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Today's email includes an important warning from the US Department of Agriculture regarding unsolicited seed shipments, a thank you to our golf tournament sponsors and a list of winners, a weekly update from the Texas Association of Business, an article from Amarillo EDC on recruiting employees to your company, and three new small business winners from Amarillo Matters. Get information on these things and more below.
We are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation and add new information and resources to our
COVID Resource Page
on our website that may be important to our members.
On behalf of our Board of Directors, Staff and the Amarillo business community, we want to thank you for your continued support of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, and we look forward to serving you now and in the future. Please let us know what we can do to help your business.
Gary Molberg
President & CEO
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
806.373.7800
806.342.2001 direct
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Mystery Seeds Arrive in Texas
Recipients advised to report unsolicited seed shipments
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Texas residents are now among those across the nation receiving mysterious seeds delivered by mail in tiny bags marked as jewelry. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are on alert because these seeds are unsolicited.
Kevin Ong, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service plant pathologist and director of the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station, said the concern arises because these packages have seeds in them instead of what is listed, and there is no information on what type of seeds they might be.
“We don’t know what kind of seeds they are,” Ong said. “Not knowing what the seeds are could potentially open our agriculture industry up to noxious weeds. If that proves to be the case, if they take hold, they could impact agriculture negatively.”
According to USDA-Animal, Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, the Plant Protection and Quarantine, PPQ, regulates the importation of plants and plant products under the authority of the Plant Protection Act. PPQ maintains its import program to safeguard U.S. agriculture and natural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment or spread of animal and plant pests and noxious weeds. These regulations prohibit or restrict the importation of living plants, plant parts and seeds for propagation.
“Seeds for planting can be produced all over the world and some you buy may come from other countries,” Ong said. “Companies that sell these seeds have the necessary permits. In this situation, the source is not readily known. What USDA wants to know is why are people getting these and are they noxious weeds.”
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21st Annual Chamber Open Golf Tournament Results
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Thank you to all of the sponsors, teams, players and volunteers who helped make our 21st Annual Chamber Open a big success last week. Check out our sponsors and list of winners below or on our
website.
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Congratulations to our Winners!
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BACK NINE DIVISION WINNERS
1st Place (55)
Ag Texas Team 1
Matt Cox
Lee Ogletree
Conner Allen
Tony Harper
2nd Place (56)
Ben E Keith Team 2
Kevin Smith
Rick Lowery
Josh Fuller
Royce Green
3rd Place (58)
Duke Electric Company Team 2
Nathan Frazier
Larry Cunyus
Scott Perry
David Barnes
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FRONT NINE DIVISION WINNERS
1st Place (56)
Ryan O'Neal Autos
Mike Conrad
Ryan O'Neal
Scott Eudy
Caden Conrad
2nd Place (57)
UniFirst Team 2
Joe Torres
Jeff Ray
Curtis Baldwin
Mark Graham
3rd Place (57)
Team Amarillo
Paul Molberg
Charles Thompson
Eric Moya
Gary Molberg
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Golfers had the opportunity to win some cash prizes for being "Closest to the Pin" on Wildhorse #15 and Mustang #8. Thank you to Bruckner's for sponsoring this fun hole challenge at last week's tournament paying out $100 for 3rd closest, $150 for 2nd closest, and $250 to the closest to the pin from their initial tee shot.
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FRONT NINE DIVISION WINNERS
1
st – Mark Adams – West Texas Golf Cars – 9 ft
2
nd – Kory Clark – Shiver Megert & Assoc – 23.1 ft
3
rd – Dan Smith – Shiver Megert & Assoc – 23.5 ft
BACK NINE DIVISION WINNERS
1
st – Brian Warner – Budweiser – 9.2 ft
2
nd – Tony Harper – Ag Texas – 11.1 ft
3
rd – Jeff Irwin – Happy State Bank – 13 ft
Photo: Jason Harrison presenting Tony Harper with his $150 cash prize for 2nd Place in the Back Nine Closest to the Pin shot.
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Texas Association of Business
Top Things to Know this Week for Texas Businesses
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Topics in this week's Texas Association of Business email includes:
- Chris Lamond Talks Priorities & Expectations for the Final Stimulus Package
- Keep Texas Moving Wants Lawmakers to Reconsider Public Private Partnerships for Road Projects
- Governor Abbott Extends Early Voting for November Election by Six Days, Starting October 13th
- New Study Says a Nondiscrimination Law Could Bring Big Business to Texas
- Texas' Sales Tax Holiday to Take Place Next August 7-9; Social Distancing Encouraged and more
Click here or the TAB logo to read the entire weekly newsletter.
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Sponsored Content.
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Recruit to Amarillo (Even During a Pandemic)
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With an ever-changing workforce climate, we understand that you want to hire the right people, and ultimately keep the right people in order to build and grow your organizations. In your search to hire (specifically during a pandemic setting), you may find yourself exhausting your resources or your HR departments. The Amarillo EDC wanted to create tools for you to recruit and retain talent and ultimately grow your business.
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Small Businesses Still Have Opportunity to Win Money
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If you are a Chamber Member business with fewer than 50 employees, be sure you sign up for the chance to win $1,000 for your business and $500 for one of your customers from Amarillo Matters. They have already named 16 business winners, including White Rabbit Antiques, Groovy Pop Gourmet Popcorn, Real Deals - Amarillo, Makie Black, Reserve by HRB Designs, Little Bees Playhouse, Palace Coffee, Snapology of Amarillo, Golden Spread Roofing, Cadence's Canine Creations, The Urban Giraffe, D&D Mattress, Amarillo Grape & Olive, Doche Cleaners, Vaughan's, The Perfect Peach Body Waxing Studio, Blaze's Automotive, Jeff's Gunslingers, Mitch E's Fresh Frozen Lemonade, Party Wheels, and Victoria Jones Jewelry.
To be eligible for prize money, businesses must be locally-owned, have less than 50 employees, and be a member of one of the local chambers of commerce. Businesses can still sign up to participate at
www.amarillomatters.com/shoplocal.
Each Monday, a participating business will be selected at random and awarded $1,000. The following Friday, one of the businesses' customers from the week will be selected at random to receive $500.
Businesses must complete the
online form
to be eligible.
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Congrats to these July 27th Winners
Shop with them this week for a chance to win $500
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Hoyler Paint & Texture
Amarillo
(806) 680-3478
By Appointment
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Paint Nail Bar
9180 Town Square Blvd Suite 1031
(806) 367-7105
Closed Sundays
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Yellow City IT
7201 West Interstate 40 Ste 220
(806) 316-5711
Open Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
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Today, the U.S. population officially hit 330 million people! The population count and data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau is not possible without an accurate and complete count of everyone living in the U.S. The 2020 Census collects data once every 10 years and provides a snapshot of our nation. Respond today at
2020census.gov to ensure everyone in your household is counted. #AmericaCounts
Click here to view the infogram with the latest response updates for our region.
Click here to watch the 30-second PSA, "Every Moment Counts."
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Chamber Partner CGI Communications Offers
Advertising Options to Members
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CGI Communications has been a partner of the Amarillo Chamber for a number of years. CGI handles several advertising products offered to our members including website banner ads, community videos, ReviewTube reviews, and now has a new Magellan tool for voice activated website searching for text and videos.
Our representative, Al Forys, and his team will be reaching out to some of our members in the coming days and weeks to offer more information about these tools that may be beneficial for your business.
Should you want more information on any of their products, reach out to Al Forys at the contact information below.
Senior Sales Executive
CGI Communications, Inc.
(585) 576-0947
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We try to alert you anytime a third party may contact you so that you know they are a trusted and legitimate partner of the Amarillo Chamber. You may see our complete list of advertising options and partners on the
Advertising Opportunities
page of our website. We encourage you to always check this site or contact
Penni Bentley
at (806) 373-7800 to verify our official program partners before giving out personal or financial information.
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Not only is this site updated daily with the City of Amarillo's daily report card, but we are regularly adding new links from local, state and national sources.
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Chamber & Convention & Visitor Council Staff
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President/CEO
Executive VP Governmental Affairs
VP of Membership & Business Development
Senior Director of Communications
Membership Director
Database Administrator
Business Development Coordinator
Director of First Impressions
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CVC Deputy Director
CVC Executive Assistant
CVC Director of Convention Services
CVC Director of Brand Management
CVC Tourism Coordinator
CVC Sales Manager
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See our Staff Directory with photos, direct phone numbers and more on our
Contact Us
page of the website.
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2019-20 Chamber Board of Directors
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dusty Doyle - Chair
Casey Carpet One Floor & Home
Chris Reed - Chair-Elect
Reed Beverage
John Luciano - Finance Chair
Street Volkswagen
Michelle Reichert - Past Chair
CNS Pantex
Gary Molberg - President & CEO
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Brandy Sanchez - Membership Chair
KAMR/KCIT/KCPN-TV
Wes Wright - Business Chair
Wright Law TX, PLLC
Bob Murray - Governmental Affairs Chair
AimBank
Leon Church - Agriculture Chair
Potter County Commission
Stephanie Price - Quality of Life Chair
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
Angela Knapp Eggers - CVC Chair
Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health
Ginger Nelson - Mayor
City of Amarillo
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DIRECTORS
Tyler Andrews, Andrews & Associates / cat.man.du
Blaine Baker, Denton & Baker Agency
David Bishop, Amarillo ISD
Lew Bradshaw, Pat Davis Properties
Lloyd Brown, Amarillo EDC
Kevin Carter, Amarillo EDC
Ryan Chandler, Northwest Texas Healthcare
Richard Constancio, Shiver-Megert & Associates
Joe Graham, Graham Brothers Jewelers
Jason Henderson, Bell
Mark Hodges, FirstCapital Bank of Texas
Julie Imke, WTAMU Amarillo Center
Charles Leard, M&R Liquor
Trent Morris, Workforce Solutions Panhandle
Ed Nichols, Brown, Graham & Company, P.C.
Joseph Peterson, Edward Jones
Aaron Sage, Sage Oil Vac
Doug Street, Affiliated Foods
Wendi Swope, Double U Marketing
Ronnie Walker, Xcel Energy
Peter Warrick, Atmos Energy
Mikel Williamson, Happy State Bank
Lance Wolff, Insurica DFB
Learn more about our Board of Directors
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The Chamber cannot guarantee your success or your profitability, but it can guarantee the right business climate for you to succeed.
– Author Unknown
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