“Chamber membership provides local business owners many opportunities to better themselves and promote their businesses,” Cheryl Dunson, vice president of marketing for Santek Environmental Inc., says. “The Chamber Coffees are excellent networking events, while the ongoing seminars and educational courses empower and equip business owners to reach their full potential.”

Dunson, who also chairs the Chamber’s Membership Development division and a firm advocate of Chamber membership, continued, “The Chamber’s monthly newsletter presents the latest in economic news and legislative events that can impact my business. And the Chamber’s strong relationships with the community’s school systems provide my company, and other companies, an opportunity to give back to our community’s youth and educators. These new members can benefit from opportunities like this and from the networking opportunities that help us all to grow our businesses.”

The Chamber’s board of directors approves new members at their regular monthly meetings.

New members and their business classifications approved at monthly meetings of the Chamber’s board of directors from January through June include the following: Benefits Consulting Group, Insurance Agencies & Services; East Tennessee Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentists/Oral Surgeons/Orthodontists; KB Consulting, Management Consulting; Ocoee Foundation Inc., Nursing Home Management Companies; April Perry Randle, Attorney At Law, Attorneys; and TradeinTennessee.com, Advertising Online.

Also joining the Chamber the past six months are these businesses: Höferle Consulting, Consulting—Intercultural Relations; McKinney Excavating Inc., Contractors—Grading, Site Preparation; Medical Billing Services of Tennessee, Medical Billing; Mountain States Contractors LLC, Contractors—Commercial/Industrial/Residential; Payroll Professionals of Tennessee LLC, Payroll Services; Jim Rush Funeral Home, Funeral Homes; Sys-Tech Inc., Contractors—Mechanical; Torres-McAlister Enterprise LLC, Pressure Cleaning Services; and V. Alexander & Co. Inc., Transportation.

Still other new Chamber members are BarberMcMurry Architects, Architects; Liberty National Insurance, Insurance Agencies & Services; The Old Woolen Mill, Meeting/Conference/Special Event Facilities; U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Government Agencies; Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon Inc., Engineers; Contact Helpline, Counseling; and Dillard Construction Inc., Contractors—Commercial/Industrial/Residential.

Those businesses joining the Chamber since January also include Edvis—Elvis Impersonator, Entertainers; Fulghum, MacIndoe & Associates Inc., Engineers; The Gallery at Sterling Point, Real Estate, Commercial; Green Development Group LLC, Real Estate Developers; Nephrology Associates, Physicians; Southern Promotions, Advertising Specialties; Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland, Clubs & Organizations; and Communications & Electronics Inc., Communications.

The mission of the Chamber of Commerce is the business development of its members, the economic growth of our region, and the highest quality of life for our community. For more information about the Chamber of Commerce or to become a Chamber member, call 472-6587.

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