< Previous10 | Chamber Express | September 2021 Bacliff | Bayou Vista | Clear Lake Shores | Dickinson | Friendswood | Hitchcock | Kemah | La Marque | League City | San Leon | Santa Fe | Texas City | Tiki Island www.uwgcm.org | (409) 948-4211 | 922 14th St. N. | PO Box 3098 | Texas City, TX 77592 LIVE UNITED UNITED WAY FIGHTS FOR THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EVERY PERSON IN EVERY COMMUNITY www.uwgcm.org | (409) 948-4211 | 2800 Texas Avenue | PO Box 3098 | Texas City, TX 77592 Serving ALL of the Mainland www.crowderfuneralhome.com Traditional Funeral Services • Cremation Specialists • Pre-Need Arrangements • Monuments • Headstones Celebrating 62 Years of Service 2425 SH 146 North • Texas City 409-945-4461 • Fax 409-945-8479 • Email: tctrr.com No. 4 In Texas No. 10 in U.S. Gulf Coast No. 15 in U.S. Nationwide PORT OF TEXAS CITY Texas City Terminal Railway Company Port Authority After over 30 years of working at the TC-LM Chamber, Lorrie decided to retire this year. Enjoy a look back over the years! A tremendous asset to the chamber and its members, Lorrie’s creative flair with communications and promotions will be greatly missed. Thank you, Lorrie, from the 2021 Chamber team! CONGRATULATIONS TO LORRIE KOSTER! 1989 2008 20062014 2017September 2021 | Chamber Express | 11 RENT • SALES • REPAIR 2830 TEXAS AVENUE TEXAS CITY 409-948-4497 Store Hours: Mon-Fri: 7am-6pm 24 Hour Call Out Service Available MAINLANDTOOL.COM Ron Assad Gallant Industrial Ramiro Barba Port of Texas City Georgia Meyer Barzilay Karat Creations Jewelry Kevin Bogard Marathon Petroleum Jon Branson City of Texas City James Brumley Oiltanking-Texas City, L.P. Jay Carnes Carnes Funeral Home Joshua Chapman Chapman Front End & Brakes Shane Day Kodiak Metals Recycling Richard Devries Standard Steel Supply Dr. Melissa Duarte Texas City I.S.D. Harry Faust Faust Distributing Co. Gail Figueroa Amoco Federal Credit Union Felix Herrera Awesome Auto Accessories Alan Hutchins A&A Machine & Fabrication April Jones Queens Attic Boutique Thomas Keim Industrial Commissioning Consultants International Caitlin Kim Domac, Inc. Shane Long BWC Terminals Manny Lopez El Cubano Cigar Factory Mike Meyer Ashland Cory Moss Valero Sam Navarro IPC Industries Dr. Warren Nichols College of the Mainland Ray Nunez Taylor & Hill Shannon Doyle Osborn South Land Title Rusty Plackemeier Lyons & Plackemeier Jim Russell HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland Bob Senter Texas First Insurance Sonny Tholcken Trey Industries Candice Towles Texas First Bank Andy Venables Eastman Christine Wade UTMB Health Cathie Woitina Associated Credit Union of Texas 2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chamber Express Newsletter The publication of the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce is published monthly (second Sunday of the month). Some content and photos provided as a courtesy by The Galveston County Daily News. Chamber Mission To serve members and enhance economic and community development. Chamber Vision To be recognized as a vital resource, providing relevant, innovative and impactful programming that produces a healthy business climate and an enhanced quality of life. Chamber Staff Page Michel, President/CEO Leanne Post, Administrative Assistant/Office Manager Stefanie Aldrich, Communications & Promotions Manager Jessica Spangle, Operations & Events Manager Jordan Kleinecke, Director of Membership Jessie Trigo, Small Business Support Coordinator Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce 9702 E.F. Lowry Expressway Texas City, Texas 77590 409-935-1408 www.TCLMchamber.com12 | Chamber Express | September 2021 GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A STEP UP SBA 504 rates as low as for 20 years.* 2.748%2.748% Contact us today to see how our dedicated SBA team might be able to help you! (281) 485-7270 · WWW.TEXASF IRST.BANK/SBA Texas First Bank is an SBA Preferred Lender with the knowledge and experience to process your loans quicker, more efficiently, and backed by the confidence of the US Government's Small Business Administration Office. WHAT IS AN SBA 504 LOAN? It’s a Small Business loan that can be used for real estate purchases, new construction, expansion, renovation, or long-term equipment purchases. Up to 90% nancing available Must be a for-pro t, owner-occupied business Terms up to 25 years Fully amortizing (no balloons), xed-rate loans for up to 40% of total project costs Net worth less than $15 million and average after-tax net pro t of no more than $5 million PresortedStandardU.S. PostagePAIDTexas City, TXPermit No. 12 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTEDNext >