The 2023 Texas Food Truck Showdown

Thanks so much to our volunteers, sponsors, vendors and attendees who made the 2023 Texas Food Truck Showdown a success! Congratulations to this year’s winners: Presenting sponsor: Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

Read More

Graphic Packaging International to Build Manufacturing Facility in Waco, Texas, Invest $1 Billion in Community

Graphic Packaging International (Graphic Packaging) has selected Waco, Texas, to build a new facility for its newest state-of-the-art coated recycled paperboard (CRB) machine. The $1 billion capital investment over three years is Waco’s largest economic development announcement to date. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Graphic Packaging manufactures fiber-based consumer packaging solutions for the world’s leading consumer…

Read More

Alex Monroy & JRBT

January is Mentoring Month! The Greater Waco Chamber is proud to offer mentorship programs that strengthen the connection between business and education. One of these programs is the Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) program. The LEAD program is a business and education partnership that pairs high school students from participating schools with business leaders to…

Read More

Kandice Graves & Brenda Shuttlesworth

January is Mentoring Month! The Greater Waco Chamber is proud to offer mentorship programs that strengthen the connection between business and education. One of these programs is the Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) program. The LEAD program is a business and education partnership that pairs high school students from participating schools with business leaders to…

Read More

2022 ATHENA Leadership Award Finalists

The Greater Waco Chamber is pleased to announce the 2022 ATHENA Leadership Award® Finalists. These four women exemplify the qualities ATHENA International and the Leading Waco Women Series strive to highlight. Our finalists will be recognized during the upcoming Leading Waco Women Serving Summit on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Waco Convention Center. They will…

Read More

Greater Waco Chamber Announces 2022 ATHENA Leadership Award® Nominees

Each year, the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce collects nominations for the ATHENA Leadership Award®, which is presented at the Leading Waco Women Serving Summit. The ATHENA Leadership Award® is presented to an exceptional leader who has achieved excellence in their business or profession, has served the community in a meaningful way and has assisted…

Read More