Gillespie County and the city of Fredericksburg received $733,786.15 in monthly sales tax allocations from the Texas Comptroller’s Office for July, 0.6% less than in July 2023. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly. The payment yield to date was $5,49...

It’s Our Business Abook I reference often is “Trillion Dollar Coach,” by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle. All were coached by Bill Campbell who played a key role in the development of Google, Apple and Intuit. The authors coined the term “Trillion Dollar Coach” as the value of the co...

The Operation Round-Up Board of Directors at Central Texas Electric Cooperative recently approved a grant to support Honor Veterans Now, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Fredericksburg. This organization strives to honor veterans and their families by helping to eliminate hunger in vulnera...

This past week we began working on two upcoming events. Next month will be the Leadership Gillespie County Retreat for the members of the Class of 202...

It’s Our Business Afew weeks ago marked six months for me on the job. By several metrics, the Chamber is doing well. Memberships are up year over year...

Striving to put ideas into action in Fredericksburg is a small group of entrepreneurs who plan to mentor, coach and teach upstarts to become successfu...