Volume 042321 | April 23, 2021

Your weekly news & updates

Eagle Bank celebrated its grand opening April 22 with a ribbon cutting and open house. A branch of Round Top State Bank, Eagle Bank is at 106 NW Carlos G. Parker Blvd. Find them online at www.eagle-bank.com or call 512-309-6070.

Information & Education

The Chamber luncheon on Monday, May 17, will focus on workplace safety. Regan Rychetsky, of Insight Workplace Solutions, LLC., has 20 years of experience handling threats, threatening behavior, domestic violence, stalking and recovering from the aftermath of violence in the workplace. The luncheon will begin at noon at Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 180 Carlos G. Parker Blvd. Lunch will be catered by Plowman's Kitchen. Registration is $15 and can be done by clicking HERE. Space is limited due to Covid-19 safety restrictions. SPONSORED BY

Workshop registration open Are you ready to get back to growing your business? Are you ready to significantly grow your sales but not sure how? Have you made it too complicated? The Chamber is partnering with sales guru and certified ActionCOACH Scott Finkelstein to bring the workshop " 5 Proven Ways to Massive Sales & Profits" to Taylor 3-4 p.m. Monday, May 17, at Northview Christian Church, 2900 N. Main St. Taylor Finkelstein promises...Foolproof strategies your team will easily understand and do daily to grow sales effortlessly. He says his process will bring predictable and dependable revenue and profits to your business, and you will work fewer hours while the team produces for you! Learn some of the easy to implement strategies that helped Scott generate over $6 billion during his three decades in sales. Registration is $15 for Chamber members, $20 for non-members. Click HERE to sign up.

Chamber News and Calendar

Wednesday, May 5, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ribbon cutting: RCR Taylor Rail, 201 FM 3349, Taylor. Must RSVP to Chamber by May 3. Lunch is being served with actual ribbon cutting at 12:45 Thursday, May 6, 8 a.m. -- Finance: Zoom Monday, May 10, 5:15 p.m. -- Board Meeting: Zoom Tuesday, May 11, 5 p.m.-- Tourism: Zoom Wednesday, May 12, noon-- Advocacy: Zoom Monday, May 17, -- Luncheon: Workplace Safety with Regan Rychetsky. Click HERE to register. Monday, May 17, -- Workshop: 5 Proven ways to massive sales & profit. Click HERE to register. Wednesday, May 19, noon -- Programs & Services: Zoom Friday, May 21, noon -- Business Expo Thursday, May 27, 7:30 a.m. -- Funding: Zoom Thursday, June 3, 8 a.m. -- Finance: Zoom Tuesday, June 8, 5 p.m. -- Tourism: Zoom Wednesday, June 9, noon-- Advocacy : Zoom Monday, June 14, 5 p.m. -- Board Meeting: Zoom Wednesday, June 16, noon -- Programs & Services: Zoom For information on joining these or any Chamber meeting or committee, email info@taylorchamber.org.

We need you! In May, we will begin planning the 2021 Business Expo & Job Fair. Please let us know if you are willing to help us build the future for this great business event! Email your name and contact information to info@taylorchamber.org or call 512-352-6364 to let us know you are interested.

A Legislative update from the Advocacy Committee

Let your voice and business interests be heard! Your Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce’s Advocacy committee is here to help you do just that. With your guidance, we can better advocate for or against issues that are important to you, and not miss really important things that affect your company’s bottom line. The only way we can effectively represent your interests are if we hear from you. The more people we hear from, the better the Chamber advocate for you. In the past, the Chamber has polled you on a variety of topics. We’re thrilled when we hear from nearly 10% of you, yet this means we’re in the dark about what the other 90% of you really think. Small polling sample results risk been biased, unrepresentative, or, because we’ve asked about the wrong things, useless. So we are now looking for ways to better get your ideas on how we can strengthen communication pathways between the Chamber and you. One improvement we’ve made is the creation of an email link for you to let us know what’s on your mind - advocacy@taylorchamber.org  Please share your ideas of communication so we can better represent you and your company.  We look forward to hearing from you! And, if you'd rather just communicate directly with your legislators, you can use this link to find out how https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx

There are lot of bills that have worked their way through the legislative process that the Chamber has either supported or opposed with letters Supported General expression of support for local control SB5—Establishment of group to oversee expansion of broadband access SB 249—Expands business interruption insurance to pandemic related business issues SB 1184—Establishes Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future to engage business, state agencies and local workforce system to build workforce talent pipeline SB 1964—Establishes subsidized child care for pre-kindergarten children HB 333—Establishes a Texas Service Corps providing student loan relief, job training, and work experience in exchange for community service in underserved areas HB 2607—sets rating system standards for child care, expansion of subsidized child care(pre-kindergarten) outreach HB 3208—creation of an additional judicial district in Williamson county to address case overloads Opposed HB 749—prevents cities from lobbying in legislative affairs using taxpayer money (restricts local control) You can follow the progress of these bills at https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/BillNumber.aspx

Member announcements

Celebrating 50 years Join Taylor ISD as they honor Charles Schroeder for his service to the district at an open house 4 -5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, with a special presentation at 5 p.m.at the Main Street Events Center, 3101 N. Main St. Rotary celebrates 100 years Taylor Rotary Club will celebrate 100 years in Taylor at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at The Loose Screw, 410 W. 7th St. A short ceremony will begin at 2:15 with cake at the Rotary booth outside on the grounds of Old Taylor High. Should rain dampen the area, this portion of the event will be moved indoors. Volunteer Fair scheduled for Saturday, May 1 has been postponed due to weather.

Schedule a blood donation Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Taylor will host a blood drive 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 18 and June 22.. To register for an appointment, call 877-724-4376 or click HERE. S&D Plumbing is looking to for the best people to join their team. They have openings for the following: Residential Service Plumber Customer Service Representative Recruiter Plumber Apprentice To apply, contact Amanda Lawson at 512-595-5352 ext. 109 or amanda@sanddplumbing.com ----------- Top Hat Chimney Sweeps is looking for a Customer Service Representative. Some Saturdays are required. Please call Angela at 512-352-0313 or email your resume to info@tophatchimneysweeps.net.  Burkes Store seeks employees A Burkes Outlet store is planning to open early this summer in the old Beall's location at 3100 N. Main St. and is looking for employees. Click HERE to apply for store associate positions. Click HERE to apply for store leadership positions or text "APPLY" to 888-342-1142 for retail sales associate positions.

Entertainment calendar  WilCo EXPO: Click here to look at what's going on out at the Expo Center.  SPJST Post 29: Gabriel River Band plays on April 30. Find May's schedule here. Texas Beer Company: To keep up with everything going on at TBC, click here. Red Cap Cigar Lounge: See their schedule here Marshall's Tavern 2: Find out what's going on here.