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FIRST FRIDAY FORUM SPONSORED BY CARIBE THE RESORT
KICKS OFF A MONTH OF MARITIME ACTIVITIES!
Our May 3rd First Friday Forum, sponsored by our friends at Caribe, The Resort, was the perfect kick-off for a month of water-related activities. John Fitzgerald of Saunders Yacht Works, updated attendees on the state of the area's marine trades industries. An update on the upcoming reef ship sinking was provided by the Alabama Gulf Coast Reef & Restoration Foundation's
Vince Lucido.
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GULF SHORES-ORANGE BEACH BUSINESS COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED FOR EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL OF
KINDNESS AND COMPASSION
Kevin Corcoran, Chairman of the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce, accepted a plaque and thanks on behalf of the Alabama Gulf Coast's business community, from Southern Care Hospice in Chilton County, AL at last week's First Friday Forum. Hospice officials commended the generosity and hospitality of our community for rallying around an effort to provide a terminally ill patient with her last wish -- a Gulf Coast vacation.
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LOOK WHO HAS ISLAND SPIRIT THIS MONTH!
Cissy Coxwell, with Zeke's Charter Fleet, is our recipient for the Island Spirit Award for May. Cissy was honored for her above-and-beyond customer service and hospitality to our island visitors. She is shown above with Tom Steber.
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CHAMBER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT
CONVENES TO IDENTIFY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Over 50 business, civic, community, and governmental leaders attended the Chamber's Economic Development Summit. The purpose of the event was to review a wide array of existing economic development efforts in Coastal Baldwin County and to begin the process of "gap analysis" to identify areas of opportunity and need. The event was organized by the Chamber's Economic Development Council, led by Vice Chairman Yolanda Devine Johnson, and held at the Orange Beach offices of Baldwin EMC. For more photos of this event, please click on the above photo to visit the Chamber's Flickr PhotoStream.
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FIFTH ANNUAL CLEAN COAST EXPO FEATURES EXHIBITS, RENEWABLE FUEL DEMONSTRATIONS & MORE
Auburn University School of Engineering officials demonstrated a process called gasification that converts renewable fuels into energy. This unit on display at the Chamber's Clean Coast Expo can power 3-5 average-sized homes. The Expo was a project of the Chamber's Conservation & Natural Resources Council, led by Vice Chair Ginny Barnas, in conjunction with theClean Coast Partnership. For more photos of this great event, please click on the above photo to visit the Chamber's Flickr PhotoStream.
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CHAMBER HOLDS RIBBON-CUTTING AT CACTUS CANTINA
IN GULF SHORES
The Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce recently conducted a ribbon-cutting at Cactus Cantina in Gulf Shores. The restaurant is located at 3849 Gulf Shores Parkway and was the perfect venue not only for the ribbon-cutting, but for a very successful meeting of the Chamber Ambassadors.
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YOU JUST NEVER KNOW | You never know WHO you'll see and WHO you'll meet at one of our popular CASH MOBS! Cash Mobs are a new project of our Ambassadors and our Retail & Business Services Council. The goal is to encourage local shopping. You never know WHERE, and you never know WHEN the next Cash Mob will be. You just have to keep your eyes peeled to our Facebook page. Cash Mobs are fun because they are spontaneous! ONE HINT: Membership Director Vicki Stillings says one is already being planned for this month!
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UPCOMING
CHAMBER MEMBER
& BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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DOWNLOAD YOUR
FREE GUIDE TO BUSINESS PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Here is a gift to you from the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamberof Commerce and our friends at the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). It is a complimentary and helpful guide to procurement opportunities for businesses. We encourage you to use it!
It's all part of a broader goal of utilizing a vast selection of resources to help to provide you with valuable information you can use to grow your business.
Topics include:
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Selling to the Federal Government/State Governments
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Selling to Large Corporations
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Selling to Foreign Governments and International Organizations
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"Green" Procurement
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Special Resources for Women, Minority, or Veteran-Owned Businesses
A glossary of procurement-related terms is included, as well as a procurement preparation checklist, information about teaming agreements and joint ventures, and more.
This special PDF edition ofBraddock's Procurement Opportunities Guide is available at no charge thanks to the generous support of Microsoft Corporation. Braddock's Procurement Opportunities Guideis published and copyrighted by Braddock Communications, Inc.
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Register for any Chamber event by clicking on the link above OR from our new smartphone app, Gulf2Go.
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Do you have news about your business? New location? New manager? New owner? Important award or recognition? Share the news with us and we 'll do our best to share it with our members.
CHAMBER MEMBER ADVANCED CARPET CLEANING ANNOUNCES PRESTIGIOUS CERTIFICATION
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is proud to announce that Keneith Fuqua and Noah Craig of Advanced Carpet Cleaning in Orange Beach recently have qualified by education and examination as Certified Water Damage Restoration, and Applied Microbial Remediation Technicians. These students have sacrificed many hours and a great deal of time and study to reach this level of certification. Tom Hill, IICRC Executive Administrator, states Keneith Fuqua and Noah Craig are an example of the type of individuals who care about consumers and their belongings as well as their industry. They have demonstrated the desire to provide customers with thorough, professional, and caring service. Keneith and Noah join the ranks of the true professionals within the cleaning, restoration, and inspection industries. The IICRC welcomes their participation and continuing education.
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