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La Marque Economic Development Corporation Announces Grants for La Marque Small Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE La Marque Economic Development Launches Emergency Business Retention Grants in Response to COVID-19LMEDC Board of Directors approves grants up to $25,000, applications due April 7, 2020 La Marque, Texas (April 3, 2020) – The La Marque Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors approved a Business Retention Program on Thursday, April 2, 2020, designed to provide grants to qualified La Marque businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Operating
Texas City Economic Development Corporation Business Stimulus and Employee Retention Program
NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 1, 2020 Texas City Economic Development Corporation will provide EmergencyBusiness Stimulus and Employee Retention to Qualified Small Businesses suffering from the Coronavirus pandemic. TEXAS CITY, Texas – The Texas City Economic Development Corporation approved The Business Stimulus and Employee Retention Program Tuesday evening at its last Board meeting. The purpose of the program is to provide a grant to qualified businesses to assist in the retention of
Local Restaurant Guide: Support Small Business!
SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS! Below are restaurants offering to go and delivery!
Virtual Sidewalk Sale for Small Business - FREE Advertising Opportunity!
DO YOU HAVE AN ONLINE STORE, SHOPIFY, OR ETSY? Keep the sales coming by joining our Virtual Sidewalk Sale on The Daily News website starting Sunday, March 29th. This landing page on our site at galvnews.com will promote local online stores and restaurants. We will post a run-of-site banner ad during the entire promotion. Each listing will include your business name, address, phone number and highlighted web address, linking readers to your website. Clink on the link below and fill out your information
UTMB Is Hiring
Job seekers go directly to Health Care Systems Staffing Careers page at www.utmb-hcss.comIn addition, job seekers may go directly to the UTMB Career page and apply online at www.utmb.job.com.
COVID-19: Labor and Employment Law
Allison Williams is a Shareholder with Littler Mendelson, P.C., and has presented seminars at our Chamber in the past. She is an expert regarding labor and employment law and has shared the information below. Please note that the law, including ordinances and executive orders, is fluid on these issues. Employers can find up to date information on Littler's website. Below are links to some of Littler’s COVID-19 publications. Here's the Littler publication list: FAQ (This is from March 5, so some of the
Covid-19 Info & Resources
The Texas City – La Marque Chamber of Commerce is monitoring COVID-19 virus developments, including updates and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state and county health departments and other partners. We are working to determine additional ways we can be supportive to our member businesses and organizations in this ever-evolving situation. Please check out the available resources below, and as we learn more we will continue to update this page with
Stay Up to date with COVID-19 Updates
At the Texas City – La Marque Chamber of Commerce, we’re working to keep our members informed and connected with our community as we learn more about COVID-19. We know that you are also experiencing unexpected challenges, and we’re committed to providing as much support as possible. We have both remote and on-site staff, but we are ALL available by phone, text or email. Please utilize us as a means for communicating any information that will benefit your business. Our e-blasts are your platform to
