Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber welcomes The Woodlands Area EDP and the Conroe EDC to discuss the impact of the Hispanic community.

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- The Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber (MCHC) prepares for their luncheon, The Impact of the Hispanic Community In Our Local Economies, Presented by OTG.

The Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber welcomes the community to their luncheon on Wednesday, October 26 (11:30a-1:00p). The luncheon will take place at the Sam Houston State University-The Woodlands Center in the Sam Houston Conference room (4th floor). The presenting sponsor for the luncheon is OTG. Tickets to the luncheon can be purchased via Eventbrite.

The Chamber is excited to have Gil Staley and Laura Lea Palmer as presenters for this important topic. Gil serves as the CEO for the Woodlands Area EDP, and Laura Lea Palmer is the Deputy Director for the Conroe EDC. “We are excited to be working with Miguel and the Hispanic Chamber, we strongly feel the growth of our Hispanic business communities add to our thriving local economy,” said Palmer. This marks the first luncheon since the Hispanic Chamber relaunched, and the board is excited to bring these topics and discussions to the community.

Miguel Lopez, MCHC chair, shares “The impact of the Hispanic business community is more than a stamp of economic growth. When viewed through the larger lenses, it is indeed an important component of both the U.S. and local economies.”

The continued growth of the Hispanic community continues to rise, in a recent Texas Tribune piece (Sept 15, 2022) the article estimates Hispanic Texans to be the state’s largest demographic. Estimates from the Census Bureau point to Hispanic residents making up 40.2% of the state’s population, while non-Hispanic white residents accounted for 39.4% (2021). Gil Staley added, “It’s important that we measure the essential contributions Hispanic Americans make to our national economic growth and highlight how our local Hispanic workers and families are faring in today’s economy.”

To find out more one can send an email to info@mchchamber.org, to register for the luncheon you can go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/431003582317