Ike Ornelas
President, VP EDC Trejo Construction, Inc Michael V. Garcia
Immediate Past-President Garcia & Carvajal-Garcia, LLP NenaCastillo-Pitts (Life Member)
President-iElect CHRISTUS Spohn Alice Ella Munoz
V.P. CVB Del Cielo Home Care R. David Guerrero (Life Member)
V.P. Civic Jim Wells County Ofelia Hunter
V.P. Membership Alice Echo-News Journal Juan A. Navejar Jr.
Executive Director
Board Members Ann Awalt Community Action of the Coastal Bend Ted Bearden Carlisle Insurance & Realty Pete Beltran Grassmasters Jacob Cantu Cantu Chevrolet Mark Dominguez AFLAC Dorella Elizondo Del Cielo Home Health Ryan Hawkins Wells Fargo Bank Mary Macareno Macareno Signs & Graphics of Alice Albert Martinez Individual Rodrigo Rodriguez Walgreens Dr. Reol Valadez, DDS Individual Member
Staff Noemi Andrade
Admin Assistant
2014 Alice Ambassadors
Nicole Perez-Morris - President Tem Miller- Vice President Nena Castillo-Pitts(Life Member)- Secretary David Silva - Treasurer
Dee Dee Arismendez
Pete Beltran
Dr. Nori Cuellar, PhD
Amanda Sue Freideck
Julie Gaza
David Silva
Alisha Trainham
Marisa Yvette Utley
Clare Wonders
Bethany Zamora
New Article
Leadership JWC applications available at Chamber
Juan A. Navejar Jr.
Applications are now available for the 2014-15 Leadership Jim Wells County class which begins later this fall.
Right after Labor Day I started noticing some stores getting ready for Christmas. We had Halloween and Christmas displays practically on the same isles so I started calling this Hallismas. Either way Halloween is all most here and before long it will be time to start making the tinsel into “green”, money that is for all business owners.
The financial headlines tell us that the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve (the Fed), is winding down its “quantitative easing” program. This was an unconventional strategy designed to help boost the nation’s economic recovery following the deep recession that occurred between 2007 and 2009. Quantitative easing involved monthly purchases by the Fed of billions of dollars in government bonds.
The last three months have not been easy ones. Politically the world has seen some of its greatest threats since the end of World War II. Economically, Europe is still very much in shambles, the US has fewer unemployed but it also has fewer people employed, and those who are employed often have low paying jobs.
Taco Bell opened its doors in the Hub City to record crowds on Sept. 10, 2014. The new fast food chain is located on Main Street between Sonic and Whataburger.
Grand Opening
United Connections Counseling held a grand opening and open house on Monday, Sept. 17th. The new business is located inside the MHMR Building on Front Street.
Grand Opening
Clinical Pathology Lab held a grand opening and open house on Wednesday, Sept. 19th. The new lab facility is located on North Texas Blvd.
Applications are now available for the 2014-15 Leadership Jim Wells County class which begins later this fall.
The Old Fashion Barbecue returned two with great success with the Alice Chamber of Commerce sponsoring the event.
Right after Labor Day I started noticing some stores getting ready for Christmas. We had Halloween and Christmas displays practically on the same isles so I started calling this Hallismas. Either way Halloween is all most here and before long it will be time to start making the tinsel into “green”, money that is for all business owners.
The financial headlines tell us that the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve (the Fed), is winding down its “quantitative easing” program. This was an unconventional strategy designed to help boost the nation’s economic recovery following the deep recession that occurred between 2007 and 2009. Quantitative easing involved monthly purchases by the Fed of billions of dollars in government bonds. 
