What started out as a quick conversation after a podcast in June has turned into a big opportunity to break into a new market! That’s what’s happening for Minority Empowerment Program’s Wing Boys. They’re on the University of ...
Tampa, FL – You might say it’s the “Academy Award” for community leaders - the H.L. Culbreath Jr. Profile in Leadership Award. Presented during the Tampa Bay Chamber’s Annual Meeting each December, the award recognizes ...
October 10, 2023 – Bay News 9 brought its news cameras to the backyard farm of electrical poles at the Hillsborough Community College Campus in Brandon. The story showcased the partnership between Tampa Electric and HCC to fill the growing gap ...
Member News Tampa Bay Rowdies to play in Eastern Conference Quarterfinal on Saturday, October 21 Education Institute of Tampa Family Serves and Provides Education at an Affordable Cost NIX Achieves Microsoft Solutions Partner Status for Data ...
Name: Stacy Miller LT Class Year: 2021 Company Name: Bright Investments Interviewed by: Laura Frost and Amanda Jacobson 1. Tell us, why LTA? I moved to Tampa Bay in 2015, and like I’ve always done as a military spouse, moving 16 ...
The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 created a system that allowed for pay adjustments for federal employees who reside in areas with a high cost of living. There are currently 53 General Schedule (GS) locality areas. The Tampa Bay ...
“We believe in creating environments and experiences where the best and brightest can achieve together what they cannot apart,” said Dan Woodward, Senior Vice President and Tampa Market Leader for Highwoods Properties. An office real ...
Amgen recently hosted a generous meet & greet with this year’s entrepreneurs in the Minority Empowerment Program. Amgen is a founding sponsor of The Tampa Bay Chamber's MEP program, which is now in its third year. “When we think of ...
MAS Global’s Monica Hernandez: in 2024's Top 100 Most Influential Hispanic Technology Leaders October 3, 2023 – The Hispanic Technology Executive Council honored the nation’s most influential Hispanic tech executives selected from ...
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Member News Tampa International Airport Ranks #1 in North America Airport Study TPA's 2023 Airport Rental Car Supplier Diversity Outreach Day Event To Be Held October 10 Pride Pass Available for Public to Attend Saint Leo University Athletics ...
Government agencies have historically been challenged to better serve residents and citizens equitably, fairly and efficiently. That’s where Maximus comes in. “We provide professional expertise in services that help the government ...
September 18, 3023 - Attorney Edward Reyes, in the Chamber's Minority Business Accelerator 2024 Cohort, was interviewed on Tampa Bay's Morning Blend Show on safeguards to protect assets and ensure that your financial and physical assets are ...
While in Washington D.C. September 12 – 14, the Chamber and a delegation of leaders from Hillsborough County were focused on advocating for issues that are important to the Tampa Bay business community. Among the key issues was Section 174 of ...
The retired nurse is the CEO of The Color of Wellness Media. Reporter Frank Wiley explained to viewers how she “was able to get The Color of Wellness up and running due in part to the Minority Empowerment Program (MEP), run by the Tampa Bay ...
Recently, a delegation from the Chamber and several of our MOU partners went to Washington D.C. to advocate for policies important to Tampa Bay and the business community. Our advocacy efforts centered on three key areas of interest in our local ...
On September 30th, Florida’s minimum wage increases to $12 per hour as part of the state’s amendment to reach a new minimum wage of $15 per hour. The annual increments of $1 will continue until 2026. The Chamber was asked to weigh in on ...
Member News Tampa International Airport Ranks #1 in North America Airport Study Pride Pass Available for Public to Attend Saint Leo University Athletics Events Member Events September 27, 2023: USF Pathway to Computing Info Session September 28, ...
The last Vision Series of 2023 was held on September 21st. The Return, The Rise, The Future of Port Tampa Bay was the focus. Emerge Members learned all about the importance of the port and its economic benefits, what role it has in Tampa Bay and how ...
The New York Times reported on April 29, 1983, that Citicorp was moving 600 jobs out of Manhattan to a new base in Tampa, Fla. Four decades later, Citi’s workforce in Tampa has grown to nearly 11,000. Citi recently celebrated its 40th ...
Axios Reporter Selene San Felice interviewed local leaders about the 21% of employees in the Tampa – St. Pete – Clearwater region working from home. The new Census figures released last week revealed remote working in the Tampa Bay ...
Artificial Intelligence technology is becoming more and more commonplace across industries. Whether you are a healthcare system or small business, how you communicate with your customers can be hyper-focused when “AI” is in the mix. If ...
For the second year in a row, Tampa International Airport was named the #1 Large Airport in the J.D. Power 2023 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. A global gold standard of airport survey analytics, the J.D. Power North America Airport ...
This historic decision keeps the Tampa Bay Rays in our community, which is a win for everyone in Tampa Bay! We at the Tampa Bay Chamber have long supported the process of keeping the Rays in our region. For more than 100 years, baseball has been a ...
Member News CareerSource Tampa Bay Empowers Local Youth by handing out more than 300 Laptop Computers Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Neonatal ICU Recognized for Providing Highest Level of Care for Newborns Saltmarsh Honored Among 2023 ...
“Something like 40% - 50% of all the petroleum products that come into Florida, be it gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, jet fuel, come in through the port of Tampa and the barges and ships are discharged here into one of the many terminal ...
September 15, 2023 – Radio Rumba Interview on Minority Business Accelerator ’25 Cohort – Spanish language radio interview with popular host SaryKarmen Rivera was done on the last Friday before applications are due for the Minority ...
The Tampa Bay @ Sunset event on September 7th provided more stunning views of Tampa! This time, Chamber guests enjoyed the vistas from AVE Tampa Riverwalk. The new state of the art residential community is located in the heart of Downtown, across ...
Tampa, FL - More than 100 guests registered for the annual State of the Workforce tackling the hot-topic of artificial intelligence in the workplace. As more industries turn to AI technology, public discussion on how and why it’s used is far ...
This #LTAFamous visit with our most recent nominee, Kareem Spratling, was solo with Laura at Little Tina Cantina. (Amanda was attending a conference for MOW). Kareem and I connected like we’ve been friends for years…and we just met ...