Sacramento, Calif. – The Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (Metro Chamber) announced today the hiring of Jenna Abbott as Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. Her official start date with the organization is June 1. Prior to joining the Metro Chamber team, Ms. Abbott served the River District as Executive…

Federal Advocacy Effort to Take Place In-Person in Washington D.C. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A powerful and impactful advocacy program presented by the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Capitol-to-Capitol (or Cap-to-Cap) is returning in-person April 30-May 4, 2022. An institution for more than 50 years (since 1970), the much-anticipated advocacy program…

Sacramento, Calif. – The Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce announced today that the Metro Chamber Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 Women’s Recovery Response Grant from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls (Commission). COVID-19 caused a financial crisis for both men and women due, in part,…

Businesses throughout the region have access to a suite of customized resources including one-on-one consulting services, technical assistance & more SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Sacramento Metro Chamber is proud to announce the MetroBusiness Center officially launches today, serving the six-county Greater Sacramento Region. The in-house Metro Business Center offers one-on-one…

Sacramento, Calif. – The Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has announced its public support of a local proposed ballot measure to reduce homelessness in the region. The Emergency Temporary Shelter and Enforcement Act of 2022 demands an immediate and urgent response from the city of Sacramento, requiring the city to increase shelter space…

State lawmakers are working to keep small and large business doors open amid the omicron variant surge. Their latest effort is bringing back COVID-19 sick pay and reimbursing employers. With restaurants and other kind of businesses facing never before seen staffing shortages, employees are making up for absences by working…