Opinion: Having more than a dozen chambers of commerce doesn’t allow San Antonio to speak with one voice on economic development.
Bexar County has at least 16 chambers of commerce, and discussions about a potential merger between the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce have reportedly ended.San Antonio, long a city of Balkanized chambers of commerce, is staying that way, even as many next-generation business owners choose not to sign up for membership, saying the time and cost is not worth the networking benefits.
The San Antonio Chamber’s current chair, Katie Harvey, CEO of KGBTexas Communications, and the North Chamber’s acting CEO, Duane Wilson, both told the Business Journal’s Scott Bailey that merger talks have ended. 21st-century economy redefined by hybrid workforces, disruptive technologies and the declining relevance of chambers here and elsewhere.
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