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910 E Main St., #10, New Iberia, LA

Every year the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce (GICC) presents an “Outstanding Civic Service” Award to a member of our community who has shown exemplary service by volunteering their time and energy to Iberia Parish. The recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Civic Service Award will be recognized at the Chamber's Annual Banquet, which is currently slated for Thursday, July 28th.

Every year the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce (GICC) recognizes one or two companies for development (growth/expansion) and/or business diversification. The purpose of the Business Impact Award is to recognize and promote our community’s culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, resiliency, and to celebrate business success in Iberia Parish. The recipients of the 2021 Business Impact Awards will be recognized at the Chamber's Annual Banquet, which is currently slated for Thursday, July 28th.

Your Chamber has added three new voices to the Board of Directors this year. Congratulations to Anthony Taylor of McDonald's - Miller Management, Debra Savoie of Garden View Assisted Living of New Iberia, Louisiana, and Dr. Kelsey Webb of Women First, LLC. Each of these community leaders represent a different industry of business in Iberia Parish, and will enrich the Chamber's work through their own perspectives in the months to come. Welcome aboard!

Every year, members of the Chamber's Board of Directors renew their commitment to Iberia Parish's business community by moving into leadership roles within the Chamber's Executive Committee. Board members spend a year in each of these roles, as they chair a different event the Chamber hosts every year, eventually serving as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.

This year, your Chamber welcomes the following officers on our Executive Committee:

Chairperson - Lennie Fields, First Horizon Bank

First Vice-Chairperson - Rob Cowan, Brown & Brown Insurance

Second Vice-Chairperson - Linda Horton, Iberia Driving Academy

Third Vice-Chairperson - Joshua Pellerin, CopyNet

Immediate Past Chairperson - Wendell Verret, Twin Parish Port

Treasurer - Shalee Landry, Castaing, Hussey, and Lolan

Find out how three entities with specific missions work in concert to move economic development forward in Iberia Parish. During this final stakeholder partners review and forecast, the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation (IDF) Chair Chad Courtois and executive director Mike Tarantino, Iberia Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Chair Cecil Hymel and chair of the Iberia Development Foundation (community development non-profit) Fran Henderson bring us up to speed on recent accomplishments and look into expectations and goals of 2022.

The segment goes LIVE on Teche Matters - KANE 107.5FM/AM1240 and 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 during the 10 o'clock hour Thursday (2/24/2022).

Stream audio LIVE at www.kane1240.com; via the TuneIn app or ask your smart-speaker to "play K.A.N.E."

Positively Iberia program segment launches after KANE Jeff Bogg's first commercial break, usually, around 10:20AM-ish till 11am.

ICYMI: Missed the Tourism Report last week? Click here to check it out.

City Officials met with the First National Bank of Jeanerette on Tuesday, February 15^th, to finalize the purchase of $3,000,000 of Revenue Bonds. Proceeds of the bond issuance will be used for the Louisiana Pepperplex Facility.

A representative of The First National Bank of Jeanerette was present Tuesday, February 15^th, at City Hall to meet with city officials to finalize the purchase of $3,000,000 of Revenue Bonds issued by the New Iberia Economic Development District Number 3. of the City of New Iberia. The City of New Iberia will provide funding, if necessary, by agreement through an Interagency Agreement executed between the District and the City.

Cleco small businesses can apply for a new Power Wise™ energy savings program beginning this spring. Qualified customers who complete the online form will receive a complimentary business kit filled with energy-saving products that include Energy Star® LED bulbs, low-flow faucet aerators, and a red exit retrofit kit for their office or business. Changing out old lighting to new efficient LEDs is an easy way for businesses to become more energy efficient and to stop wasting energy.

LED CEO Roundtables is an award-winning program that lets groups of small business executives engage in peer-to-peer learning and hear from speakers on topics such as accounting, marketing, human resources and leadership development. Roundtables allow participants to learn and understand how to incorporate best practices and new strategies into their businesses. Applications must be submitted by the March 31 deadline. The program begins in July. Groups of 15 to 18 participants are selected in each region and meet 10 times over the course of a year. All CEOs of Louisiana small businesses are encouraged to apply. For more information, contact Chris Cassagne, Assistant Director of LED Small Business Services, at 225-342-5882.

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