March is Women’s History Month! In honor of Women’s History Month, the Chamber is contacting women-owned businesses to feature on our blog. Please contact nadine@rcoc.com for details. Funding Opportunities March 10: The Richmond Promise Scholarship March 20: ECIA Community Grant Program Application Due Chamber Events March 15: Women of Impact:...
The Contra Costa Community College District (District) Governing Board voted unanimously at their Wednesday, February 26, 2014, meeting, to place a local education facilities funding measure on the June 3, 2014, ballot for the community’s consideration. The intent of this communication is to provide accurate information regarding the measure which...
20 minutes could change your child’s future! Join us at the West Contra Costa County Education Fair on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 1pm to 4pm, at the Richmond Public Library. Apply to safe schools, enroll in fun low-cost youth programs and more! Door prizes and free giveaways for all!...
You are invited to attend a Community Town Hall to hear about Chevron Richmond’s* Community Revitalization Initiative. The $15.5 million investment is a long-term plan designed to help stimulate the Richmond economy, create jobs, encourage small business development, expand job training opportunities and increase access to high-quality education programs for...
Chevron Richmond today announced a $15.5 million investment in Richmond to create jobs, grow small businesses, expand job training opportunities and improve schools over the next five years. Leadership from Chevron Richmond joined stakeholders from across the community to announce the launch of the unprecedented Community Revitalization Initiative, the company’s...
A Chevron Richmond Publication. We are excited to pass along the September 2013 issue of Richmond Today, the official newsletter of Chevron Richmond, to our members and the local business community. Read the complete September edition. You can access a PDF of the newsletter in both English and Spanish by...
A recent guest editorial in the Contra Costa Times by Dr. Jeff Ritterman called for Chevron to become a completely renewable energy company or for us to simply “cease to exist.” In response, Kory Judd, Chevron U.S.A.’s Richmond Refinery General Manager, wrote an op-ed outlining the Refinery’s vital role in...
A monthly update by Michelle Blackwell, Chair, Richmond Chamber Government Relations Committee. Government Relations took a break in July so we held two meetings in August. Jael Myrick was a guest at our regularly scheduled GA meeting on August 20th. He got an earful from a wide variety of businesses...
There are some very exciting events coming up in September. Be sure to mark your calendars for the 7th Annual First Responders Fiesta and the West County Breakfast for Business – 2013-18 WCCUSD Strategic Plan, with Dr. Bruce Harter. Learn more and RSVP for these events here. ————————————————– Click the...
As you may already know, WCCUSD has been engaged in a year-long strategic planning effort. As a continuation of WCCUSD’s efforts to engage the community in this process, the District is holding two additional community-wide town halls to provide students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the community-at-large the opportunity to provide...
