Chamber's 75th Anniversary Committee Meeting

Join the Chamber's 75th Anniversary Committee as they plan for the big celebration!

Brownsville and history are synonymous and the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce is no exception.  The beginning of the Chamber goes as far back as 1925.

According to historical documents, area businessmen were known to assemble at various office buildings in downtown Brownsville before the association built its first office in 1927, a beautiful Spanish Style structure on East Levee Street adjacent to the Missouri Pacific railroad passenger depot.

Ten years later, in July 1937, a voluntary association of thirty-nine business people formed the not-for-profit organization known as the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce.

According to the first Articles of Incorporation, ''the beginning purpose of organizing a Chamber of Commerce was the power to provide and maintain suitable rooms for the conduct of its business, to acquire, preserve, and disseminate valuable business information, and to promote the interest of trade and increase the facilities of commercial transactions.''

The Chamber will celebrate its 75th Anniversary on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Brownsville Events Center.
If you are interested in serving on the planning committee please contact Angela Burton at 542-4341.