July 2012 ALICE BUSINESS TODAY | |
2012 Board of Directors
Executive Committee Michael Garcia President Garcia & Carvajal-Garcia, LLP Ike Ornelas President Elect, VP EDC Trejo Construction, Inc Servando Garza Jr. Immediate Past-President Coym, Rehmet & Associates Jyoti Kapoor V.P. CVB Holiday Inn Express R. David Guerrero (Life Member) V.P. Civic Jim Wells County Nena Castillo-Pitts V.P. Membership CHRISTUS Spohn Alice Lane Bowen Treasurer Seidel, Whittington & Co. P.C. Juan A. Navejar Jr. Executive Director
Board Members
Ray De Los Santo Jr. 2012 Alice Ambassadors
Dee Dee Arismendez, President Maricela Perez, Vice President Nancy Ramirez, Secretary Margaret Smith (Life Member), Treasurer Sadie Gonzalez Bruce Menking Tem Miller Nicole Perez-Morris Nena Pitts (Life Members) Elizabeth Ramirez Javier Ramos Mark Salinas Yolanda Samayoa David Silva Jack Walker Clare Wonders Calendar Events
Unite This City
07/14/2012
Movies In the Park
07/20/2012
Alice Night at the Hooks
07/29/2012
Evenion Lions BBQ Turkey Throwdown
08/17/2012- 08/18/2012
Hispanic Heritage Festival
09/07/2012- 09/08/2012 | Alice Chamber Of Commerce Recognized by TCCE
Bastrop, TX—Local Chambers from across the state of Texas convened Monday night June 25, 2012 for the TCCE Annual Excellence Awards. The awards honor organizations for exceptional efforts in marketing, communications and media outreach. Awards are judged in 7 separate categories: Outstanding Chamber Map, Outstanding Brochure, Outstanding Magazine or Directory, Excellence in Print or Electronic Newsletter, Outstanding Chamber Website, Excellence in Social Media Marketing and Communications, and Outstanding Marketing Campaign.
Read More Texas Tax Free Holiday Aug 17-19
Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes on August 17, 18 and 19 - the state’s annual tax holiday. Lay-away plans can be used again this year to take advantage of the sales tax holiday.
Read More Habitat for Humanity accepting applications
Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for our 11th Habitat Partner Family. Please call 361.701.3648 and leave a voicemail message with your name and mailing address to receive an application.
Read More From the Board President
Michael V. Garcia Congratulations goes out to our Chamber staff for their recent awards. We are blessed to have two talented people working for us. The recent awards are proof of the caliber of people we have at the Chamber. Read More From the Executive Director
Juan A. Navejar Jr. Every business owner dreams of expanding their business in some form or fashion. I have admit I have a quote from the movie Steal Magnolia where Truvy (Dolly Parton) is blindfolded by her husband and arrive at her second location and says to him “I can’t believe it, I’m a chain.” Read More Alice Ambassadors
Dee Dee Arismendez Happy Fourth of July from the Alice Ambassadors. The Alice Ambassadors are not meeting this month as many people are on vacation. We are still here though for our members. We will be making some Hospitality visits on Friday, July 6th. We will be visiting some of our members and potential new members. We are looking forward to this. Read More How to Create an Employee Handbook
Larry Ellis An employee handbook (or employee manual) details guidelines, expectations and procedures of a business or company to its employees. Employee handbooks are given to employees on one of the first days of his/her job, in order to acquaint them with their new company and its policies. Read More The Long Road Back: A Progress Report on the Economic Recovery
Paul Rycorft It was just four years ago when investors faced their most dramatic challenge of recent times. In September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and other financial giants were teetering on the edge of a similar fate. The government stepped in with the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) and the bailout helped avoid a deeper crisis. Yet investors paid a price. A severe bear market would see stocks (valued by broad measures like the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500) lose more than half of their value in a period of 18 months. Read More Who's Driving the bus?
Connie Laughlin If it wasn’t happening in your business it might actually be funny . . . things your employees say to clients, the demand for payment for services never received, forgotten meetings with important clients, all of these things can get you so wound up you forget where you parked your car or your wife’s name! Read More Ribbon Cutting
David Gonzalez, Attorney at Law held a Ribbon Cuttng Ceremony and Open House on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The new office is located at 1600 E. Main, Suite 215.
Ribbon Cutting
Yvonne Gonzalez-Toureilles, Attorney at Law held a Ribbon Cuttng Ceremony and Open House on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The new office is located at 1600 E. Main, Suite 214.
Ribbon Cutting
Divine Nutrition held a Ribbon Cuttng Ceremony and Open House on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The new business is located at 900 S. Cameron and is owned by Janice Reynolds.
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Alice TX Chamber News - July 2012 |