Congressman Jodey Arrington and George McMahan receive awards. pg. 8

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YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY SEEKS INNOVATIVE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR 2018-2019 PROGRAM pg. 3

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...AND MORE!

• Chamber Launches West Texas Employer Health Plan, pg. 5

• Meet Leadership Lubbock Alumnus, Barry Orr, pg. 9

• ServPro of Southwest Lubbock Celebrates 10 Years! pg. 11

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Thank you 5-STAR INVESTORS!

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Click here to visit our website, log into the mem-bers only portal, submit events/job openings and much more!

Quick Headlines!Chamber Launches West Texas Employer Health Plan ... 5Work Your Connections .................................................... 7 Congressman Jodey Arrington and George McMahan Receive Awards ................................................................... 8Meet Leadership Lubbock Alumnus Barry Orr .................9Your Vote, Your Voice ............................................................ 10ServPro of Southwest Lubbock Celebrates 10 Years ... 11Meet the September Business of the Month ................... 14

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY (YEA!) SEEKS INNOVATIVE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The Lubbock Chamber Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 year. YEA! is a 30-week pro-gram that guides middle and high school stu-dents through launching and running their own real businesses or non-profit organization.

YEA! is open to all students in grades 6-12. While in the program, students will receive all the necessary tools to launch their very own real, legal businesses. This includes access to valuable experts like attorneys, accountants, business mentors, and graphic designers; plus an audience with investors for real start-up cash!

YEA! classes kick off on Oct. 23 and end with a graduation ceremony on May 14, 2019. Clas-sess will meet every Tues. from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Texas Tech Innovation Hub, 3911 4th St.

Thanks to a generous grant from the CH Foundation, tuition will be $195 for the entire 30-week program, that takes participants from student to CEO of a fully functioning business.

Limited spots are available! The selection process is competitive and applicants are inter-viewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The YEA! program is presented by Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA). To learn more or to apply for the 2018-2019 class visit www.LubbockChamber.com/YEA.

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2018 Board of DirectorsEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEChairman Cory Powell, TTU Mentor Tech - Division of Diversity, Equity & InclusionChairman-elect Abel Castro, FirstBank & Trust Co. Immediate Past Chairwoman Diannah Tatum, Sanford & Tatum Insurance Agency Treasurer Gabe Vitela, One Guy from Italy - 50th StreetSecretary Eddie McBride, Lubbock Chamber of CommerceVice Chairman - Business Advocacy Dave Marcinkowski, Madera CompaniesVice Chairwoman - Chamber Services and Member Engagement Kathy Oaks, American Cancer Society Vice Chairman - Communications and Public Relations Chris Lonngren, Schlotzsky’sVice Chairwoman - Community Development Shannon Spencer, Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc.Vice Chairwoman - Programs, Services and Events Sharon Hyde Bass, Volunteer Center of Lubbock

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJeremy Barbee, Roy Neal Insurance Agency Inc.Byrnie Bass, R. Byrn Bass, Jr., Attorney at LawSteve Beck, Covenant HealthBeth Bridges, South Plains Mall OfficeKevin Bryan, Digital Base ProductionsKeith Bryant, Lubbock-Cooper Independent School DistrictFernando Bustos, Bustos Law Firm, PCRey Carrasco, Kimley-Horn and AssociatesChris Chambers, Chambers EngineeringRenee Gonzales DavisCasey Doyle, Casey Carpet OneJeff Horn, Benchmark Business SolutionsChris James, United SupermarketsDana Johnston, FirstCare Health PlansBrent King, UMC Health SystemMike Lambert, Feed & Thangs Farm StoreDana Madison, Calvert Home Health CareBecky Palmer, Atmos EnergyTony Pena, FirstCapital BankL. Timothy Perrin, Lubbock Christian UniversityCathy Pope, RetiredVanessa Reasoner, Grace Health SystemDr. Berhl Robertson, Lubbock Independent School DistrictPam Sharpe, The Price GroupMarcie Truby, Director’s ChoiceIan van Reenen, Young Professionals of Lubbock

Chamber StaffPresident/CEO Eddie McBride, IOM

Executive Vice President Norma Ritz Johnson, CCE, IOM

CFO/COO Sheri Nugent, IOM

Vice President - Programs, Services & Events Christye Weld, IOM

Director of Communications & Public Relations Haily Wells, IOM

Director of Leadership Programs Amy Marquez, IOM

Member Relations Director Cathy Potter

Director of Government Relations Kyle Jacobson

Event Specialist Allison Cottrell

Accounting Specialist Charetta West

Administrative Assistant/Office Coordinator Patsy Moffett

Customer Service Representative Taylor Frick

Communications Intern Carson Glenewinkel

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Last month, the Lubbock Chamber of Com-merce announced new health insurance plan options for small business members, made possible by Association Health Plan rules issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) last month. The Chamber is targeting an effective coverage date for the new West Texas Employ-er Health Plan as early as October 1.

“The opportunity for this new flexibility is due to an Executive Order issued last fall by the White House that allows for the creation of As-sociation Health Plans for small employers with 50 or fewer employees. Those regulations were finalized in late June,” said Chamber Chairman Cory Powell. “The Lubbock Chamber actively urged and provided input into this new rule, and we have worked diligently to explore solu-tions we could bring to small businesses with-out delay.”

Congressman Jodey Arrington also was on hand and offered remarks at the announce-ment. Powell said the Chamber had regularly expressed the healthcare related concerns and needs of small businesses in West Texas with the Congressman, who also applauded the new USDOL rule.

Under the new rule, small businesses can enjoy the flexibility that large businesses have under the Affordable Care Act by pooling to-gether. Until now, small businesses have been under more stringent Affordable Care Act regu-lations than large businesses.

The Chamber hopes to roll out plans soon with a possible effective date of October 1 and is working closely with its insurance carrier partners.

“The Chamber has carefully and thoughtful-ly evaluated our options on behalf of our mem-bers, to whom we know we are accountable for finding the best solutions for the issues that keep them up at night,” said Powell.

The Chamber provided detailed input to the U.S. Department of Labor on Association Health Plan regulations earlier this year and in May traveled to Washington D.C. to discuss the importance of this issue Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz as well as Congressman Jodey Arrington and organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

“We understand the challenges our small business members face when it comes to health insurance coverage,” said Chamber Chairman Cory Powell. “We are doing our best to roll out these new plan options soon.”

LUBBOCK CHAMBER LAUNCHES WEST TEXAS EMPLOYER HEALTH PLAN

(left to right) Chamber Chairman Cory Powell; Congressman Jodey Arrington; Norma Ritz Johnson; Danny Kotch (Mutual Med); Mark Bellman (United HealthCare); Eddie McBride

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For a complete list of Chamber and member events, visit our calendar online at lubbockchamber.com/events.

4 YEA! Information Session – 6 p.m. – 3911 4th St.

5 Ambassador Orientation – 4 p.m. – LCOC

6 Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 8:30 a.m. – Wells Fargo Building, 1500 Broadway, LEDA Board Rm - 5th Floor

Ribbon Cutting: Office Depot – 11 a.m. 6805 Slide Rd.

7 Transportation Committee – 10:30 a.m. – LCOC Ribbon Cutting: Dale Carnegie Training – 10:30 a.m. 10309 Indiana Ave.

11 YP Off-the-Clock sponsored by Staybridge Suites 5:30 p.m. – 4801 S Loop 289

13 Business After Hours sponsored by First United Bank – 5:30 p.m. – 5802 4th St.

14 Government Relations Committee – 10:30 a.m. – LCOC

17 Leadership Lubbock Steering Committee 3:30 p.m. – LCOC Hub City BBQ Committee – 4 p.m. – Wells Fargo Building, 1500 Broadway, LEDA Board Rm - 5th Floor

18 Ribbon Cutting: Hoverstate – 4 p.m. 800 Broadway, Ste. 100B

19 Leadership Lubbock Youth Day – All Day Ribbon Cutting: Family Smiles of Lubbock – 10 a.m. 5709 4th St. Ambassador Luncheon sponsored by Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theatre – 12 p.m. – 5101 Clovis Hwy. Ribbon Cutting: Lunchbox Wax – 4 p.m. 6810 Milwaukee Ave.

20 Executive Committee – 12 p.m. – LCOC Ribbon Cutting: ServPro of Southwest Lubbock’s 10th Anniversary – 4 p.m. – 7477 CR 7000

22 Ribbon Cutting: Harms Pavillion – 11 a.m. 4404 Idalou Hwy.

25 Ribbon Cutting: Blair Chiropractic Clinic – 4 p.m. 1212 Ave. J

26 YP Lunch & Learn – 11:30 a.m. – Picoso’s Mexican Restaurant, 7611 Milwaukee Ave.

27 Board of Directors – 10 a.m. – TBD Young Professionals Steering Committee – 4 p.m. – LCOC Business After Hours sponsored by FirstBank & Trust 5:30 p.m. – Brisas Seafood & Lounge, 4210 82nd St.

*LCOC = Lubbock Chamber of Commerce

Mark Your Calendars!HARVEST LUNCHEON | October 4

HUB CITY BBQ COOK-OFF | October 11

STATE OF THE TTU SYSTEM LUNCHEON | October 16

ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS | November 29

VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR CALL FOR MORE INFO!LubbockChamber.com | 806.761.7000

September Calendar

CONGRATS TO THREE-TIMEAMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH!

Paulene Salamon

“I’m honored to continue to be a part of the Chamber. I value all the rela-tionships Kona Ice has and I look for-ward to being a part of this community for years to come.”

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WORK YOUR CONNECTIONSWhat is your definition of selling? If your defini-

tion of selling is pressuring people to buy things they don’t want, then that belief may be holding your own sales back. ActionCOACH’s definition of selling is: “Professionally helping people buy what they want.”

Let’s consider how most people approach buy-ing anything:

• We love to buy but hate to be sold• We buy from people we like • We like people we trust• We trust people who care about us and who

demonstrate that in some tangible way In short, we buy from people with whom we

have relationships.So if prospects buy from people with whom they

have a relationship then the fastest way to increase sales is to have more mutually beneficial relation-ships. Think about that for a moment and then ask yourself, How does cold calling fit into that model? How do product pitches fit into that model? And how does the desperate-for-a-sale type salesperson fit into that model? The answer is they don’t.

So how do you build relationships?Connect – You need to be around prospects that

might be able to use your product or service so you can interact with them. This includes working with your existing customers, networking to meet new people face-to-face or broad-based communica-tions (web, direct marketing) to offer value to those who may be ready to buy.

Listen – The first step in building a relationship is to listen and learn about the other person. What are the challenges, problems or concerns of the prospects you have met or the audience you are addressing? Ask the questions: What is the biggest challenge you face? How could anyone help you? What would you like to do differently in the next 90-days?

Add Value – You have to give real value to demonstrate that you care about the prospect in or-der to start creating a relationship.

Let’s look as some examples of how business owners can increase the number of connections:

A software patent attorney called other attor-neys he knew, none of whom focused on the soft-ware patent area. He asked them to coffee, lunch or breakfast and then chatted with them about their business and for ways to help them. In several cases

he was able to offer software patent work for exist-ing clients of the other attorney. Thus making the other attorney more valuable in the eyes of their cli-ent while building a stronger relationship with the attorney, which led to referrals of new clients who needed software patents.

The owner of a database management company created a referral system to encourage existing cus-tomers to introduce him to new prospects. He in-cluded a monetary reward for any introduction that led to a sale. He was able to make connections with several new prospects this way.

Other business owners have used Chamber of Commerce meetings, or other networking meetings to make new connections by focusing on how they can help the people they meet rather than simply spouting their infomercial. You have probably ex-perienced the boring 60-second monologue. Keep your opening statement to three seconds and let the person ask you questions.

A real estate attorney wanted to make new con-nections with mortgage brokers, but couldn’t find a networking venue and didn’t believe any broker would take the time to meet with an unknown at-torney. Instead he had a fruit basket from Edible Ar-rangements sent to mortgage brokers with a note that said, “I’m not your average real estate attorney and I will stop by your office next week to discuss how I can help you. Enjoy the fruit.” Sufficient to say, the broker was eager to meet with the attorney when he stopped by as he had already given value in a very memorable way!

The old adage is that sales is a numbers game, and that is true. But rather than thinking that you have to meet X prospects per week, to have Y sales meetings, to make Z sales, think about how many connections you can make this week and how many of those connections you can provide added value to so they will become mutually beneficial relation-ships.

A great book on increasing sales through mak-ing connections is Jeffrey Gitomer’s The Little Black Book of Connections. You can find a link to Jeffrey’s book on Amazon by clicking here.

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THANKS TO TAX REFORM

Lower Electricity BillsLast month, the U.S. Chamber’s Global En-

ergy Institute (GEI) released a new analysis that quantifies billions of dollars of savings in low-er electric bills Americans are starting to realize stemming from enactment of the Tax Cut & Jobs Act. Investor owned utilities (IOU) saw signifi-cant tax rate reductions from comprehensive tax reform and are now passing on those sav-ings to their customers. GEI quantified that total savings in 12 representative states and further calculated the average residential customers’ savings. With businesses and families keeping more of their money, we also modeled the ad-ditional economic growth and job creation ex-pected to occur.

The 12 representative states GEI analyzed were Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Texas and Virginia. Across those states, customer savings over the next five years (2018-2022) will range from $100 million in Maine to over $3 billion in California. Each state also sees meaningful GDP and job gains as a result of these customer savings.

The Texas specific numbers are below:

Total 5-Year IOU Savings: $1.212 Billion

5 Year State GDP Gains: $2.48 Billion

Sustained Job Gains: 4,850

Passage of last year’s tax reform continues to have pro-growth effects on the U.S. economy and benefits for businesses and families which now include lower electricity rates. Energy costs are a major expense for businesses, so lower-ing those costs can have a significant effect on one’s bottom line and results in more savings, investments, and new jobs.

Click here to read the full report.

Congratulations CONGRESSMAN JODEY ARRINGTONAND GEORGE MCMAHAN

During the Legislative Ap-preciation luncheon last month, Congressman Jodey Arrington received the Spirit for Enterprise award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and George McMa-han received the Champion for Business Award sponsored by Alderson Auto Group.

(left to right) George McMahan; Congressman Jodey Arrington; David Alderson; Chamber Chairman Cory Powell; Eddie McBride

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Barry Orr has over 40 years of banking experience including organizing and founding First Bank Lubbock Bancshares hold-ing company in 1993. He has suc-cessfully completed 14 mergers or acquisitions during his tenure as Chairman and CEO of First Bank Lubbock Bancshares.

Orr previously served as Pres-ident and CEO, as well as Director of First American Bank & Mort-gage. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas Tech University and attended the Stonier Grad-uate School of Banking at Rutgers University.

Orr is actively involved in the community and has previously served in leadership roles for several organizations. Currently, he is serv-ing as Chairman and board member for the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance and is on the Board of Advisors for Phi Gamma Delta at Texas Tech University.

He graduated from the Chamber’s Lead-ership Lubbock program in 1984, and in 2008 he was named a Leadership Lubbock Distin-guished Alumnus.

Orr has been married to his wife Kathy for 38 years and currently resides in Lubbock. He has two children and five grandchildren.

Orr believes Leadership Lubbock helped prepare him for his position as CEO, “First off, it gave me a broader perspective of the commu-nity. It got my mindset as to what is important in the community and what I wanted to be in-volved in.”

Orr looks for three leadership qualities in a person. “I look for humility and respect for oth-ers, regardless of their position. Whether it’s my shoeshine guy, the janitor, or my executive president, I treat them all the same. Everyone knows I care about them. I also want people who are self-motivated. I can lead them, and I can coach them, but if they don’t have the moti-vation, they’re out.”

Orr says FirstBank & Trust attempts to send an employee through the Leadership Lubbock program every year. “We look for someone that we think can be enhanced through the program. We have our own internal Lead-ership Lubbock, Emerge Leader-ship, a two-year program taught by Mark Persal. Every year there are around 12 people in the class, and it’s those people we recog-nize that we want to move in this

organization. Leadership Lubbock is a great compliment to our program because it gives a broader perspective of the entire community.”

Orr urges anyone who is wanting to apply for Leadership Lubbock to remember the names of not only classmates but presenters too.

“When you come to anyone and say that you were in Leadership Lubbock and heard their presentation, they are immediately going to jump across the desk and help you,” Orr said. “Also make sure to stay tight with your class and keep networked. When I chaired several different divisions for United Way and in all my community activity, that’s where I went for my leadership and my support team.”

After completing the program, Orr wants to encourage graduates to get involved. “When you come out of the program, you get to work. Your company didn’t put you in there just for grins, and the Chamber didn’t spend all that time on you, just for grins. You get out there and as soon as you possibly can you serve our community. Complete your application to serve in a city com-mittee. That is the number one place you can start serving.”

The application process has ended for the 2019 Leadership Lubbock class, but to be con-tacted when applications open next year for the 2020 class visit the Leadership Lubbock landing page.

To learn more about FirstBank and Trust visit its website or call (806) 788-0800.

MEET LEADERSHIP LUBBOCK ALUMNUS AND FIRSTBANK & TRUST CEO Barry Orr

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YOUR VOTE! Your Voice!"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who can register to vote?To be eligible to register to vote in Texas you must:

• Be a United States Citizen• Be a resident of the county where you submit

the application• Be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years

and 10 months)• Not be a convicted felon (you may be eligible

to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation and parole)

• Not be declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law

Am I registered to vote in Lubbock County?• If you are not registered to vote in Lubbock

County, you will need to complete a Voter Regis-tration application.

• This also applies if you are registered in another Texas County but are now a resident of Lubbock County. Once you are registered in Lubbock County, your registration in your previous coun-ty will be automatically cancelled.

Am I registered to vote in another Texas County?• Completed applications must be returned to

the Lubbock County Elections Office in person, or postmarked, by the 30th day before any elec-tion in which you desire to vote.

Register to Vote on LubbockChamber.com or stop by the Lubbock Chamber office to pick up a form!

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CELEBRATES 10 YEARS!ServPro of Southwest LubbockSERVPRO® of Southwest Lubbock is a fran-

chise independently owned and operated by Joel Mowery and David Miller, both residing in Lubbock with over 60 years of water damage and fire restoration experience between them. They bought the franchise in 2008 with one truck and immediately went to work. They hired two technicians to work as a crew on water damages and hired Jennifer Jones to work in the office in October of that same year. As the years passed and the company grew more employees were needed as well as a bigger office. In 2012 they moved in to a bigger office with a larger ware-house for more equipment and more vehicles. In 2014 Tony Silvas joined the sales staff, bringing with him more than 25 years of ex-perience in the industry. That same year, Joel and David along with Greg Daniel, past employee with over 25 years of experience, opened MDM Construc-tion, rounding out the services that SERVPRO® could do by bringing everything in-house to handle turn-key projects, from start to finish.

In 2016 SERVPRO® finished their building in Southwest Lubbock and moved in. They have grown even more since and added on some more space to the back of the warehouse. As the years have gone by and the business has grown they have added to their employee count to include 40+ employees now including Jeffery Palmer—Operations Manager, Tony Sil-vas—Sales Manager, Jennifer Jones—Market-ing Manager, Emily Lusk—Office Manager/HR, Zach Frost—Production Manager-Water Dam-age Division, Lucas Flores—Production Man-

ager-Cleaning Division, Carolyn Vasquez—Pro-duction Manager-Fire Damage Division. They are now considered a large loss team with sup-port from SERVPRO® corporate, which means that no job is too big or too small. They have worked on many large loss projects including Super Storm Sandy in New York, flooding in Ba-ton Rouge Louisiana and in Tennessee as well as large fire and water losses here at home in Lubbock. They are proud to be a Texas Tech corporate sponsor and a member of the Lub-bock Chamber of Commerce.

SERVPRO® of Southwest Lubbock has al-ways strived to support the lo-cal community by sponsoring local non-profit organizations including: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Chal-lenger Little League, Ameri-

can Red Cross, and Coats For Kids program with the Lubbock Professional Fire Fighters Associa-tion.

SERVPRO® of Southwest Lubbock is proud to have received the following awards both lo-cally and from the SERVPRO® corporation:

• Volunteer Center of Lubbock—Business Of The Year-2015

• Franchise of the Year—Texas & Louisi-ana—2012 & 2016

• Rookie Volume Award—SERVPRO® cor-porate—2009

• Outstanding Sales Performance—SERV-PRO® corporate—2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

On Thurs., Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. SERVPRO® of Southwest Lubbock will celebrate its 10 year an-niversary with a ribbon cutting and reception.

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Where do you work and what does your job entail? I work for Atmos Energy Corporation. Atmos Energy serves over 3.2 million customers across eight states. Our West Texas Di-vision is headquar-tered in Lubbock. We have approximately 300,000 customers, 350 employees and 7800 miles of distri-

bution pipeline across West Texas. Our vision is to be the safest provider of Natural Gas. We will invest over $100 million dollars of capital in our west Texas system over the next 12 months, with over 80 per-cent of that spent on safety and reliability. I serve as President of the West Texas Division. How did you get involved with the Chamber and what keeps you involved? I got involved with the Chamber shortly after I moved to Lubbock in 2014. My first experience with the Chamber was partici-pating in the Leadership Lubbock program. It was a great experience for me to meet people who are involved in the community and to learn more about Lubbock and what makes it great. The connections with the business community that are developed through the Chamber is what is most impactful for me personally and for our organization. Eddie and his team do a fantastic job making sure the needs of the businesses in Lubbock are being met and stay-ing focused on finding the right things to do to move Lubbock forward.

What is your favorite event/program/effort of the Chamber? This is a difficult question because there are so many programs and events that the Chamber does so well. I think Leadership Lubbock is probably one of the most impactful programs for businesses in Lubbock for the reasons I men-tioned before. However, the Diversity Summit this past spring is probably my favorite event that I have been a part of with the Lubbock Chamber. It was the beginning of a long conversation about how to make our businesses stronger and more successful by taking advantages of the diversity that is already here in our community.

What are some of your other community lead-ership roles? I serve on the Board if Directors for the United Way and I also serve on the board at Live Oak Community Church. My husband and I are also involved with CASA of the South Plains. CASA is an excellent organization that I would encourage any-one to look into if they are interested in making a difference in the lives of some of the most vulnera-ble children in our community. Finish this sentence: Never again will I… Snow ski! I’m just not a winter sport kind of girl! Other than that, there is not much that I would take back, that’s not to say I don’t have regrets or things I wish I would have done differently. However those are the things I’ve learned the most from. One thing that I have learned is how important it is to choose your words wisely. You never know who is listening or who may be impacted by what you say and how you say it. When you have the opportunity to speak, whenever possible make sure you use your words to encourage and inspire those around you to grow and make a positive difference.

MEET CHAMBER BOARD MEMBER Becky Palmer

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PARTNERS FOR RENEWING YOUR CHAMBER INVESTMENTThank You

August Renewals

Acme BrickAHEC of the PlainsAPN Property, LLC (Milwaukee Plaza Shopping Center)Armstrong, Philley and Co., CPAAvero DiagnosticsAycock MediaworksBalloons by the BunchBCC, Inc.Ben E. Keith FoodsBolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss, LLPBrittain Promotional ProductsCaprock WasteCarillon LifeCare CommunityCentury 21-John Walton RealtorsChoice MediaClearview Custom Homes, LLCClosing the Gaps P-20 CouncilComfort Masters Plumbing, Heat-ing, & AirCommunity Health Center of LubbockCoNetrixCowan-Hill Bond Agency, Inc.Craftsman Printers, Inc.Crown Point Health PartnersDan Wilson Homes, Inc.Delijah Salon & BoutiqueDuo Distributors, Inc.Edwards Body WorksFarmers Insurance - Tommy Potts AgencyFirst Bank of MuleshoeFirstBank & Trust Co.Foresight Eye Care, PLLCGalatia Life Partners, LLCGilbreath Property Co., LCGoodwill Industries of Northwest TXGriffin Wink AdvertisingHank Daniel Construction, LLCHB ConstructionHeartland House, Inc. Senior Hous-ing Assisted LivingHeritage Oaks Nursing & RehabHospice of the South PlainsHurst Farm Supply, Inc.Hydrite Chemical CompanyImpact Fire ServicesIrrigation DynamicsJane Rowley, MD, PAJohnson Pumping, Inc.JSA Tires Inc.

Junior League of LubbockKidney Care Center, LLCKnight FarmsKona-Ice of South LubbockKW Commercial - Leigh Anne WikleL. Howard Construction, Inc.Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial DesignersLakeridge Nursing & RehabilitationLokey InvestmentsLowery Plumbing, Heating & ACLowe’s Home Improvement CenterLubbock Area United WayLubbock Association of RealtorsLubbock Beer Garden, LLCLubbock Christian SchoolLubbock Designscapes, LLCLubbock Hospitality Nursing & RehabLubbock ISDLubbock Professional Firefighters Association, #972Lubbock-Cooper ISDLubbockhomes.infoMartinez Law OfficeMary Kay Cosmetics - Fellows, HelenMcMahon Vinson Bennett, LLPMicrotel Inn & Suites by WyndhamMonterey Church of ChristNomiss CommunicationOEI EngineeringOnyx Stone, LLCParkridge - 79th & SlidePayne & CribbsPhysical Therapy Today - S. LoopPotato Specialty Co.Practice Champions-GreenWay HealthcareProAgri Spraying ServiceQuality Body ShopRDA Beauty SupplyRenaissance Apartment Homes at

NorthParkResearch & Testing LabratoryRobert Hodge Trucking, LLCRock Solid AthleticsRudy’s Texas Bar-B-QSERVPRO of Southwest LubbockSIMFLOSouth Plains Welding Supply, Inc.Stars & Stripes Drive-In TheatreSunburst FarmsSynergy HomeCareTexas Tech ClubThe Altman Group, Inc.The Altman Insurance GroupThe BlocThe Plaza RestaurantThe Sleep StationThe Today CenterThe Triple J Chophouse & Brew Co.Tommy Klein Construction, Inc.Townsquare Media of LubbockTriple G RenovationsTropical Smoothie CafeTruittWebTucky’s Auto Parts and SupplyUtility Contractors of America, Inc.Verizon Wireless- Russell CellularViva Kids LubbockV-tech Environmental ServicesWentz OrthodonticsWildcat Fitness & EquipmentWorkforce Solutions South Plains Board Administration

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CONGRATULATIONS TO SEPTEMBER BUSINESS OF THE MONTH

Southwest Council of AgribusinessHow has being a member of the Lubbock Cham-ber of Commerce helped to increase your busi-ness, relationships in the business community and/or community involvement? The SWCA is an association of businesses just like the Chamber, and together we are working to build a platform to communicate the importance of agriculture to the Lubbock economy and the surrounding area. With an estimated 40 percent of all economic activity for Lubbock relating to agriculture, the interests of ag-riculture producers and local businesses are one in the same. When did Southwest Council of Agribusiness join the Chamber? The SWCA has membership in five states, but is headquartered in Hub City, U.S.A. We have been a member and partnered with the Cham-ber since our beginning in 2006. What is your favorite part of being a member of the Chamber? We value being part of a collabora-tion to strengthen and promote the businesses that make Lubbock such a great city…and of course, the happy hours. In what ways is Southwest Council of Agribusi-ness involved with the Chamber? SWCA is very involved and works closely with the great chamber staff on federal issues in Washington, D.C. We also love and appreciate the various ways the chamber celebrates agriculture and we try to be a part of that however we can. Does Southwest Council of Agribusiness have a favorite Chamber event? If so, what? True to our ag roots, we love the Harvest Luncheon. What has Southwest Council of Agribusiness been focusing on lately? This is a farm bill year which means significant federal laws directly af-fecting farmers are being rewritten. In addition, we were active on the tax bill, regulatory relief, trade disputes/policy, and even the immigration debate via agriculture guestworker provisions. It’s been busy, thus our response in question three above.

Tell us about your business. The Southwest Coun-cil is an alliance of agricultural organizations (like Texas Corn Producers and Plains Cotton Growers), financial institutions, and main street businesses, es-tablished to actively advocate for strong agricultural policy, which is vital to the businesses and economy of the greater Southwest area including Texas, Okla-homa, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado. Our mission is to represent and promote broad-based Agriculture and Business interests and in-crease economic opportunity in the Southwest re-gion of the U.S. both now and for the future through the pursuit of good and stable agricultural policy, through information sharing and the building of relationships and alliances within the area, and through the promotion of value-added agribusi-ness and other enterprises that capture more of the wealth created from our land, water and other nat-ural resources for the people and communities of the region.

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NEW PARTNERS |August 2018WelcomeAmerican Shaman of Lubbock (806) 407-36002147 50th St., Ste. BLubbock, TX 79412Health, Food & Wellness Products

Diamond Nails Spa (806) 414-77797704 Milwaukee Ave., Ste. 101 Lubbock, TX 79424 Nail Salons and/or Manicures

E.C. Benefit Advisors, LLC (210) 812-919527030 Sage Creek Boerne, TX 78006Insurance - Life & Health

Galbraith Group(806) 993-10157021 Kewanee Ave., Unit 2-102 Lubbock, TX 79424 Insurance - Life & Health Garden of Eden Massage Studio(806) 474-60438212 Ithaca Ave., Ste. 8Lubbock, TX 79423 Massage Therapy

HUB Funding Solutions(806) 777-29026008 116th St.Lubbock, TX 79424 Finance Company

King Street Pub(806) 993-10108004 Indiana Ave., Ste. B-18 Lubbock, TX 79423 Restaurants

KRFE Radio, Inc.(806) 745-58006602 MLK Blvd.Lubbock, TX 79404 Radio Stations

Lone Star Mobile Med(877) 360-89305504 Wayne Ave., Ste. 105 Lubbock, TX 79414 Health Care - Other Services

Lubbock Area Toastmasters(301) 980-8609Various Meeting LocationsEducation

Montoya Gibbs Insurance(806) 797-84813807 24th St.Lubbock, TX 79410Insurance

Music & Arts(806) 795-557910901 S. University Ave.Lubbock, TX 79423 Music - Stores, Dealers, and/or Service

Mutual Med, Inc.(800) 747-41264441 82nd St., Ste. 212PMB #306Lubbock, TX 79424 Insurance - Life & Health

N2 Publishing(806) 438-80105307 111th St.Lubbock, TX 79424 Advertising

On The Rock Chip Repair (806) 407-09044835 53rd St.Lubbock, TX 79414 Auto Glass

Overhead Door Pros (800) 910-70255817 22nd St.Lubbock, TX 79407Garage Doors

Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe(806) 783-30324805 S. Loop 289, Bldg. 400 Lubbock, TX 79424 Restaurants

SCORE Lubbock(575) 887-40731205 Texas Ave., Room 408 Lubbock, TX 79401 Non Profit Organizations

Sentext Solutions(806) 283-5999512 FM 2378 Lubbock, TX 79407 Marketing Consulting

Shift Automotive Group(806) 993-10945610 58th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 Automobile Dealers - Used

The Thomas Agency(806) 535-1959 5012 50th St., Ste. 203Lubbock, TX 79414 Insurance

The Willows Event Center (806) 855-89326303 82nd St.Lubbock, TX 79424 Banquets, Parties, Wedding & Special Events Center

Trane U.S., Inc.(806) 747-02668308 Upland Ave.Lubbock, TX 79424 Heating & Air Conditioning Two Circle G Tile Co., LLC (806) 548-2891 622 31st St. Lubbock, TX 79410 Tile - Ceramic Dealers

Upcoming Mixers!SEPTEMBER 11

YP Off-the-Clock sponsored by Staybridge Suites

5:30 p.m. – 4801 S Loop 289

SEPTEMBER 13Business After Hours sponsored by First United Bank

5:30 p.m. – 5802 4th St.

SEPTEMBER 27 Business After Hours sponsored

by FirstBank & Trust 5:30 p.m. – Brisas Seatfood &

Lounge, 4210 82nd St.

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August 2018Sponsored by:

RIBBON CUTTINGS & GROUNDBREAKINGS

Picoso’s Mexican Kitchen7611 Milwaukee Ave.

McAlister’s Deli6810 Milwaukee Ave., STE 1300

Betenbough Homes “Bell Farms” Model Home

13715 University Ave.

Planet Fitness3249 50th St.

Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids5412 Slide Rd., STE 200

Pirkle-Weir Insurance Agency

10210 Frankford Ave., STE 130

Diamond Nail Spa7704 Milwaukee Ave., STE 101

AimBank6502 Slide Rd., STE 110

Alliance Credit Union224 34th St.

Bucketheads2910 W. Loop 289, STE 415

Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe805 S. Loop 289, Bldg 400

American Shaman of Lubbock

2147 B 50th St.

The Hearing Doctor4505 82nd St., STE 8

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