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Longview Chamber of Commerce Staff Kelly Hall President/CEO 903.237.4004 khall@longviewtx.com
Leska Parker Director of Development 903.918.1546 lparker@longviewtx.com
Suzanne Brown Senior Vice President 903.237.4003 sbrown@longviewtx.com
David Jochum Business & Leadership Development Director 903.237.4023 djochum@longviewtx.com
Misty Amaya Education & Workforce Manager 903.237.4041 mamaya@longviewtx.com Stephanie Raudales Special Project & Event Coordinator 903.237.4013 sraudales@longviewtx.com
William McWhorter Public Affairs & Relationship Specialist 903.237.4016 wmcwhorter@longviewtx.com Bianca Adams Information Services Coordinator 903.237.4000 chamber@longviewtx.com
What’s Inside? HealthyVIEW: Angela Gaffney............................................... 4 HealthyVIEW & ACCE Fellowship.............................................. 5 InterCity Visit: Little Rock, Arkansas...................................... 6 Education: The Road Less Traveled....................................... 8 Advocacy: Page for a Day...................................................... 9 BSC & Small Business Awards............................................ 10 New Members & Anniversaries............................................ 11 Ribbon Cuttings................................................................ 12 Inserts.............................................................................. 13
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2019 YEAR OF CHAMBER EVENTS 2019 Officers
MARCH 20......................................Healthy Solutions Before Hours - AAON Coil 26..........................................................BAH: Julie Woods & Associates 27................................... HealthyVIEW Summit featuring Angela Gaffney APRIL
Chuck King Chairman of the Board Chick-fil-A
Richard Manley Past Chairman of the Board R. Manley Enterprises Dana Parr Chairman Elect Advanta Insurance Partners
Vice Chairs
11...............................................................LL Project Day Open House 19...............................................................Good Friday – Office Closed 23............................................................................... BAH: Stoneworks
Kevin Hood Chairman of Finance Texas Bank and Trust Jessica LaRue Vice Chairman Harbour Smith Harris & Merritt PC Ron Hutchison Vice Chairman Conterra Networks
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1................................. Small Business Solutions & Luncheon
TBD............... Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
15-17.................... InterCity Trip: Little Rock, AR 21..................................... BAH: VeraBank Bank 23................................................ Chamber 101 27.........................Memorial Day – Office Closed
14-18....................Chamber of Commerce Week 23........................ BAH: Jim Bartlett Fine Jewelry
12................................BBH: CHRISTUS - GSMC 18.....................BAH: Elected Officials Reception JULY 4....................................July 4th – Office Closed 24...................................................BAH: DATCS AUGUST 14................................... BBH: Heartis Longview 27............................................BAH: Holiday Inn 28......................ED: Partners In Education Conf. 29................................................ Chamber 101 SEPTEMBER
Wade Johnson Vice Chairman Johnson & Pace Incorporated
Directors
NOVEMBER 6................................................State of the City 12................................................ Chamber 101
JUNE
Casey Robertson Vice Chairman Longview Regional Medical Center
15...............................BBH: Heart’sWay Hospice 19..................................... BAH: Prosperity Bank
Jim Green Eastman Chemical Company Texas Operations David Hayes Hayes RV Center
28-29.....................Thanksgiving – Office Closed
Cheryl Jaskiewicz Pinnacle Senior Care
DECEMBER
Dr. Roger Johnson Texas Office Leasing
11..........................................Holiday Reception 24-25............. Christmas Holiday – Office Closed
Sam Neale Napps Technology Corporation
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Rodney Overman Henry & Peters, P.C.
BAH: Business After Hours / 4:45–6:30 p.m. BBH: Business Before Hours / 7:45–9 a.m. BA: Business Advocacy LL: Leadership Longview ED: Education
2................................ Labor Day – Office Closed 24.................................... BAH: Southside Bank
Mark Robinson AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company
Appointed Directors
Todd Hancock CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System Councilwoman Kristen Ishihara City of Longview Natalie Lynch Longview Economic Development Corporation Judge Bill Stoudt County of Gregg
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Meredith Todd R. Lacy Services, LTD
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“...health is not about perfection, but rather progression.”
Wednesday, March 27 .............................. 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. ..............................
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Holiday Inn Infinity Event Center CLICK HERE HealthyView Summit For more information or to make reservations 903.237.4000 by March 25
The HealthyVIEW initiative has really begun to resonate with business leaders in our area. The goal for the emphasis is to serve as the catalytic driver to convene key stakeholders in order to share information and pool resources related to wellbeing. Organizations from across industry clusters are seeking proven wellbeing tools with a ROI. Through HealthyVIEW we aim to advocate for real, tangible solutions to create a culture of health for our community. We are excited to have secured Angela Gaffney, speaker, corporate consultant, wellness coach and author of Feel Good, Look Good, For Life, as the keynote speaker for the 2019 HealthyVIEW Summit. Angela is the President of Essential Health & Wellness, a firm focused on building healthy communities and organizations.
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Writer for publications on health and worksite wellness including USA Today, The Huffington Post, Careers in Government, Prostatepedia, Yoga+Life Magazine, and more...
BREAKOUT SESSION FOLLOWING THE LUNCHEON (1:30 – 2:30 p.m.)
• Member cost for the luncheon ..................... $30 • Member cost for breakout session ............... $15 • Non-Member cost for luncheon .................... $50 • Non-Member cost for breakout session ........ $25 Only luncheon attendees can register for breakout session. No refunds after March 20
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Championing for a Thriving Community Through HealthyVIEW & ACCE Fellowship by Jennifer Ware, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System The program launched in October with a meeting at RWJF headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. Last month, Kelly and Jennifer traveled to Los Angeles to participate in the second session held at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. The meeting included a design-thinking lab; techniques to transform data into a community story; and opportunities to learn and share best practices with fellow participants. The participating chambers are all working on a health initiative for their trade areas, with projects ranging from reducing obesity rates to improving access to mental health resources. Kelly and Jennifer are using the fellowship as an opportunity to develop HealthyVIEW, the Chamber-led wellbeing initiative introduced at last year’s HealthyVIEW Luncheon.
Championing for a thriving community, HealthyVIEW serves as the catalytic driver to convene key stakeholders to share information and pool resources. Organizations from across industry clusters are seeking proven wellbeing tools with a ROI. Through HealthyVIEW we advocate for real, tangible solutions to create a culture of health for our community. This program experienced an exponential kick with a new fellowship. Last Fall, the Association for Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) launched a new year-long fellowship made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to help chambers of commerce lead community health and wellbeing initiatives. The Longview Chamber of Commerce President Kelly Hall and community partner, CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Jennifer Ware, were invited to join the fellowship program.
Through HealthyVIEW, we aim to advocate for real, tangible solutions to create a culture of health for our community, and the five critical areas of focus include:
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(1) PHYSICAL HEALTH (2) EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH (3) FINANCIAL HEALTH (4) CAREER AND WORKPLACE HEALTH (5) COMMUNITY HEALTH
The Healthy Communities Fellowship has provided invaluable tools and resources to help us further refine HealthyVIEW. -Kelly
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“The lab work in the most recent session was especially helpful for developing our framework and crystallizing our next steps. I’m looking forward to sharing our HealthyVIEW progress at the Summit on March 27” said Kelly.
The fellowship will conclude in June with a final meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Healthy Solutions Before Hours! Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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203 Gum Springs Rd, Longview As part of our Smart Series of Business Development, sponsored by Joyce Crane, we are excited to announce that AAON Coil is hosting a Healthy Solutions Before Hours. Save the date and plan to attend for refreshments, door prizes, and an informational presentation.
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Little Rock Here We Come May 15-17, 2019
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Planning has begun to develop an itinerary for the upcoming InterCity Trip that will provide our community leaders a platform to discuss challenges and opportunities our region is facing. The visit creates an environment for interaction among city leaders and facilitates an exchange of best practices and lessons learned. Why an InterCity Visit? The visit is designed to acquire new ideas. It will provide an opportunity to introduce our delegation to innovative programs and impactful projects that may be adapted and implemented in our community. Candid speakers will alert our delegation to the challenges and pitfalls with which they are currently struggling. Little Rock, AR was chosen because of their commitment to making the Little Rock region a great place to live, work, and play. The Little Rock Chamber is committed to leading delegations to participate in learning experiences that will help them build a community for the future. Their dreaming, leading, and taking ACTION has recently resulted in:
• An exploratory study into Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL); comprised of 4 ISDs, the Chamber and business leaders. • Purchasing 300 acres, including a 130-acre tract that port officials say would in turn free up nearly 1,000 acres of port property to establish a large site for heavy manufacturing.
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Like Longview, Little Rock also had a good foundation to build from as a result of a strong community and business leadership. They have done an excellent job focusing on amenities, housing, education, healthcare, social and civic capital, transportation, and redevelopment of their downtown! Little Rock knows how to tell their story! They focus on how far the dollar can go, great commute times, excellent weather, and picturesque outdoors (hmm…sounds familiar!). Their success is recognized by entities such as www.livibility.com and www.Forbes.com Best Places for Businesses and Careers, Forbes.com Best Employers List, as well as ‘Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List. As a participant you will be able to focus on best practices and experience true peer-to-peer learning. The networking and relationship building through shared experiences will help us move forward on building a common foundation of understanding. Activities begin on Wednesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. and will conclude on Friday, May 17 at 1 p.m. Each participant is responsible for securing their own travel and hotel accommodations. To take advantage of the early bird registration fee of $300, register by April 5. All registrations received on or after April 6 be $375. We recommend participants make hotel arrangements with the Capital Hotel in downtown Little Rock as soon as possible. ................................................................................................
• The development of a VC FinTech Accelerator Program.
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• Learning how to tell the Little Rock story and receiving recognition by the 2018 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation for its “Love, Little Rock” campaign by the Public Relations Society of America.
For more information on the 2019 InterCity Visit, contact Kelly Hall at 903.237.4004, khall@longviewtx.com
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The Little Rock Tech Park is located in downtown Little Rock and seeks to add high paying jobs to the economy, cluster innovation, commercialize research, and retain talent. Phase 1 of the Technology Park, co-working, office, event and meeting space, was completed in March 2017; and Phase 2, creating wet and dry lab space, office and meeting space is underway. Currently, over 40 companies call the Little Rock Tech Park home.
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Since the introduction of House Bill 5 in 2013, Texas students can get a head start on their career plans through selection of a defined path in high school, allowing them to begin education in a chosen field. There are five paths, or endorsements, from which a student may choose that begin at the start of their ninth-grade year:
they need in their organizations. Conversely, there are candidates in the labor pool who are willing to work but unqualified to fill the open roles. This mismatch of supply and demand is referred to nationwide as the Workforce Skills Gap, and it burdens our economy locally, statewide, and at the national level. Chambers of Commerce around the nation are addressing this problem, championing a demand-driven approach to closing the gap. U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO, Thomas J. Donahue states, “No single entity has a greater stake in the strength of our talent pool than the business community. We have the ideas, the innovations, and the incentive to drive change and create solutions. At this moment of rapid change and massive transition, we must put talent first. That requires us to bridge the gaps that exist between students and workers and the jobs that will provide them opportunity, security, and prosperity.”
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) • Business and Industry • Public Services • Arts and Humanities • Multidisciplinary Studies Health care/social services combined with manufacturing comprise 30% of jobs in Longview; there are many opportunities for good paying jobs right here in our own community. Unfortunately, employers often find it challenging to fill open positions due to lack of workers skilled in the trades
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So, take the road less traveled or take the one forged ahead by many generations of university graduates before. Just realize that there are multiple viable options and all are vitally important to the health of our economy.
Educating the parents is the most important thing in the community because we don’t want them to think that getting a college education is not important. But what is the overall objective that you are wanting for your child? It’s to get a good-paying job.” – James Brewer, Longview High School Principal
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Yet, a stigma still exists around Career and Technical Education, that it is a “less-than” career choice. Those jobs can be perceived to be “dirty” or too dangerous which is no longer the case. As partners in education, this coalition of business leaders, educators, and community organizations must break the stigma of choosing the road less traveled and help support students by educating them, and their parents, on the various career pathways available right here in East Texas.
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ANNA ROGERS daughter of Bo and Stacie Rogers, served for State Representative Jay Dean.
RYAN BEDDINGFIELD son of Casey and Mandy Beddingfield, served for State Representative Jay Dean.
Two local students had the opportunity to serve a day as pages to area state representatives during the East Texas Coalition’s recent trip to Austin, comprised of the Longview, Kilgore, Lindale, and Tyler Chambers of Commerce. While the chambers met with agency leaders and elected officials to discuss business issues in East Texas, these two students experienced our legislative process up close and personal for a day. Congratulations to our two new legislative representative pages!
Leadership Longview Class of 2019 Project
Open House & Ribbon Cutting ..............................
Thursday, April 11, 2019
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.............................. Longview Community Ministries 506 N Second Street The class has been hard at work building a shelter for those who are waiting for services at LCM. Come and celebrate their work and this accomplishment for a very worthy organization in our community.
Special thanks to this year’s presenting sponsor:
................................................................................................ To learn more about the program, contact Dave Jochum at djochum@longviewtx.com
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BSC & Small Business Awards
2019 Business Solutions Summit & Small Business Awards Luncheon
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Small Business Awards & Leadership Longview Graduation Sponsor:
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Gold Sponsors: Austin Bank Conterra Networks KLTV-Channel 7
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NEW MEMBERS CLICK ON business names to link to Chamber membership directory information or link directly to their business website. Cace Kitchen 425-483 N High St Longview, TX 75601 903-212-7720 Flying Burger and Seafood 322 E. Hawkins Parkway Longview, TX 75605 903-445-0386 Gregg County Title 4001 Technology Center, Suite 203 Longview, TX 75605 903-653-4188 www.GreggCountyTitle.com Kelly-Moore Paints 920 W Loop 281 Longview, TX 75604 903-759-3873 www.kellymoore.com
Legacy Ag Credit, ACA 2002 Judson Rd.,Ste. 204 Longview, TX 75605 903-243-8031 www.legacyACA.com
Smith Insurance Agency 801 N Fredonia Longview, TX 75601 903-247-1300 agents.farmers.com/tx/longview/jordan-smith
Logan Eddington Insurance Agency 101 W Hawkins pkwy., Ste 3 Longview, TX 75605 903-844-6918 www.agents.allstate.com
Studio Grace Pilates & Barre 1201 NW Loop 281 Ste 301 Longview, TX 75604
Russell Cellular-Verizon 3092 N Eastman Road Suite 101 Longview, TX 75605 903-424-1305 www.russellcellular.com/store/home/
Team National - Connie Bechtold NP 20 Lake Cherokee Longview, TX 75603 903-736-6487 www.teamnationalusa.com Texas Tires 100 W Marshall Ave Longview, TX 75601 430-625-7340
Sabine River Authority 353 PR 5183 Quitman, TX 75783 903-878-2262 www.sratx.org
Whistlestop LLC 111 Benny St Longview, TX 75604 903-736-7956
MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES MARCH/APRIL 2019 5 Years
20 Years
40 Years
Amberwood Place Apartments Longview Dream Center The UPS Store Alford-Pace A/C & Heating Inc Splash Kingdom Waterpark Bear Creek Smokehouse Leading Edge Medical Associates (LEMA) North Point RV Park Oakland Heights Baptist Church Ashley Furniture Homestore Affect Digital Media
Boon Calk Echols Coleman & Goolsby PLLC Bradley Echols Boon Calk Echols Coleman & Goolsby PLLC Darren Coleman Gregg County Historical Museum Longview Chamber of Commerce
Longview Warehouse & Storage LTD
10 Years Candlewood Suites Telco Plus Credit Union BancorpSouth - Hawkins Branch Mikel Long Insurance TXDOT Kilgore Chamber of Commerce Cherokee Steel Fabricators Inc Anytime Fitness
15 Years Trinity Episcopal Church Junior League Bargain Box East Texas Baptist University Smile Studio Tyler RV Center Inc Lori Keebaugh Jake’s Feed & Animal Center LLC
25 Years Boy Scouts of America / East Texas Area Council Bockmon Knight & Traylor Insurance Agency Dogwood Animal Hospital SeeSaw Children’s Place
30 Years
50 Years HOLT CAT
60 Years STEMCO
65 Years Hayes RV Center
70 Years Regions Bank
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Dave Spurrier General Equipment Service Co (GESCO) / JR Cavel Co Inc Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP Janice Baker Eagle Auto Glass Ed Warner Construction Inc Trina Griffith Andy Mack DDS
35 Years The Clowers Company Shipp’s Marine Service Inc
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RIBBON CUTTINGS
Thank you to Austin Bank for sponsoring the Chamber’s 2019 Ribbon Cuttings!
Best Western PLUS 903-247-3000 900 S Access Rd, Longview, TX 75602 www.bestwestern.com
Dennis-Wade Associates Inc 903-758-4420 1100 Judson Rd, Building 200, Longview, TX 75601 www.denniswadeassoc.com
Logan Eddington Allstate 903-844-6918 101 W Hawkins Pkwy, Ste 3, Longview, TX 75605 www.agents.allstate.com
CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System Urgent Care Center – Longview 903-297-1733 2101 W Loop 281, Longview, TX 75604 www.christushealth.org/good-shepherd
East Texas Allergy & Asthma Associates PA 903-757-3808 1009 N 4th St, Ste A, Longview, TX 75601 www.etxallergy.com
Longview Tech Pros 903-212-1211 514 East Loop 281, Longview, TX 75605 www.longviewtechpros.com
Family Promise of Longview 903-234-8343 PO Box 2732, Longview, TX 75606 www.longviewihn.com
Southern Shingles 903-805-2841 3876 Whitehurst Dr, Longview, TX 75602 www.southernshingles.com
Henry & Peters, P.C. 903-758-0648 2101 Judson Rd, Longview, TX 75605 www.henrypeters.com
Ware East Texas Montessori Academy 903-758-8612 601 W Garfield St, Longview, TX 75602 w3.lisd.org
CORE – Centre of Rehabilitation Excellence 903-753-6635 3202 N 4th St, Ste 101, Longview, TX 75065 www.core-rehab.com
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