Join us for the TCCE scholarship reception tomorrow!… We will be honoring the six scholarship recipients at the Chamber this Thursday, May 10, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The six recipients are Hannah Goodman, Academy of Tucson High School; Kyle Estep, Santa Rita High School; Sultana Pecherskaya, Rincon High School; Jacob M Schmidt, Tucson High Magnet School; Alyssa Gallion, Santa Rita High School; and Laura P. Gamez, Sunnyside High School. Contact Arlene Chiovetti, 792-2250 ext. 135, if you will be able to join us.

New scholarship award… Justin Walenta, Vice President and branch manager of the Tucson-Creekside branch of Bank of the West, has sponsored a first-time $3,000 scholarship award for one of the six Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce-TCCE 2006-2007 scholarship winners. This $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to the student who scored the highest among the six recipients. The winner will be announced during the May 10 awards ceremony at the Chamber.

Business Development staff meets with Consul of Mexico… Paula Stuht and Cheryll Frazier of the Tucson Chamber recently met with Juan Manuel Calderon Jaimes, Mexican Consul; Alejandro Ramos Cardoso, Consul De Prensa; Luis Guillermo Martinez Mora, Secretary of Economic Development, Government of the State of Jalisco; and Alejandro Allera, Director of Jalisco International Trade Development. The intent of the meeting was to further develop international business-to-business trade between Tucson and the State of Jalisco, including Guadalajara. The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) is bringing to Tucson an exploratory delegation of businesses, including AMCHAM President Jaime Rabago, on May 14 and 15.

Chamber meets with Commission to discuss Mexican trade… The Tucson Chamber met with leadership of the Arizona-Mexico Commission late last month to discuss Governor Napolitano’s recent trade mission to Mexico. Marco Lopez, a senior advisor to the Governor, sat down with the State Government Committee and had an informative give-and-take session regarding the Canamex transportation corridor and improvements on the commercial Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, Arizona. In February, Governor Napolitano met with Mexican policy makers in Sonora and new Mexican President Felipe Calderon. The Commission said it would welcome any help the Tucson business community could offer to increase economic development between Arizona and Mexico.