Executive Committee Bertha Rodriguez
Board President Individual Member R. David Guerrero (Life Member)
Immediate Past President Jim Wells County Sandra Bowen
Membership VP LJA Engineering Mary Jan Jenkins
Civic VP Immanuel Lutheran Church Mellie Smithwick
CVB VP Individual Member Ed Garcia
Treasurer/EDC VP State Farm Juan A. Navejar Jr.
Executive Director
Board Members Debra Brooks Edward Jones Pete Crisp City of Alice Bobby Galindo Alice Autoplex Mitch Hippensteal Texas Farm Bureau Joey Rojas Wells Fargo Bank Rodrigo Rodriguez Walgreens Mirelda Salinas Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union Rumaldo "Rummy" Solis Jr. Boys & Girls Club of Alice Board of Directors Gay Lynn Storm Stewart Title Laurie Whitty Paladium Bowl
Staff Noemi Andrade
Admin Assistant
2018 Alice Ambassadors
Nena Castillo-Pitts (Life Member)- President Martin Cantu- Vice President Ofelia Hunter- Secretary Joshua Flores - Treasurer
Dee Dee Arismendez
David Fabela
Nicole Johnson
Katrina Morris
William Nash
Maria Elena Rising
David Silva
Margaret Smith (Life Member)
Charity Webster
Clare Wonders
Thank you 81st Annual Chamber Banquet Sponsors Gold Sponsors
First Community Bank
Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union
LJA Engineering Inc
PlainsCapital Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Silver Sponsors
Alice Echo-News Journal
Alice Management
Andrews Distributor
Barrera & Solis Attorneys at Law
Boys & Girls Club of Alice
CACOST
CC Realty
City of Alice
Guaranty Title
Healthy Horizons
Hub City Association
Linbarger, Goggan Blair & Sampson
Mi Casa Home Health
Prosperity Bank
Stewart Title
Sen Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
VFW Post 8621
Bronze Sponsors
AEP Texas
Chemcel Credit Union
Coastal Bend College
DeLaune Drilling
EnDyn
First State Bank of San Diego
Lagarto Tool Rentals
Meridian Care of Alice
River City Hospice
Rushing & Gonzalez Pharmacy
Welcome New Members
Quick Start Business Service
Alice Copy and Shipping
Mariachi Unlimited
CPG Internal Medicine Associates-Alice
RSC Personnel - Brook Buterbaugn
Ayala Tires
Pharmacist Gonzalez named Citizen of the Year
Juan A. Navejar Jr.
A very surprised Rodrigo “Roddy” Gonzalez was named the 2017 Citizen of the Year at the Annual Alice Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
Alice High School senior Rose Torres is a reflection of what a model student should be. She is involved in school and in her community. These are two reasons why he was named the 2017 Jr. Citizen of the Year.
RBVs Downtown Freeze was named the 2017 Small Employer of the Year. This category is for businesses that employ less than 25 employees and recognizes the vital contributions made to our local economy by smaller businesses.
Mi Casa Home Health awarded Large Employer of the Year
Mi Casa Home Health was named the 2017 Large Employer of the Year. This category is strictly for organizations that employ more than 26 people. They are genuine champions of diversity and take positive steps to open up their job opportunities to all sections of the community. The recipient demonstrates innovative approaches to recruiting, retaining and developing their workforce.
Boys and Girls Club of Alice named Organization of the Year
Boys and Girls Club of Alice named the 2017 Organization of the Year. This award recognizes organizations that not only give back to the community but understand the commitment they make as non-profit organizations for the betterment of Alice.
Martin Cantu Jr with Wells Fargo Bank was named the 2017 Alice Ambassador of the Year. He was presented a plaque by 2017 Ambassador President Ofelia Hunter.
Board President's Memo
Bertha Rodriguez
The 81st Annual Alice Chamber of Commerce Banquet was a huge success. A great deal of thanks go to the committee and staff who organized the entire event.
The Alice Chamber of Commerce thanks all its members for a great 2018 year. As a chamber member we want to make your investment worthwhile. We just don’t want to take your money we want to invest it in your business. That is why our website is always being updated by our host Chamber Nation.
Congratulations to the banquet committee for putting on a fantastic banquet. This year’s Chamber banquet topped them all. The decorations, food and speaker were great.
Should You Make Extra Mortagage Payments or Boost Your Investments?
Katrina Morris
Every month, you pay your mortgage. And, depending on your circumstances, you may be able to afford to put in additional payments- peerhaps sizable ones. But should you? Or, if you really have the extra money, should you invest it?
The Purple Door held a Ribbon Cutting and Open House to celebrate their new name change formerly the Women's Shelter. They are located at 700 Flournoy Road, Ste 1333.
Online Purchase Scams are the Riskiest Type of Fraud, According to 2017 Data from BBB Scam Tracker
Better Business Bureau
Online purchase scams are now the riskiest form of consumer fraud, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. In 2017, consumers reported more than 47,000 scams to BBB Scam Tracker. BBB analyzed this information using its unique BBB Scam Risk Index to determine the riskiest scams based on exposure, susceptibility, and monetary loss. The findings, released for National Consumer Protection Week (U.S.) and Fraud Prevention Month (Canada), show some significant changes from 2016:
In May of 1992 a visionary Las Vegas police officer, by the name of Curtis Williams had an idea that tourism to be successful needed to have not only protection but also regular meetings where ideas might be exchanged and new concepts would be developed. Curtis Williams and Peter Tarlow were able to get a small room and ran the first tourism security workshop. Since then, the idea of tourism security has become an important part of tourism.
The 81st Annual Alice Chamber of Commerce Banquet was a huge success. A great deal of thanks go to the committee and staff who organized the entire event. 
The Alice Chamber of Commerce thanks all its members for a great 2018 year. As a chamber member we want to make your investment worthwhile. We just don’t want to take your money we want to invest it in your business. That is why our website is always being updated by our host Chamber Nation.
Congratulations to the banquet committee for putting on a fantastic banquet. This year’s Chamber banquet topped them all. The decorations, food and speaker were great.
Every month, you pay your mortgage. And, depending on your circumstances, you may be able to afford to put in additional payments- peerhaps sizable ones. But should you? Or, if you really have the extra money, should you invest it?
Online purchase scams are now the riskiest form of consumer fraud, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. In 2017, consumers reported more than 47,000 scams to