Executive Committee

Ike Ornelas
President, VP EDC
Trejo Construction, Inc
Michael V. Garcia
Immediate Past-President
Garcia & Carvajal-Garcia, LLP
Jack Mix
President-Elect
Individual Member
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
Mark Dominguez
AFLAC
Dr. Patricia Candia, PhD
Coastal Bend College Alice
Hector Hinojosa
City of Alice
Ofelia Hunter
Alice Echo-News Journal
Kathleen Kasper
AAACC
Mary Macareno
Macareno Signs & Graphics of Alice
Nicole Perez-Morris
Alice24-7.com
Ella Munoz
Del Cielo Home Health
Dr. Roel Valadez, DDS
Individual Member

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

Staff
Veronica M. Castillo
Human Resources Specialist
Noemi Andrade
Admin Assistant

Nicole Perez-Morris - President
Bruce Menking - Vice President
Jack Walker - Secretary
Maricela Perez - Treasurer
Dee Dee Arismendez
Blanca C. Garcia
Julie Gaza
Sadie Gonzalez
Angie Hernandez
Rosa Macias
Tem Miller
Nena Pitts (Life Member)
Elizabeth Ramirez
Nancy Ramirez
Javier Ramos
Mark Salinas
David Silva
Margaret Smith (Life Member)
Marisa Yvette Utley
Clare Wonders

Texas Eagle Ford Shale Expo 2013
07/16/2013

South Texas Oil, Gas & Transportation Job Fair
07/16/2013

Cougar Days
07/23/2013

Chamber Summer Golf Classic
08/10/2013

Lions BBQ Turkey Throwdown
08/16/2013- 08/17/2013

Hispanic Heritage
09/13/2013- 09/14/2013

Jim Wells County Fair
10/23/2013- 10/26/2013

Amarillo, TX – For the second consecutive year Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) has recognized the Alice Chamber of Commerce in a couple of categories.

More than 300 job seekers attended a Job Fair sponsored by the Alice Chamber of Commerce, Alice Jim Wells County Economic Development Corporation and the Workforce of the Coastal Bend on Tuesday, July 09, 2013.
 

We continue with the next resolution, which are the goals to engage wisdom by learning how to apply the right principles at the right time.
These resolutions are grouped into these categories: Private, Public and Leadership Achievements.
 

The summer heat is here and possibly keeping your customers inside and not visiting your business Here are some ideas that could help you turn some of the heat into cold hard cash.
One 100 degree days, how about a $10 off any purchase that is over $100. This could pay itself in the long run. Another idea is a Sizzling Summer Sale or a Rainy Day Discount. These don’t have to be huge discounts but just something to attract business inside.
 

The Alice Ambassadors continue to seek new members. If you are a member in good standing with the Alice Chamber of Commerce and want to help your business community, call the Alice Chamber of Commerce to learn more about becoming an Alice Ambassador.
 

If you are like many people, the majority of the money you’ve set aside for retirement is held in your workplace savings plan, such as a 401(k) or 403(b). When the time comes to draw income from this portion of your nest egg, most or all of the distributions from your plan will likely be subject to income tax.
 

Small businesses drive our national economy, but fewer than half survive beyond their first five years. Sadly, a number of them fail simply because they do not plan effectively for potential growth.
 

Local citizens have something new in their wallets - a concealed handgun carry permit. You’re either a felon, you’re considering a carry permit or you already have one.  Why? Because the statistics that indicate you could be a target of crime are going up. 
 

Many people outside of the tourism industry tend to think of tourism and travel as an ongoing never-ending party. Yet anyone who has ever worked in the world's largest peacetime industry knows that travel and tourism professionals spend long hours at work and that travel and tourism works to a great extent like any other large corporation.

The Alice Convention Visitors Bureau presented the Calaveras Bike Club funding for promotion of their upcoming event on July 19-20. Making the presentation was Chamber Board President Ike Ornelas.

Alice Chevrolet sponsored the Chamber Quarterly Mixer in June. Pete Ganis and his staff did tours of the new Alice Chevrolet business located at 2250 E. Main.

A guide for using sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to grow your business


The Internet is changing the way the world does business. One of the most recent developments is the rise of social media—technologies and channels that let people all over the world collaborate.