The St Tammany Chamber of Commerce’s board members and ambassadors got together recently to celebrate the relocated satellite office of the chamber now located in the parish’s Towers Administrative Building on Old Spanish Trail in Slidell.
Also joining the celebration were representatives from government agencies located in the building, and representatives of both parish and Slidell city governments.
The St. Tammany Chamber’s membership is comprised of businesses from across the entire parish: 69% Covington/Mandeville, 20% Slidell, and 11% in other cities. The Chamber says since November 2019, Slidell business memberships has grown by 17 percent, chamber board representation from Slidell grew by 25% and staff has increased to seven employees. They said overall chamber membership continues to grow.
Julie Paretti, bookkeeper and administrative assistant, and Stephanie Loman, director of events and public policy, have joined the staff. Both are Slidell residents and will work hours in both the Covington and Slidell offices.
