There will not be a Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce Morning Edition networking event in May. The June event will be on June 29.

The chamber will host its B2B Showcase at 5 p.m. June 20. The after-hours networking event will feature new chamber Investors, with complimentary displays, food, beverages and door prizes. Those who joined the chamber since July 2011 are invited to RSVP to Melissa Call at pcc5@att.net to reserve tables.

New chamber Investors include:

• Fairfield Inn and Suites Austin North/Parmer

12536 N. Interstate 35, Austin

Phone: 821-0376

Web: marriott.com/auspl

Contact: Shannon Wine, sales manager, at Shannon.wine@whitelodging.com

• Pflugerville Optical Outlet

1101 W. Pecan St., Suite 1 and 2, Pflugerville

Phone: 252-0411

Contact: Debra J. Casner, owner/operator, at PflOptical@yahoo.com

• SouthWest Water Company, dba Windermere Utility Company

1620 Grand Avenue Parkway, Suite 140, Pflugerville

Phone: 531-6266

Web: SWWC.com

Contact: Gary Rose, director of operations, at grose@swwc.com

TheMay Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce Ambassador brown bag meeting takes place May 15 at 11:30 a.m. at the chamber office.

The chamber will host a lunch and ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon May 17 for First Choice Emergency Room, located at 15100 FM 1825.

The chamber will host its B2B Showcase at 5 p.m. June 20. The after-hours networking event will feature new chamber Investors, with complimentary displays, food, beverages and door prizes. Those who joined the chamber since July 2011 are invited to RSVP to Melissa Call at pcc5@att.net to reserve tables.

Two student interns will staff the branch and receive school credit and pay for their work. A supervisor from the A+FCU Pflugerville branch will oversee office operations and conduct account opening and loan processes.

“We’re excited to welcome A+ Federal Credit Union at Hendrickson for the 2012-2013 school year and beyond,” Hendrickson Principal Devin Padavil said in a written statement. “By bringing A+FCU to HHS, we’re providing elementary, middle and high school students a close location to begin saving money and learning financial responsibility. We’re also creating opportunities for Hendrickson students to learn about the world of banking and finance through generous internship opportunities provided by A+FCU. Through the location of the branch and great touches like a Hendrickson Hawk Debit Card, we’re bringing in a real life resource for students and building on Hawk Pride.”

The branch’s grand opening is scheduled to take place this fall along with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony involving A+FCU, PISD and HHS staff and students. For more information, visit aplusfcu.org.

A+ Federal Credit Union has 15 Austin-area locations.

The next chamber ribbon-cutting event will be for Jackie Torres Agency, 15635 Vision Drive, Suite 101, Pflugerville. It takes place at 4 p.m. May 3 during the chamber’s First Thursday networking event at the business. RSVP to Melissa Call at pcc5@att.net.

Schneider will provide an update on the track and Austin’s Formula One race.

The event takes place at the Pflugerville Event Center, 616 FM 685.

Cost ranges from $15-$20. RSVP by 10 a.m. May 7 at pcc5@att.net.

The state’s adjusted jobless rate dropped to 7.0 percent in March, from 7.1 percent in February. That marked the seventh consecutive month of decline, according to TWC.

In March 2011, the state jobless rate was at 8.0 percent.

“The Texas economy continues to show strength,” Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Tom Pauken said in a written statement. “We’ve remained below the national unemployment rate for 63 straight months, and Texas continues to show private sector job growth.”

In the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan area, which includes Pflugerville, the unemployment rate was at 6.0 percent last month. That was down from 6.1 percent the previous month, and 6.6 percent in March 2011.

The Midland metropolitan area had the lowest March unemployment rate in the state at 3.7 percent. Brownsville-Harlingen and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission areas had the highest jobless rates, at 10.7 percent.

Texas’ unemployment rate is below the national unemployment rate of 8.2 percent.

The Williamson County and Cities Environmental Services Division inspects food establishments throughout the county and, through contracts, in other cities in surrounding counties. Establishments inspected include restaurants, convenience stores, schools, daycare centers, hospitals, mobile food vendors, and other types of establishments that serve food to the public.

The accumulation of more than 30 demerits indicates a need for immediate corrective action in all areas, with a follow-up inspection in 48 hours to ensure that procedures have been initiated.

Pflugerville

Red Rooster Bar and Grille, 109 E. Pecan                             3

Timewise Food Store, 1909 Kelly Lane                                 5

Yaghi’s Pizzeria, 1552 FM 685                                              0

Hutto

Bien Hoa, 560 Highway 79                                                    16

Westphalia Market, 409 W. Front St.                                     11

Round Rock

Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels, 4401 N. Interstate 35               3

Be My Cupcake, 2000 S. I-35                                                3

Church’s Chicken, 4401 N. I-35                                             0

CVS, 800 W. Old Settlers Blvd.                                            0

Dollar Tree Store, 1112 N. I-35                                              0

Edible Arrangements, 115 Sundance Parkway                      3

The Williamson County and Cities Environmental Services Division inspects food establishments throughout the county and, through contracts, in other cities in surrounding counties. Establishments inspected include restaurants, convenience stores, schools, daycare centers, hospitals, mobile food vendors, and other types of establishments that serve food to the public.

The accumulation of more than 30 demerits indicates a need for immediate corrective action in all areas, with a follow-up inspection in 48 hours to ensure that procedures have been initiated.

Pflugerville

Little Caesar’s Pizza, 1912 W. Pecan St.                                   8

Taco Bell, 605 W. Pecan                                                                 0

Walgreen’s, 1821 FM 685                                                              0

“The latest sales tax revenue numbers mark a continuation of recent trends we have seen in sales tax receipts,” Combs said in a written statement. “Strong collections continued in oil and gas-related sectors, while growth in revenue from the retail sector and restaurants also accelerated.”

Combs will send April local sales tax allocations totaling $488.7 million to cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts, up 17 percent compared to April 2011.

Pflugerville is scheduled to receive a sales tax allocation of $458,418 this month – a 29-percent increase from the same month a year ago.

The sales tax figures represent monthly sales made in February.

Thus far this year, Pflugerville has received $2.14 million in sales tax allocations, up 12.67 percent from the same period a year earlier.