. Originally there ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Learn from leading motivational speakers at Leadercast presented by First United Methodist Church and the Richardson Chamber of Commerce.
Leadercast is the world's largest annual, one-day leadership event, with more than 100,000 attendees via simulcast at more than 700 locations across 20 countries. The program consists of inspirational speakers and their leadership-focused messages.
It will ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Krishna Upadhyaya earned her blue Ambassador jacket for ambassador activities and was awarded in January.
Krishna is the owner of the local PMI Star of Texas property management franchise. She has extensive experience in real estate in the Richardson area. She knows the schools for PISD & RISD and surrounding school districts. She has served on the PTA board for Otto Middle School and is ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Officials with Methodist Richardson Medical Center (MRMC), members of the Richardson City Council and other local leaders celebrated the groundbreaking for an expansion at the MRMC Renner Road campus. The $85-million project will add close to 100,000 square feet to the hospital (two additional floors including 150 private patient rooms and a surgical operating room) and replace some surface ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Primary voting is important, especially in Texas where party lines are strong.
This year, early voting for the primaries will begin Tuesday, Feb. 20, and continue through Friday, March 2. Primary elections will be Tuesday, March 6.
Voter information is available on the chamber website. http://richardsonchamber.com/pages/voting-info
If you would like to have a voter registration drive at your ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
RagingWire’s new Dallas TX1 Data Center has received “Design Team of the Year in the Datacenter Dynamics Awards, the most prestigious global award in the data center industry.
TX1 was named a finalist in two categories for the Datacenter Dynamics Awards – “World’s Most Beautiful Data Center” and “Best Design Team.”
The “Design Team of the Year” award recognized the architects, engineers, and ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
The Chamber continues to focus on fostering local businesses and entrepreneurs, by introducing two new programs to connect local executives in tangible ways – the Peerspectives program, and the Richardson Chamber of Commerce (RCC) Executive Advisory Board program.
The PeerSpectives program was created by the Edward Lowe Foundation, and has been operating for more than 13 years across the U.S. It ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Amazon has narrowed the field on potential cities for its headquarters, and Richardson is in a great position to capture that prize, said Richardson’s Mayor Paul Voelker.
"We're one of few cities in the nation that have the right pieces in place to chase one of the world's largest mega-deals," Voelker said in a recent article from the Dallas Morning News. He recently presented his State of the ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
What began as a one-man shop almost 70 years ago is now one of the largest award-winning engineering and architecture
companies in the Southwest. The Richardson-based, employee-owned firm has 15 offices across Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Chamber Silver member, Halff has been a member of the Richardson Chamber for about 40 years.
Through a smart, agile management strategy, ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
As the chamber leadership began working on priorities for 2018, they looked at the progress the chamber made during 2017 and how we continue to improve the business ecosystem in Richardson. A more in-depth annual report will be produced next quarter, but here is a snapshot based on 2017 goals fed from the 5-year strategic priorities.
1. Promote business success & lead technology growth – ...read more
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
The chamber’s Health and Wellness Expo hosted 44 vendors at its annual fair focused on local companies on Friday, Jan. 12 at the Richardson Civic Center. The expo informs consumers about products and services available from our members, which encourage good health and fitness, increase mobility, address special needs care, and provide nutrition. More than 300 attendees attended the public and ...read more
Tuesday, August 01, 2017
The Richardson Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that class XXXIII of Leadership Richardson has been selected. The 2017-18 program year will begin in September.
The 42 members of Leadership Richardson will meet once a month to learn about Richardson and what it takes to run a city, while also developing their own leadership skills and building a network of civic minded ...read more
Categories: Community, Chamber, Press Release
Monday, June 16, 2014
Sue Thornton is no stranger to creativity. She uses it in her business, and she uses it in her work with the Chamber. Sue is our Ambassador of Month, but that’s only part of her involvement with our organization. Sue also is a tri-chair for Early Net, the Chamber’s Wednesday morning breakfast networking event. Her job is to book the five-minute commercials. She has been a Chamber member four ...read more
Categories: Community, Human Interest, Chamber, General News Article
