AUGUST 2022 INSIDE THIS ISSUE First Responders Salute Luncheon 3 Jimmy Hayley Golf Classic info/ Welcome new members 4 Night on the Town at Lago Mar Lagoon/ Bayou Fest 5 State of the Industry luncheon photos 6 Leadership Mainland photos 6 Ribbon cuttings ������������������������������������������������������� 8 Business of the Month 9 Membership renewals 10 Board of Directors 11 The official publication of the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce 18 finalists and luncheon details Women in Leadership Awards T o help recognize and honor wom en who are key to the success of local organizations, the Cham ber hosts the “Women in Leadership Awards” (WILA) July,gatheredNominationsprogram.wereinJuneandandtheChamber is now proud to announce these 18 Finalists in the 2022 WILA program: LARGE BUSINESS • Anita Jones, Linde Inc. - Plant Manager • Monica Davis, Valero Texas City Refinery - Sr. Manager Supply Chain •Execution Jay Marmo, Tanger Outlets - General Manager SMALL BUSINESS • Dr. Kimberly Grims ley, Exodus Consulting and Psychological Ser vices - Owner • Judy Slocumb, Inde pendence Village - Exec utive Director • Gerselda Bourgeois, Zel’s Massage and Fitness Zone - Owner WOMAN-OWNEDBUSINESS • Georgia Meyer Bar zilay, Karat Creations Jewelry - Co-Owner • Mandie McMillan Crowder, RE/MAX Coast al - Broker/Owner • Lori Carnes, Carnes Fu neral Home – Co-Owner NON-PROFIT/VOLUNTEER • Amy Reid, SBDC Gal veston County - Director • Stephanie Hughes, St. John’s United Methodist Church - Senior Pastor • Tonia Griffin, Kham brel Foundation - Found er/CEO EDUCATION SECTOR • Lisa Watson, Ph.D, College of the Mainland – Executive Director of COM Foundation • Melissa Duarte, Ed.D., Texas City ISD - Superin tendent of Schools • Sarah Piel, The Grand – Director of Education & Resource Development YOUNG PROFESSIONAL • Krystal McKinney, Galveston Central Ap praisal District - Deputy Chief Appraiser • Bianca Cervantes, Valero Texas City Refin ery - Human Resources •Specialist Tracy Pryor, ACOO, HCA Houston Health care Mainland - Assistant Chief Operating Officer The award winner in each of the six catego ries will be Wednesday,announcedSept.14,at the Doyle Convention Center. The WILA Luncheon is an elegant event, including a delicious catered lunch. You are invited! Enjoy watching video highlights from the finalists and get inspiration for leadership at your own business or organization!Ticketsand reserved tables are now on sale. Reserved tables for eight are $250 and individual tickets are $25 for Cham ber Members and $30 for non-member guests. THANK YOU SPONSORS Special thanks to these sponsors for making this year’s WILA program •possible:Presenting Sponsor: Valero • Luncheon Sponsors: Eastman, Marathon, City of Texas City, MD Ander son Cancer Center • Video sponsor:presentation Ashland • Awards sponsor: AMO CO Federal Credit Union • Spotlight sponsors: Hospitality Health ER, Tanger Outlets Houston Consider joining this list of WILA Sponsors and help recognize women leaders in the Texas CityLa Marque community. OPPORTUNITIESSPONSORSHIP • Luncheon Spon sor, $1,000 – receive a reserved table for eight guests with premium placement, recognition in print and online promo tions, signage and emcee recognition at the event. • Spotlight Table, $300 - have a display table at the event to provide your promotional items to guests and a reserved table for eight guests. For more information about the 2022 WILA event, contact the Chamber at 409-935-1408 or TCLMchamber.com.events@ The 18 finalists from 2021 on the stage at the WILA Luncheon event.
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O n Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Texas City-La Marque Chamber will host a “First Respond ers Salute” business luncheon to honor the men and women who serve as First Responders in the community. It will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Doyle Convention Center. The La Marque Fire Department, La Marque Police Department, Texas City Fire Department, Texas City Police Department and Galveston County Sheriff’s Office will all be honored at this event. It will be an excellent networking event for local business owners and managers, community leaders, and elected officials to applaud our public servants!. Guests at this luncheon will enjoy live music by The Peace Project and motivational speaker Fred Rogers of Anchored Real Estate in La Marque. Chamber thanks presenting sponsor UTMB Health for making this event possible. Additional luncheon sponsors include: Exodus Consulting and Psychological Services, Valero, AMOCO Federal Cred it Union, City of Texas City and TNMP. are $25 per person or $250 for a reserved table of eight. Luncheon Sponsors receive a reserved table for eight in a premium location, recognition at the event, and inclusion in print and online promo tions for $1,000. make reservations or contact Chamber Vice President Stefanie Aldrich at 409-935-1408 or stefanie@TCLMchamber.com.
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t’s that time of year to register for the legendary Jimmy Hayley Golf Classic! This year’s tourna ment will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28, and Thursday, Sept. 29, at Bayou Golf Course in Texas City. (Rain dates are Oct. 5 & 6.) Meet, greet and socialize with industrial plant managers, business colleagues, customers, clients and guests...all in a casual, relaxed setting. It’s truly one of the region’s “can’tmiss” events! The cost for a team of four this year is $1,200. This two-day event hosts more than 400 golfers and two dozen hospital ity tents to create an amazing net working and social atmosphere. This year’s tournament will consist of three flights: Wednesday PM and Thursday AM and PM. The Thursday AM flight has sold out, but there is still room on the other flights. The Chamber is also excited to in troduce a fun twist and theme for the 2022 Golf Classic: “Around the World in 18 Holes!” More than 24 hospitality tents will represent different countries and showcase the culture of those nations with exciting food and décor in their tents. Golfers can tie-in to this global theme by sporting any exotic golf duds you may enjoy wearing. If you’re interested, plan now to reg ister before all the tee times fill up. It is expected to sell out quickly. A few valuable sponsorship oppor tunities are still available. reach out to Chamber Vice President Stefanie Aldrich at 409-935-1408 or stefanie@TCLMchamber.com.
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4 | Chamber Express | August 2022 JIMMY HAYLEY GOLF CLASSIC – SEPT. 28 & 29 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
NIGHT ON THE TOWN AT LAGO MAR LAGOON
L agoonFest at Lago Mar was the site for an amazing after-hours mixer July 28. A great crowd of community members and elected officials attended to network and have fun. Dozens of guests enjoyed the event with delicious appetizers and cold drinks served by LagoonFest man agers. It was the first visit to the crystal lagoon for many of the attendees!
The next Night on the Town will be Oct. 27 at the Texas City History Mu seum, sponsored by Valero. It will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., and it is free to attend for Chamber members and their employees. Find more details online at TCLMchamber.com under “Events.”
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6 | Chamber Express | August 2022 THE STATE OF INDUSTRY IN TEXAS CITY AND LA MARQUE T o provide the most informationup-to-dateto the community about lo cal major industries, the annual “State of Indus try” business luncheon was held July 20. It took place at the Doyle Convention Center with more than 200 guests in attendance.Thepanel of speakers included: Kevin Bogard, Marathon; Jim Brum ley, Advario; Andrew Connolly, Air Products/ Gulf Coast Ammonia; Mike Meyer, Ashland; Cory Moss, Valero; and Andy Venables, Eastman. They spoke about facility updates and headwinds facing major industries. Kathy Thomas from Community Strategies LLC was the host/moder ator and asked the panel pressing questions about facility updates and headwinds challenging theHugeindustries.thanks go to these luncheon sponsors: A&A Machine and Fabri cation, AMOCO Federal Credit Union, Ashland, City of Texas City, Dow, Dunn Hear Exchangers, Inc., Eastman, Marathon, TNMP and Valero! You can watch a video of the “State of Industry” presentation that was recorded by i45NOW on YouTube! Find the Cham ber’s YouTube channel link on top of our home page: chamber.com.www.TCLM
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LEADERSHIP LEARNS ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH CARE L eadership Main land focused on Health Care at its July session. The group was greeted at HCA Houston Health Care Mainland and heard excellent presentations from the executive team. Afterward, class mem bers were able to tour areas of the hospital and then everyone was led in a group stretching activity!TheLeadership group also visited the joinedcateredtreatedTexasPrimaryHealth–PediatricUTMB&AdultCareclinicinCity.Theyweretoadeliciouslunchandwerebytheclinic leadership group. After lunch, the class members were given proper CPR Training.Thelast stop in the session was at the Gal veston County Health District in Texas City. The group heard a presen tation on Public Health and Coastal Wellness. They were also giv en tours of the GCHD Health Workers building, clinics and departments. The Chamber appre ciates all of these local health leaders who gave valuable time to inspire, inform and motivate the members of Leadership Mainland Class of 2022!
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Standard Steel Supply recent ly received the 2003 Association of Chemical Industry of Texas Supplier of the Year Award for the Houston/ Ship Channel region, Division II (Small Company). This marks the second time in the last three years that Standard Steel’s customers voted to award the Texas City company this honor, which recognizes exceptional service to pet rochemical manufacturers and suppli ers along the Houston Ship Channel, Galveston Bay and Gulf Coast Area. The leadership team includes Chris DeVries as President, Zach DeVries as Operations Manager and Richard DeVries as General Partner. Serving the community and giving back remains their basic philosophy. They are a long-time dedicated supporter of the Chamber of Commerce and many com munity events. Kudos to this Business of the LearnMonth!more online at www.standard steelsupply.com. Located at 2901 Hwy. 146 S in Texas City.
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Standard Steel Supply Inc.
S tandard Steel Supply, Inc. is cele brating its 56th year in business in Texas City and is being recog nized by the Chamber as the Business of the StandardMonth!Steel Supply is a local supplier of steel, fasteners and general supplies for the Houston-Galveston area. Their main commodity is structur al A36 quality beams, channels, angles, plate and flat bar. In addition, they stock walkway grating, structural pipe, reinforcing bar and miscellaneous steel products.Industrial fasteners are a major part of the total product line as well as in dustrial valves and fittings. They stock a large range of stud bolting products (B7, B8, B16) and carry a full line of cap screws, nuts and washers in grade 8, A325 and stainless steel, along with eye-bolts, all-threaded rods and miscel laneous fastener products. Industrial hardware such as turnbuckles, shack les, wire rope clips and cable are also in stock. Quality products with fast service is the number one goal.
BUSINESS OF THE MONTH
10 | Chamber Express | August 2022 Mainland 409-935-2496 Metro 281-337-5634 Island 409-765-5883 www.alexsair.com TACLA 15714C 2425 SH 146 North • Texas City 409-945-4461 • Fax 409-945-8479 • Email: tctrr.com No. 4 In Texas No. 10 in U.S. Gulf Coast No. 15 in U.S. Nationwide PORT OF TEXAS CITY Texas City Terminal Railway Company Port Authority 409-948-6480 • 409-925-1021 We are the Real Estate Professionals for all Your Real Estate Needs Unlock the Right Key to the Right Door to the Right Home for you! Yvonne Chatelain Owner/Broker 12302 Hwy. 6 Santa 409-925-1021Fe Serving ALL of the Mainland Let “The Sunrise Team” SunriseRealty MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS A big THANK YOU to these businesses for their longstanding support of the chamber and this community. Renewals from June 28 to July 21. Company Years Since Join Date Company Years Since Join Date A&A Machine & Fabrication 58 Wyatt Real Estate .................................. 40 Oxbow Energy Solutions .................... 37 BFJ Construction .................................... 35 Gulfway Plaza .......................................... 32 Swagelok Texas Mid-Coast ................. 32 Luna’s #3 Mexican Restaurant ........... 30 Housing Authority-City of Texas City ...27 Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America ................................. 25 Galveston Limousine & Transportation .................................... 18 Brazos Urethane 16 Express Employment Professionals 12 Bay Area Auto & Truck Rental .............. 9 El Cubano Cigars - Texas City............... 9 Herc Equipment Rental ......................... 7 Craft 96 Draught House + Kitchen .... 5 Kleen Supply ............................................. 4 Texas City Commissioner Jami Clark .... 4 Kort Industries ......................................... 3 O-Zone Industrial Services .................. 3 Enterprise Commercial Paving ........... 2 HOT DEALS Texas City-La Marque care,jewelry,lodging,“HotmembersChamberofferDeals”ondining,dentalvehicleservices, personal care and more. View Hot Deals by scanning the QR code.
August 2022 | Chamber Express | 11 RENT • SALES • REPAIR 2830 TEXAS AVENUE TEXAS 409-948-4497CITY MAINLANDTOOL MAINLAND TOOL Store Hours: Mon-Fri: 7am-6pm 24 Hour Call Out Service MAINLANDTOOL.COMAvailable Ron Assad, CHAIRMAN Gallant Industrial Ramiro Barba, SECRETARY Port of Texas City Georgia Barzilay, PAST CHAIR Karat Creations Jewelry Jon Branson Texas City Economic Development James Brumley, VICE CHAIR Oiltanking-Texas City, L.P. Jay Carnes Carnes Funeral Home Desoto Clark ROBCO Services Shane Day Kodiak Metals Recycling Richard Devries Standard Steel Supply Shannon Doyle Osborn VICE CHAIR, South Land Title Dr. Melissa Duarte Texas City I.S.D. Lavelle Edmonson Marathon Petroleum Harry Faust Faust Distributing Co. Alex Getty La Marque Economic Development George Hill Tolunay Wong Engineers Alan Hutchins A&A Machine & Fabrication April Jones Queens Attic Boutique Thomas Keim Industrial ConsultantsCommissioningInternational Caitlin Kim Domac, Inc. Shane Long BWC Terminals Stacey Malbrough AMOCO Federal Credit Union Mandie McMillan Crowder RE/MAX Coastal Mike Meyer, TREASURER Ashland Frank Mistretta Houston Hurricane & Security Cory Moss Valero Dr. Warren Nichols, CHAIR ELECT College of the Mainland Jason Pollard Grand Prize Barbeque Phil Roberts Roberts, Johnson & Cain Jim Russell HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland Bob Senter Texas First Insurance Sonny Tholcken Trey Industries Candice Towles Texas First Bank Andy Venables Eastman Christine Wade UTMB Health Cathie Woitena Associated Credit Union of Texas 2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ChamberNewsletterExpress The publication of the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce is published monthly (second Sunday of the month). Some content and photos provided as a courtesy by The Galveston County Daily News.Chamber Mission To serve members and enhance economic and community development. Chamber Vision To be recognized as a vital resource, providing relevant, innovative and impactful programming that produces a healthy business climate and an enhanced quality of life. Chamber Staff Page Michel, President/CEO Lauren Novack, Office Manager & Administrative Assistant Marielle Gomez, Communications & Promotions Coordinator Stefanie Aldrich, Operations & Events Manager Jordan Kleinecke, Director of Membership Alyssa Jennings, Small Business Support Coordinator Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce 9702 E.F. Lowry Expressway Texas City, TX www.TCLMchamber.com409-935-140877590
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