Join us for a Member Blender with 6 Degrees Wealth! Refreshments will be provided.

Join us to discuss efforts to support the local construction community at the upcoming Galveston Construction Consortium!

Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 4-6 PM at Mario's Seawall Italian Restaurant, 628 Seawall Blvd.

Open for all Galveston Country architects, engineers, general contractors, home builders, sub-contractors, suppliers, and anyone participating in the construction industry (insurance, bookkeeping, banking, etc.)

Please make sure to RSVP to Cathy Palmer - palmer@gedp.org or call (409) 770-0216.

Limited vendor display tables are available - please inquire with Cathy Palmer - palmer@gedp.org or call (409) 770-0216.

Are you interested in becoming a member of the GEDP? Please join us for our annual membership meeting to learn more.

Email Cathy Palmer at palmer@gedp.org to RSVP by February 10th.

Agenda:

4:00 - 4:15pm Member Networking

4:15 - 4:20pm Welcome / Introduction

4:20 - 5:00pm Overview of U.S. Economy Touching on Texas and Galveston presented by Harris. L. "Shrub" Kempner Jr. of Kempner Capital Management (GEDP Member since 1999)

5:00 - 5:20pm GEDP Business

5:20 - 6:00pm Member Networking

Save the date for the 2022 Economic Summit - “Lead, Collaborate, Grow” - with exciting updates and panelists, regional and local economic updates, and industry insight.

Join us for a Member Blender with Vision Galveston, hosted at MarMo Plaza. October 13th, 2022, from 5-7 PM!

The capstone to these webinars will be a keynote presentation by Dr. Ben Raimer of UTMB at the GEDP Annual Meeting on February 18th. More details will be provided on this special presentation. 

Join us this Friday, February 12, to discuss the 2021 outlook for Education in Galveston county. VJ Tramonte of Joe Tramonte Realty will be leading the discussion and will be joined by Jerry Gibson with GISD, Myles Shelton with Galveston College, and Patrick Louchouarn with Texas A&M University Galveston.

At this week’s webinar, Darrell Carney of Chrysalis will be discussing Emerging Tech in 2021. He will be followed by Randy Urban with UTMB, Sundeep Mattamana with UTMB, Kim Morris with Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, and Eric Paul with Galveston ISD. The webinar will begin at 9:00AM and end at 10:30AM - make sure to reserve your spot on the webinar by clicking the link below:

Leonard Woolsey will be our key speaker at this week’s webinar, focusing on Galveston’s industry outlook. He will be joined by several other local leaders including Kelly DeSchaun with Galveston Park Board, Rodger Rees with Port of Galveston, and Brian Maxwell with the City of Galveston. Tune in starting at 9:00AM and clicking the link below to reserve your seat.

Gail Burkett discusses Business Continuity and COVID Recovery as it pertains to Galveston County. We will also have several other speakers including Tim Jeffcoat with the Small Business Association, Vic Pierson with Moody National Bank, Chris Doyle with Texas First Bank, Jimmy Rasmussen with HomeTown Bank, and Richard Gianni with Liftfund.