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Friday, November 19, 2021Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Announces Speaker and 2021 Annual Award Winners
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce announced Melynn Sight, President of nSight Marketing and one of the nation’s leading experts on how organizations drive value, as the keynote speaker for its Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on Thurs., Dec. 2 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. She is the author of the book “Breakthrough Value”, which puts organizations on the road to discover and communicate their unique value. Sight wraps brains, hearts, guts, and energy into assessing
Wednesday, November 10, 2021Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Announces Top 20 Under 40 Award Honorees
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and the Young Professionals of Lubbock are excited to announce this year’s Top 20 Under 40 award recipients. The following will be honored at a banquet on Wed., Nov. 17 from 6-8 p.m. at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center.Daniel Albus, ParkhillLindsey Bartley, The Lindsey Bartley Team at Taylor Reid RealtyKristin Bingham, South Plains CollegeMeagan Bratton, South Plains Food BankJessie Cayton, Lubbock ISDSonya Garcia, Peoples BankJera Gentry, UMC Health
Wednesday, October 20, 2021Tickets on Sale for 5th Annual Lubbock Uncorked Wine Festival
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce has announced tickets are now on sale for its Lubbock Uncorked wine event, presented by Market Street, on Saturday, November 6 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the American Windmill Museum. A celebration of West Texas wine and grapes, Lubbock Uncorked will showcase Texas wineries offering a large variety of wine for attendees to taste and enjoy. Wine is also available to purchase by the bottle to take home. Winemakers from throughout the state will be available to
Thursday, October 14, 2021Lubbock Chamber Announces 2021 Hub City BBQ Cookoff Award Winners
Thursday, October 14, 2021Lubbock Chamber Announces 2021 Hub City BBQ Cookoff Award Winners
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Hub City BBQ Cookoff, presented by West Texas Land Guys, recognized local businesses for the best BBQ in the Hub City today. There were 74 teams that competed in six food categories which included: Bloody Mary, Beans, Ribs, Brisket, Dessert and a mystery item, sweet potatoes. The annual event is held at the South Plains Fairgrounds. After the competition concludes and awards are announced, nearly 4,000 people attend the event to sample BBQ from
Wednesday, September 22, 2021Lubbock Chamber of Commerce to Host 21st Annual Hub City BBQ
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce’s 21st annual Hub City BBQ, presented by West Texas Land Guys, will be held on Thurs., Oct. 14 from 5 – 8 p.m. at the South Plains Fairgrounds. This year’s event will feature live music entertainment from Texas-based Copper Chief – voted the Texas Regional Radio Report’s “New Band of the Year 2019”. Lubbock-based country music band Jason Nutt and Highway 70 will also perform. The cookoff will feature up to 70 teams competing for the titles of best brisket,
Wednesday, September 08, 2021Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board Names Kay McDowell as CEO
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce (LCC) Board of Directors announced Kay McDowell as the next President and CEO succeeding Eddie McBride who is retiring after leading the Chamber since 1999. McDowell will be responsible for leading a diverse team of volunteer business leaders and professional staff to fulfill the Chamber’s mission to strengthen, promote, and serve the Lubbock business community. McDowell comes to the Chamber with more than 25 years of experience in consumer marketing,
Tuesday, August 24, 2021Lubbock Chamber Announces 12-Day “Discovering Poland” Trip
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce has announced a 12-day trip to Poland scheduled to depart on April 23, 2022. Chamber members and their family and friends are invited on this once in a lifetime experience. On an all-encompassing tour of Poland, uncover the country’s poignant past and engaging present. Tour the thriving capital city of Warsaw, reborn after World War II. See Wawel Castle, the former home to the kings of Imperial Poland. Behold the Black Madonna while visiting the Jasna Góra
Tuesday, August 03, 2021Angela Lambert Selected for Inclusive Economic Growth Fellowship
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Director of Community Development, Angela Lambert, has been selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) to study economic recovery and resilience strategies with 21 other chambers of commerce professionals from communities throughout the United States. The Fellowship for Inclusive Economic Growth is an immersive executive development program that provides chamber of commerce professionals with education and tools to build a more
Friday, June 25, 2021Lubbock Chamber Receives Two First-Place TCCE Communication Awards
LUBBOCK, Texas – Earlier this week representatives from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce attended the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) conference in South Padre, walking away with two first-place communication awards. The Chamber won first place for its “Chamber is” video in the Digital Media category. The video, created in part of the Brand Realignment Campaign, launched in August of 2019 to help tell the story of the Lubbock Chamber and its role in the community. The campaign purpose was to
Friday, January 29, 2021Lubbock Chamber President/CEO Eddie McBride Announces Retirement
LUBBOCK, Texas – Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Chair Dave Marcinkowski announced on January 28, the pending retirement of President and CEO Eddie McBride. He will conclude an outstanding 23-year tenure on January 31, 2022.McBride has been the President and CEO since 1999. He joined the Chamber after serving as the first Executive Director of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority overseeing the redevelopment activities at the closed Reese Air Force Base.As president, McBride has been intimately involved in
Wednesday, January 13, 2021Lubbock Chamber Announces 2021 Board of Directors
LUBBOCK, Texas – Dave Marcinkowski, Madera Residential, to lead the 2021 Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Marcinkowski champions the Madera Residential values of Christ, community, and constant improvement. As the managing partner, Marcinkowski is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business. He also acts as the chief Visioneer for an organization bent on tech innovation, progressive thinking, and transforming the resident experience. After completing his education at Albion
Wednesday, December 20, 2017Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - Final Bill
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce has long advocated for comprehensive tax reform, and last month signed a nationwide letter to Congress along with almost 300 other state and local chambers of commerce urging comprehensive reform. It has been 31 years since Congress last passed a major overhaul of the tax code and this final bill took a major compromise from both houses of Congress. In recent years, the Chamber advocated and settled for piecemeal fixes or tweaks, such as the Section 179
Thursday, October 12, 2017Chamber Applauds President’s Executive Order for More Affordability and Flexibility for Job Creators
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce applauds President Donald Trump’s action today issuing an Executive Order that could potentially allow more affordability and flexibility for job creators who offer health insurance to their employees. We are especially encouraged that the Order centers on allowing small businesses to band together and pool their purchasing power, much like the award-winning Lubbock Chamber Employer Health Plan established in 2006 that the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce has employed for its
Thursday, August 31, 2017Lubbock Chamber Board Passes Unanimous Support for City Public Safety Improvements Project
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today (Thursday, August 31) unanimously voted to support the recently proposed City of Lubbock Public Safety Improvements Project. In late July and early August, the Public Safety Improvements Project findings of the City of Lubbock Facilities Committee were presented to the City Council. The proposed improvements include three police substations in north, east and south Lubbock, a new downtown police headquarters, a municipal court building and a police
Wednesday, May 24, 2017Chamber Expresses Concerns for Proposed Cuts to Ag in President’s Budget
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce sent letters to Capitol Hill to express its concerns about cuts to agriculture in President Trump’s FY2018 Budget Proposal. “These cuts would be detrimental to the thousands of family farmers in the Lubbock area,” said Eddie McBride, Chamber President/CEO. “The Chamber is well aware of the economic challenges agriculture and allied industries in this area face, which will soon translate to challenges for the many and diverse job creators the Chamber represents as well as
Wednesday, April 26, 2017Chamber Cheers Regulatory Accountability Act Introduced in U.S. Senate
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce is cheering the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) that was introduced in the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support from Senators Rob Portman (OH) and Heidi Heitkamp (ND). The introduction of the RAA is a huge step forward in making regulatory reform a reality in the 115th Congress. “The business community asked the U.S. Senate in February to take action to make regulatory reform a reality and they did just that today,” said Diannah Tatum, Lubbock Chamber
Wednesday, November 23, 2016Federal District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking U.S. DOL New Overtime Regulation Nationwide
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce releases statement from Chairwoman Beth Bridges on the preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime regulation nationwide. Beth Bridges, Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman: In a significant victory for job creators and employee flexibility and opportunity, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant issued a preliminary injunction on November 22 to block the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing costly and overreaching changes to
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