Tuesday's Chamber Expo to Showcase San Angelo Business Community

SAN ANGELO, TX – The 28th Annual Business Expo put on by the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce is Tuesday, October 8 at the McNease Convention Center, 501 Rio Concho Drive.

Sponsors who made this event possible include:

Republic Services (Presenting Sponsor), Black Plumbing (Gold Sponsor), San Angelo Community Medical Center (Gold Sponsor), Shannon Medical Center (Gold Sponsor), 1st Community Federal Credit Union (Silver Sponsor), Bug Express (Silver Sponsor), CTWP (Silver Sponsor), First Financial Bank (Silver Sponsor), Howard College (Silver Sponsor), Suddenlink Communications (Silver Sponsor), and Texas Trust Credit Union (Silver Sponsor).

The San Angelo Chamber expects an average attendance of 2,000 from across the Concho Valley. Exhibitors represent a large range of services. They are:

• 103.5 JACK FM & 101.1 The Bull
• Adult Literacy Council*
• Affordable Self Storage
• All About Signs
• Angelo Back & Rehab
• Baptist Retirement Community*
• Better Business Bureau*
• Boys & Girls Club of San Angelo*
• Cedar Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation
• Conexion Hispana International, LLC
• Crime Stoppers of San Angelo*
• Elizabeth Gonzales, PLLC
• Ener-Tel
• Foster Communications
• FOX West Texas
• Friends of San Angelo State Park*
• Gandy Ink
• Girl Scouts of Central Texas*
• Goodwill - West Texas*
• Heidi Douma - State Farm Insurance
• House of Faith*
• Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
• KLST/KSAN TV
• KTXE (ABC 38)
• Lamar Outdoor Advertising
• MHMR Services for the Concho Valley*
• Park University
• San Angelo Clubhouse*
• San Angelo Convention & Visitors Bureau
• San Angelo Symphony Guild*
• Texas Business Women of San Angelo*
• Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
• The Springs Memory Care
• United Way of the Concho Valley*
• Volunteer Services Council*
• West Central Wireless/West Central Net
• West Texas Counseling & Guidance*
• West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind
• West Texas Rehab Center
• Westlake Ace Hardware
• Workforce Solutions of the Concho Valley

* Denotes nonprofit exhibitor – Nonprofit exhibitor hours are from 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Admission to the Business Expo is open to the public from 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and is free with a business card or $5.00 at the door without a business card. Our military sponsor, Sonora Bank, has covered the admission cost for all active duty and retired military with ID.

The October Chamber Membership Luncheon is held at 11:30 a.m. in conjunction with the expo. The luncheon's keynote speakers Mayor Brenda Gunter and City Manager Daniel Valenzuela will deliver the State of the City address.

Also featured at the Business Expo is the business-to-business session for exhibitors, Chamber members, and business owners prior to doors opening to the public. A silent auction will also be held in conjunction with the Expo. Special thanks to all the companies and organizations who have donated to the silent auction:

• 1st Community Federal Credit Union
• Adult Literacy Council
• Affordable Storage
• Atmos Energy
• Black Plumbing
• Crumbs Bakery
• DeCoty Coffee, Tea & Spices
• Dwain Custer
• Grigsby’s Boutique
• Johnson’s Funeral Home
• Long Horn Coffee Company
• Mr. Boots
• San Angelo Country Club
• San Angelo Studios
• Senator Charles Perry
• Walls & Windows
• Welch Transfer & Storage
• West Texas Fire Extinguisher
• West Texas Rehab Center
• Westlake Ace Hardware
• Which Wich

Please see below for the schedule of this year’s Business Expo events:

• 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. - Business-to-Business
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. - Chamber Membership Luncheon
• 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. - General Public