CEO Message: Sustainable Tourism – A Balanced Approach (June 2022)
This month I want to focus on a major initiative being undertaken by the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority. As part of its bold new 10-year vision, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority will strive to be considered as one of the world’s top destination marketing organizations known for leading sustainable tourism. This means balancing the organization’s […]
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CEO Message: Workforce Development (May 2022)
In this month’s message, we return to the subject of Workforce Development, just in time for this month’s South Lake Tahoe Resource & Job Fair, Wednesday, May 11th from 2 – 6 pm, and hosted virtually by Golden Sierra. In addition, I will focus on another workforce development resource along with Golden Sierra Training on […]
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CEO Message: Workforce Development (April 2022)
Workforce development has been, and will continue to be, of paramount importance here in the Lake Tahoe Basin and to Tahoe Chamber. Every business has challenges it faces, and certainly recruiting and retaining skilled and qualified workers ranks high, if not highest, on that list of challenges. According to a leading economic development consulting firm, […]
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CEO Message: Support the Small Business Relief Proposal
Based on our conversation with many members, we know that many continue to struggle with staffing shortages, uneven business levels, and concerns about working capital and sustainability. COVID-19 remains an impact as does the effects of the Caldor Fire on outdoor recreation and the US 50 corridor, Tahoe’s primary artery for travel, visitors, and the […]
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Election Season is Upon Us
As we prepare to exercise our right to vote, it’s essential to get educated on the candidates and issues we will consider on our ballots.
Locally, the Tahoe Chamber can help. Our five-member Candidate Endorsement Committee is interviewing candidates for the two open seats on the South Lake Tahoe City Council. […]
Let’s Turn Edgy into Positive
The value of turning edgy to positive amidst the COVID-19 crisis […]
JOIN US FOR A CHAMBER TREK!
Tahoe Chamber TREKs are educational, inspirational, and fun! Make plans to join us Thursday, June 20 for a TREK to nearby Carson City. We will enjoy lunch and hear the story of how Carson City leaders, business owners and residents were able to overcome challenges and initial opposition to develop a vision and remake their downtown into a pedestrian, bicycle and more business-friendly downtown destination. […]
Opportunity to Help Shape Main Street South Shore
Don’t sit on the sidelines! Tahoe Chamber encourages you to get directly involved and provide your input in shaping the design and functionality of South Shore’s Main Street, that portion of existing US Highway 50 between Pioneer Trail and Lake Parkway at the east edge of the Stateline casino core. […]
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Affordable Housing Vital to Our Economy
Tahoe Chamber helped support the preparation of the Lake Tahoe South Shore Housing Outlook. This publication provides information intended to be useful to local governments, businesses, affordable housing developers, other public and private partners, and our broader community as we pursue solutions that work for the South Shore. You can link to the Outlook document here. […]
A Unique Tahoe Chamber Benefit
Tahoe Chamber provides a unique benefit we call Agenda Watch. It is published electronically directly to eligible Chamber members at the start of each week. Agenda Watch highlights items of particular interest on the agendas for numerous local and regional meetings on the calendar for that particular week, including, but not limited to: […]