by bmerritt | Aug 31, 2021 | Education
No matter what holiday festivities you are gearing up for this year, there’s always an opportunity to show off beautiful floral arrangements. Taking advantage of this service supports the creative high school students of Arlington ISD taking part in AISD’s Design of...
by Bill Lynch | Jun 15, 2021 | Economic Development, Education, Public Policy
Monday, Governor Greg Abbott signed two bills into law which were key priorities for your Chamber of Commerce: SB6 (by Kelly Hancock) which provides limited liability protection as we reopen from the pandemic and SB1102 (by Brandon Creighton) which provides for...
by bmerritt | Jun 7, 2021 | Chamber News, Education
The American Dream Scholarship Program is so incredibly honored to have awarded five very deserving students, two graduating seniors from the Arlington ISD’s Arlington Collegiate High School and three college students who are currently attending the University of...
by bmerritt | Jun 7, 2021 | Chamber News, Education
Through the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Program and the Innovation Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Pettinger Foundation, the Chamber is proud to announce that we have awarded a total of $30,000 to the AISD class of 2021 and have impacted...
by Bill Lynch | May 13, 2021 | Economic Development, Education, Public Policy
With 18 days left in the legislative session your chamber is on track to have a good session. We approached the 87th Texas Legislature with goals in four primary areas: Economic Development, Education and Workforce Development, Transportation and Healthcare. Along the...
by Bill Lynch | Apr 28, 2021 | Education, Public Policy
Governor Abbott, Speaker Phelan and Lt. Governor Patrick announced today the state was releasing $11.2 billion of new federal funds for public education targeted at closing the pandemic education gap for k-12 students in Texas. This is on top of $2.2 billion...
