April 2012
ALICE BUSINESS TODAY

2012 Board of Directors

Executive Committee
Michael Garcia
President
Garcia & Carvajal-Garcia, LLP
Servando Garza Jr.
Immediate Past-President
Coym, Rehmet & Associates
Judy Kapoor
V.P. CVB
Holiday Inn Express
R. David Guerrero
V.P. Civic
Jim Wells County
Ike Ornelas
V.P. EDC
Elsa's Pillbox
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
Ted Bearden
Carlisle Insurance & Realty
Dr. Salvador Cavazos
Alice ISD
Mark Dominguez
AFLAC
Ofelia Hunter
Alice Echo-News Journal
Tony Morris
Alice24-7.com
Mary Macareno
Macareno Signs & Graphics of Alice
Rene Yzaguirre
International Bank of Commerce (IBC)

Ex-Officio
Ray De Los Santo Jr.
City of Alice

Staff
Veronica Castillo
Administrative Coordinator/Accounts Payable

 

2012 Alice Ambassadors

Dee Dee Arismendez, President
Maricela Perez, Vice President
Nancy Ramirez, Secretary
Margaret Smith (Life Member), Treasurer
Sadie Gonzalez
Ernestina Maresch
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

75th Annual Chamber Banquet


Hall of Honor Inductee John Bedgood is presented plaque by Board President Michael Garcia.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet


Manuel Esparza is presented the Hall of Honor plaque by Board President Michael Garcia.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet


Alice Ambassador Immediate Past President Nena Pitts presents the 2011 Ambassador of the Year Nicole Perez-Morris with a plaque.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet


Rosas Funeral Home was named the Employer Excellence Award. Accepting the award is Virginia Rosas.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet


L&F Distributors was named the Large Employer Excellence award. Accepting the award is Charlie Maresh.

New Chamber/CVB Logo


The Alice Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors adopted a new Chamber/CVB Logo.









Pitts named Citizen of the Year

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

A tearful Maria Elena “Nena” Castillo-Pitts understands her involvement in the community comes from the heart as she holds many clubs dear to her. For her commitment to those organizations and her commitment to Alice, she was named the 2011 Alice Citizen of the Year.


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Elizondo named Jr. Citizen of the Year

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

Call him a chip of the old block, in the history of the Alice Chamber of Commerce there has never been two-generations recognized as Jr. Citizen of the Year until now. Andres M. Elizondo III was named the Jr. Citizen some 21 years after his mother Dorella (Munoz) Elizondo receiving the same honor in 1990.


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75th Annual Banquet a success

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

Alice has it all is the message Alice Chamber of Commerce 75th Annual Banquet guest speaker Dr. Anne J. Matula told the audience during her key-note address at the event.
Dr. Matula gave an eye-opening historical speech about the Hub City, where it’s been, where it is and where it should be headed.
 


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75th Annual Chamber Banquet

Three-year board member Gap Alaniz is presented a plaque by Chamber Board President Michael Garcia.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet

Two-year board member Paul Rycroft is presented a plaque by Chamber Board President Michael Garcia. Accepting for Paul is his wife Nora Barrera-Rycroft.
 

75th Annual Chamber Banquet

Three-year board member Dee Dee Arismendez is presented a plaque by Chamber Board President Michael Garcia.
 

75th Annual Banquet

Three-year board member Virginia Menking is presented a plaque by Chamber Board President Michael Garcia. Accepting for Virginia is her husband Bruce Menking.
 

75th Annual Chamber Banquet

Three-year board member Hector Hinojosa is presented a plaque by Chamber Board President Michael Garcia. Accepting the award for Hector is Victor Garza.
 

75th Annual Chamber Banquet

Immediate Past President Servando Garza Jr. is presented a plaque by Board President Michael Garcia.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet

Alice Newspapers Inc Publisher Michael Murray presents the Lowell Hunt Memorial Scholarship to Victoria Guerra.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet

First Community Bank was named the Employer of the Year award. Accepting the award is Sarita Garcia II.

From the Board President

Michael V. Garcia

The 75th Annual Alice Chamber of Commerce Banquet was a huge success. A great deal of thanks go to the Chamber staff, Juan and Veronica who organized the entire event.


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From the Executive Director

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

The Alice Chamber of Commerce thanks all its members for a great 2011 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.


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Alice Ambassadors

Dee Dee Arismendez

Congratulations to the Chamber staff for putting on a fantastic banquet. This year’s Chamber banquet topped them all. The decorations, food and speaker were great.
  


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Planning for retirement as a small business owner

Paul Rycroft

If you’re a small business owner, protecting yourself and your business goes beyond securing proper insurance agreements and building an emergency financial cushion – it also means ensuring that your savings will sustain you throughout retirement.


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Factoring - A short-term business financing alternative

Larry Ellis

Occasionally a small business owner is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place in regards to cash flow. Employees, vendors, suppliers and utilities must be paid, yet your customer’s have decided to delay paying your invoice until 30 - 60 - 90 days from now. Adding insult to injury, the bank cancels your line of credit and asks for repayment.


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Hot trend in business

Connie Laughlin

What’s hot is a new trend in the way we do business. The outsourcing of non-core human resource duties, such as; payroll administration (including tax payments), workers’ compensation (including professional claims management), risk management, unemployment claims management, and last but not least a professional safety program.


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Grand Opening

Wells Fargo Bank held a grand opening ceremony on Friday, March 30, 2012. The bank opened its new location at 1128 E. Main Street.

Grand Opening

Erskine & Blackburn along with local attorney Charlie Garcia held a grand opening on Friday, March 16, 2012. The attorneys are located at 1600 E. Main.

75th Annual Chamber Banquet

The Alice Chamber of Commerce thanks all its 75th Annual Banquet sponsors
 
Diamond Sponsors

Alice Chevrolet                                           Alice Heart & Vascular Center                Alice Newspapers Inc.
Del Cielo Home Care Services              First Community Bank                             FESCO
Macareno Signs & Graphics of Alice     Meridian Care of Alice                              RSVP Events
Wells Fargo Bank
 
Ruby Sponsors
 
Alice JWC EDC                                           Alice24-7.com                                          Andrews Distributing
Armando Barrera, DA                                Carlisle Insurance                                  City of Alice
CHRITUS Spohn Alice                              Elsa’s Pillbox                                           EnDyn
First State Bank of San Diego                 IBC                                                              L&F Distributors
Radiology Associates                               Rosas Funeral Home                            Seidel Whittington & Company
 
Sapphire Sponsors
Atkinson-Wonders                                     Denise Blanchard                                   Boys & Girls Club of Alice
Coastal Bend College                              Carlos Omar Garcia                                Knights of Columbus
Law Office Yvonne Gonzlez-Toureilles  Los Mestenos Career Academy           Phoinix Global
Prosperity Bank                                          River City Hospice                                   Rushing & Gonzalez Drug
TX Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa               Gabe Zamora
 
Alice TX Chamber News - April 2012

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