The Chamber Ambassadors held a wonderful Ribbon Cutting at Spinning Spaces, Closet & Storage Solutions on Dec. 17, 2021! Welcome to the future of modern closet organization! Shoes, clothing, accessories, crafts, and kitchen pantry items are all ideal candidates for these unique storage solutions. … [Read more...]
Ribbon Cutting Recap: Spinning Spaces, Closet & Storage Solutions, LLC
Tray’s Mart Owner Brings Brotherhood and Community To Arlington
"We are not our mistakes or our hardship, but instead our hearts and deliverance." - T.M. Gilmore Tranell "Tray" Gilmore may just be another name to you, but after meeting him you will be completely astounded by his strength and inspiration. Chamber Ambassadors and Staff officially met him at a ribbon cutting event for his for-profit business, … [Read more...]
Greater Arlington CEO & President receives the Holders of Hope Award
Last week, The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s CEO and President, Michael Jacobson, received the Dr. Robert Bosworth Holders of Hope Award. The award was presented to Jacobson by Positive Actions International. The Holders of Hope Awards is a new award ceremony that shows off leaders within our community. In particular, the Dr. Robert … [Read more...]
More Than 700,000 Texans Could Benefit from Medicaid Expansion
A primary legislative priority of your Chamber of Commerce is the expansion of Medicaid in Texas. Every major healthcare and business group in the state has called on the legislature to expand eligibility for Medicaid to the working poor in the state. Last session, a bill to expand Medicaid introduced in the Texas House had enough sponsors and … [Read more...]
Democratic Party Primary Field Set For March
Monday was the filing deadline for a place on the March primary ballot and the Democratic primary field is now complete. In the Tarrant County races, two Democratic party candidate filed for County Judge: Deborah Peoples and Marvin Sutton. County Commission Precinct 2 which covers most of Arlington drew two candidates for the Democratic … [Read more...]
Republican Primary Fields Are Now Complete
Monday was the deadline to file for a spot on the ballot in party primary elections. Starting after Christmas the airwaves will be full of election ads, and we will have the chance to get to know the candidates. As many of you may know, the turnout for the primaries is very low. Only 25% of Texans vote in the primaries. This is especially … [Read more...]