June 2014 - Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce

Mark Your
June 4 Golden Division Mtg. Calendar
June 4 Community Bowl Food June 4
Golden Division Mtg.
Drive begins June 4 Legislative Meeting Community Bowl
June 5 Food Drive begins
4:00pm June 5
Legislative Meeting June 15 Father’s Day June 15 Father’s Day
June 20 TCCE Conference June 21 First Day of Summer June 20 TCCE Conference
June 25 Ex. Board Meeting & June 21 First Day of Summer
Board Meeting June 25 Ex. Board Meeting June 27 Tackle Time begins & Board Meeting
July 2 Golden Division Mtg. June 27
Tackle Time begins
July 4 Independence Day July 2
Golden Division Mtg.
July 4
Independence Day
July 4 Tackle Time Ends July 4 Community Bowl Food Tackle Time Ends
July 4 Drive Ends July 23 July 4 Ex. Board Meeting & Community Bowl
Food Drive Ends
Texas City Small Business Week, August 4 – August 7, is a time for local businesses to really shine and remind not only our residents, but the entire southeast Houston region what Texas City Small Business Week, Aug. 4-7, is a time for local businesses to really shine and remind
not we have to offer in Texas City . It is not just for retail, but an opportunity for the industrial only our residents, but the entire southeast Houston region what we have to offer in Texas City. It is not just for
retail,
but an opportunity for the industrial support businesses, construction trade, restaurants, and service industries
support businesses, construction trade, restaurants, and service industries to let people know to let people know of the opportunities and fine services and products we have in Texas City.
of the opportunities and fine services and products we have in Texas City. For more information, email Nick Finan at nfinan@texas-city-tx.org.
For more information e­mail Nick Finan at nfinan@texas­city­tx.org . INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Board Meeting July 23
Ex. Board Meeting Aug 4­7 Small Business Week Board
2
Aug 23 Shrimp Boil & Dance Goals
2
Business of the Month
3
& Board Meeting
Aug. 4-7 Small Business Week
Aug. 23
Shrimp Boil & Dance
Funfest
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Galveston County, Texas
TEXAS CITY-LA MARQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mission
Statement
2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Jay Bizarro
Ashland
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Elizabeth Iles Whitley Penn
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Connie Bradley Marathon Petroleum
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Bryon Johnson
DeMontrond Gulf Freeway
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Sally Briggs
Gulf Greyhound Park
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Ivan Langford
Gulf Coast Water Authority
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Kirk Broiles Scribbles
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Dr. Beth Lewis
College of the Mainland
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Ray Brooks Marathon Petroleum
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Emken Linton
Emken Linton Funeral Home
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Jay Carnes Carnes Funeral Home
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Dr. Cynthia Lusignolo
Texas City ISD
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Thea Choate AMOCO Federal Credit Union
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Jim MacPherson
Valero
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Jami Clark
Benny’s Liquor
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Genevieve McGarvey
McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel
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B. Shayne Cowan Eastman
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Ryan McGill The Dow Chemical Co.
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Peggy Davenport Domac, Inc. •
Tony Newman
The Dow Chemical Co.
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Chris DeVries Standard Steel Supply
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Todd Nolte
TNT Signs & Graphics
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Michael Ehrat Mainland Medical Center •
Greg Ploss
Chemical Process & Production
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Nick Finan
City of Texas City
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Kitty Potter Texas First Bank
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Alex Getty
City of La Marque
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Phil Roberts
Mabry Herbeck & Roberts
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Raymond Guidry
Tennille, Inc.
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Lee Skipper Raymond James Financial Services
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Rob Hill
NuStar
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Scooter Wilson Oiltanking
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Alan Hutchins
A & A Machine & Fab., LLC
2014 Executive Board
Chairman............................................ Chris DeVries
Chairman-Elect............................Connie Bradley
Vice Chairman/Treasurer.................Sally Briggs
Vice Chairman.......................................Ray Brooks
Vice Chairman........................................Jay Carnes
Vice Chairman........................Cynthia Lusignolo
Vice Chairman........................... Jim MacPherson
Past Chairman.........................Peggy Davenport
President............................................Jimmy Hayley
The Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce is an
organization of businesses and individuals whose purpose is to create a positive business environment, assist
in economic development, support public and private
institutions, promote tourism and community involvement and, in general, enhance the quality of life in our
communities.
2014 Goals
• Promote a positive business climate for business and industry
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Promote and assist in economic development
Encourage local purchasing and employment
Support and advance education
Promote tourism
Increase Chamber membership and retain existing members
Support the goals and objectives of our committees
Enhance environmental awareness
Encourage membership involvement in Chamber activities
Educate and keep membership informed of legislative activities
Industrial Supplies
Metals
Fasteners
Pipe Hangers & Supports
Pipe, Valves & Fittings
Consumables
Fabrication and Processing
AWS D1.1 Certified Fabricator
Sawing
Shearing
Plasma Cutting
Rolling
Bending
Chamber
Express
Newsletter
This publication of the
Texas City-La Marque
Chamber of Commerce
is published monthly
(first Sunday of each
month)
Editorials &
Photographs:
Lorrie Koster, Texas City-La Marque
Chamber of Commerce
409-935-1408
Design/Layout:
Melissa Rivera, Galveston
County Daily News
409-683-5232
Advertising:
The Galveston County
Daily News
409-683-5224
Painting and Coating
NACE Certified
Shop and Field Applications
Plural Component
Thermal Spray
Passive Fire Protection (PFP)
7701 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX. 77554-2865
800-701-4462 • 409-744-4538
www.industrialmaterial.com
Galveston County, Texas
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Business of the month
C. Johnnie On the Spot
3502 2nd Avenue S.
Texas City, TX 77590
(409) 965-8477
Owner: Lee Richard
C. Johnnie On The Spot is a south east Texas locally owned and operated business since 1970. Our
name and reputation in the sanitation industry has
remained rock solid throughout our changing times.
Starting with a portable toilet service, our business
has expanded to include portable building, portable
storage containers, including desks, office chairs,
folding tables, folding chairs, file cabinets, refrigerators, microwave ovens and, of course, our proud
service fleet on call 24/7!
James
Bacliff | Bayou Vista | Clear Lake Shores | Dickinson | Friendswood | Hitchcock | Kemah | La Marque | League City | San Leon | Santa Fe | Texas City | Tiki Island
LIVE UNITED
ADVANCING EDUCATION
INCOME & HEALTH IN THE
MAINLAND COMMUNITIES
OF GALVESTON COUNTY
www.uwgcm.org | (409) 948-4211 | 922 14th St. N. | PO Box 3098 | Texas City, TX 77592
Wanda Ables
Realtor/Broker
wmables@aol.com
409-948-4589
My clients say I am their “Favorite Realtor”.
Over forty (40) years servicing Galveston County
SERVICING YOU IS A PLEASURE
822 6th Street North
Texas City, TX 77590
409-948-0990 Office
409-948-4589 Direct
409-948-2321 Fax
Celebrating 53 Years of Service
401 Texas Avenue
La Marque
409-935-2401
CROWDER Funeral Home
851 Hwy 517 & FM 646
Dickinson
281-337-1515
CROWDER Funeral Home
111 East Medical Center Blvd.
Webster
281-280-9000
CROWDER Funeral Home
2422 Broadway
Pearland
281-412-3000
CROWDER Funeral Home
1645 E. Main
League City
281-332-2727
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Galveston County, Texas
FUNFEST
Funfest BBQ Cookoff Results
Fajitas
1st place — High Pressure Cookers, Billy Gibson
2nd place — Texas Select BBQ, Billy Powell
3rd place — High Pressure Cookers, Billy Gibson
4th place — High Pressure Cookers, Billy Gibson
5th place — Dunn Heat Cookers, Harold Marburger
Chicken
1st place — Bud Crew, Donnell Garcia
2nd place — Bud Crew, Donnell Garcia
3rd place — G Town Cookers, John J. Moreno
4th place — Main Street Cookers
5th place — Double M Cookers, Mark McGaffey
Pulled Pork
1st place — Los Primos, Dustin Robinson
2nd place — High Pressure Cookers, Billy Gibson
3rd place — Texas Select BBQ, Billy Powell
4th place — Texas Select BBQ, Billy Powell
5th place — High Pressure Cookers, Billy Gibson
Ribs
1st place — G Town Cookers, John J. Moreno
2nd place — Valero Gasoline Alley Cookers, Robert Ruiz
3rd place — Leave Em Smokin’, Harold Silberisen
4th place — Dunn Heat Cookers, Harold Marburger
5th place — Two J’s Cook Team, Bert Jones
Brisket
1st place — Dunn Heat Cookers, Harold Marburger
2nd place — Bud Crew, Donnell Garcia
3rd place — Dunn Heat Cookers, Harold Marburger
4th place — Cooks and Ladders, Jack Robinson
5th place — Leave Em Smokin’, Harold Silberisen
Overall
Bud Crew — Chief Cook Donnell Garcia
Galveston County, Texas
Sunday, June 8, 2014
FUNFEST
Let “The Sunrise Team”
Unlock the Right Key
to the Right Door to the
Right Home for you!
Serving ALL of
the Mainalnd
Yvonne
Chatelain
Owner/Broker
12302 Hwy. 6
Santa Fe
409-925-1021
Sunrise
Realty
Robert
Cheek
Owner-Manager
409-948-6480 • 409-925-1021
We are the Real Estate Professionals for all Your Real Estate Needs
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Galveston County, Texas
FUNFEST
Funfest Painting With A Twist
was brought indoors due to the rainy weather.
Everyone had a great time!
Thanks To All Our Funfest Sponsors
Galveston County, Texas
CHAMBER BRIEFS
Community Bowl
Food & Fund Drive
Chamber of Commerce Challenge
June 4 - July 4
The Texas City-La Marque Chamber is excited and proud to be a participant in the Community Bowl Food and Fund Drive. Please
join this effort to fight hunger throughout our
community. We appreciate our members and
community partners in this worthwhile cause.
You Can: Agree to have a food donation bin
at your business to collect food, household
cleaners and personal hygiene items for the
Food Bank. Please let the Chamber know
how many food bins you need.
You Can: Volunteer for 2-hour shifts to be
worked between June 2-30
You Can: Donate dollars. Every $1 donated
can provide enough food for 4 meals.
Please contact Leanne Post at the Chamber for more information or email Leanne@
texascitychamber.com.
Our Chamber
Members are
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Office Depot
Jimmy’s Grill
9550 E.F. Lowry Expressway
Texas City, Texas 77591
Cassidy Burch
409-986-6326
5201 Gulf Freeway
La Marque, Texas 77568
Jimmy Patel
409-986-9777
Clark Industrial
Smarter HR
Solutions, LLC
1100 S. Highway 26
Brazoria, Texas 77422
Tommy Clark
979-647-1090
2600 South Shore Blvd., Suite 300
League City, Texas 77573
Nicole Bellow
“Quality Tools for Any Job””
hiring ... Check
out the link on
our website
The listings are submitted by members of the Texas
City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce seeking applicants for open positions within their companies.
Please respond directly to the company for application and interview information.
The Chamber is only supplying these listings as a service to our members and the community, and does not
control the employment practices, timelines or policies
of our members.
www.texascitychamber.com/help-wanted-listings/
409-948-4497
Fast, Friendly & Local
2830 Texas Ave. • Texas City, TX
mainlandtool.com
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Galveston County, Texas
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Twin Dragons Mixed Martial Arts
3551 Palmer Hwy, Texas City, Texas 77591
Andre Price
Phone: (409) 945-4200
Port Authority
No. 3 In Texas
No. 7 in
U.S. Gulf Coast
No. 11 in
U.S. Nationwide
2425 SH 146 North
Texas City, Texas 77590
1-800-893-4412 • 409-945-4461
Fax 409-945-8479
STORE & LOCK
Computerized Access Gates
7 Day Access
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LOOP 197 N. STORE & LOCK
BAY ST. STORE & LOCK
Loop 197 N.
Palmer
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Dike
Bay St.
Texas City Terminal Railway Company
TEXAS CITY
19th St.
PORT OF TEXAS CITY
31st St.
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31ST STREET STORE & LOCK
948-1567
945-5544
945-6861
1910 25TH AVE. N.
2502 BAY ST.
1501 • 31ST STREET N.
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