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
Ted Bearden
Carlisle Insurance & Realty
Dr. Salvador Cavazos
Alice ISD
Mark Dominguez
AFLAC
Dr. Ramiro Garcia
Alice Dental Associates
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)

Ray De Los Santo Jr.
Ex-Officio
City of Alice
Hector Hinojosa
Ex-Officio
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
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
Evenion Lions BBQ Turkey Throwdown
08/17/2012- 08/18/2012
Hispanic Heritage Festival
09/07/2012- 09/08/2012








Happy Independence Day


The Alice Chamber of Commerce wishes you a safe and Happy Independence Day.

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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.”


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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!


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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.

Ribbon Cutting

Alice Dental Associates held a Ribbon Cuttng Ceremony and Open House to mark a name change on Friday, June 8, 2012. The dental office office is located at 750 Coyote Trail and previously operated as Dr. Roel Garza & Associates Family Dentistry.

Ribbon Cutting

The City of Alice Park & Rec Department held a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 2, 2012 to celebrate the new walking trail at Anderson Park. Alice dignitaries were on hand for the ceremony.

Alice TX Chamber News - July 2012

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