October 2008 AACOG Region Newsletter

This monthly feature in the AACOG Region Newsletter spotlights our AACOG Board members. This month we will feature Northeast Independent School District Board Member Katie N. Reed.

Please tell us about your career highlights and education: I received my public school education in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia with a degree in Education. I taught in public schools in Missouri and Oklahoma before retiring to raise a family. My husband kept getting promoted with Southwestern Bell and we moved with each promotion. Read this article.

The AACOG region’s inaugural Biennial Legislative Forum is slated for Oct. 30, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the New Braunfels Civic Convention Center, located at 390 S. Seguin Avenue in New Braunfels. The conference will feature several local government officials, state legislators, and others who will provide information and insight to the upcoming 81st session of the Texas Legislature. AACOG and the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce will co-host the event. This is an important event for anyone with an interest in the legislature and critical topics being discussed for the upcoming session. Additional information will be posted on the AACOG website and the Greater New Braunfels Chamber website as details become available. For more information contact Joe Ramos at (210) 362-5212.

Article courtesy of CPS Energy

Do you consider yourself environmentally conscious? Maybe you ride the bus to save money and reduce air pollution. Or maybe you’re one of CPS Energy’s Windtricity® customers who believe renewable energies are a viable option to the use of other fossil fuels. If so, you're on the right track and your effort is making a difference. But what else can you do to achieve that full-fledged “green” status?

You may find some answers on Saturday, October 11, at CPS Energy's LiveGreenFest. You and thousands of other locals are invited to this annual day in the park to become part of San Antonio's "green scene" From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., you’ll find dozens of businesses and services that offer a variety of tips on green living. Visit www.livegreenfest.com for more information.

Article courtesy of Workforce Solutions Alamo

Plan to join Workforce Solutions Alamo for this year's annual Workforce System Awards Luncheon on October 15, 2008, at the historic Pearl Stable. You are invited to this important event where we will recognize the accomplishments of employers who have benefitted from successful business services, honor organizations that collaborated effectively on behalf of training and education of the workforce, and pay tribute to individuals who have become self-sufficient as a result of available workforce services and support resources. Click here to view the awardees.

Richard Perez, President& CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will be the Keynote speaker this year. Workforce Solutions-Alamo's partnership with the Greater Chamber has grown across multiple workforce initiatives and we are proud of the common goals set forth through our initiatives.

6th Annual Workforce System Awards Luncheon
Turning Sources into Solutions
Wednesday - October 15, 2008
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Pearl Stable
312 Pearl Parkway- Building 2
San Antonio, Texas 78215
communications@workforcesolutionsalamo.org

Article courtesy of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

The TCEQ’s Texas Environmental Excellence Awards for 2009 are now open for nominations. The awards honor Texas’ brightest and best environmental leaders in the Lone Star State.

The awards celebrate Texans who go for the gold not only to help the environment but to help educate others, too. By celebrating these efforts, the awards offer encouragement to others to initiate like-minded projects and reinforce a spirit of environmental stewardship across this great state. The deadline to apply is October 24, 2008. For more information and to apply, visit www.teea.org. You may also contact Dana Macomb at (512) 239-3143.

AACOG, in conjunction with CPS Energy and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), will host a briefing for local officials (Oct. 28) and a workshop and forum for local area residents (Oct. 30) in recognition of National Weatherization Day. Both events will be held in the Al J. Notzon III Board Room located at AACOG, 8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100, San Antonio. For more information about these two events, click here.

Planning is already underway as AACOG prepares to host the Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) Conference on Regionalism from September 15-17, 2010. Local organizations have an opportunity to support and participate in the 2010 conference through a variety of sponsorship levels. Sponsors will have access to over 400 decision-makers from across the state and their families and guests. From exhibit space to conference signage, the sponsorship levels accommodate businesses of all sizes and provide generous benefits to donors. For more information on sponsoring this event, contact Brenda Williams at (210) 362-5246.

Immediately enrich your website with engaging regional content by adding a link to AACOG's Business Images Magazine website - it's easy and it's free. Just copy and paste the magazine image in this article to your website. Please contact Tiffany Harris at (210) 362-5204 should you need assistance or have any questions.

Business Images of the Alamo Area is a vibrant, newsstand-quality magazine that showcases the best of the Alamo Area area through its people, places and progressive business climate. The next edition of Business Images of the Alamo Area (www.imagesalamoarea.com), the official economic development publication of the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG), will publish in March 2009. With all new, original photography and editorial features, the 2009 edition will focus on specific areas of business and economic development; education; industrial, commercial and land offerings; sports and recreation; health care and quality of life. It will be used all year for the purpose of promoting the region to new businesses and prospective new residents and employees.

For information on advertising in an upcoming edition of Images Magazine, contact Journal Communications at (800) 333-8842 or e-mail anormand@jnlcom.com.

The AACOG Region Newsletter is compiled and distributed monthly
by Tiffany Harris, AACOG Public Relations.