Odessa, Texas/April 27, 2025-The Odessa Chamber of Commerce held the 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year and Business Hall of Fame Luncheon hosted by the Odessa Marriott and Conference Center. Nominees are selected from the Odessa business community who provide economic growth and who have made a social difference in the community.
(Renee Earls, President/CEO-Odessa Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas)
Alejandro Barrientos, Executive Chef of Curbside Bistro and cooking show celebrity was one of four Business Hall of Fame Honorees. Chef Barrientos has contributed and made a difference in Odessa through the culinary arts.
(Alejandro Barrientos, Executive Chef-Curbside Bistro/Odessa, Texas)
Nick Fowler the 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year was born in Odessa, Texas in 1951. In 1985, Mr. Fowler developed a process for recovering atactic polypropylene from waste pits. He is the owner of REXtac and Ortex.
(Shem Culpepper, CEO/President First Basin Credit Union/Chairman-Odessa Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas)
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