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 Richmond Chamber asked for opinions from businesses in Richmond regarding the proposed minimum wage increase. This proposed minimum wage increase will come before the Richmond City Council at their next meeting this Tuesday, May 6th, at 6:30pm. Local businesses in the community are encouraged to attend the meeting to...
A monthly update from the Richmond Chamber Government Relations Committee. Written by Michelle Blackwell, Chair. At the March Government Relations Committee meeting we were fortunate to have two guests join us to talk about the new sign ordinance that the City is crafting. Kieron Slaughter from the City of Richmond...
A monthly update by Michelle Blackwell, Chair, Richmond Chamber Government Relations Committee. At the October 15th Government Relations Committee meeting, Chad Davisson from the City’s Wastewater Department and Sonam Sha-Paul from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) gave us an update on their programs, plans and projects. Richmond’s...
By Robert Rogers, Contra Costa Times. Posted on 10/14/2013. Read the original story here. RICHMOND — Tarnel Abbott sat on a hunk of knotty driftwood Monday morning and listened to the water gently lap at the shore. It was the first time in more than a decade the Richmond resident...
By Mark Andrew Boyer, posted October 3, 2013, richmondconfidential.org. Read the full story here. Richmond City Council member Tom Butt reflected as he applied butter to his dinner roll from a small white ramekin. It had been exactly 40 years since he moved to Richmond, and in that time he’d...
A message from Chevron Richmond Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (CUSA) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Contra Costa County Assessor’s Office to resolve property tax appeals for the years 2004-2012 concerning its Richmond Refinery. As part of the settlement agreement, both the County Board of Supervisors and...
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...
Article by Michelle Blackwell, Government Relations Committee Chair Councilmember Tom Butt addressed about 20 members of the government affairs committee and interested chamber members at the March 5th breakfast meeting. He came prepared to discuss economic growth and issues that impact local business.
Article by Zach St. George, www.richmonconfidential.org – Posted February 5, 2013. Read the official article here. The City Council appointed Jael Myrick to fill Gary Bell’s empty seat in a 4 – 1 vote with one abstention Monday, avoiding a special election. Myrick will be sworn in during Tuesday night’s...
