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We want to welcome our two newest members to Sierra Vista Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SVHCC) and our great Team!
- Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. and President of the Board of Directors, John Acosta and Tony Bedolla, Executive Director, who are the annual presenters of the Bisbee Mariachi Festival fundraiser!
- CrossFit Cochise and owners/trainers Jason & Rachel Tibesar, who provide an excellent method of exercise for their customers!
We look forward to seeing them at our SVHCC Fiesta Mixer on 29 September at Garden Place Suites where all members can greet them and we can also present them with SVHCC Membership Plaques!!!
Karina Rice Roberts, our THCC Membership Success Representative, Oscar Damian Hernandez, our SVHCC Ambassador and Dan Valle just returned from Nacozari de Garcia, an historic community located about 75 miles south of Agua Prieta/Douglas, where they attended a business EXPO which was a follow-on to the Cananea EXPO a month ago.
We were exceptionally well received and there was much interest in our SVHCC given that they do not have a chamber of commerce. We made excellent contacts and it appears as though we may have two memberships closing this week.
Everyone in Nacozari was very interested in not only learning about our Hispanic Chamber, but also Sierra Vista. We left all the flyers the City provided us on their upcoming events and many business owners expressed an interest in doing business here in Sierra Vista, the names of which we have passed on to the City's Economic Development Office. What makes Nacozari an important trade partner with Sierra Vista is that their state of economy is pretty strong and employment high due to the Grupo Mexico's state-of-art smelter in Nacozari that services Grupo's Cananea mine and employs a large part of the population. Therefore, the citizens of Nacozari frequently travel to Arizona to shop. Sierra Vista and Bisbee are well positioned because Nacozarians do not cross the border at Douglas due to the long lines. Rather, they cross at Naco, AZ and this puts them basically in Bisbee and then on to Sierra Vista.
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HISTORY OF NACOZARI DE GARCIA
Nacozari began with the discovery of mines in 1660. The first settlement was called Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacozari.
The mines were acquired by Anglo American U.B. Teader mining company in 1867, which sold them to Moctezuma Copper Co, a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge. American style housing was built, together with a library and a small hospital. Copper was hauled partially by mule trains, until the railroad was finished in 1904. By 1907, Nacozari had become the metropolis of far northeastern Sonora. It had 5,000 people, mostly Mexicans and Americans, with some Chinese. Phelps retained the mines until 1948 when they were exhausted.
A large mine,
La Caridad, was discovered about 20 miles southeast of Nacozari in 1968. By 1979, the population of Nacozari was back to about 3,000. As Mexicana de Cobre, the federal government spent hundreds of millions of dollars to develop La Caridad, and revive other mines in the area. Nacozari was estimated to have 18,600 people in 1986, and 30,000 in 1989. La Caridad is ranked the third largest copper mine in the world.
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The municipal seat was first called Placeritos de Nacozari but changed its name to Nacozari de García to honor the railroad engineer
Jesús García, who saved the town from a dynamite explosion on 7 November 1907. Besides Nacozari, there are monuments to Jesús García in many other Mexican cities and towns. November 7 is the Day of the Railroader in Mexico. All except essential employees of the National Railways of Mexico get the day off. Many streets in Mexico are named Jesús García or the Héroe de Nacozari. Poems and songs have been written about him, and the accident.
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The name Nacozari is an
Opata word that means "abundance of
nopal (cactus)".
Source: Wikipedia
See following photos of Nacozari de Garcia:
The beautiful Municipality of Nacozari de Garcia is nestled on mountainous land which is part of the spurs of the Sierra Madres Occidental Mountains. The large buildings in the center are historic with the one of the right being City Hall and the one on the left is the public library and museum.
The social and community gathering of any Mexican municipality is the Plaza. Here is Nacozari's very historic plaza located directly across from City Hall.
Here is a photo of Jesus Garcia, Hero of Nacozari and train engineer, who sacrificed his life
to save the town of Nacozari after his train which was fully loaded with dynamite and coming
from Bisbee caught fire. He maneuvered the train as far as he could from City center to save the total destruction of the town and thousands of lives.
This is a replica of Engine 501 which Jesus Garcia drove to his death to save the town of Nacozari.
EXPO NACOZARI
We had an excellent EXPO which was well attended by many business owners and which were quite diversified. We had eleven business really interested in becoming SVHCC members and six which want to speak with City of Sierra Vista Economic Development representatives about doing business in here.
Grupo Mexico which owns Parque Pinacate where the EXPO was held as well as Parque Tamosura in Cananea were exceptional hosts! A big shout out to Alonso Martinez, Luis Carlos Padilla of Grupo Mexico, and Maria Juana (Juanita) Romero, Director of Parque Pinacate for their tremendous hospitality!!! Following are pictures of the EXPO:
Nacozari EXPO Tu Comercio Opening Ceremony with the Mayor of
Nacozari, Lic Eduardo Encinas Moreno, in the middle, Juanita Romero, EXPO
Director to his left and Daniel Valle, International Director, SVHCC to her left.
Getting ready to conduct business - two Hispanic Chambers and the City of Sierra Vista!
Dan and Karina are ready to speak with EXPO attendees!
The EXPO venue in Parque Pinacate & the EXPO attendees!
Karina Rice Roberts with some young Nacozari future entrepreneurs!
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Advocacy at Work
Our President/CEO's statement on the President's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
(Click Image for Video Message)
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SVHCC SEPTEMBER EVENTS
- Our SVHCC Fiesta Mixer will be conducted at Garden Place Suites on September 29th beginning at 6:00 p.m. J's Kitchen will be sponsoring their wonderful Filipino Cuisine! We are working on some special entertainment for this Mixer as it is Hispanic Heritage Month and the 16th of September marks 197 years (August 24, 1821) since Mexico's Independence from Spain.
A big thank you to Justin Ebare, General Manager for hosting our upcoming September SVHCC Fiesta Mixer!
Also a big shout out to Joyce Aguilar, owner of J's Kitchen for sponsoring the great food for the upcoming SVHCC Fiesta September Mixer!
- Our Café con SVHCC will be conduct on September 27th at the AREDF Innovation Center. This will be a Membership Meeting and also time to bring a friend that wants to learn about our Hispanic Chamber! We will also conduct a short presentation about our trip to Nacozari and our experiences there with the people, business owners and the EXPO!
AREDF Innovation Center located in Suite M-14, Haymore Plaza!
If you have not already done so, please RSVP to Dan Valle at
dan@tucsonhispanicchamber.org as soon as possible for food counts to our sponsors.
Please see following flyers for both these events:
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Upcoming SBA Training Workshops in Sierra Vista - FREE!
During the remainder of September, we have scheduled several workshops that are sponsored by the SBA at no cost.
These workshops, as follow, will benefit all business owners or people wishing to start up their own business in Cochise County are all are very welcome to attend:
- Preparing the Business Plan
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September 13th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Taking Your Business to the Next Level
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September 20th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Business Project Development
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September 27th, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
All training will be conducted at the AREDF Innovation Center located in Suite M-14 in Haymore Plaza.
Although the training is provided at NO COST, you must register to attend. Specific information for all training will be provided via flyers in the next few days.
However, you may begin registering now by email at
dan@tucsonhispanicchamber.org
. Please be sure to specify the class title, date and time you for which you are registering.
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Youth Entrepreneur Academy (YEA) Initiative -
for Sierra Vista
As we have much interest from the SV Unified School District and the Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation (both SVHCC members) in the YEA Program, we are in the process of scheduling a meeting here in Sierra Vista between our YEA Program Manager, Stephanie Bermudez and representatives of the SVUSD and AREDF in the next two weeks.
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a groundbreaking and exciting year-long class that transforms middle and high school students (ages 11-18) into real, confident entrepreneurs. Throughout the class, students develop business ideas, write business plans, conduct market research, pitch their plans to a panel of investors, and actually launch and run their own real, legal, fully formed companies and social movements.
The program is hosted by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber Foundation in Southern Arizona.
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As reported above, we had an exceptionally success trip to Nacozari and we expect good things to come of that in very short order!
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MEMBERSHIP RECEPTION WITH CHIEF JUSTICE SCOTT BALES - 11/28/17
Members: Join our chamber for a Special Reception with the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court Scott Bales.
Scott Bales joined the Arizona Supreme Court in 2005 and became Chief Justice on July 1, 2014. Before his appointment to the Court, he had practiced law in Arizona for nearly 20 years as both a private and public lawyer. From 2001-2005, he worked at Lewis and Roca LLP, where his practice focused on appellate and complex litigation. As Arizona's Solicitor General from 1999-2001, he handled major appeals in state and federal court, oversaw the enforcement of Arizona election laws, and supervised the preparation of legal opinions on issues concerning state government. Justice Bales also was a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Policy Development, a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office in Phoenix, and a Special Investigative Counsel for the Justice Department's Inspector General. After graduating from Michigan State University with degrees in history and economics, he received a master's degree in economics and his law degree from Harvard.
Members Only Please
*There is no cost to attend but space is limited*
Location: Tucson Hispanic Chamber office
823 E Speedway Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85719
As you can see we have many, many events coming up and as Hispanic Chamber Members, you can attend any and all of them a part of our Professional Development and Networking Mission!
As you can see that we have many, many events coming up and as Hispanic Chamber Members, you can attend any or all of them as part of our Professional Development and Networking Mission!
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SVHCC Initiative - Certification of Bilingual SVHCC Members:
The following are
SVHCC Members who have qualified to receive their
"Se Habla Español/Ingles" Hispanic Chamber tags to identify them as
friendly towards Consumers from Sonora and Arizona:
Martin Cleaners
TitleMax
Farmers-Hernandez Insurance Agency
Today's Look
Pioneer Title Agency
Cochise Foot & Ankle Care Center
M.G. Ramirez. D.D.S. P.C
Garden Place Suites
Sierra Suites
Sierra Vista Food Co-op
Cochise Cardiovascular Care
DCV & Associates
La Casita Restaurant & Cantina
Adobe Transportation
Café y Galeria Cananea - Cananea, Sonora (certified bilingual)
Quintopiso Muebles, Cananea, Sonora (certified bilingual)
City Express Hotel, Cananea, Sonora (certified bilingual)
If your business has bilingual employees available to assist Mexican Consumers during all of your business hours,
please let us know and we will certify your business.
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New Members in Sierra Vista in 2017!
AGW Entertainment
Arizona Ambulance Transport
Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
Brisa Fresca
Broxton's Coffee
Cafe y Galeria Cananea
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc.
City Express - Cananea, Sonora
Cochise County Reentry Coalition
Cochise Foot & Ankle Care Center
CrossFit Cochise
DJ Yamir
Divine Creations
Farmers Hernandez Ins Agency
Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownPlace Suites
GAR Construction, LLC
Garden Place Suites
Hertz/Penske Auto/Truck Rental
J's Kitchen, LLC
JV's Boba
La Casita Restaurant & Cantina
Lamont Arthur One Man Band
Landmark Cafe
Legal Shield - Carolyn Weaver
Long Realty Company - Angelina Pequeno
M.G. Ramirez, DDS, P.C.
Quintopiso Muebles
Rodeway Inn
Ruby's Divine Chocolates
Sierra Suites
Sierra Vista Food Co-op
Sierra Vista Unified School District
Southeast Arizona Association Realtor
Southern Arizona Behavioral Group, PLLC
Synergistic Wellness
Sierra Vista TitleMax
Sierra Holdings in Sierra Vista
The Mall at Sierra Vista
Truly Nolan - SV
Valor Hospice Care - SV
Vista Formal
Wells Fargo Bank in Sierra Vista
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Have you "liked" the Sierra Vista Hispanic Chamber Facebook page yet? If not, please visit us -
click here
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Dan Valle
International Director, SVHCC
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Karina Rice Roberts
Member Relations
Cochise County / Sonora
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To keep up with everything your SV Hispanic Chamber is doing, plus see pictures of our most recent events on Facebook, please visit the following websites:
Please take a few minutes and like us on SVHCC Facebook Page!
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Visit our NEW Sierra Vista Hispanic Chamber Office!
AREDF
Innovation Center
in the Haymore Plaza
See you there soon!
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