Irving News & Events - Week of May 29, 2012

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June 1

Corporate Relay for Life at Las Colinas

June 2

Saturday Moonlight Movies

June 7

DBJ Women in Business Luncheon and Trade Show

June 9

Texas Hold'em Tournament for Special Olympics All Stars

Saturday Moonlight Movies

Hackberry Creek Young Executive Golf Classic

June 10

Wounded Warrior Half Marathon

June 11

Having Fun & Coping Better this Summer

June 13

Exercise Seminar

June 14

Community Ambassador Academy for Carrollton Farmers-Branch ISD

June 16

FBI Job Fair: Hiring Contract Linguists

Hero Rush

Saturday Moonlight Movies

June 18

Social Skills Survivor Camp

June 20

Best Buddies Texas - Dallas 'Life is Sweet' Fundraise

June 23

Saturday Moonlight Movies

June 25

All About Me Language Skills Camp

June 27

Bullet Proof Immune System

June 30

Saturday Moonlight Movies

July 9

Beach Time Social Skills Camp

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This edition of the Monday Business Report is presented by

Hackberry Creek Country Club.

Comerica Bank in Heritage Crossing

See some of the improvements just completed at the Irving Family YMCA. The Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce joined the Irving Hispanic Chamber to celebrate the renovations.

Governor's North Texas 2012 Small Business Forum Survey

Governor's Small Busines Forum & Expo

The Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber has been selected to host the Governor's 2012 North Texas Small Business Forum on August 2nd at the Irving Convention Center from 8:30a.m. - 3:30p.m. The theme for the Forum will be Growing Revenues.

To assist our Steering Committee in bringing high quality seminars and discussions to the Forum, we are asking small businesses across North Texas to give us their opinion on our proposed discussion topics.

Please complete the survey by May 30th. Registration details will be announced in the near future. Please SAVE THE DATE for the Forum: August 2nd, 8:30a.m. - 3:30p.m.

New this Week on the Chamber's News Blog Brought to you by Westway Ford

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Town North Bank Presents $28,000 in College Scholarships to C-FB ISD Graduating Seniors Town North Bank, located in Dallas, hit $359,000 in scholarships and 113 scholarship recipients after giving away the bank's 2012 scholarships. Seven Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (C-FB ISD) seniors received......»

DART Rail Construction Update (Orange Line) Single right lane closure on the westbound Spur 482 frontage road at the u-turn, continuously from 6 PM on Friday, June 15 to 6 AM on Monday, June 18. Single right lane closure on Northwest Highway/Spur 348 at......»

Over 50 Business Professionals Attend Five Star Business Mixer On Tuesday, May 22, over 50 people attended the Chamber's monthly Five Star Business Mixer for a night of networking. The Five Star Business Mixer is a monthly networking event hosted on the fourth Tuesday at various businesses throughout......»

Irving YMCA Celebrates New Renovations with Ribbon Cutting

In a joint ribbon cutting, the YMCA Board of Directors, Irving Hispanic Chamber, and your Irving Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the new renovations and grand re-opening of the Irving YMCA. Irving City Manager Tommy Gonzalez......»

Dallas Business Journal Women in Business Luncheon and Trade Show This year's 25 top women in North Texas business have been announced--now it's time to register for the trade show and luncheon!......»

Irving Delegation Meets with Political Leaders at U.S. Chamber Small Business Summit - Day 3 The Irving delegation to the US Chamber's Small Business Summit spent the last day of their trip on Capitol Hill in Washington meeting with Senator John Cornyn and......»

Irving Allstate Financial Representative Inducted into Company's Hall of Fame Dana Lundquist, an Allstate personal financial representative in Irving was inducted into the Allstate Financial Hall of Fame recently, the highest honor of distinction of Allstate's exclusive agency owners and personal financial representatives can achieve. The honor recognizes Lundquist's exceptional......»

Senior Data Analyst at ACE Cash Express Awarded Junior Achievement Volunteer of the Year ACE Cash Express is proud to announce that they are home to Dallas Junior Achievement's Volunteer of the Year. Eloy Gonzalez, Senior Data Analyst at ACE, was joined by more than 500 guests and other honorees at the JA Dallas......»

Irving Blue Ribbon Winners Recognized at U.S. Chamber Small Business Summit - Day 2 The delegation from Irving enjoyed breakfast on the morning of the second day while the Small Business Blue Ribbon Winners and Free Enterprise Honorees from Irving and across America were recognized. In attendance to receive their awards......»

Irving Delegation Attends the U.S. Chamber Small Business Summit - Day 1 On May 21, 2012 the delegation from Irving made the annual trip to Washington D.C. for the US Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Summit. As part of the proceedings for the event, the delegation will have a number of......»

Search Engine Optimization and Social Media in Small Business: Does it matter?

What is SEO and how do search engines work? What affects the visibility of your site? What is Search Marketing (SEM) and how does it work? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media Networking are important and inexpensive ways to market a small business. Join SCORE and the Chamber on Tuesday, June 12 from 10:00am - 1:00p.m. for a workshop that will cover a range of topics to help small businesses with Search Engine Optimization and Social Media.

Presenters: Wael Salama, founder of EBM-Corp.com, a web design, development and marketing firm that specializes in SEO, SEM and social media marketing. Wael's experience in consultative marketing and selling allows the company to create solutions that have a positive impact on the bottom line of their clients.

JR. Atkins, Chief Client Strategist at Aria, a branding and marketing firm in Dallas. J.R. is noted for taking the "mystery out of social media." He is best known for working with company leaders, sales professionals and marketing managers on how social media networks can make a positive impact on their organization.

The business cost (may be tax-deductible) for the workshop is only $40 for Irving Chamber members and $60 for non-members and lunch will be provided. To register go to www.dallas-score-22.org.

Weekly Biz Brief

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EPA Awards $400,000 in Brownfields Assessments Grants to the City of Irving

The City of Irving will receive two $200,000 grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to inventory sites contaminated or potentially contaminated with hazardous substances and conduct five Phase I and......»

VHA Inc. Elects Five New Board Members

Irving-based VHA Inc., the national health care network, has announced that it has elected five new board members and has appointed a current board member to fill a vacancy in 2013. VHA announced the board changes at its annual Leadership......»

HMS Promotes Employment of Veterans and Wounded Warriors with Hero Health Hire

Irving-based HMS, announced that it has joined Hero Health Hire, a coalition of healthcare organizations united with the goal of employing wounded warriors and veterans. Hero Health Hire includes companies, associations and hospitals from across the spectrum of the healthcare......»

Boy Scouts Selects Wayne Brock as New Chief Scout Executive

Irving-based Boy Scouts of America (BSA) reached within its hierarchy to select the next Chief Scout Executive (CSE). Wayne Brock, who has been deputy CSE and chief operating officer since 2009, will succeed Bob Mazzuca on Sept. 1. Mazzuca served......»

Schindler Elevator Corp. Leases 26k SF of Office Space in Irving

Schindler Elevator Corp. has leased 25,597 square feet of office space at Parc 114 in Irving. Forshey Hoobler of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant in lease negotiations. Blake Kendrick and Jeremy Kelly of Stream Realty represented the owner, a......»

Oklahoma Christian University to Open Office in Irving

Building on its strong Texas student and alumni bases, Oklahoma Christian University will open an office in Irving this June. The office will be on the sixth floor of Las Colinas Tower One at 201 East John Carpenter Freeway in......»

Irving Economic Development Partnership

The Irving Economic Development Partnership completed its Fiscal Year 2011 with 26 project "wins," resulting in 5,259 new and retained jobs and $110,700,000 in taxable capital investment in Irving. To date for FY2012, there are 54 active projects.

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