Leslie Hamrick

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  Leslie Hamrick, who cut a fairly wide swath in Tracy, first as coordinator of the California Dry Bean Festival and later as president and CEO of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce, was back in town this week.
  
  She has been on the move, literally, since leaving here four years ago.Following her husband, Jim, a manager for Owens-Illinois, she first landed in North Carolina and then moved to Southern California.In both spots, Leslie was involved in chambers of commerce.
  
  Now the Hamricks are in Atlanta, and Leslie is back in chamber work again, this time as president and CEO of the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce.South Fulton covers the rapidly developing area south of Atlanta's core that includes Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world.
  
  During her Tracy visit, Leslie visited the Tracy Rotary Club (she is a past president) toured the recently opened Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, and reported she was thrilled by what she saw.She was more than casually interested in the completed Grand project, since she was one of the original members of the Arts Leadership Alliance that provided the spark and $1 million in private funding for the project.

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  For more information about Other Voices contact Leslie Hamrick, Vice President Leadership Development at 510-1234 x342.

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  One major difference is that South Fulton never sold its building, which "helps keep your overhead down," said Leslie Hamrick, who has been president of the South Fulton chamber since May 2006.
  
  Hamrick said the Metro Atlanta chamber deserves a lot of credit for helping during the transition."We basically were starting a chamber from scratch," she said."We are trying to re-establish ourselves as a viable entity."
  
  The South Fulton chamber has 360 members, and Hamrick has a goal to reach 450 by the end of the year.She said much of that growth will come because of a new partnership with Blue Cross/Blue Shield in which chamber members will get up to a 5 percent discount on their health insurance.
  
  Although the organization isn't in the black, Hamrick said "we are growing our income."Then she added: "We are planning for growth, and we are narrowing the gap."

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  "It's a huge project and one that we want to do right, because it will be setting the tone," said Leslie Hamrick, executive director of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce.
  
  The idea
  
  Proponents don't yet know the cost, where they will get all the money or when they might build the entryways.Nonetheless, an assortment of representatives from government, business and the community is pushing ahead.
  
  Funding from developer fees is available for an entryway project near 11th Street and Lammers Road, on the east side of Tracy.
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  Hamrick said they will pursue entryways at each of the sites one at a time.Proponents plan to coordinate projects with future growth and partner with land owners -- public and private.
  
  The expanded scope of the project has garnered city support.The City Council on Tuesday authorized spending $25,000 from the general fund to hire a consultant who would develop public-art standards and other guidelines.
  
  The use of public art could qualify the city for National Endowment for the Arts funding as well.
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  "I have done a lot of marketing pieces, and I have struggled often with what is Tracy," Hamrick said, noting the changes and diversity of the 123-year-old city.
  
  Farming has always been a staple in Tracy.So has transportation, from the railroad activity that helped found the city to the more than 20,000 Bay Area commuters who call Tracy home.
  
  And in the past decade or so, a new element has emerged: young families.
  
  Census data released in May put Tracy above both the state and county averages for the most married couples raising children.

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  As Leslie Hamrick, South Fulton County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, points out, "If it weren't for the kiosks pointing the way to different developments, you wouldn't realize what is going on."But what is going on is amazing-neighborhood after neighborhood-in all price points and sizes-sit along the arteries that branch off South Fulton Parkway.Hamrick, who periodically tours the area by helicopter, says that the only way to get a real sense of what is happening is from the air."What struck me is the mix of housing product," she says.

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  Leslie Hamrick, chief executive officer of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce, said businesses such as Leprino Foods like to build in Tracy because of grower proximity and transportation.
  
  "Not only can we grow it and process it, we can get it to market easily (with Interstates) 580-205-5 and also a railroad," Hamrick said."We are the major crossroads of California."
  
  Still, the food-processing industry faces many challenges, including consolidation and pressure for alternative land uses.

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  Leslie Hamrick, chief executive officer of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce, said businesses such as Leprino Foods like to build in Tracy because of grower proximity and transportation.
  
  "Not only can we grow it and process it, we can get it to market easily (with Interstates) 580-205-5 and also a railroad," Hamrick said."We are the major crossroads of California."
  
  Still, the food-processing industry faces many challenges, including consolidation and pressure for alternative land uses.

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  How successful newcomers are in overcoming those hurdles depends to a large extent on their personalities and how much effort they're willing to put into it , said Leslie Hamrick , executive director of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce and a survivor of several moves.
  
  Usually , it starts with the person.They have to be the ones to step forward and make the first move , Hamrick said.
  
  Once folks do that , they'll find there are plenty of organizations , places of worship , school functions and other activities in the community to draw people together , she said.
  
  Hamrick said that when she , her husband and their children moved from West Virginia to Tracy seven years ago , all their possessions were destroyed when the moving van they hired caught fire and burned.
  
  When the woman from whom they bought their house learned of their plight , she went to the neighbors.These neighbors and a hotel loaned them furniture and other items until they could buy replacements , Hamrick said.
  
  It was a traumatic time , but one good thing to come out of it was they got to know their neighbors , she said.However , people shouldn't wait until a disaster hits to find out who lives next door.

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  How successful newcomers are in overcoming those hurdles depends to a large extent on their personalities and how much effort they're willing to put into it, said Leslie Hamrick, executive director of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce and a survivor of several moves.
  
  "Usually, it starts with the person.They have to be the ones to step forward and make the first move," Hamrick said.
  
  Once folks do that, they'll find there are plenty of organizations, places of worship, school functions and other activities in the community to draw people together, she said.
  
  Hamrick said that when she, her husband and their children moved from West Virginia to Tracy seven years ago, all their possessions were destroyed when the moving van they hired caught fire and burned.
  
  When the woman from whom they bought their house learned of their plight, she went to the neighbors.These neighbors and a hotel loaned them furniture and other items until they could buy replacements, Hamrick said.
  
  It was a traumatic time, but one good thing to come out of it was they got to know their neighbors, she said.However, people shouldn't wait until a disaster hits to find out who lives next door.

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  We're trying to identify what the needs are out there in the Hispanic community , said Leslie Hamrick , executive vice president of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce.
  
  The committee has met a few times since forming in April.Members , who range from restaurant owners to bankers , have discussed ways to be role models for Tracy youth , including serving as motivational speakers at school assemblies.
  
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  I see it as something that's going to be an added benefit for our members , Hamrick said.

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