BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GUIDE
STATEWIDE RESOURCES
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
1704 East 12th Street
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 476-6230 Office
(512) 476-7425 Fax
National Association of African American Chambers of Commerce
2838 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 421-5200 Office
(214) 421-5510 Fax
www.dbcc.org
www.rgates@dbcc.org
National Association of Women In Construction
327 South Adams
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
(817) 877-5551 Office
(817) 877-0324 Fax
www.nawic.org
nawic@nawic.org
Professional Women’s Association
408 Center Road
Laredo, Texas 78041
(210) 359-8860 Office
Small Business Development Center - Government Contracting
Bill J. Priest Campus of El Centro College
1402 Corinth Street
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 860-5862 Office
(214) 860-5867 Fax
www.ntsbdc.org
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Small Business Transportation Resource Center, Gulf Region GDHCC
4622 Maple Avenue, Suite 207
Dallas, Texas 75219
(214) 523-3400 Office
(214) 520-1687 Fax
(866) 927-2872 (Toll Free)
www.gdhcc.com
South Texas MBOC - University of Texas at Pan Am
2412 South Closner Street
Edinburg, Texas 78539
(956) 316-2619 Office
Texas Association of HUBs
PO Box 684726
Austin, Texas 78746-4726
(512) 220-4293 Office
(915) 585-7751 Fax
info@texashubs.org
Texas State Conference of NAACP
Gary Bledsoe
1107 East 11th Street, Suite A
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 322-9547 Office
(512) 322-0757 Fax
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Small & Disadvantaged
Business Utilization (OSDBU)
David A. Canada
810 Vermont Avenue Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20420
(202) 461-4253 Office
(800) 949-8387 Toll Free
(202) 461-4301 Fax
www.va.gov/osdbu
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US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce – SW
202 East Border Street, Suite 324
Arlington, Texas 76010
(817) 272-0258 Office
(817) 469-9485 Fax
www.uspaacc-sw.org
U. S. Small Business Administration - Dallas/Fort Worth District Office
Herbert Austin
4300 Amon Carter Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(817) 684-5500 Office
(817) 684-5516 Fax
herbert.austin@sba.gov
www.sba.gov
Women’s Business Council – Southwest
Emilia Menthe
2201 North Collins, Suite 158
Arlington, Texas 76011
(817) 299-0566 Office
(817) 299-0949 Fax
(866) 451-5997 Toll Free
www.wbcsouthwest.org
ementhe@wbcsouthwest.org
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CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Texas
P.O. Box 163047
Fort Worth, Texas 76161
(817) 429-2323 Office
(817) 451-3575 Fax
www.aicct.com
www.dwoodward@aicct.com
National Association of African American Chambers of Commerce
2838 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 421-5200 Office
(214) 421-5510 Fax
www.dbcc.org
www.rgates@dbcc.org
Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 26918
Austin, Texas 78755
(512) 485-1090 Office
www.texasianchamber.org
Texas Association of African-American Chambers of Commerce
(TAAACC)
P.O. Box 1006
Odessa, Texas 79760
(512) 535-5610
taaacc179@yahoo.org
www.taaacc.org
Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce
(TAMACC)
3000 South IH-35, Suite 210
Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 444-5118 Office
(512) 444-3666 Fax
www.tamacc.org
patty@tamacc.org
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U. S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development
Agency
John F. Iglehart
1100 Commerce Street, Room 726
Dallas, Texas 75242
(214) 767-8001 Office
(214) 767-0613 Fax
jiglehart@mbda.gov
www.mbda.gov
U. S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce - Southwest
Grace McDermott
202 East Border Street
Arlington, Texas 76010
(682) 367-1393 Office
(817) 469-9485 Fax
gmcdermott@uspaacc-sw.org
www.uspaacc-sw.org
Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Texas
P.O. Box 26051
Austin, Texas 78755
(512) 338-0839 Office
(512) 338-1614 Fax
www.womenschamberoftexas.com
womenschamber@austin.rr.com
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Abilene
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 3572
Abilene, Texas 79604
(325) 672-0138 Office
Amarillo
Atlanta
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
The Sweetwater Reporter
Sharon E. Friedlander
504 West 3rd Street
Sweetwater, Texas 79556
(325) 236-6677 Office
(325) 235-4967 Fax
publisher@sweetwaterreporter.com
www.sweetwaterreporter.com
MEDIA
Camara de Comercio Hispaña de Amarillo
(CACHA)
701 South Taylor Street, #L118
Amarillo, Texas 79101
(806) 379-8800 Office
cacha@cacha.org
www.cacha.org
El Mensajero Newspaper
1416 South West 8th Avenue
Amarillo, Texas 79101
(806) 371-7084 Office
Job Corps Program
1206 West 7th Street
Amarillo, Texas 79101
(806) 372-5521 Office
Pampa Chamber of Commerce
Clay Rice
200 North Ballard Street
Pampa, Texas 79065
(806) 669-3241 Office
(806) 669-3244 Fax
www.cocpampa.com
pamcoc@pampa.com
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Marshall Greater Chamber of Commerce
213 West Austin Street
Marshall, Texas 75671
(903) 935-7868 Office
(903) 935-9982 Fax
contactus@marshalltx.com
www.marshalltxchamber.com
Atlanta Citizens Journal
306 West Main Street
Atlanta, Texas 75551
(903) 796-7133 Office
(903) 796-3294 Fax
www.atlantacitizensjournal.com
Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1468
Texarkana, Texas 75504
(903) 792-7191 Office
(903) 793-4304 Fax
www.texarkana.org
www.chamber@texarkhana.org
Longview Metro Black Chamber
of Commerce
303 Webb Street
Daingerfield, Texas 75638
(903) 645-3932 Office
(903) 645-7565 Fax
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Austin
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
AGC of Texas
Debbie Koehler
300 Barton Springs Road
Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 478-4691 Office
dkoehler@agctc.org
www.agctx.org
El Mundo
2112 East Cesar Chavez
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 476-8636 Office
(512) 476-6402 Fax
info@elmundonewspaper.com
www.elmundonewspaper.com
Austin Black Contractors Association
6448 Highway 290 East, Suite E-107
Austin, Texas 78723
(512) 467-6894 Office
(512) 467-9808 Fax
brc-pro@swbell.net
La Prensa
1704 East 5th Street
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 478-3090
(512) 478-3137 fax
Big Austin
Capital Plaza Office Building
5407 N. IH-35, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78723
(512) 928-8010 Office
(512) 926-2997 Fax
info@bigaustin.org
Nokoa - The Observer
1154-B Angelina Street
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 499-8713 Office
(512) 499-8740 Fax
www.akwasievans@hotmail.com
Capital City African American Chamber
of Commerce
Kristine Pryor
5407 North IH-35, Suite 304
Austin, Texas 78723
(512) 459-1181 Office
(512) 459-1183 Fax
admin.capcitychamber.org
www.capcitychamber.org
The Villager
1223 Rosewood Ave., #A
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 476-0082 Office
(512) 476-0179 Fax
Capital Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (Cap Metro)
Aida Berduo-Douglas
Carmen Gonzales
2910 East 5th Street
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 369-6255 Office
(512) 369-6072 Fax
aida.douglas@capmetro.org
carmen.gonzales@captmetro.org
www.capmetro.org
City of Austin
Department of Small & Minority Business
Resources
Veronica Briseno Lara
4201 Ed Bluestein Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78721
(512) 974-7600 Office
(512) 974-7601 Fax
dmsbr@ci.austin.tx.us
www.ci.austin.tx.us
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Austin
Continued
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Conference of Minority Transportation
Officials (COMTO)
Aida Berduo- Douglas
2910 East 5th Street
Austin, Texas 78702
(512)369-6200 Office
(512)369-6072 Fax
info@comtoaustin.org
www.comtoaustin.org
Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
2800 South IH 35, Suite 305
Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 476-7502 Office
(512) 476-6417 Fax
edresser@gahcc.org
www.gahcc.org
Round Rock Chamber of Commerce
212 East Main Street
Round Rock, Texas 78664
(512) 255-5805 Office
(512) 255-3345 Fax
www.roundrockchamber.org
www.c.dromgoole@roundrockchamber.org
San Marcos Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
P.O. Box 1051
San Marcos, Texas 78667
(512) 353-1103 Office
(512) 353-2175 Fax
www.sanmarcoshcc.com
www.vdg@sanmarcoshispanic.com
Smithville Chamber of Commerce
100 First Street
P.O. Box 716
Smithville, Texas 78957
(512) 237-2313 Office
(512) 237-2605 Fax
www.smithvilletx.org
www.chamber@smithvilletx.org
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GUIDE
Beaumont
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Betsy Henslee
1110 Park Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701
(409) 838-6581 Office
(409) 833-6718 Fax
www.bmtcoc.org
www.bhenslee@bmtcoc.org
Beaumont Enterprise
380 Main Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701
(409) 833-3311 Office
www.beaumontenterprise.com
Golden Triangle Minority Business
Council, Inc.
Beverly Hatcher
P. O. Box 21664
Beaumont, Texas 77720-1664
(409) 835-0151 Office
(409) 835-0269 Fax
www.gtmbc@ih2000.net
Jasper/Lake Sam Rayburn Area
Chamber of Commerce
246 East Milam
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 384-2762 Office
(409) 384-4733 Fax
www.jaspercoc.org
www.jaspercc@jaspercoc.org
Greater Orange Area Chamber of
Commerce
1012 Green Avenue
Orange, Texas 77630
(409) 883-3536 Office
(409) 886-3247 Fax
www.thechamber@sbcglobal.net
www.goacc.org
Brownwood
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
San Saba County Chamber of Commerce Courthouse
302 East Wallace
San Saba, Texas 76877
(325) 372-5141 Office
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MEDIA
Brownwood Bulletin
Julie LeMond
700 Carnegie Street
Brownwood, Texas 76804
(325) 646-2541 Office
(325) 646-6835 Fax
julie.lemond@brownwoodbulletin.c
om
www.brownwoodbulletin.com
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GUIDE
Bryan
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Bryan-College Station Chamber of
Commerce
Linda Espiriqueta
4001 East 29th Street, Suite 175
Bryan, Texas 77805
(979) 260-5200 Office
(979) 260-5208 Fax
www.bcschamber.org
www.linda@bcschamber.org
Childress
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Childress Chamber of Commerce
237 Commerce Street
P.O. Box 35
Childress, Texas 79201
(940) 937-2567 Office
(940) 937-8836 Fax
www.childresstexas.net
www.chamber@childresstexas.net
Corpus Christi
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Bryan-College Station Eagle
1729 Briar Crest Drive
Bryan, Texas 77802
(979) 776-4444 Office
(800) 299-7355 Toll-free
www.theeagle.com
MEDIA
Childress Index
226 N. Main Street
Childress, Street 79201
(940) 937-2525 Office
(940) 937-2239 Fax
www.indez@chipshot.net
MEDIA
Bee County Area Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce
David Herrera
1400 W. Corpus Christi Street
Beeville, Texas 78102
(361) 354-5954 Office
www.trevino1775@yahoo.com
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
820 North Lower Broadway
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
(361) 884-2011 Office
(361) 886-3659 Fax
www.caller.com
Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
615 South Upper Broadway Street,
Suite 410
Corpus Christi, Texas 78477
(361) 887-7408 Office
(361) 888-9473 Fax
elizondo@cchispanicchamber.org
www.cchispanicchamber.org
South Texas Informer & Business
Journal
7025 Monarch St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
(361) 808-9600 Office
(361) 808-9606 Fax
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Continued
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Corpus Christi Bay Area Minority
Business Opportunity Center
(MBOC), City of Corpus Christi
400 South Padre Island Drive, Suite 100
Corpus Christi, Texas 78405
(361) 883-1809 Office
(361) 2891106 Fax
www.gacompanies.com
muges@gapartners.com
Dallas/FTW
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
African Chamber of Commerce
Sanmi Akinmulero
1402 Corinth Street, Suite 249
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 628-2569 Office
(214) 291-7195 Fax
info@africanchamberdfw.org
www.africanchamberdfw.org
African Herald
Richard Nwachukwu
8204 Elm Brooke Drive, Suite 217
P. O. Box 132394
Dallas, Texas 75313-2394
(214) 823-7666 Office
(214) 823-7373 Fax
www.africanherald.com
www.richard@africanherald.com
Alliance Lending Corp.
1150 South Freeway Suite 215
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
(817) 871-6443 Office
(817) 332-6456 Fax
www.alliancecdc.com
Business News Group
13111 North Central Expressway,
Ste.400
Dallas, Texas 75243
(214) 369-3200 Office
(214) 369-3317 Fax
www.mbnusa.biz
Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington/MBDC
Leffie Crawford
545 E, John Carpenter Freeway, Suite
100
Irving, Texas 75062
(214) 688-1612 Office
(214) 688-1753 Fax
lcrawford@dmbdc.com
Dallas Business Journal
Lisa Bormaster
12801 N. Central Expressway, Suite
800
Dallas, Texas 75243
(214) 696-5959 Office
(214) 696- 1486 Fax
dallas@bizjournals.com
www.dallas.bizjournals.com
Cross Timbers Procurement Center
Gary Harlin
7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South
Fort Worth, Texas 76118
(817) 272-5905 Office
(817) 272-5992
harlin@uta.edu
www.ctpc-texas.org
Dallas Examiner
1516 Corinth Street
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 428-3447 Office
(214) 428-3451 Fax
marketing@dallasexaminer.com
www.dallasexaminer.com
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Continued
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
Charles O’Neal
2838 MLK Jr. Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75215-6399
(214) 421-5200 Office
(214) 421-5510 Fax
cro@dbcc.org
www.dbcc.org
Dallas Morning News, Al Dia
Claudia Salas-Espino
508 Young Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
(469) 977-3700 Office
(469-977-3602 Fax
csalas@aldiatx.com
www.aldiatx.com
Dallas Black Contractors Association
1409 S. Lamar Street, Suite 251
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 485-0483 Office
(214) 485-0467 Fax
info@bcadallas.org
www.blackcontractors.org
Dallas Post Tribune
2726 South Beckley
Dallas, Texas 75224
(214) 946-7678 Office
(214) 946-6823 Fax
Dallas/ Ft. Worth – MBDC
J. W. “Bill” Hunter
Stemmons Tower South
2720 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75207-2212
(214) 630-0747 Office
(214) 637-2241 Fax
www.dfwmbdc.com
www.bill@dfwmbdc.com
Dallas Weekly
3101 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 428-8958 Office
(214) 428-2807 Fax
www.dallasweekly.com
www.mcaesar@dallasweekly.com
DFW Native American
Chamber of Commerce
555 Republic Drive, Suite 200
Plano, Texas 75074
(972) 422-9192 Office
(972) 422-9193 Fax
support@dfwnacc.org
www.dfwnacc.org
El Extra Spanish Newspaper
8012 Trade Village Place
Dallas, Texas 75217
Emmy Silva
(214) 309-0990 Office
(214) 309-0204 Fax
emmysilva@elextrannewspaper.com
www.elextrannewspaper.com
mailing address
P. O. Box 270432
Dallas, TX 75227
Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
Frank A. Valtierra, III
1327 North Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76106-8596
(817) 625-5411 Office
(817) 625-1405 Fax
frank.valtierra@fwhcc.org
www.fwhcc.org
El Heraldo News
Ellie Byrd
4532 Columbia Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75225
(214) 827-9700 Office
(214) 827-8200 Fax
ellie@elheraldonews.com
www.elheraldonew.com
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Continued
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Fort Worth Metropolitan Black
Chamber of Commerce
Major Attaway
1150 South Freeway Suite 211
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
(817) 871-6538 Office
(817) 332-6438 Fax
mattaway@fwmbcc.org
www.fwmbcc.org
MEDIA
Elite News
1191 East Ledbetter Road
Dallas, Texas 75216
(214) 372-6500 Office
(214) 372-2534 Fax
www.dfwelitenews.com
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
4622 Maple Avenue, Suite 207
Dallas, Texas 75219-1001
(214) 521-6007 Office
(214) 520-1687 Fax
gdhcc@gdhcc.com
www.gdhcc.com
LaVida News
3603 West Pioneer Parkway
Arlington, Texas 76013
(817) 543-2095 Office
(817) 274-8023 Fax
www.theblackvoice.com
www.newsdesk@lavidanews.com
Greater Dallas Asian American
Chamber of Commerce
Gal Jumao-as
11171 Harry Hines Boulevard, #115
Dallas, Texas 75229
(972) 241-8250 Office
(972) 241-8270 Fax
gal@gdaacc.com
www.gdaacc.com
Novedades News
Sergio Puerto
121 South Zang Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75208
(214) 943-2932 Office
(241) 943-7352 Fax
www.novedadesnews.com
Gulf Region Small Business
transportation Resource Center
(SBTRC)
Diana Flores
4622 Maple Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75219
(214) 523-3432 Office
(214) 520-1687
diana@gdhcc.com
www.gdhcc.com
Panorama Newspaper-Spanish
Lucie Santiago-Allen
3501 Williams Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76116
(817) 560-0188 Office
(817) 560-8108 Fax
lucieallen@sbcglobal.net
panoramanews@yahoo.com
Regional Hispanic Contractors
Association
John Martinez
2210 W. Illinois Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75224
(972) 786-0909 Office
(972) 786-0910 Fax
john@regionalhca.org
www.regionalhca.org
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Texas Hispanic Journal
11029 Shady Trail, Suite 130
Dallas, Texas 75229
(214) 350-4774 Office
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Continued
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
ICDC Business Assistance Center
La Vette Lipscomb-Dudley
4907 Spring Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75210
(214) 915- 9900 Office
(469) 484- 6805 Fax
ldudley@icdc.biz
www.icdc.biz
SCORE – Fort Worth Office
1150 South Freeway, Suite 108
James Guinn School Complex
Fort Worth, Texas 76104-5064
(817) 871-6002 Office
(817) 871-0531 Fax
www.scorefortworth.org
Small Business Administration Office
Dallas / Fort Worth District Office
4300 Amon Carter Boulevard, Suite 114
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(817) 684-5500 Office
(817) 684-5516 Fax
www.sba.gov
Small Business Transportation
Resource Center/Gulf Region
GDHCC
4622 Maple Avenue #207
Dallas, Texas 75219
(214) 523-3400 Office
(214) 520-1687 Fax
crojas@gdhcc.com
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Tribuna Newspaper
9502 Webb Chapel Road
Dallas, Texas 75220
(214) 904-0100 Office
Women’s Enterprise
Lori Layl
11333 N. Central Expressway, Suite
107
Dallas, Texas 75243
(214) 369-9393, Ext 30 Office
(214) 265-9398 Fax
www.womens-enterprise.com
www.lori@womens-enterprise.com
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GUIDE
El Paso
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
El Paso Black Chamber of Commerce
109 North Origin Street, Suite 212
El Paso, Texas 79901-1153
(915) 534-0570 Office
(915) 534-0561 Fax
www.elpasoblackchamber.com
El Diario de El Paso
1801 Texas Avenue
El Paso, Texas 79901-1222
(915) 838-1600 Office
(915) 225-1432 Fax
diario@diariousa.com
El Paso Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
Joyce Ruiz-Montemayor
2401 East Missouri Street
El Paso, Texas 79903
(915) 566-4066 Office
(915) 566-9714 Fax
jmontemayor@ephcc.org
www.ephcc.org
El Paso Times
300 Campbell Street
El Paso, Texas 79901
(915) 546-6100 Office
(915) 546-6496 Fax
elpasonews@elpasotimes.com
NEDA Business Consultants, Inc.
Jose Rocha
5959 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 425
El Paso, Texas 79925
(915) 774-0626 Office
(915) 774-0680 Fax
www.nedainc.net
EPNeda@aol.com
San Juan Economic Development
Corporation (EDC)
Miki McCarthy
430 North Standard
San Juan, Texas 78589
(956) 783-3448 Office
(956) 783-5413 Fax
miki@sanjuanedc.com
www.sanjuanedc.com
Texas Workforce Center of El Paso
5919 Brook Hollow
El Paso, Texas 79925
(915) 887-2000 Office
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Houston
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Acres Home Center for Business
and Economic Development
6112 Wheatley
Houston, Texas 77091
(713) 692-7161 Office
DefenderNetwork
3003 South Loop West, Suite 320
Houston, Texas 77054
(713) 663-6996 Office
(713) 663-7116 Fax
sales@defendermediagroup.com
www.defendernetwork.com
Greater Houston Business
Procurement Forum
Milton Thibodeaux
1707 1/2 Post Oak Blvd., PMB273
Houston, Texas 77056
(832)216-2185 Office
(713)436-8333 Fax
milton@houstonbiz.org
www.houstonbiz.org
Houston Forward Times
PO Box 8346
Houston, TX 77288-8346
(713) 526-4727 Office
(713) 526-3170 Fax
forwardtimes@forwardtimes.com
www.forwardtimes.com
Hispanic Chamber of Greater
Baytown
1300 Rollingbrook Street
Baytown, Texas 77521
(281) 422-6908 Office
(281) 422-6908 Fax
www.hccgb@juno.com
Big City InformerNewspaper - Houston
2646 South Loop West
Houston, Texas 77054
(713) 218-7400 Office
(713) 218-7077 Fax
Houston Citizens Chamber of
Commerce
2808 Wheeler Street
Houston, Texas 77004
(713) 522-9746 or (713) 522-4745
Office
(713) 522-5965 Fax
lthompson@hccoc.org
www.hccoc.org
Houston Style Magazine
2646 South Loop West, #600
Houston, Texas 77054
(713) 748-6300 Office
(713) 748-6320 Fax
www.stylemagazine.com
Houston Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
M. Madrid
1801 Main Street, Suite 1075
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 644-7070 Office
(713) 644-7377 Fax
mmadrid@houstonhispanicchamber.
com
www.houstonhispanicchamber.com
LaVida News
Fort Bend County
9898 Bissonnet, #550
Houston, Texas 77036
(713) 779-3500 Office
(713) 779-3555 Fax
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BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Houston MBDC
2900 Woodridge, Suite 310
Houston, Texas 77087
(713) 644-0821 Office
(713) 644-3523 Fax
www.houstonmdc.com
mthibodeaux@gacompanies.com
Semana Newspaper
6601 Tarneff Drive #200
Houston, Texas 77074
(713) 774-4652 Office
(713) 774-4666 Fax
www.semananews.com
Women Contractors Association
Valerie Delafosse
10807 Jones Rd., PMB164
Houston, Texas 77065
(713) 807-9977 Office
(713) 807-9917 Fax
director@womentractors.org
www.womencontractors.org
Houston Newspages
4997 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77004
(713) 645-6386 Office
(713) 645-6388 Fax
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Eagle Pass Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
Ricardo E. Calderon
438 North Monroe, 2nd Floor
Eagle Pass, Texas 78852
(830) 757-2704 Office
(830) 757-2703 Fax
www.recalderon@sbcglobal.net
Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
Ricardo E. Calderon
P.O. Drawer 2160
Eagle Pass, Texas 78853-2160
(830) 757-2705 Office
(830) 757-2703 Fax
epbj@sbcglobal.net
www.eaglepassbusinessjournal.com
Laredo Chamber of Commerce
2310 San Bernardo Avenue
Laredo, Texas 78040
(956) 722-9895 Office
(956) 791-4503 Fax
www.laredochamber.com
www.chamber@laredochamber.com
Laredo Morning Times
111 Esperanza Drive
Laredo, Texas 78041
(956) 728-2500 Office
(956) 723-1227 Fax
www.lmtonline.com
www.dfuentes@lmtonline.com
The News Grams
2543 Del Rio Boulevard
Eagle Pass, Texas 78852
(830) 773-8610 Office
(830) 773-1641 Fax
www.elgrams@hilconet.com
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Lubbock
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Lubbock Black Chamber of
Entrepreneurs, Inc.
P.O. Box 1115
Lubbock, Texas 74408
(806) 741-1553 Office
El Editor
Olga Aguero
1502 Avenue M
Lubbock, Texas 79401
(806) 763-3841 Office
(806) 741-1110 Fax
eleditor@sbcglobal.net
www.eleditor.com
Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
P. O. Box 886
Lubbock, Texas 79408
(806) 791-2645 Office
(806) 763-2124 Fax
esthers@lubbockhispanic.org
www.lubbockhispanic.org
Seminole Sentinel
406 South Main Street
Seminole, Texas 79360
(432) 758-3667 Office
(432) 758-2136 Fax
www.sentinel@crosswind.net
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
3508 East Cornell
Lubbock, Texas 79403
(806) 763-1807 Office
Southwest Digest
902 East 28th
Lubbock, Texas 79404
(806) 762-3612 Office
(806) 741-0000 Fax
www.southwestdigest.com
Seminole Area Chamber of
Commerce
119 Southeast Avenue B
Seminole, Texas 79360
(432) 758-2352 Office
(432) 758-6698 Fax
West Texas Hispanic News
P. O. Box 24
Lubbock, Texas 79408
(806) 747-3467 Office
(806) 747-3524 Fax
ebarton@westtexashispanicnews.com
Texas Tech University - Small
Business Development Center
Judy Wilhelm
500 Chestnut Street, Suite 601
Abilene, Texas 79602
(325) 670-0300 Office
(325) 670-0311 Fax
j.wilhelm@ttusbdc.org
www.nwtsbdc.org
Tulia Chamber of Commerce
Shelly Borchardt
127 Southwest 2nd Street, Box 267
Tulia, Texas 79088
(806) 995-2296 Office
(806) 995-4426 Fax
exec@tuliachamber.com
www.tuliachamber.com
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Lufkin
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber
of Commerce
1615 South Chestnut
Lufkin, Texas 75901
(936) 634-6644 Office
(936) 634-8726 Fax
jhuffman@.lufkintexas.org
www.lufkintexas.org
Odessa
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Lufkin Daily News
300 Ellis Street
Lufkin, Texas 75901
(936) 632-6631 Office
(936) 632-6655 Fax
gshrader@lufkindailynews.com
www.lufkindailynews.com
MEDIA
Black Chamber of Commerce of
the Permian Basin
700 North Grant, Suite 200
Odessa, Texas 79760
(432) 332-5812 Office
www.odessablackchamber.com
Midland Reporter Telegram
Shanna Sissom
P.O. Box 1650
Midland, Texas 79702
(432) 682-5311 Office
(432) 682-3793 Fax
www.mrt.com
www.shanna@mrt.com
Midland Black Chamber of
Entrepreneurs, Inc.
P.O. Box 50473
Midland, Texas 79710
(432) 682-2864 Office
(432) 684-6422 Fax
www.1mbce@sbcglobal.net
Odessa American
P.O. Box 2952
Odessa, Texas 79760
(432) 337-4661 Office
(800) 375-4661 Fax
www.oanews@link.freedom.com
Midland Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
Rachel L. Stone
208 South Marienfeld
Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 682-2960 Office
(432) 687-3972 Fax
rls@midlandhcc.com
www.midlandhcc.com
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Paris
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Paris Economic Development
Corporation
Steve Gilbert
1125 Bonham
Paris, TX 75460
(903) 784-6964 Office
(903) 784-2503 Fax
parisedc@paristexas.com
www.paristexas.com
Pharr
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
McAllen Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 790
McAllen, Texas 78505
(956) 682-2871 Office
(956) 687-2917 Fax
www.mcallenchamber.com
www.steve@mcallenchamber.com
El Periodico U.S.A.
1016 Ivy Avenue
McAllen, Texas 78501
(956) 631-5628 Office
(956) 631-0832 Fax
subscribe@elperiodicousa.com
www.elperiodicousa.com
McAllen Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
P.O. Box 721025
McAllen, Texas 78504
(956) 928-0060 Office
(956) 928-0073 Fax
www.mhcc.net
www.info@mhcc.net
Valley Morning Star
P.O. Box 511
Harlingen, Texas 78551
(956) 423-5511 Office
Pharr Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1341
Pharr, Texas 78577
(956) 787-1481 Office
(956) 787-7972 Fax
www.vistipharr.com
www.pccpresident@aol.com
Rio Grande City Chamber of
Commerce
P.O. Box 2
601 East Main Street
Rio Grande City, Texas 78582
(956) 487-3024 Office
(956) 716-8560 Fax
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San Angelo
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
San Angelo Chamber of
Commerce
John Dugan
418 West Avenue B
San Angelo, Texas 76903
(325) 655-4136 Office
(325) 658-1110 Fax
john@sanangelo.org
www.sanangelo.org
San Antonio
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
San Angelo Standard Times
P.O. Box 5111
34 West Harris
San Angelo, Texas 76903
(325) 655-7355 Office
www.sanangelostandardtimes.com
www.mherrera@sastandardtimes.com
MEDIA
African American Chamber of
Commerce of San Antonio
1717 North Loop 1604 East, Suite
220
San Antonio, Texas 78232
(210) 490-1624 Office
(210) 490-5294 Fax
blackchamber@aol.com
www.aaccsa.com
San Antonio Register
P.O. Box 1598
San Antonio, Texas 78296
(210) 222-1721 Office
(210) 227-3455 Fax
www.saregister.com
Greater San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce
Johnny Trevino
602 East Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 229-2100 Office
(210) 229-1600 Fax
jtrevino@sachamber.org
www.sachamber.org
San Antonio Informer
Urban Communications, Inc.
Virginia Bibbs Moore
333 South Hackberry Street
San Antonio, Texas 78203
(210) 227-8300 Office
(210) 223-4111 Fax
urbinform@sbcglobal.net
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) – San Antonio
2803 East Commerce Street
P.O. Box 200225
San Antonio, Texas 78220
(210) 224-7636 Office
(210) 476-0989 Fax
www.sanaacp@satx.rr.com
SNAP News
1609 East Houston
San Antonio, Texas 78202
(210) 224-0706 Office
(210) 223-1500 Fax
www.snapcoleman@yahoo.com
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
Ramiro A. Cavazos
200 E. Grayson Street, Suite 203
San Antonio, Texas 78215
(210) 225-0462 Office
(210) 225-2485 Fax
ramiroc@sahcc.org
www.sahcc.org
The Tymes Entertainment Weekly
Waseem Ali
P.O. Box 200063
San Antonio, Texas 78220
(210) 222-9220 Office
(210) 271-0441 Fax
wsmali@aol.com
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BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
San Antonio MBDC - University of
Texas @ San Antonio
501 West Durango
San Antonio, Texas 78207
(210) 458-2480 Office
San Antonio Women’s Chamber of
Commerce
600 Hemissair Plaza Way, Building
217
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 299-2636 Office
(210) 299-4169 Fax
infor@sawomenschamber.org
www.sawomenschamber.org
Seguin-Guadalupe County
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1154
Seguin, Texas 78155
(830) 372-3151 Office
(830) 372-3151 Fax
www.shcc@axs4u.net
Southside Chamber of Commerce
8010 Challenger Drive, Building 625
Brooks City Base, Texas 78235
(210) 533-5867 Office
Tyler
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Chamber of Tyler County Texas
717 West Bluff
Woodville, Texas 75979
(409) 283-2632 Office
(409) 283-6884 Fax
info@tylercountychamber.com
www.tylercountychamber.com
Ebony News Journal
P.O. Box 4664
Tyler, Texas 75712
(903) 240-0493 Office
(903) 597-1354 Fax
www.ebonynews@aol.com
www.theenj.com
Jasper Lake Sam Rayburn
Chamber of Commerce
246 East Milam Street
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 384-2762 Office
(409) 384-4733 Fax
jaspercc@jaspercoc.org
www.jaspercoc.org
East Texas Review
P O Box 12473
Longview, Texas 75607-2473
(903) 236-0406 Office
(903) 757-7527 Fax
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BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Kilgore Chamber of Commerce
813 North Kilgore Street
Kilgore, Texas 75662
(903) 984-5022 Office
(903) 984-4975 Fax
www.kilgorechamber.com
www.sbreedlove@kilgorechamber.co
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MEDIA
La Opinion
P.O. Box 8340
Jacksonville, Texas 75766
(903) 586-0827 Office
(903) 586-7016 Fax
www.laopinion@cox-internet.com
Tyler Chamber of Commerce
Pat Grime
315 North Broadway Avenue
Tyler, Texas 75702
(800) 648-9537 Office
(903) 593-2746 Fax
pgrime@tylertexas.com
www.tylertexas.com
Tyler Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce
2000 West Gentry Parkway
Tyler, Texas 75712
(903) 593-6026 Office
info@tylermetrochamber.org
Waco
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Cen-Tex African America Chamber
of Commerc
Brazos River Plaza
715 Elm Avenue, Suite 107B
Waco, Texas 76704
(254) 235-3204 Office
(254) 759-8593 Fax
info@centexchamber.com
http://centexchamber.com
Greater Killeen Chamber of
Commerce
P.O. Box 548
Killeen, Texas 76540
(254) 526-9551 Office
(254) 526-6090 Fax
info@gkcc.com
www.gkcc.com
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MEDIA
Waco Tribune-Herald
P.O. Box 2588
Waco, Texas 76702-2588
(254) 757-5757 Office
(254) 757-5866 Fax
www.wacotrib.com
www.classieds@wacotrib.com
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING GUIDE
Waco
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
MEDIA
Greater Waco Chamber of
Commerce
Binti Lara
101 South 3rd Street
Waco, Texas 76703-1220
(254) 752-6551 Office
blara@wacochamber.com
www.waco-chamber.com
Wichita Falls
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Wichita Falls Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
Tim Chase
900 8th Street, Suite 218
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
(940) 723-2741 Office
(940) 723-8773 Fax
tchase@wf.nett
www.wichitafallscommerce.com
MEDIA
North Texas Journal
719 Scott Street, Suite 620
P.O. Box 3741
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
(940) 237-4200 Office
ntxjournl@yahoo.com
www.northtexasjournal.net
Wichita Falls Times Record News
1301 Lamar
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
(940) 767-8341 Office
www.timesrecordnews.com
Yoakum
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Greater Victoria Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce
4800 North Navarro
Victoria, Texas 77901
(512) 578-7434 Office
(512) 578-7489 Fax
Yoakum Area Chamber of
Commerce
105 Huck Street
Yoakum, Texas 77995
(361) 293-2309 Office
(361) 293-3507 Fax
info@yoakumareachamber.com
www.yoakumareachamber.com
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MEDIA
Yoakum Herald Times
P.O. Box 798
Yoakum, Texas 77995
(361) 293-5266 Office
(361) 293-5267 Fax
www.heraldtimes@awesomnet.net
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