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JULY 2021
Chamber announces the 2021
Women in Leadership Awards
To help recognize and Professional (under 40). making a difference right
honor women who are The awards will be an- now.
key to the success of nounced at a celebratory This award will not
local organizations, the luncheon Wednesday, only honor key women
chamber is launching Sept. 15, at the Doyle
in local organizations,
a new awards program Convention Center. There
will be exciting promo- but also inspire others
called the Women in
Leadership Awards tions in The Galveston to strive for excellence
(WILA). County Daily News and in their professional and
The WILA program video tributes that will personal lives.
is being led by a steer- be showcased live and Nominations are due
ing committee from the on social media/online by 5 p.m., July 21.
chamber’s Women in platforms. Special thanks to these
Business networking A portion of the pro-
event sponsors: AMOCO
group. Honorees will be ceeds of this event will
Federal Credit Union,
recognized for integrity, be donated in the name
passion, humility, empa- of each award winner to City of Texas City, East-
thy, for fostering collab- a 501(C)3 nonprofit orga- man, UTMB Health and
orations, being a servant nization of their choice. Valero.
leader, uplifting others As a valued communi- If you are interested in
and adding value to their ty partner and chamber joining the list of WILA
organizations. member, you are invited Sponsors to help recog- Scan the QR code to fill INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Six award recipients to consider submitting a nize women leaders in out the nomination form.
will be selected in the nomination for a woman Business of the month������������� 3 Texas Chamber of Commerce
the community, contact
categories of: Large who has made a signifi- New members/ Executives Conference������������ 7
Business, Small Business, cant contribution to your Chamber President Page
Ribbon cuttings������������������������� 4 Shrimp Boil���������������������������������� 8
Woman-Owned Business, organization. Or ,in the Michel at 409-935-1408 Golden Division�������������������������� 5 Leadership Mainland��������������� 9
Education, Nonprofit/ case of a young profes- or president@texascity The Galveston County Membership renewals�����������10
Volunteer and Young sional, a woman who is chamber.com. Community Job Fair����������������� 6 Board of Directors�������������������11
The official publication of the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce
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BUSINESS OF THE MONTH
LAND AND SEA SERVICES Land and Sea is a local fami- well-respected company, specializ- and Sea Services can sell, service
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Larry Alexander, co-owner specializing in marine repairs. vice, salvage recovery and disaster mechanics to travel to any area for
Chris Cotter, co-owner The business quickly grew to a operations. In this capacity, Land diagnoses, repairs or installation.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS RIBBON CUTTINGS
Baumgartner Law Firm Houston Dynamics Service
6711 Cypress Creek Pkwy. 8150 Lawndale
Houston, TX 77069 Houston, TX 77012
281-587-1111 832-457-5517
greg@baumgartnerlawyers.com Representative: Mike O’Malley
Representative: Greg Baumgartner Rotating Equipment Repairs
Law/Professional
Mrs. Paula’s Cookies & More
Big Phil’s Soul & Creole Cafe 832-932-5948
10000 Emmett F. Lowry Expy. miss.paula@live.com
Texas City, TX 77591 Representative :
409-497-5374 Paula Villeneuve, owner
bigphils_soulcreole@yahoo.com Catering
Representative:
Phil Palmer, owner Post Acute Medical
Restaurant 110 E. Medical Center Blvd.
Webster, TX 77598
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Houston, TX 77581 Representative:
281-416-9604 Erin Johnson, Director of Strategic Big Phil’s Soul & Creole Cafe
corey.guajardo@ers-cat.com Initiatives and Integration 10000 Emmett F. Lowry Expy.
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Corey Guarjardo, account manager 409-497-5374
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2000 25th Ave. N, Suite 109 Phil Palmer, Owner
Gulf Coast Transit District Texas City, TX 77590
1415 33rd Street N. 409 526-5237, 877-840-8374
Texas City, TX 77590 rgtcmobilelabsrvc@gmail.com
800-266-2320 Representative: Rhonda Gray, owner
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Representative:
Shayla Holmes, Superior Bus Truck & Equipment Rental
administrative assistant 415 Texas Ave.
Transportation Texas City, TX 77590
409-229-1212
Hempel (USA) Inc. ben@superiorrentals.org
4800 Railroad St. Representatives: Ben Rice, President
Deer Park, TX 77536 Sidney Rice, Vice President
281-479-7239 Welerson Fernandes, Vice President
lesc@hempel.com Equipment Rental & Sales, Bus Sales & Rentals
Representative:
Lee Schultz, Inside Sales Rep.
Industrial Coatings
Higginbotham
1400 FM 528, Suite F
Webster, TX 77598
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smiller@higginbotham.net
Representative:
Shaina Miller, Art of Coffee
Employee Benefits Consultant 405 Laurel St.,
Insurance La Marque, TX
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Bill Minak and Jimmy Sims, Owners
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GOLDEN DIVISION
The Chamber Golden Division (retiree volunteers)
met after a year-long hiatus, and everyone at the
chamber was so happy to see them again.
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HOT HEADS AND SIZZLING TAILS…
IT’S SHRIMP BOIL TIME AGAIN!
The smell of succulent shrimp, the purchased at the chamber office and at
lure of cold beer on a hot summer “The shrimp boats are coming, their sails local banks and credit unions. Tickets
evening and the exciting sounds of live are $30 per person at the event. The
music will soon fill the air at the Texas are in sight. Shrimp boats are coming, ticket price includes a shrimp dinner
City-La Marque Chamber’s annual with corn, potatoes, jambalaya, water,
Shrimp Boil. there’s dancin’ tonight.” soft drinks and live musical entertain-
The Shrimp Boil will start at 6 p.m., ment. Beer will be available for pur-
Friday, Aug. 20 at Nessler Park in Texas JO STAFFORD chase. Hot dog meals will be available
City. for kids for $5, including chips, cookie
Young, old and everyone in between remember the first time they saw The since,” Gonzales said. and a drink. Special thanks to the Tex-
agree, the Shrimp Boil is a night to re- Line Up. Newcomers will love their Although band members changed a as City Rotary Club for preparing the
lax and have a good time while visiting sound. few times, current bassist Stacy Cook hot dog meals!
with friends, colleagues and neighbors. Led by founding member Willy Gon- has been with The Line Up since 1996, “We look forward to seeing everyone
The Shrimp Boil is a favorite tradition zales, The Line Up was formed almost and Jeff Pennington, lead guitarist, has at the Shrimp Boil,” said Page Michel,
of the community that has been held 30 years ago as a five-piece ensemble. been with the band for more than 25 chamber president. “Just bring an ap-
for more than 40 years, and it draws “We were all from different bands, it years. petite and an ear for good music and
a crowd of almost 1,000 people every really was an all-star lineup,” Gonzales With each band member’s unique be ready to have a great time.”
year. said. “In fact, that is how we got the background and talent, The Line Up is Get tickets and plan to enjoy this
Back by popular demand, Kevin Bo- name.” a cross-section of cultures and genres. “end of summer” event.
gard and team from Marathon will pre- Assembled as the house band of “There is not one type of music that For more information about the 2021
pare spicy Jambalaya. It will have that Hennessy’s, a popular local nightspot anyone in this band likes enough to Shrimp Boil, or to purchase tickets
true Cajun taste as James Bergeron and at the time, the band soon began to play all the time,” Gonzales said. “We in advance, contact the Texas City-La
crew prepare the Shrimp and fixins’. land gigs outside the club and reverted like the stuff that is timeless, and we Marque Chamber at 409-935-1408.
Entertainment for the evening is The to a three-piece for performances. play it all.” Tickets will also be sold at the door for
Line Up. Most native Galvestonians “We have been a three-piece ever Advance tickets are $25 and can be $30.
July 2021 | Chamber Express | 9 LEADERSHIP MAINLAND Over the past couple of months, the 2021 Leader- ship class has been exploring law enforcement, city and county operations, and economic development. There has been presentations at the County Court- house, City of La Marque facilities, Mainland City Centre and more. The session in July will focus on Health Care and Human Services. For more information about the Leadership Main- land program, contact Chamber President Page Michel at president@texascitychamber.com.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
A big thank you to these businessess for teir long-standing support of the chamber
and this community. Renewals from May 26 to June 28.
Company Years Company Years Company Years
Great Western Valve 46 Tolunay-Wong Engineers 8 Rotary Club of Texas City 3
Beeler Manske Clinic 42 Comcast Business Class 8 Trustee Hal Biery - TCISD 3
Hugh Patrick Construction 31 Dickinson Bar-B-Que & Steakhouse 7 Gulf Coast Ammonia 3
Gulfway Plaza 31 World Gym 6
Kleen Supply 3
Sunbelt Supply Co. 29 Biehl & Company 6
Triple Deuce Construction 3
Housing Authority - City of Texas City 26 H-E-B 6
Maxim Group 24 Stuttgarden Tavern 5 Island Fire and Safety DBA A-1 Fire Equipment 3
Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America 24 South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center 5 Wingfield Partners 3
SAI Gulf LLC 23 RSS Ag Products 5 Allometrics 3
Gal-Tex Pilot Service Corporation 22 Topgolf 5 Texas City Pharmacy 3
Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Convention Center 19 Workforce Solutions 5 Marco Specialty Steel 2
Village at Morningstar 15 Brown & Root 4
Higher Up Texas 2
Cherry Companies 15 Force Corporation 4
Esco Products 1
Rock Tha House Moonwalks 15 Sun Coast Resources 4
Marsh Darcy Partners 14 Marais Restaurant 4 Moore Industries 1
Sun Loan Company 13 Lost and Found Ministry 3 Art of Coffee 1
Safety RX 12 LJA Engineering 3 ADA Women’s Center 1
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2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ron Assad Harry Faust Cory Moss
Gallant Industrial Faust Distributing Co. Valero
Gail Figueroa Sam Navarro
Ramiro Barba
Gartner Coatings, Inc.
Port of Texas City Amoco Federal Credit Union
Dr. Warren Nichols
Georgia Meyer Barzilay Felix Herrera
College of the Mainland
Karat Creations Jewelry Awesome Auto Accessories
Ray Nunez
Alan Hutchins Taylor & Hill
Kevin Bogard
A&A Machine & Fabrication
Marathon Petroleum Shannon Doyle Osborn Chamber Staff Chamber Express
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Jon Branson Page Michel, President/CEO
City of La Marque Rusty Plackemeier
City of Texas City Leanne Post, Administrative Assistant/Office Manager The publication of the Texas
Lyons & Plackemeier Lorrie Koster, Director of Communications City-La Marque Chamber
April Jones
James Brumley Queens Attic Boutique Jim Russell Jessica Spangle, Operations and Events Manager of Commerce is published
Oiltanking-Texas City, L.P. HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland Jordan Kleinecke, Director of Membership monthly (second Sunday of
Thomas Keim Jessie Trigo, Small Business Support Coordinator the month). Some content
Jay Carnes Bob Senter
Industrial Commissioning and photos provided as a
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Consultants International courtesy by The Galveston
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Sonny Tholcken Chamber Mission County Daily News.
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