TCLM Chamber to host State of the County and Cities Luncheon on Feb. 18
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FEBRUARY 2021
TCLM Chamber to host State of the
County and Cities Luncheon on Feb. 18
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MEMBER PROFILE:
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The annual State of the County hosted at the Doyle Convention
INSIDE THIS ISSUE and Cities business luncheon will be Center, located at 2010 5th Avenue
hosted by the Texas City-La Marque N. in Texas City.
New members/New chamber staff������������3 Chamber of Commerce on Thursday,
Annual membership gala������������������������������4 Speakers will include Galveston
Feb. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. County Judge Mark Henry,
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Women in Business������������������������������������������6 Citizens who attend will hear La Marque Mayor Keith Bell and
Young Professionals����������������������������������������7 first-hand from elected officials Texas City Mayor Dedrick John-
Business of the month������������������������������������8 about highlights of past projects, son. The Chamber’s 2021 Chair-
Member profile�������������������������������������������������9 BUSINESS OF THE MONTH:
achievements, challenges and man of the Board, Georgia Meyer
Membership renewals���������������������������������10 future opportunities. It will be
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Board of Directors�����������������������������������������11 SEE LUNCHEON » PAGE 2
The official publication of the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce
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Barzilay, will be the emcee.
Sponsorship opportunities, re-
served tables and a limited quantity of
individual tickets are now available.
Safe gathering procedures will
be in place at this event. Attendees
will be asked to wear masks/facial
coverings while attending, seats/
tables will be spaced apart, and social
distancing practices will be in place.
The speakers’ presentations will
air live online on i45NOW’s Facebook
page. Presentations also will be re-
corded and available to view later on
the Chamber’s YouTube channel.
The luncheon is sold out!
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NEW FACES AT THE CHAMBER WELCOME NEW
Jordan Kleinecke MEMBERS
Director of Membership Elliott Tool Technologies
Jordan Kleinecke is on a full athletic schol- LTD-Gulf Coast
the new Director of arship for golf. He 2814 25th Avenue N.,
Membership at the received a business Texas City, TX 77590
Texas City-La Marque 409-995-0803
degree and previously
Chamber. He was born Representative: Philip Sukal
worked in sales and
and raised in the Texas philipsukal@elliott-tool.com
marketing. In his spare Repair, Heat Exchangers,
City area. time, he enjoys spend-
“This area means a Industrial Sales Rentals
ing time with family and
lot to both my family
friends, traveling with J Tullos Services
and myself, which is
his girlfriend Lynde, 233 Dale Ridge Lane,
a key reason why I’m
playing golf and doing Dickinson, TX 77539
proud to work at the
anything by the water. 832-279-7839
Chamber,” Kleinecke
“I am excited about Representative: Jonathan Tullos
said. “I’m eager to help
the opportunity to www.jtullosservices.com
this community and the
help make a differ- Johntullos2@gmail.com
businesses that make Air Conditioning & Heating Sales & Service
the area what it is.” ence in the commu-
Kleinecke attended nity and to help grow
Mainland Preparatory
the University of St. local businesses,” Classical Academy
Thomas in Houston Kleinecke said. 319 Newman Road
La Marque, TX 77568
Jessie Trigo 409-934-9100
Representative: Crystal Gallegos
Small Business www.mainlandclassical.responsiveed.com
cgallegos@responsiveed.com
Support Coordinator Educational Programs and Consultation
Jessie Trigo is the ness campaign, featur- NerdsToGo Computer Service
Small Business Sup- ing the new Hot Deals 903 FM 518 East, Suite J
port Coordinator, a coupon booklet. Mem- Kemah, TX 77565
new position at the bers can contact her 281-721-9422
Chamber created to for personalized help Representative: David Alcorn
provide additional with these high-impact www.nerdstogo.com/location/league-city-tx/
resources to local promotions. A gradu- Computer/Internet Consultants
businesses in pan- ate of Dickinson High
demic recovery mode. School, Trigo graduat- Urban Works
Trigo coordinates ed from College of the 601 9th Avenue N., Suite 300
the Chamber’s social Mainland, East Texas Texas City, TX 77590
media channels and Baptist University 409-766-0498
loves to feature photos and the University of amidiamond@outlook.com
and videos from area Houston. She is newly Representatives:
businesses. She also married and a talented Ami Barzilay, owner
coordinates the TCLM- artist with her Georgia Meyer-Barzilay, owner
giftcards.com program CreatedWithHeartShop Commercial Rental Property
and Shop Local Aware- on Etsy and Instagram.
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‘ADVENTURE AWAITS’ AT ANNUAL CHAMBER GALA
Be sure to save the with outgoing Chamber Year, Large Business of
date and get your President Jenny Senter the Year and the Jimmy SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
ticket for a fun adven- that you won’t want to Hayley Community Ser- PLATINUM SPONSOR $3,000
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The chamber’s annu- to sharing an exciting rate tables for 24 guests with preferred seating and VIP reception perks!
Outstanding Citi-
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will be held Thursday, with you! GOLD SPONSOR $2,500
accomplishments and Includes recognition in print and online promotions and two corporate ta-
March 25 at the Doyle community involve-
A private VIP re- bles for 16 guests with preferred seating, wine at your table and 16 tickets
Convention Center. ment for the year 2020.
ception will be held at to the private VIP reception.
The theme is “Adven- 6:30 p.m. for sponsors, Jimmy Hayley
ture Awaits” and, amidst and the banquet will Community Service SILVER SPONSOR $1,500
iconic images of faraway begin at 7 p.m. Award- a citizen who Includes sponsor recognition and one corporate table for eight guests
lands and traveling has continually demon- with preferred seating, wine at your table, and eight tickets to the private
machines, you will feel At this event, the
strated an unselfish VIP reception.
transported and in- outgoing Chair of the
Board, Rusty Placke- commitment to the
spired. What a great way community over the
to kick off the year! meier with Lyons &
past several years.
Plackemeier, will pass
The Board of Direc- the gavel to the 2021 Small Business
tors and staff of the Chair, Georgia Meyer of the Year- A locally
Texas City–La Marque Barzilay of Karat Cre- owned business with
Chamber invite you to ations Jewelry. less than 100 employ-
celebrate this adven- ees that has experi-
ture-filled night with The banquet pro-
enced outstanding
colleagues and friends, gram will include the growth, demonstrated
delicious food and installation of 2021 community involve-
drinks, festive enter- Chamber officers and ment and service and
tainment and presti- directors, as well as had accomplishments
gious awards. The ban- naming the Outstand- or awards during 2020.
quet also will feature ing Citizen of the Year,
a special celebration Small Business of the Large Business
of the Year- A locally
owned business with
more than 100 em-
ployees that has ex-
perienced outstanding
growth, demonstrated
community involve-
ment and service and
had accomplishments
or awards during 2020.
View banquet details
online at www.TCLM-
chamber.com/annu-
al-banquet. To reserve
your seat/table at the
gala, call the Chamber
at 409-935-1408 or
email at reservations@
texascitychamber.com.
February 2021 | Chamber Express | 5
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BUSINESS OF THE MONTH
Crescent Electric mercial, institutional/ In 2002, the bution and support,
was founded in medical, design build company added including switchgear
Crescent Electric and Industrial I & E 1946 as a full-service and maintenance. Industrial I&E, which and substation main-
1319 First Street electrical contractor, Crescent assists in the services local indus- tenance.
La Marque, TX 77568 performing electrical engineering, planning trial facilities. This Safety and custom-
409-935-2416 work throughout and procurement of business offers elec- er service are always
Crescent Electric: Grady Mack, President ; Chris Hines, Project Manager Galveston County. new projects for its trical maintenance, a top priority, and the
Industrial I & E: Carlisle Smith, President; Gary Saenz, Safety Officer The business covers a customers in order to instrumentation, and company is excited
www.crescent-electric.com broad range of elec- keep those projects new construction. In- to celebrate servicing
crescentelectric@comcast.net trical services, includ- as cost-effective as dustrial I&E performs Galveston County for
ing residential, com- possible. high-voltage distri- 75 years.
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February 2021 | Chamber Express | 9
MEMBER PROFILE
Farmers Copper Ltd. Co-Presidents Richard
Farmer, left, and Robert Farmer, right.
Farmers Copper Ltd.
9900 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway
Texas City, TX 77591
409-765-9003
dfarmer@farmers-copper.com
Representatives:
Richard Farmer and Robert Farmer
Tell us about what your company
does and its background.
Farmers Copper is a family-owned stocking distrib-
utor and metals service center. In 1920, brothers Les
Farmer Sr. and Sidney Farmer Sr. came to the U.S.
from England. Starting with the Farmers Marine Cop-
per Works, their love and dedication for the business
has been passed down through four generations.
How has your business succeeded
in the Texas City-La Marque region?
Farmers Copper Ltd. is one of the oldest family-op-
erated metal service centers in the U.S. In addition to
its headquarters in Texas City, the company also has a
branch warehouse in San Antonio.
What are some of your proudest accomplishments?
Some of the company’s proudest accomplishments
are that it continues to service the U.S. Navy and For-
tune 500 companies, while also helping local machine
and fabrication shops in the Galveston and Houston
area. The staff lives by the company motto of “Truth,
Quality and Service.”
What are you working on now?
Right now, the business is working on expanding
the company through social media, launching a new
website and adjusting to the new normal.
MEMBER PROFILE
Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce members have amazing talents and stores to tell. With this series, we want to introduce you to some of our members
and spotlight their businesses. If you would like to be spotlighted in our Member Profile, contact Lorrie Koster at lorrie@texascitychamber.com.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
A big ‘THANK YOU’ to these businesses for their long-standing support of the chamber
and this community. (Renewals from Dec. 16, 2020 to Jan. 22, 2021)
COMPANY/BUSINESS NUMBER OF YEARS COMPANY/BUSINESS NUMBER OF YEARS COMPANY/BUSINESS NUMBER OF YEARS
Joseph Hoover AIA & Associates 64 Texas First Bank 39 Refractory Construction Services Co. 12
Crescent Electric 60 Lyons & Plackemeier 36 Turbo Non Destructive Testing, Inc. 12
Trey Industries, Inc. 60 Oxbow Energy Solutions LLC 36 Advanced Refrigerant Technologies 10
The Galveston County Daily News 59 Wilkinson Supply 35 Congressman Randy Weber 10
United Way Galveston County Mainland 59 ROBCO Services 34 Gulf Coast Water Authority 10
Cook Ford 59 Kelley’s Country Cookin’ 34 Meador Staffing 9
HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland 56 Gus’ Restaurant, Inc. 34 Wells Fargo Advisors 8
College of the Mainland 54 Hospice Care Team, Inc. 33 Murray Lobb PLLC 7
Dunn Heat Exchangers Inc 53 Stewart Title Company 33 Wellnow Health Occupational/St. Elizabeth UCFP 7
AMOCO Federal Credit Union 52 Grand Prize Barbeque 33 Custom Chemical Services LLC 7
Emken-Linton Funeral Home 52 Texas First Insurance 33 Primero Industrial Services, Ltd. 6
Valero Texas City Refinery 47 Alex’s Air Conditioning 32 Willow Creek Golf Shop 5
Standard Steel Supply L.P. 46 D. Michael Bartholomew, P.C. 32
Open for Business Consulting 5
Triplex, Inc. 46 Doyle Law Firm 31
Concept Controls Inc. 5
Texas City Independent School District 45 OMI 30
Global Health - HASC 5
Bohn’s Building Materials 44 Mitchell Chuoke Plumbing, Inc. 30
Pro-Surve Technical Services, LLC 5
Beeler Manske Clinic L.L.P. 42 Housing Authority - City of Texas City 26
Land Tejas Development 4
Associated Credit Union of Texas 41 Chemical Process & Production 25
DeJean Construction Company, Inc. 41 Galveston Central Appraisal District 25 Verwater USA Projects, LLC 4
Gulf Coast Authority 41 Baypointe Manor Apartments 23 BMS Construction 3
Mainland Tool & Supply, Inc. 41 Catering by Benno 22 Next Generation Scaffold Services 3
Roberts, Johnson & Cain 41 Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen 22 Mobius Partners 3
TNMP 41 Diamondback Works, LP 19 Hospitality Health ER 3
Walton Roofing 41 State Senator Larry Taylor 18 The Mundy Companies 2
Bradshaw’s Florist, Inc. 40 Mainland Children’s Partnership 18 Sole’Ana Stables 2
Faust Distributing Company 40 Carnes Funeral Home 17 Kort Industries LLC 2
Action Personnel, Inc. 39 Edward Jones Investments - Harrity 14 Chick-fil-A 2
Del Papa Distributing 39 Norman Frede Chevrolet 14 Sea Star Base Galveston 1
Karat Creations Jewelry 39 Bayou Bistro 13 Gilhooley’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar 1
Sunrise Realty 39 Terraza Mexican Bar & Grill 13 Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital 1
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2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ron Assad Harry Faust Jaimin Modi
Gallant Builders Faust Distributing Co. HCA Healthcare Mainland
Ramiro Barba Cory Moss
Gail Figueroa
Port of Texas City Valero
Amoco Federal Credit Union
Georgia Meyer Barzilay Sam Navarro
Karat Creations Jewelry Felix Herrera Gartner Coatings, Inc.
Awesome Auto Accessories
Kevin Bogard Dr. Warren Nichols
Marathon Petroleum Alan Hutchins College of the Mainland
Jon Branson A&A Machine & Fabrication Ray Nunez Chamber Staff Chamber Express
City of Texas City
Charles “Tink” Jackson
Taylor & Hill
Page Michel, President/CEO Newsletter
Kirk Broiles City of La Marque Rusty Plackemeier Leanne Post, Administrative Assistant/Office Manager The publication of the Texas
Scribbles Embroidery Lyons & Plackemeier Lorrie Koster, Director of Communications City-La Marque Chamber
James Brumley April Jones
Bob Senter Jessica Spangle, Operations and Events Manager of Commerce is published
Oiltanking-Texas City, L.P. Queens Attic Boutique Texas First Insurance Jordan Kleinecke, Director of Membership monthly (second Sunday of
Jay Carnes Thomas Keim Jessie Trigo, Small Business Support Coordinator the month). Some content
Sonny Tholcken
Carnes Funeral Home
I.C.C.I. Trey Industries and photos provided as a
Joshua Chapman courtesy by The Galveston
Caitlin Kim Candice Towles Chamber Mission County Daily News.
Chapman Front End & Brakes
Domac, Inc.
Texas First Bank To serve members and enhance economic
Shane Day and community development
Terrance Trevino
Kodiak Metals Recycling Shane Long INEOS Aromatics Texas City-La Marque
Richard Devries BWC Terminals Andy Venables Chamber Vision Chamber of Commerce
Standard Steel Supply 9702 E.F. Lowry Expressway
Manny Lopez
Eastman To be recognized as a vital resource,
Shannon Doyle Osborn Christine Wade providing relevant, innovative and impactful Texas City, Texas 77590
El Cubano Cigar Factory
South Land Title UTMB Health programming that produces a healthy business 409-935-1408
Dr. Melissa Duarte Mike Meyer Cathie Woitina climate and an enhanced quality of life. www.TCLMchamber.com
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