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Brazos Mobile Imaging
7736 Central Park Drive, Waco TX 76712
Tel: 254.744.6233
Brazos Mobile Imaging is a family-owned digital xray / mobile xray company with a long history in the health care industry, having provided digital xray / mobile xray, EKG and Holter Monitor services to long-term care facilities, home care agencies, correctional institutions and rural health clinics in the Central Texas area since 1994. Their state-of-the-art digital mobile xray imaging system is the same technology utilized by the U.S. Military, M.D. Anderson Hospital, UTMB Health System, Baylor Health System and other large health care institutions.

Capital Printing Company
4001 Cavern Rd, Austin TX 78744
Tel: 512.567.9666
Capital Printing Co. was founded in 1929 and is the oldest operating printing company in Austin, Texas. With this long-standing and proud tradition, they strive to provide state-of-the-art technology to meet and exceed customers' expectations. Their total commitment to service and quality is why our customers remain loyal. Capital Printing Co. is a quality-oriented printing company with emphasis on full-color print production. They're dedicated to serving their customers with full-size offset sheet-fed printing of exceptional quality.

Jimmy Jacobs Commercial, LP
3613 Williams Drive, Ste 703, Georgetown TX 78628
Tel: 512.930.0370
Sponsored by: Bill Stanley, First Texas Bank
J. Jacobs Commercial is a Central Texas based construction company with over three decades of experience as a general contractor, construction manager and design builder. Their specialties include ground up construction of new buildings, site work, commercial finish out, interior and exterior renovations, remodeling and building additions.J. Jacobs Commercial will professionally manage your project to completion on schedule and on or under budget.

NuPlan Consulting
1544 Kenneys Way, Round Rock TX 78665
512.422.4514
Nuplan Consulting provides individuals and organizations with effective planning and assessment tools to start, operate, and improve their businesses. Their emphasis is on values-based vision, people, and business development that promotes the community vision. Services include individual counseling, workshops, assessment and performance review programs as well as assisting in conflict resolution.

Photos of Georgetown Events Needed

The Chamber would like to update the pictures shown on our website. If you have some good (royalty free) photos that we can use of events (Red Poppy Festival, Christmas Stroll, Wine Festival, etc.) that make Georgetown unique, please send them to Allison.

Warning! Warning!

There have been recent reports of a company selling map ads for a map that has been "endorsed by the Chamber & Visitor's Center." We never use a company to sell ads! The Chamber will begin selling ads for our print map in August. Our map is also the map sold at the Visitor's Center and is the most accurate map sold. Please don't be fooled!

Coming soon the redesigned 2009 Mazda 6 

Late July Premier Mazda delivers the all- new 2009 MAZDA6. This vehicle delivers larger exterior and interior size, more powerful engines, unique styling, and class-leading levels of quality and craftsmanship. The all-new MAZDA6 is upgraded with the best in class features that will most definitely appeal to loyal Mazda customers …and attract new upscale customers.

This is our time, not only because this all-new MAZDA6 is carefully crafted with MAZDA DNA and has the soul of a sports car…but because it competes in one of the largest car segments in the industry. It is stand out and will re-define the medium car segment…much the same as MAZDA3 did in the small car segment.

With the current economic situation across the country and the emphasis on fuel economy we expect this segment will continue to grow as it increased 6% 2008 calendar year- to-date.

Launch quantity will include 20. Pre-orders will be handled first. I recommend you visit us in early August for a hands on test drive. 

Please make sure to visit out virtual showroom at www.premiermazda.net

Hurdie Burk, Business Development
Premier Mazda
hburk@1mazda.com

Not Yet a Member? Join Now!

The Georgetown Chamber has as least seven networking events every month. You're sure to find one that works for you. The Chamber also has quarterly video training seminars, member to member discounts, free ribbon cuttings, lobby services, a bowling league, member mailing labels for $25, & a meeting room that can be rented out for $25/day. Contact Lori at 930.3535 to find out how being a part of the Chamber can benefit your business.

Support Our Troops. Buy a Shirt.

The 2nd Battalion- 4th Aviation Regiment "Mustangs" based at Fort Hood are currently serving in Iraq. The Chamber & the City are partners in the Adopt A Unit initiative to support these troops and their families throughout their 16 month deployment in Iraq. When you purchase a t-shirt for $10 all profits will be used for items for the soldiers and programs and activities for their families. Take a picture wearing your "Mustang" shirt and we'll send it to Iraq to let the soldiers know we're behind them 100%. Shirts can be purchased at the Chamber office. A variety of adult sizes are available.

Ribbon Cutting at Quenan's Jewelers

Quenan's Jeweler's is located on the Downtown Square at 700 S. Austin Ave.

Leadership Georgetown Applications Being Accepted

Leadership Georgetown is a program which identifies and develops talented & committed citizens who aspire to provide leadership in Georgetown’s business & community activities. Leadership Georgetown develops leaders by providing quality, relevant leadership skills training to match the dynamic needs of the community. It explains the essential roles of Georgetown’s governmental, educational, economic, and cultural organizations and encourages participants to explore options for personal involvement and relationship building. It creates opportunities for participants to form effective relationships with current, past, & future leaders in the community.  Finally, it facilitates the appointment of graduates to leadership roles within the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & other community organizations. Tuition for the program is $500, payable upon acceptance to the program. 

Only members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce are eligible for participation. Contact the Chamber at 930-3535. 

TDS Tour
Tues., July 22nd from 9-2

Texas Disposal Systems has invited Chamber members to tour the TDS facilities, including their Exotic Game Ranch! We’ll leave by bus from the Chamber at 9AM and return around 2PM. The free outing will include a boxed lunch in one of the cabins on the Exotic Game Ranch (next door to the TDS Pavilion, used for fundraising events), after touring the ranch with its 1500 plus animals including zebras, a giraffe and a rhino (latest addition). TDS will also show off their landfill, recycling, and composting operation as part of the tour. The time to & from the facility can be used for networking. Limited to the first 47 people who sign up so RSVP early!

Directory Ads Still Being Accepted

There are still a few spots left. Thus, though the deadline for advertising has passed, our designer tells us he can still accept a few more ads and make our print deadline. Contact Allison at 930.3535.

Member News

MinuteMan Press Gets International Attention

MinuteMan Press of Georgetown recently made the international cover for MinuteMan Press Corporate. The cover cites MinuteMan Press of Georgetown being recognized as the Chamber's Small Business of the Year.

Open House Schedule for
Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center

For the remainder of 2008, The Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center will open for tours every Thursday from 8:30am-noon. It will also open the second Sunday of each month from 12-4pm. WCCAC is located off IH-35. From exit 259, go east on SE Inner Loop for two miles then look for the large yellow house on the left. For more info, call 512.943.3701 or e-mail Director@WilcoCAC.org.

Church Street Salon & Day Spa Grand Opening
Tues., July 22nd from 12-6pm

You are invited to go see their spa/salon facilities and meet their friendly &
professional staff. This fun and relaxing afternoon will feature refreshments, demonstrations and samples of our superior line of products from Dermalogica and Glominerals, as well as spa prize drawings.

Attention Professional Women

The Professional Women of Williamson County meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:30am at the Hilton Garden Inn in Round Rock to stimulate, encourage, educate and support the professional women of Central Texas.  On July 23, Valerie Griffin (Valerie Griffin Design) will be the speaker.  Cost of breakfast is $15, payable at the door.  RSVP is required to www.pwownetwork.org.

Chamber Night with the Austin Wranglers
Sat., July 26th at 7pm

A block of seats have been set aside just for Georgetown Chamber right on the 25 yard line (mid-field.) The Austin Wranglers will be playing the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings. They are currently in 1st place in their division and will likely make the playoffs. Tickets are 1/2 price so they are $15. To purchase tickets, contact Jack Dixon at 512.339.3908. This special is not available on the internet, at the gate or through anyone else.

Don't Miss Out!

Find A Service is a great way to spread the word about your business. This inexpensive advertising opportunity includes an eye-catching image, contact info, map link, web link, & text description. The cost is $120/year + one-time $50 set-up fee. Business owners/managers like it for the affordable exposure. Potential customers like it because they are able to get basic info on several businesses in one spot.

BioTech Conference
Tues., July 29th from 10-4

The Southwestern Regional Life-Sciences and Biotechnology Conference will be held in the ballrooms located on the second floor of the McCombs Campus Center. The conference is sponsored by the Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center (TLCC), a proposed 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in Georgetown last year to help take companies that have commercially viable biotechnology products to the next level. Southwestern University is one of the founding partners of the TLCC, along with the City of Georgetown and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. The center recently signed a an agreement that will enable it to take a lead role in commercializing technology that will spin out of the health-science components of the Texas A&M System, including a new medical school that will be opening soon in Williamson County.

Healthcare professionals as well as those interested in bio and nanotechnology are encouraged to attend the July 29 conference at Southwestern. Cost for individual registration at the conference is $50 (including lunch), but the fee will be waived for full-time college and graduate students. Pre-registration is encouraged as conference seating is limited. Advanced payment is preferred. Student poster paper presentations related to the conference are being solicited and will be available to the public beginning at 9 am on July 29th. To pre-register, call the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce at 512-930-3535 or write ednatlcc@aol.com. For questions, additional sponsorship opportunities at the conference, or to submit student paper abstracts, contact TLCC Executive Director Russ Peterman at 512-864-1891 or executivedirector@texaslifesciences.com.

More information about the conference, including an agenda draft, can be found at www.georgetownchamber.org/TLCC.html. For more information on TLCC, visit http://www.texaslifesciences.com.

Job Board

Jackie Ellason is a highly visible community leader with over 20 years of experience in business. Details on the free job board.

Texas State Small Business Development Center

Registration is now going on classes including the following:
Design Your Business Plan I - July 21st
Free Webinar - July 22nd
Bookkeeping Basics - July 22nd
Effective Low Cost Advertising - July 24th
Beginning Quick Books - July 24th

Registration is required. Call 512.716.4820 or e-mail SBDC@txstate.edu.