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News for Chamber
Monday, March 11, 2019The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Portales invite you to the Battle of the Brains event that will be held at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) in the CUB Ballroom on Saturday March 30, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Doors will open at 6:45 pm. Who should participate in this event? EVERYONE! Teams will consist of 8 players and the winning team will receive a trophy and have bragging ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, General News Article, Chamber, Community, Event information, Press ReleaseMonday, March 04, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the March issue of WARM HEART NEWS:Click HereCategories: Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the Month, Business news, Chamber, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon CuttingThursday, February 28, 2019Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 27, 2019 House begins discussion on Democrats' tax overhaulDemocrats have unveiled HB 6 which would raise taxes by a whopping $328 million. The one thing that most business owners wouldn't have any beef with is leveling the playing field with internet businesses by requiring them to charge gross receipts tax. It would restructure income tax for ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Political, Business news, Community, Economic, Press ReleaseThursday, February 21, 2019Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 21, 2019 Second Amendment SanctuaryPerhaps the biggest legislative news of the week didn't occur in Santa Fe. With all but two of New Mexico's County Sheriffs lining up against several gun-control legislation they took the fight back home as bills began passing through the two state houses. The sheriffs began introducing resolution to their ...read moreCategories: Business news, Chamber, Chamber column, Community, Community, Education, Political, Press ReleaseThursday, February 14, 2019Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 13, 2019 Almost Halfway HomeThe 60-day session of the New Mexico State Legislature will reach the halfway point tomorrow and that is also the deadline to file bills. Things have been rolling at breakneck speed, especially when compared to recent years when the budget was tight. Money in the bank and a Democratic majority in both houses as well as ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Education, Press Release, Business news, Chamber column, Community, PoliticalThursday, February 07, 2019Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 6, 2019 Minimum Wage Bills of ConcernAs we noted in previous weeks, one of the initiatives we're tracking most closely in Santa Fe are efforts to raise the minimum wage. We reported on HB 31 which has been the fastest moving bill and would raise the minimum wage to $10 this spring and then head to $12 an hour by 2021. This bill also removes the ...read moreCategories: Business news, Chamber, Community, Community, Economic, Education, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseFriday, February 01, 2019Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportJan. 30, 2019 Goober diplomacy alive and wellThe Chamber's officers and staff just returned from the annual trip to Santa Fe where we liberally plied lawmakers, lobbyists and anyone else wandering the halls of the Roundhouse with our wonderful Portales Valencia peanuts. We're happy to report we're still famous for our peanuts and Sen. Stuart ...read moreCategories: Business news, Chamber, Chamber column, Community, Community, Economic, Event information, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseFriday, February 01, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the February issue of WARM HEART NEWS: Click HereCategories: Business news, Business of the Month, Chamber, Chamber column, Community, Community, Event information, General News Article, Human Interest, Newsletter, Press Release, Ribbon Cutting, Volunteer of the MonthFriday, January 11, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the January issue of WARM HEART NEWS: Click HereCategories: Business of the Month, Chamber column, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon Cutting, Business news, Chamber, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the MonthFriday, November 30, 2018EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! To view the December issue of WARM HEART NEWS: Click HereCategories: Business news, Business of the Month, Chamber, Chamber column, Community, Event information, General News Article, Newsletter, Press Release, Ribbon Cutting, Volunteer of the MonthMonday, November 05, 2018EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! To view the November issue of WARM HEART NEWS: Click HereCategories: Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, General News Article, Newsletter, Ribbon Cutting, Business news, Chamber, Community, Event information, Human Interest, Press Release, Volunteer of the MonthFriday, November 02, 2018It seems a good while ago when two young sisters, Megan and Cassidy, entertained themselves sorting bolts at the Ace Hardware Store in Portales, NM, while their parents worked. Today, those two girls and their husbands operate that Ace Hardware Store, two Ashley Home stores, one in Portales, one in Clovis, Enchantment Vineyards in Portales, and real estate. They now represent the third ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, Chamber, General News Article, Press ReleaseThursday, October 04, 2018EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! To view the October issue of WARM HEART NEWS: Click HereCategories: Business news, Chamber, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon Cutting, Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the MonthTuesday, September 04, 2018Warm Heart News has photos of Ribbon Cuttings for ENMU Golden Student Success Center and The Firing Pin. To view the September issue Click HereCategories: Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the Month, Business news, Chamber, Community, Event information, Human Interest, Ribbon CuttingWednesday, March 28, 2018SafeWise Announces the 20 Safest Cities in New MexicoAccording to statistics compiled by security firm SafeWise, Portales is among the safest cities in New Mexico, ranking 12th. SafeWise released its “20 Safest Cities in New Mexico” report on March 26, 2018. To compile this report, the company reviewed the 2016 FBI crime report statistics and population data. Cities that fell below identified ...read moreCategories: Business news, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Chamber, Community, Human Interest