ETBLITZ, KILGORE CHAMBER PARTNER! | ETBlitz.com is proud to welcome the Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce to its advertising family
Community pride is booming – no pun intended – in Kilgore, and ETBlitz.com is proud to be located here.
ETBlitz.com is based in the City of Stars, and now, the people who boost Kilgore are here on our site.
“We’re so glad to announce that the Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce is now an ad partner with ETBlitz.com,” editor / publisher Mitch Lucas said Wednesday. “Chamber President and CEO Jill McCartney really has the city of Kilgore and the Kilgore area in her heart, and it shows in their work. We cannot stress enough about how important a good relationship with a chamber of commerce is for local businesses, and with the time of year we’re in – Thanksgiving and the Christmas and New Year’s holidays coming up – there’s so much going on. It’s one of the most exciting times of the year.”
In 2022, the Kilgore Area Chamber redefined its goals at a board of directors and staff meeting, in October, 2022, actually, and here they are:
- Advocate for business – Develop advocacy that supports business and grows the East Texas Coalition.
- Membership innovation and growth – Create a strong membership network including both small and industrial businesses.
- Cultivate talent – Talent that meets the needs of our employers.
Of course, the most immediate item on the chamber’s upcoming calendar is the annual Kilgore Christmas Parade, set for Tuesday, Dec. 3. It’s actually the 93rd annual parade, sponsored by CleanCut Roofing, CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health Systems, Starfish Ad Age, and Patterson Kilgore Chevrolet-Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram.
This year’s theme is “Santa’s Workshop.”
The parade through downtown is that day, but deadline for entry is actually this Friday! To do so, e-mail Lisa Morgan at lmorgan@kilgorechamber.com or run by the chamber office at 1108 N. Kilgore Street and get an entry form.
The route for the parade will be its original route: starting on Main and Lawrence Streets, and ending on Kilgore and Kay Streets. The parade begins that night at 6:30 p.m.
But if you think the chamber is only active around the holidays – oh my gosh, think again.
The mission of the Kilgore Area Chamber is to promote a strong business and industrial environment in the Kilgore area – that’s actually atop the chamber’s Facebook page. But that is an all-encompassing goal, a commitment to promote shopping local, patronage of business in Kilgore and its surrounding area, and in particular, continuing to network business and business leaders here.
There’s actually a meeting on Monday, November 25, at 11:30 a.m. at The Back Porch, for Growth Group. The idea; connect, connect, connect. From the chamber’s Facebook page: “Showcase your business by joining us for a little lunchtime fun and some lively conversation at the Monday Growth Group.”
The goal of the Growth Group meetings, the chamber says, is to build personal and professional relationships with other members, while exchanging leads, business tips, growing prospect lists, and referrals.
If your business is not already a part of the Kilgore Area Chamber, or for anyone who’d like to know more about any aspect of it, particularly how to become a member, can e-mail Jill at jmccartney@kilgorechamber.com, or Lisa Morgan, member services manager, at lmorgan@kilgorechamber.com.
For general information, the chamber has a very impressive, in-depth website, simply kilgorechamber.com.
And you’ll read more and see so much more about the Kilgore Area Chamber in coming weeks, right here on ETBlitz.com.
ETBlitz.com is a sports media company, under the banner of WCAT Productions, LLC, and we cover sports and sports entertainment opportunities at 12 area high schools – (in alphabetical order) Arp, Gilmer, Gladewater, Henderson, Kilgore, Leverett’s Chapel, Overton, Sabine, Tatum, Troup, West Rusk and White Oak – and at Kilgore College.
ETBlitz was founded in October, 2023, and our numbers get better with every passing day: in September, 2024 alone: 750K hits to the site. Since March 1, 3.7 MILLION.
ETBlitz.com is growing every day, and becoming a trusted outlet for people in East Texas to get their sports information, an improvement on news once a day, from some area media outlets, and many who have a pay wall. ETBlitz.com has NO PAY WALL and we NEVER WILL. Log onto ETBlitz.com 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or see us on social media outlets like Facebook (ETBlitz.com) or Instagram (@ETBlitzOfficial).
We have as our ad partners some of the most impressive companies not only in East Texas, but in the U.S., as well as family-owned businesses in our region who have been based here, and serving people here, for decades, businesses like Clower Meat Market in Kilgore, home of the oilfield sausage; businesses like ETX Electrical, an electrical services company that’s veteran-owned.
There’s Whataburger, owned locally by DKT Investments, Inc., and not much needs to be said there – the world’s greatest fast-food restaurant. And Energy Weldfab, based in White Oak since it was founded in 1990 by Mike Clements, a national-leading manufacturer of oil and gas processing equipment.
Austin Bank – one of the most prestigious financial institutions in the state of Texas – is an advertising partner with ETBlitz.com, specifically the Kilgore and Gladewater branches. There’s National Wholesale Supply, a leading distributor in of commercial and residential plumbing, HVAC, electrical supplies and equipment, with a store right here in Kilgore.
And our most recent advertising partner, renowned law firm Goudarzi & Young, LLP, with offices in Longview and Gilmer, boasting some of the nation’s top verdicts in history, led by the incomparable Brent Goudarzi, current President of the National Trial Lawyers Association.
We do business with the very best, as we strive to provide the very best in local sports coverage.
If your business would like to become a member of the ETBlitz.com advertising family, do so by reaching out to us at ads@ETBlitz.com. A member of our staff will be in touch with you immediately with information on ad packages specifically tailored to meet the needs of your company or business, and at a budget with which you can be comfortable.
Again, ETBlitz is proud to welcome the Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce as our newest advertising partner!
