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VOLUME XXXV NO. 7 SEPTEMBER 2015
The Navigator
Nor th Channel Area Chamber of Commerce
“Your Channel to Success”
Chamber Happenings Please take full advantage of
your membership by attending or
sponsoring a Chamber function. De-
tails of some upcoming events are
outlined below. Other opportunities
can be found in future Navigator
editions or on our website. I encourage you attend these
events. It is the most affordable way
to reach the greatest number of po-
tential customers, supporters and
business partners. Remember to
bring your business cards.
COFFEE NETWORK
Come join us for morning coffee
and meet with other business profes-
sionals and community leaders.
Free to all members and non mem-
bers. Each person gets 30 seconds
to talk about themselves or organi-
zation.
Inside this issue:
Board of Directors 2
Staff 2
New Members 2
Port Briefs 2
Renewals 3
Calendar of Events 3
Ribbon Cuttings 4
When: Tuesday, September 29,
2015, 9:30 am
Where: Hampton Inn, 10505 East
Freeway, 77029
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
Please come hear Shane Wil-
liams, Foreign Trade Zone and Eco-
nomic Development Manager for
the Port of Houston Authority.
When: Friday, October 2, 11:30 am
Where: San Jacinto College N., 5800
Uvalde Rd., 77049
RSVP: [email protected] Cost: $20 member,
$25 non members
M/V SAM HOUSTON
DINNER TOUR
Don’t forget to RSVP for this in-
formative and enjoyable boat tour.
If you have never been, you sure do
not want to miss this. No cost.
When: Thursday, October 22,
5:30—7:30 pm
Where: 7300 Clinton Dr., Gate 8
RSVP: [email protected]
N O R T H C H A N N E L
SALUTES
On this day, we will honor our
veterans, current military personnel,
police officers, fireman and EMTs.
In addition there will be a lunch, a
Business Expo and a Health Fair.
Active military, veterans and first
responders may come by the Cham-
ber office to receive their free lunch
ticket. Lunch tickets for all others
are $15 each and must be pur-
chased in advance. Please consid-
er sponsoring some of our vet-
erans and first responders’
lunches.
BOOTHS ARE SOLD OUT. Call to
be put on a waiting list. The Cham-
ber Foundation is selling raffle tickets
for a Henry “Big Boy” .44 magnum
lever action rifle for $20 each or 6
for $100. The raffle drawing will
take place on the day of NC Salutes.
When: Thursday, November 5,
Expo & Health Fair: 10 am—2 PM.
Lunch: 11:30 am. Program: Noon
Where: Armenta’s Banquet Hall,
823 Sheldon Road, Channelview
More events are listed on page 3.
For the most up-to-date information
about any events, go to our website,
www.northchannelarea.com, call the
office at 713-450-3600 or email
2015 Board of Directors
PAGE 2 THE NAVIGATOR VOLUME XXXV NO. 7
Old River Terrace United Methodist Church
Greg Smith, Pastor; [email protected]
16102 East Freeway
Channelview, TX 77530
(281) 452-2861
www.ortumc.org
Churches
Walgreens
Matt May; [email protected]
15111 Wallisville Rd.
Houston, TX 77049
(281)458-6342
Pharmacy
NEW MEMBERS Kimberly Gonzalez— Chairman
Platinum Copier Solutions
Lucia Bates— Chairman-Elect
LB Marketing Solutions
Adam Lund– 1st Vice Chairman
Capital Bank
Shalonda Dawkins– Treasurer
United Community Credit Union
John Moore— Secretary
Galena Park ISD
Greg Ollis – Immediate Past Chair,
Channelview ISD
Alice Adams, East Houston Reg. Med. Center
Marcile Barnett, Bates Collison Centers
Angela Broussard, Broussard’s Real Estate Inv.
Rick Brown, Arkema, Inc.
Marlene Clowers, Congressman Gene Green
Matt Davis, Individual
Ronny Dwairy, Bestway Oilfield
Pedro Garcia, Port of Houston Authority
Christie Gates, Sheldon ISD
Dr. Vickey Giles, Sheldon ISD
Dr. Allatia Harris, San Jacinto College
Gretchen Knowles, Harris County Pct. 2
Erika Koehler, Wendel D. Ley YMCA
Bill Palko, Amegy Bank
Carlton Porter, CenterPoint Energy
Garland Rutherford, LyondellBasell
Joe Stephens, Farmers Insurance
Jim Wadzinski, Community Toyota/Kia/Honda
Mike Williams, Edward Jones
STAFF
Margie Buentello, President & CEO
Blanca Beltran, Member Relations Coordinator
Joselin Escobar, Administrative Assistant
North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce
13301 I-10 East Freeway, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77015 (713) 450-3600
www.northchannelarea.com
The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) Procurement Services Department is proud to announce the implementation of a new vendor system called BuySpeed™ e-Procurement So-lution (“BuySpeed”). BuySpeed will replace the Vendor In-formation System (VIS) and will enable suppliers and ven-dors to find and respond to bid opportunities through a more efficient online procurement portal.
The Port will be making the transition from the Vendor Infor-mation System to BuySpeed in the First Quarter of 2016. All vendors and suppliers who wish to do business with the Port of Houston or receive bid notifications MUST RE-REGISTER within the BuySpeed E-Procurement Solution System in the 4th quarter of 2015.
Please continue to monitor PHA’s website for more details as the launch date approaches.
PORT BRIEFS VENDOR INFORMATION
SYSTEM UPDATE
The North Channel Area Chamber of
Commerce’s mission is to promote economic
development and provide real solutions for
business and community prosperity.
PAGE 3 THE NAVIGATOR VOLUME XXXV NO. 7
RENEWALS A special thank you to the following members who have shown their
dedicated support of the Chamber and the community by renewing their membership investment.
September 22-23 Membership Drive @
the Chamber office
Tuesday, September 29
Free Coffee Networking 9:30 am @ The Hampton Inn, 10505 East Freeway, 77029
Friday, October 2
Monthly Luncheon 11:30 am @ San Jacinto College N., 5800 Uvalde Rd.
Program: Port of Houston Authority
Thursday, October 8
NC Ribbon Cutting
11:45 am @ Hampton Inn Grand Opening 11 am – 2 pm, 10505 East Freeway, 77029
Monday, October 12
Columbus Day
Chamber office closed
Tuesday, October 13
Ambassador Meeting
4:30 pm @ Holiday Inn 16311 East Freeway, Channelview, 77530
Thursday, October 22 Port of Houston Chamber Dinner Tour 5:30 pm @ 7300 Clinton Drive, Gate 8. RSVP required to blanca@ncachamber.
Tuesday, November 3
Election Day
Thursday, November 5 North Channel Salutes/Expo, 10 am—2 pm. Lunch—11:30—12:30, Program—Noon
Armenta’s Banquet Hall
Wednesday, November 11
Veterans Day
Chamber office closed
November 26-27
Thanksgiving Holidays
Chamber office closed
NO DEC. LUNCHEON
Wednesday, December 2
Business After Hours
5 – 7 pm, @ Sylvan Beach
Tuesday, December 8
Chamber Open House
Noon-3 pm
@ Chamber Office
Holiday Inn East 5 Years La Quinta Inn & Suites—Channelview 5 Years Powerhouse of Love Ministries 4 Years Alliance Safety 4 Years Allstate Insurance—Joe Simien 4 Years JW Communications 4 Years Ross Mortuary, Inc. 4 Years McCord Development 4 Years John Kirchner 3 Years Kelly Sebastian 3 Years Woodforest Civic Asso. 3 Years Capital Title 2 Years Vickie Harrison 2 Years Denise Smith 2 Years Jasen Rabalais 1 Year Southwest Galvanizing 1 Year The Market Street Feed Store 1 Year Deerbrook Plaza 1 Year Jeffrey W. Burnett, PLLC 1 Year
21-35 Years Tharling Air Cond. & Appliance Serv. 33 Years Mc’s Electric Service, Inc. 30 Years Pineforest Jewelry, Inc. 29 Years 11-20 Years Congressman Gene Green 19 Years Mr. Gatti’s No. 412 18 Years Stanley Parts & Equipment 16 Years Investor’s Management 14 Years North Shore Rotary 13 Years Enterprise Crude Pipeline LLC 12 Years A-1 Fire Equipment 11 Years Sterling Wood Church 11 Years 1-10 Years Jerry Fallin 10 Years Platinum Copier Solutions 8 Years Wallisville Dental Associates, PA 8 Years
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Pictured left: The newly
renovated Southside Clinic
located at the Galena
Park Community Resource
and Training Center,
1721 16th St., Galena
Park.
Pictured below: FastSigns
located at 11430 East
Freeway, 77029.
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Above: County Commissioner Jack Morman cut the ribbon for the newly expanded Freeport Street on August 27.
Pictured below—New nature trail located on Maxey Rd., a part-
nership with the city of Houston and North Shore Community
Fellowship of Faith.
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