Chamber Report - News & Events
August 2009
 
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Board Member Profiles

John Ellis Price , Vice Chancellor and President Designate,
University of North Texas (UNT) Dallas Campus
Dr. Price has previously served as KPMG Professor of Taxation and Chair of the Department of
Accounting at the University of North Texas, Professor and Dean of the School of Business at
Jackson State University, Assistant Professor of Accounting at The University of Southern
Mississippi, and as an Internal Revenue Agent with the Internal Revenue Service.

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James D. Spaniolo,
President,
The University of Texas at Arlington
As the University’s seventh president, James D. (Jim) Spaniolo has focused on building and strengthening partnerships and instilling Maverick pride among the students, faculty, staff, and alumni who make up The UT Arlington family.
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featured stories
Letter From the President
By now many of you know of the Chamber’s investment of energy in a strategic planning process designed to give us direction for the years ahead.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Targets Site Selectors in Asia for U.S., North Texas Operations
Dallas Regional Chamber staff participated in the CoreNet Global conference held March 23-25 in Singapore to identify corporate location projects targeted for the U.S. market.
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economic development
Why Slovakia is Making the News?
Strategically located in Central Europe, Slovakia offers great investment opportunities and direct access to the markets of the European Union (500 million) and former Soviet Union (300 million). Today, Slovakia is a member of the European Union, Eurozone, NATO, OECD, and is widely seen as a success model for other EU countries for creating an investment and business-friendly environment.
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Technology Executives Gather to Discuss Social Media
Social media is moving from personal use to corporate use at a rapid pace. While social media outlets provide companies with a good promotional platform, from a corporate IT perspective, the implementation and execution can be very different.
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public policy
Mending the Broken U.S. Immigration System
Over 200,000 people pledged on Sunday March 21st for a comprehensive immigration reform in Washington D.C. That same weekend Senators Schumer and Graham published in the Washington Post their proposal for a comprehensive reform. Is this enough to accomplish comprehensive immigration reform? Experts say this is just the beginning and there are no guarantees.
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Health Care Reform Has Arrived
President Barack Obama signed off on the largest reform of the American health care system in history and his top domestic priority since taking office. This historic legislation will affect nearly every single American citizen and business – do you know how?
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Federal Communications Commission Delivers National Broadband Plan To Congress
After many months of strategy and anticipation building in the telecommunications industry, the Federal Communications Commission announced its recommendations to Congress for a National Broadband Plan on Tuesday, March 16th.
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Employment Law: What You Need to Know
In today’s changing workforce, it is more important than ever for business to stay up to date on employment law issues and best practices. What is your business doing to stay current?
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member services
Apply to Be a Winner in Workplace Flexibility Today
Partnering with the Families and Work Institute, US Chamber, and Twiga Foundation, the Chamber is working to promote workplace flexibility and recognize local employers invested in employee satisfaction.
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2010 ATHENA Award®
Now accepting nominations for the 2010 ATHENA Award®, to be presented at the 2010 Women's Business Conference on Thursday, October 14th at the Sheraton Dallas hotel. Completed nomination forms are due Friday, May 21st at 5:00 p.m..
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Leadership Dallas Applications Available Now
Leadership Dallas is a leadership development program aimed at providing our city with an ongoing source of diverse leaders who are prepared and committed to serve as catalysts and sustainers of positive change for the quality of life in the Greater Dallas area. Applications are available beginning April 1.
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Utilizing Social Media to Enhance Your Business
Obtaining more business resourcefully can be difficult, but did you ever think it could be through social media?
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Your Workforce, Your Chance for Input
Are your new hires prepared when they start working? Most area companies would say “no”. Start now by impact your future workforce by working with area high school students.
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