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More than 500 people joined us last week for our Chamber Annual Banquet as we celebrated our Business Excellence Award Winners at the Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza. We recognized our Top 20 Under 40 young professionals, as well as 7 Top Businesses and 3 Top Emerging Businesses. If you missed the event, we streamed it live on our Facebook page and you can watch it here. Check out more photos from the event in our online Flickr album.

Click a video thumbnail below to check out our short 1-minute videos on YouTube from each of our Business Award Winners and learn more about these great companies. These videos are also on our Facebook page if you want to share them.

Special thanks to these VIP Gold Sponsors: Amarillo College, Amarillo Convention & Visitor Bureau, Amarillo Economic Development Corp., Amarillo National Bank, Atmos Energy, BOC Bank, Boyd's Equipment, Casey Carpet One Floor & Home, City of Amarillo, CNS Pantex, Family Medicine Center/BSA CareXpress Urgent Care, FBMC Benefits Management, FirstBank Southwest, FirstCapital Bank of Texas, Graham Brothers Jewelers, Happy State Bank, Insurica, Interstate Bank, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, Plains Dairy, Reed Beverage, Sharpened Iron Studios, Street Volkswagen of Amarillo, Team Insight & Associates LLC, Terra Accounting and Consulting PLLC, The Barfield Autograph Collection, WT Enterprise Center, and Xcel Energy. View a complete list of table sponsors on our website.

Check out this fun video we did with Dean and Jordin at Route 66 Auto Haus about Thursday's After Hours and this unique business with an awesome collection of cars. They not only sell cars, they store, detail, and service them too! And don't forget to join us for our last Business After Hours of 2021 this Thursday, December 16th and network in a really cool location.

Click Here or the graphic above for more information on Business After Hours free networking events on our website, or click here to view the event on Facebook and invite your friends and colleagues.

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.

Robyn Riggins

6901 Bell Street Ste 400

Amarillo, TX 79109

(806) 567-5486

Axe throwing bar where throwers aim for targets per their lane with various objects to throw for a bullseye. Opening soon!

Haley McFarland

3321 Bell St Ste A

Amarillo, TX 79106

(806) 705-7100

Whether you’re at home, on the road, or open for business, we will be with you each step of the way. We take pride in delivering the best insurance at the best rates. With our professional team of agents, we set the bar for exceptional service.

Dondi Connelly

5501 Mesquite Springs Trl

Amarillo, TX 79119

(806) 679-1196

Leopard and Pearls started with the simple idea of bringing the best in women's fashion to Amarillo, TX.

View more past event photos in our Facebook Album or on Instagram

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.

Ribbon Cutting: DOMA

4:30pm

5305 West Interstate 40

More Information: Lorie, (806) 680-6340

Ribbon Cutting: Gotcha Covered of Amarillo

1:00pm

1000 S Polk (Chamber Steps)

More Information: Larry, (806) 678-0980

Ribbon Cutting: Education Credit Union History Studio at PPHM

1:00pm

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

2503 4th Ave Canyon, TX

This is a joint ribbon cutting with Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and Education Credit Union in the Education Credit Union History Studio inside PPHM.

More Information: Lindsey, (806) 242-4917

Ribbon Cutting: Northwest Texas Healthcare System Therapy Center

4:00pm

2213 S Georgia

More Information: Makayla, (806) 354-1117

Chamber Event: Business After Hours at Route 66 Auto Haus

5:00pm - 7:00pm

8201 W. Amarillo Blvd.

Bring your business cards and be ready to meet some new people at this free networking event. There will be food, drinks, fun and lots of networking.

More Information: Ashley, (806) 342-2015

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Ribbon Cutting: Sweets & Meats

3:00pm

3300 S Coulter, Suite 5

More Information: Ashlyn, (806) 626-4244

Ribbon Cutting: Creek Stone Integrated Medical

​4:00pm

3501 SW 45th Street, Suite T

More Information: Genna, (806) 355-3000

Ribbon Cutting: Twin Peaks

12:00pm

2401 S Soncy

More Information: Leticia, (806) 513-7273​

Our office will be closed in observance of the Christmas Holiday on Friday, December 24th and Monday, December 27th. Our office will also be closed in observance of the New Year Holiday on Friday, December 31st. Have a happy and safe holiday!

See more upcoming ribbon cutting & ground breaking events on our Week's Sneak Peek page. If you would like more information on scheduling an event like this for your business, complete the online Ribbon Cutting Request Form.

SSBI Partner Sponsored Content. Click here or the image above to watch their Christmas Project video or click here to email a Pantex representative directly.

SSBI Partner Sponsored Content. Click here or the image above to watch their Christmas Project video or click here to email a FBSW representative directly.

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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.

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.

The Chamber is thrilled to announce and recognize our new sponsors that are stepping up to be part of the Supporting Small Business Initiative for 2021-2022. This new 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.

Watch the online calendar for more details and updates coming soon and a complete 2022 list of events.

12/16 - Business After Hours at Rt. 66 Auto Haus

The City of Amarillo Public Health Department is currently administering COVID-19 vaccines. Be sure to check the clinic hours, vaccine availability, or the Mobile Clinic location ONLINE before going.

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.

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 representative, Al Forys, and his team 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 Al Forys at the contact information below.

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.

See our Staff Directory with photos, direct phone numbers and more on our Contact Us page of the website.

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, Underwood Law Firm

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

on our website. 

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