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VOLUME XXXVII NO. 5 JUNE/JULY
The Navigator
Nor th Channel Area Chamber of Commerce “Your Channel to Success”
We are
pleased to announce that
our Chamber Founda-
tion is having a casino
night fundraiser on Fri-
day, August 11th. Foun-
dation Chairman Jim
Wadzinski said, “With
your help, the North
Channel Area Foun-
dation can have an
ever greater impact
on our service area
through its support
of projects that bene-
fit everyone who
lives and works in the
Join Us, “Deep in The Heart of Texas” By Margie Buentello, President & CEO
will be great food, drinks,
prizes, music and danc-
ing. Chef Jerry from the
Holiday Inn Channelview
is sure to please every-
one’s appetite. Of
course there will be a
selection of liquid spirits.
All proceeds go to
the North Channel Area
Foundation, a 501 c 3.
For more infor-
mation, contact Blan-
call 713-450-3600. We hope to see y’all
there!
cludes food, drinks and
$5,000 in funny money.
We want to extend a
gracious thank you to
our $2,500 Title Sponsor
Ronny Dwairy and Best-
way Oilfield. Thanks also go out to the City of
Jacinto City for the free
use of the Jacinto City
Town Center and to the
following Corporate
Sponsors: Amegy Bank,
Community Toyota*
H o n d a * K i a * , a n d
Arkema, Inc.
Come try your hand
at poker, blackjack, rou-
lette and craps. There
North Channel area.” Put on your boots
and join us for a great
evening of fun, music,
Vegas style gambling and
a chance at great prizes
“Deep in The Heart of
Texas” from 7-11pm on
Friday, August 11th at
the Jacinto City Town
Center. Corporate
Sponsorships are availa-
ble for $600 and individ-
ual tickets are $75. A
corporate sponsorship
includes food and drinks
for eight people plus $40,000 in funny money.
An individual ticket in-
NO JULY LUNCHEON
Friday, August 4
Monthly Luncheon 11:30 am @ Jacinto City Town Center
1025 Oates Rd., 77029
Speaker—Constable Chris Diaz
Tuesday, August 8
Ambassadors Meeting 11:30 am @ Chamber office, hosted by
Bates Collision Centers.
Friday, August 11 The North Channel Area Foundation’s
Casino Night 7:00 pm—11:00 pm @ Jacinto City
Town Center, 1025 Oates Rd., 77029
NOTE: For an up-to-date listing,
please go to our website,
www.northchannelarea.com. Send
RSVPs to [email protected]
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Board of Directors 2
New Members 2
Renewals 3
Port Briefs 3
Ribbon Cuttings 4
2017 Board of Directors
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NEW MEMBERS Adam Lund— Chairman
Capital Bank
Shalonda Dawkins– Chairman Elect
United Community Credit Union
John Moore– 1st Vice Chair
Galena Park ISD
Christie Gates— Treasurer
Sheldon ISD
Lucia Bates – Immediate Past Chair,
LB Marketing Solutions
Marcile Barnett, Bates Collison Centers
Brandan Baird, Woodforest National Bank
Angela Broussard, Broussard’s Real Estate
Rick Brown, Arkema, Inc.
Ronny Dwairy, Bestway Oilfield
Pedro Garcia, Port Houston
Dr. Allatia Harris, San Jacinto College
June Harris, Halo Branded Solutions
Gretchen Knowles, Harris County Pct. 2
Greg Ollis, Channelview ISD
Bill Palko, Amegy Bank
Dr. Bill Raffetto, San Jacinto College North
Garland Rutherford, LyondellBasell
Lon Squyres, City of Jacinto City
Jim Wadzinski, Community Toyota/Kia/
Honda
Mike Williams, Edward Jones
Staff
Margie Buentello, President & CEO
Blanca Beltran, Member Relations Coordi-
nator
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
Iberiabank
13535 East Freeway, Suite 18, Houston, TX 77015
Phone: (713) 624-7820
Kim Nguyen,
Guillermo (Willy) Carpio, guiller-
www.iberiabank.com
Banks
Link Staffing
11811 East Freeway, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77029
Phone: (713)-455-6700
Beverly Litton, [email protected]
www.linkstaffing.com/locations/houston-east
Staffing
Portico Services, Inc.
8002 Parkglen Dr., Houston, TX 77049
Phone: (832) 896-7891
John Portillo, [email protected]
www.gotportico.com
Construction/ Fire & Water Restoration
SCORE Association
8701 S. Gessner, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77074
Phone: (832) 593-3914
Tony Morales, [email protected]
David Lurie, [email protected]
www.houston.score.org
Mentors, Non-profit
Walgreens
11107 Market Street Rd., Jacinto City, TX 77029
Phone: 713-451-9005
Temika Verdine
www.walgreens.com
Pharmacy, Retail
Weekare Pediatrics
14630 Woodforest Blvd., Houston, TX 77015
Kamela Whittaker, [email protected]
Melisa Hernandez, [email protected]
Phone: 281-540-5437
[email protected] | www.weekare.net
Medical Clinic / Physicians & Surgeons-M.D.-Pediatrics
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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.
PORT BRIEFS
1-9 Years UTLX 9 Years Everitt Industrial Supply 8 Years Mustang Rental Service 7 Years Alliance Safety 6 Years Shell Federal Credit Union 5 Years Walgreens – Uvalde 5 Years A & L Industrial Services 4 Years Constable Chris Diaz 4 Years ICB—Int’l Community Builders 4 Years TopDog Fireworks 4 Years Bibo’s Café 3 Years Legend Oaks 3 Years Tax Amalysis Plu Enterprises 3 Years Walgreens—Wallisville 2 Years Unified V & D LLC 2 Years Whataburger 1 Year
21-35 Years Albright & Lumpkin, P.C. 31 Years Halo Branded Solutions 26 Years Slocomb Insurance Agency, Inc. 25 Years 10-19 Years Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, LLP 18 Years City of Jacinto City 16 Years Dr. Carmen Wong 15 Years Wallisville Road Boat Storage 15 Years Bates Collision Centers 14 Years RNA Mechanical, Inc. 14 Years State Senator Sylvia Garcia 14 Years Murff’s Turf Farm 14 Years Amegy Bank 10 Years
During the May 24th meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority, Chairman Janiece Longoria shared high-
lights of a briefing and tour of the Houston Ship Channel provided to Lt. General Todd Semonite, Commanding General and Chief
of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During his visit, Chairman Longoria outlined the economic impact of the Port
of Houston and made the case that dredging the Houston Ship Channel is an investment that generates jobs and economic benefit
for the nation.
Lt. General Semonite came to Houston to see first-hand all the activity at the Port of Houston, and review the progress of im-
provements being considered during the current Corps mega-study. Conducted in partnership with Port Houston, the study is
looking at potential future improvements to the channel. Following a briefing with leadership and staff, Lt. General Semonite was
given a waterside channel tour, highlighting opportunities of the project.
Chairman Longoria shared that Lt. General Semonite was “very impressed” with what he saw and learned. He featured his visit to
the Port of Houston in an ongoing series “On the Road Again with LTG Semonite.” His comments about the port can be seen at
the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSzwlbCeiHo
In his report to the Port Commission, Executive Director Roger Guenther said that Port Houston “continues to perform well op-
erationally,” handling nearly 13 million tons of cargo for the year, an increase of nine percent over last year. Total conta iner vol-
umes have also grown, by 12 percent. “A majority of this increase is due to loaded units, which showed an increase of 16 percent
compared to the same time last year,” he said.
During his report, Mr. Guenther also commented on “tremendous investments” being made along the channel by the private sec-
tor, in addition to the ongoing investments by Port Houston. Mr. Guenther highlighted that several items on the agenda for the
Port Commission’s consideration, including a permit for dock construction as well as barge leasing facilities, would support private
sector investment efforts that would in turn help create growth opportunities for the region.
Those items were approved by the Port Commission. Other items approved included the purchase of nine new rubber tired-
gantry cranes to handle the continued growth in Port Houston’s container volumes.
Corps Visit Highlights Houston Ship Channel’s Importance to Nation
Taken from: www.porthouston.com
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The North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to promote economic
development and provide real solutions for business and community prosperity.
RIBBON CUTTINGS
A ribbon cutting was held on May 22 for Dunkin Donuts,
located at 1010 Federal Rd., 77015
A ribbon cutting was held on May 22 for Flaming Grill & Supreme
Buffet, located at 11420 East Freeway, 77029.