COVINGTON, La. — The St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce recently conducted “Sprinting for Business,” an eight-hour ribbon-cutting marathon across St. Tammany Parish to celebrate local businesses that are reopening, recovering and returning from the COVID-19 shutdown.
On July 14, chamber staff members and ambassadors sprinted around the parish doing 60 atypical ribbon cuttings with only a handful of people involved in keeping with pandemic safety restrictions.
“Sprinting for Business was a unique way to show that St. Tammany businesses are open and ready to welcome their customers back,” said St. Tammany Chamber Director of Operations Jessica Hester, who organized the event. “It is our job as the chamber to promote our members and this was a fun, cost-free way to do that. We encourage all residents to recognize businesses as a key component to our quality of life, and to support small businesses.”
“Our staff has continued to support our members throughout the quarantine,” said Tom Meyer, the chamber’s board chairman. “Our board and committees have continued to meet virtually and ensure that we are providing information businesses need such as the Louisiana Main Street Recovery Program, PPP, EIDL loans and more. Our volunteer leaders are committed to maintaining a strong and relevant chamber despite COVID impact.”
The following Chamber businesses and organizations participated:
All American Healthcare Covington
Allstate Insurance – Frank Carmeli
Artmasters Screen Printing, Inc.
Backyard Printing
Benedict’s
Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights
Bra Genie – A Bra Fitting Salon
BridgeNet Technology Consultants
Christian Brothers Automotive – Mandeville
City of Covington
City of Mandeville
City of Slidell
Cornerstone Dentistry
Covington Speech & Language Center
Culinary Kids
Dabdoub Investments and Insurance
Delta Title Corporation
Don’s Seafood
Express Employment Professionals
Fleur-de-lis Insurance, LLC
Fully Promoted
Griffin and Furman, LLC
Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West
Half Shell Oyster House
Hilton Garden Inn Covington
Holiday Inn Covington
Home Medical Equipment & Supplies
HUB International
Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union
Joel Treadwell, Fine Portraiture
LDCV Realty
LA Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta
Mandeville Animal Hospital
Mandeville School of Music & Dance
Menu Express
Middendorf’s Slidell
New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union
NOLA Grill
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Our Lady of the Lake Northshore
Patton’s Caterers
Pinewood Plantation / Sadie Jane
Pizza Platoon
Pyre Provisions – Pyre Restaurant Group LLC
Ride of the Brotherhood
Right at Home
Sacred Earth Wellness Boutique
St. Tammany Corporation
St. Tammany Parish Government
Sea Spray by Private Beach
SEI- Specialty Enhanced Imaging
Serpas Court Reporting
SERVPRO of Greater Covington and Mandeville
Slidell Magazine
State Farm Insurance – C.J. Ladner
The Blood Center
The Hospice House
Visiting Angels
Wegmann Dazet & Company
Winters Title Agency, Inc.
