Lubbock Chamber of Commerce

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce was founded by Lubbock, Texas, Businessmen to promote city development.

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce had its beginning in 1913 when it replaced the Lubbock Commercial Club. Its sole purpose is to promote the growth of the city of Lubbock, Texas, becoming actively involved through the business and commercial industries of the local area. Publicizing Lubbock to attract new businesses and industries was the general idea. The Chamber has influenced all aspects of Lubbock life from education and agriculture to sports and recreation. It was instrumental in publicizing Lubbock as a site for Texas Tech University, the Lubbock Army Air Field, the Lubbock Municipal Airport, and the Lubbock State School. Because of the many different areas that the Chamber could become involved in, separate divisions were created to handle each area effectively. For example, the Agriculture Committee was created to handle all aspects of agriculture and ranching. The Aviation Committee was formed to deal with the airline business.