Membership Division

Join us as we congratulate MARKET BASKET as The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce's November Business of the Month!    

The president and staff of Market Basket were surprised by the Chamber on Tuesday for being chosen as the Chamber Business of the Month! You will be able to learn more about their business in the upcoming issue of the Beaumont Business Journal. Thank you to Market Basket for being an outstanding business partner!

The Business of the Month is led by the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce's Ambassador Program.      

We are always looking for motivated individuals to participate on the Membership committee. Please contact Dale at 838-6581 x108 if you are interested. 

Leadership Plus, a program for individuals 55 and older, is seeking applicants to participate in its first class year. The opening session will be Wednesday, January 4, 2011 with other sessions on February 9, March 8, April 19, and graduation will be May 3.  The first person to  

reply here with subject "Found It!" wins a $25 gift card from Mobiloil Federal Credit Union.   

Leadership Plus is a structured and dynamic program for like-minded individuals interested in putting their talents to work for the greater good of the community.  There will be opportunities to develop new friendships, become more knowledgeable of community needs and services, become updated on area economic development and participate in interesting community projects.

by Steve Lutes  

 The repeal of the 3% withholding tax passed this evening in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 422 to 0.

With this House vote, we have overcome the final hurdle in Congress. The bill now goes to the White House for the President's signature!

The Chamber's Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, Bruce Josten applauded the effort:

 By  repe aling the 3% tax withholding provision that was  scheduled to take effect in 2013, Congress took an important  step in lifting a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the business community. With passage of this legislation, many small businesses that operate on tight margins will feel more comfortable making decisions to hire and invest in their companies knowing that the government won't be allowed to hold 3% of their revenues. We look forward to the president signing this important legislation into law expeditiously so this provision will be fully repealed once and for all.

The Chamber appreciates the leadership of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) and Congressmen Wally Herger (R-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who spearheaded the legislative effort, as well as Speaker Boehner and Leader Cantor who added this effort to the Fall 'to do' list in the House and Leader McConnell who pushed the issue at a critical point in the Senate.