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Weekly News &
Business Resource Update
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This week's email includes:
- Cattle Drive this Thursday to Kick Off Coors Ranch Rodeo
- Business After Hours will be at Hodgetown on Thursday, June 23rd
- We Celebrated 1 Ribbon Cutting Recently
- Welcome to 3 New Chamber Members
- More Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings, Ground Breakings, Council Meetings & Events Happening Soon
- Taking Flight - Amarillo's New Chairman, Sean Doherty
- Join Us for SSBI Partner Event June 29th
- Plans Underway Now for the Chamber Open Golf Tournament July 21st
- Additional Resources
- and More
On behalf of our staff, Board of Directors, and the Amarillo business community, we want to thank you for your continued support of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. We look forward to serving you now and in the future. Please let us know what we can do to help your business.
Penni F. Bentley
VP of Communications & Marketing
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
1000 S Polk
Amarillo, TX 79101
806.373.7800
806.342.2005 direct
806.674.7334 cell
penni@amarillo-chamber.org
www.amarillo-chamber.org
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Cattle Drive Downtown Thursday Kicks Off Coors Ranch Rodeo:
Parade, Photo Contest, Rodeo and More
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Watch 60 Texas Longhorns make their way through downtown Amarillo at 6 PM on June 2nd during the Coors Cowboy Club Cattle Drive. The parade will feature the Longhorns along with other motorized vehicles and periodic staged old west shootouts.
Snap and submit your photos to the Amarillo Cattle Drive photo contest for a chance to win a $1000 prize! Special thanks to our sponsor, Center City of Amarillo.
Click here for information on the Cattle Drive including a map of the parade route.
Click here for information on entering the photo contest.
Click here for information on the Coors Ranch Rodeo.
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Mark Your Calendar for the Next Business After Hours at Hodgetown on Thursday, June 23rd | 5-7pm | |
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Click here or the image above for more information on upcoming After Hours and photos from past events. Click here to find this event on Facebook and invite your friends and colleagues.
This event will be held in the Fairly Club Level at Hodgetown.
Note, there is no baseball game that evening.
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Recent Ribbon Cutting & Ground Breaking Events
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Is your organization a new member of the Chamber? Is your business celebrating a milestone anniversary (10, 25, or 50 years) in business? Have you recently moved to a new location or undergone a major renovation? Will you be building a new location for your business? We can help you celebrate with a Ribbon Cutting or Ground Breaking event. Request your free Ribbon Cutting or Ground Breaking through the event request form online here. | |
Welcome These New Chamber Members | |
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Cowgirls and Cowboys in the West
Phyllis Nickum Golden
19300 South FM 1258
Claude, TX 79019
(806) 672-9256
www.cowgirlsandcowboysinthewest.com
We are Texans who love the heritage, western life and the flavors of America’s western culture. We love our ranches, western music, western lore, herding cattle, ridin’ horses and history of the Wild, Wild, West.
What is more important for you, is that we love introducing visitors to the rich traditions of the West and the Texas Panhandle. We specialize in tourism, hospitality, food, history, and just showing off our land, our horses, our cattle, and the dramatic and colorful western heritage of Texas! We have the knowledge and skills to help you experience the history of our beautiful and historic land in very personal way – that will create memories of a lifetime. When you depart our company, you will have known true Texas Hospitality!
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Snapology of Amarillo
Bobby Payne
2477 I-40 West
Amarillo, TX 79109
(806) 414-5353
https://www.snapology.com/location/amarillo
Snapology is the premier partner for STEAM programs, offering year-round programs in schools, community facilities, and homes. Fun and educational!
Spherion
Heather Contreras
4209 SW 21 Street
Amarillo, TX 79106
(806) 359-1111
https://www.spherion.com/jobs/texas/amarillo/
Let us help you build the career you want or the awesome team you want. We live and work where you live and work. We know the local job market. We build relationships with you, we can understand what you need, and get it for you, fast.
| If you know of a business that is not a member of the Chamber, we always appreciate referrals. For more information on joining the Chamber and the costs and benefits, click here, or give our Membership Director Ashley a call at (806) 373-7800. | |
Chamber Events Coming Up Soon | |
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FRIDAY, JUNE 24
Ribbon Cutting: Providence Home Loans
4:30pm
6818 Plum Creek
More Information: David, (806) 367-8173
Watch for this event on Facebook coming soon.
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* NOTE: We will help promote Ribbon Cutting or Ground Breaking events held outside of our normal business hours, however, we cannot guarantee the Chamber Staff or RoundUp Club members will be in attendance.
**Meeting requires RSVP and is open to council/committee members only and is closed to the public. If you would like more information on the meeting or open council/committee seats, please contact the staff member listed.
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Sharpened Iron Studio CEO Tapped for
Taking Flight Chairmanship
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport & The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, as part of their joint partnership, Taking Flight – Amarillo, today announced Sean Doherty Sr., chief executive officer of Sharpened Iron Studios, as the new chairman for the strategic community- based partnership. Sean takes over this important position from outgoing chairman Bryan Kauffman, who recently retired from Xcel Energy where he was Director of Business Customer Relations.
“As Taking Flight – Amarillo continues to make a difference for businesses and residents of Amarillo, we are very excited to have Sean leading this critical initiative for the City of Amarillo,” stated Jason Harrison president of the Chamber of Commerce. “In the short period since he and his family moved to Amarillo, Sean has embraced our city and community and jumped in with both feet to do all he can to help Amarillo move forward and grow,” stated Harrison.
Harrison went on to say,” Taking Flight has been truly blessed with great leadership in the chairman position over the years and we are most thankful and appreciative of the time and dedication these community leaders have given to this critical community partnership. We want to acknowledge and thank past chairs, William Ware, Amarillo National Bank, Mikel Williamson, Happy State Bank, and all the other community leaders who have given, and continue to give, of their time to Taking Flight – Amarillo.”
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Sean Doherty, Sharpened Iron Studios CEO | |
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Going into its 8th year, the Taking Flight – Amarillo initiative is dedicated to increasing both the number of flights in and out of the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, but also increasing the number of destinations and strengthening the working relationships with the community’s airline partners. The service improvements that Taking Flight – Amarillo has secured from its efforts over the past 7 years has not only helped tourism, but has also assisted Amarillo local business travelers and business travelers outside of Amarillo to efficiently travel to and from Amarillo, expanding their business reach. It is estimated that the service improvements will ultimately provide a tremendous economic growth for Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle.
“Previous Taking Flight – Amarillo chairmen were highly effective in helping achieve the goals of the initiative, and we thank them for all they did to improve air service in Amarillo and further strengthen the partnership between the community, the Chamber, the Airport, and our airline partners,” said Bruce Tarletsky, Taking Flight - Amarillo Liaison and President of Team Insight & Associates.
“I believe that Sean Doherty is going to take his energy and aggressive, out of the box thinking and take this community partnership to the next level, keeping Amarillo on the ‘radar screens’ of all the airlines, now and into the future. Sean’s positive attitude is going to have a significant impact on the future of Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle for a long time to come,” stated Michael W. Conner, Director of Aviation at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.
Conner also stated, “The Taking Flight - Amarillo team is grateful to Amarillo’s Mayor, Ginger Nelson, for her continued unwavering support and dedication to Taking Flight. Mayor Nelson has made a real impact on not only Taking Flight but in growing Amarillo’s relationships with our airline partners; a relationship that has resulted in new air service and flight schedule improvements for Amarillo, and for that we thank her.”
“I am honored and a bit overwhelmed to be asked to take on this role,” said Doherty. “My wife is from Amarillo and once we moved back, I fully understood why she loves it so much. Amarillo is a very special place. We are big enough to dream Texas-size dreams but still small enough to know our neighbors. I love Amarillo and will do whatever I can to help it prosper and grow. Taking Flight is a very important part of the growth” concluded Doherty.
Take a minute and click on the link below to meet “Your” Taking Flight – Amarillo Team and see this great community-based partnership in action at https://youtu.be/e9vYmLMA518.
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SAVE THE DATE: Next Supporting Small Business Initiative (SSBI) Event is Wednesday, June 29th | |
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Save the date and make plans to join us at 830am on Wednesday, June 29th for our next free SSBI event. (Location will be announced soon.) This event will include a panel of community leaders and legislative officials discussing important updates for our area. This is a great opportunity to network with other members and learn about important issues that may affect your business. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists.
This event will be offered free of charge to our members thanks to our generous SSBI partners, so watch for more details on our website, social media and in this weekly newsletter coming soon.
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Sponsored Content. Click here or the ad above for more information.
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Chamber Open is Thursday, July 21st
at Ross Rogers Golf Complex
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We are already making plans for our 23rd Annual Chamber Open happening on Thursday, July 21st at Ross Rogers Golf Complex. We are in the process of reaching out to sponsors who supported the Chamber Open last year to secure their space in this year's event. If you participated last year, don't miss your chance to secure your spot, or if you were not part of the event last year and would like to be on the wait list, contact Denise at (806) 373-7800 about availability.
Get more details and see our complete list of sponsors from last year here.
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Additional Business Resources & Opportunities | |
SSBI Partner Content. Click here to email an Amarillo EDC representative directly about this program. | |
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INTERN EXPERIENCE UNCOVER AMARILLO OFFERED THROUGH AMARILLO EDC
Retaining young talent is crucial to growing Amarillo and your organization. Make sure to sign up your college interns for the Uncover Amarillo: Intern Experience this summer so we can show them why our city is a great place to take root!
Uncover Amarillo allows employers to improve the quality and success of their internships by enabling college-age interns to get their bearings in Amarillo. At all events, participants get the opportunity to meet interns from outside organizations, experience different parts of Amarillo, and connect with Elevate Amarillo young professionals. The Uncover Amarillo: Intern Experience is free to participating companies.
Events are in June and July. Find all the info and sign your organization up today: https://www.amarilloedc.com/resources/uncover-amarillo-intern-experience
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BRICKLY NEWSLETTER FROM BRICK & ELM MAGAZINE | May 31
This week's newsletter includes information on:
- 24 Hours in the Canyon + Center City Mural Run
- Local Focus
- City Pools Open for the Summer
- APD Officers “Stand in Place” for Fallen
- Uvalde Victim has Amarillo Connection
- Community Block Grant Funding Applications Available:
- Chip Chandler's "Can't Miss"
- Eye on Amarillo
- The Succulent Solution
- and more
Click here to read the entire update.
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In these uncertain times, Taking Flight - Amarillo is trying to get a better understanding of your business’s economics, prospects, and travel perspectives, as we begin to return to some sense of normalcy, post-pandemic. Both the airlines and local and federal governments are wanting to understand the tenor of our business community so that we can act quickly in restoring your air service needs at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.
Please click the button below to answer a few short questions about your company's travel needs or plans for the future.
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CHAMBER JOB BANK -- LIST YOUR JOB OPENINGS FOR FREE
Is your company hiring? Did you know you can put job openings in our online Job Bank for FREE?
Check out our website and click the buttons for "Job Seeker" or "Employer" and you can either view job openings or post your own with an online form.
Have questions, contact Denise at (806) 373-7800.
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ONLINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR - PROMOTE YOUR EVENTS
Are you holding a fundraising event, open house, or other special events you want to share with the public? You can add events to our Online Community Calendar for FREE. Click here to complete the online form and submit it to the Chamber. Your event will not be visible until our staff approves the event, typically within 1-2 business days.
If you have questions about using the calendar, or what kinds of events are allowed, contact Denise at 373-7800.
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The Chamber is thrilled to announce and recognize our sponsors that are stepping up to be part of the Supporting Small Business Initiative for 2021-2022. This program is designed to support the Chamber's efforts to serve our small business community better by offering programs, seminars, virtual events, and more for little to no cost to our members throughout the year.
Please join us in thanking these generous underwriting partners that are serving the Chamber, our members, and the entire business community with their support.
If you would like to know more about this program and the benefits of partnership, contact Jason Harrison at (806) 373-7800 or jason@amarillo-chamber.org.
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Chamber Events Planned for 2022
All events are tentative and subject to change.
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6/23 - Business After Hours at Hodgetown with the Sod Poodles
6/29 - SSBI Partner Event
7/14 - Business After Hours at Amarillo National Bank - Skyline Room
7/21 - 23rd Annual Chamber Open Golf Tournament
8/4 - SSBI Partner Webinar
8/11 - Business After Hours at Hyatt Place
8/25 - Chamber Annual Banquet & Business Excellence Awards
9/8 - Business After Hours at ADVO - Hope to Opportunities Foundation
10/6 - 26th Annual Chamber Good Times Celebration® Barbecue Cook-Off
10/20 - Business After Hours at Optimal Physical Therapy Solutions 2
11/3 - Business After Hours at Amarillo Club
11/10 - SSBI Partner Event
12/1 - Business After Hours at Street Volkswagen
If you have questions about participating in or sponsoring any events, please call the Chamber at (806) 373-7800 or email chamber@amarillo-chamber.org.
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Chamber Partner Cramer Marketing Offers
Advertising Options to Members
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The Chamber has had a partnership with Cramer Marketing (formerly Data Flow) for more than 15 years. Cramer is great at helping us promote our Members in our Printed Directory and our community through our Relocation Guides and City Maps. We are proud to offer these high-quality publications to our members and people looking to call Amarillo home at no cost thanks to our generous supporters and advertisers. Sold, produced, and printed locally! If you would like to showcase your business in these great publications, give us or the Cramer Marketing team a call at (806) 371-7310.
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Chamber Partner CGI Communications Offers
Advertising Options to Members
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CGI Communications has been a partner of the Amarillo Chamber for a number of years. CGI handles several advertising products offered to our members including website banner ads, community videos, ReviewTube reviews, and now has a new Magellan tool for voice-activated website searching for text and videos.
Our representatives and their team of associates will be reaching out to some of our members to offer more information about these tools that may be beneficial for your business.
Should you want more information on any of their products, reach out to Zeke or Stacey at the contact information below.
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Zeke Siembor
(585) 427-0020 Ext. 548 or (585) 301-5301
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Stacey Siembor
(800) 398-3029 Ext. 538 or (585) 305-4909
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Associates:
Corey Mulhern, Ken Wuest, and Maura Saraco
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We try to alert you anytime a third party may contact you so that you know they are a trusted and legitimate partner of the Amarillo Chamber. You may see our complete list of advertising options and partners on the Advertising Opportunities page of our website. We encourage you to always check this site or contact Penni Bentley at (806) 373-7800 to verify our official program partners before giving out personal or financial information.
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See our Staff Directory with photos, direct phone numbers and more on our Contact Us page of the website.
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2021-22 Chamber Board of Directors | |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chris Reed
Chair
Reed Beverage
John Luciano
Chair-Elect
Street Volkswagen
Spanky Assiter
Finance Chair
Assiter Auctioneers
Dusty Doyle
Past Chair
Casey Carpet One Floor & Home
Jason Harrison
President & CEO
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Wes Wright
Business Chair
Wright Law TX, PLLC
Julie Imke
Membership & Quality of Life Chair
Harrington Academic Hall
WTAMU Amarillo Center
Ed Nichols
Governmental Affairs Council Chair
Brown Graham & Company, P.C.
Brice Sheets
Ag & Natural Resources Chair
Alpha Media
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DIRECTORS
Tyler Andrews, Andrews & Associates / cat.man.du
Blaine Baker, Crown House Insurance
Scott Bentley, Amarillo EDC
David Bishop, Amarillo ISD
Kevin Carter, Amarillo EDC
Sonja Clark, Bell
Richard Constancio, Shiver-Megert & Associates
Michael Gonzales, Atmos Energy
Joe Graham, Graham Brothers Jewelers
Mark Hodges, FirstCapital Bank of Texas
Matt Irwin, Insurica DFB
Karen Isern, Amarillo National Bank
Wade King, AgTexas Farm Credit
Charles Leard, M&R Liquor
Sabrina Meck-Perez, Elevate Amarillo President
Jared Miller, Amarillo City Representative
Trent Morris, Workforce Solutions Panhandle
Lindsey Murphy, Education Credit Union
Darrin Murphy, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch
Joseph Peterson, Edward Jones
Brady Ragland, Tri-State Expo
Chris Rhynehart, Rhynehart Roofing
Brandy Sanchez, KAMR/KCIT/KCPN - TV
Doug Street, Affiliated Foods
Wendi Swope, Double U Marketing
Ronnie Walker, Xcel Energy
Mikel Williamson, Happy State Bank
Sean Wright, GVH Distribution
Learn more about our Board of Directors
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The Chamber cannot guarantee your success or your profitability,
but it can guarantee the right business climate for you to succeed.
– Author Unknown
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