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Weekly News &
Business Resource Update
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This week's email includes:
- The Announcement of our 2022 Business Excellence Award Winners
- A Video Invitation to this Week's Business After Hours at Amarillo National Bank
- One Remaining Team Spot in Next Week's Chamber Open Golf Tournament
- Photos and Videos from 3 Recent Ribbon Cutting
- More Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings, Ground Breakings, Council Meetings & Events Happening Soon
- Additional Business Resources & Opportunities
- 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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Congrats to our 2022 Business Excellence Award Winners | |
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Thursday, August 25, 2022
Amarillo Civic Center
6pm - Cash Bar & Social Hour
7pm - Dinner & Awards Presentation
Advanced reservations required.
Option 1
VIP Gold Table Sponsor: $500
(Includes 8 seats, 2 bottles of wine for the table, and sponsorship recognition at the event.)
Option 2
Table of 8: $250
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The Chamber's Business Council, along with a special awards committee, has scored all of the applications and named the newest winners in our Business Excellence Awards. More than 80 worthy applicants were considered in the categories for Top Businesses, Top Emerging Businesses, and Top 20 Under 40 Young Professionals. Award winners will be officially recognized for their achievement at the Chamber's Annual Banquet on Thursday, August 25th at the Amarillo Civic Center. Get more information and reserve your table now to join us for the celebration of these winners. | |
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TOP BUSINESSES
TOP EMERGING BUSINESSES
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TOP 20 UNDER 40
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Russell Artho, EnergyNet
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Patricia Bara, M & R Package Store
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Cody Blair, Fire Slice Pizzeria
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Meaghan Collier, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Tanner Cook, Harwell and Cook Orthodontics
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Andrew Freeman, City of Amarillo
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Skylar Gallop, Raise Your Hand Texas
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Leif Kertis, ActionCOACH of West Texas
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Matt Marrs, Llano Real Estate Group
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Amanda Morgan, CNS Pantex
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Luke Oliver, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo
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Courtney Paschal, Street Toyota
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Angela Peterson, Turn Center
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Kristen Reneau, BSA CareXpress Urgent Care & Family Medicine Centers
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Amanda Schaumburg, Panda Speech and Language Services LLC
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Hope Stokes, Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Rene`e Stovall, Amarillo College
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Alyssa Vance, Parkhill
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Dr. Mackenzie Weir, Amarillo Family Eyecare
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Melissa Whitaker, Panhandle Regional Planning Commission-Area Agency on Aging
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Save the Date for our Next Business After Hours at Amarillo National Bank Skyline Room on July 14th | |
Check out the fun video chat we had with Karen Isern, Director of Celebration for Amarillo National Bank, about Thursday's upcoming Business After Hours. Bring a friend or colleague and some business cards and come network over some food and drinks at this FREE event that is open to both members and guests. Click here to watch the video on YouTube or click here to watch it on Facebook. | |
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Click here to find the event on our website or click here to find it on Facebook
and invite your friends and colleagues.
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Only One Team Spot Open for Next Thursday's Golf Tournament
Sign Up Now to Grab the Last Spot to Network on the Greens
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We are expecting a great day of networking, food, drinks, golfing, door prizes, and fun at our 4-person scramble Chamber Open happening Thursday, July 21st at Ross Rogers Golf Complex. We will have a full tournament with 288 golfers, and only one spot remains for a team or sponsor. Don't wait to call Denise at 806-373-7800 and secure your space. Get more information and see our complete list of sponsors on our website. | |
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. | |
Chamber Events Coming Up Soon | |
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TUESDAY, JULY 19
Council Meeting: Governmental Affairs Council**
11:45am
Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine - 7671 Evans Dr.
More Information: Jason, (806) 342-2018
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FRIDAY, JULY 22
Ground Breaking: Another Chance House
2:00pm
207 S Van Buren
More Information: Amy, (806) 372-3344
Find this event on Facebook 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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Sponsored Content. Click here or the ad above for more information,
or click here to email a Welcome Pardner representative directly.
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Sponsored Content. Click here or the ad above for more information.
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Additional Business Resources & Opportunities | | |
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MAIN POINT MONDAY FROM AMARILLO MATTERS | July 11
This week's newsletter contains information on:
- The Lead: West Texas A&M University: The Panhandle's University
- State News
- Local News
- Out & About
- and more
Click here to read the entire newsletter.
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BRICKLY NEWSLETTER FROM BRICK & ELM MAGAZINE | July 12
This week's newsletter includes information on:
- Symphony Appoints New Music Director
- Local Focus
- Are local rattlers not rattling as much?
- COVID numbers rising again:
- Heat wave hurting Panhandle farmers.
- Chip Chandler's "Can't Miss"
- Eye on Amarillo
- We Invite You to TEXAS Outdoor Musical
- and more
Click here to read the entire update.
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TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS -- THE UPDATE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | July 11
Welcome to The Update, Texas Association of Business' weekly member-exclusive on what's happening in business, at the Capitol, and on The Hill. This week's newsletter includes information on:
- All the Above--Renewable Resources
- Earn HR Credit Hours
- President's Post
- and more
Click here to read the entire update.
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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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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
Jared Miller, Amarillo City Representative
Joby Mills, Happy State Bank
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
Lindsay Reynolds, Elevate Amarillo President
Chris Rhynehart, Rhynehart Roofing
Brandy Sanchez, KAMR/KCIT/KCPN - TV
Doug Street, Affiliated Foods
Wendi Swope, Double U Marketing
Ronnie Walker, Xcel Energy
Sean Wright, GVH Distribution
Learn more about our Board of Directors
on our website.
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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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