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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Friday, April 28, 2017 By tampachamber

Florida Senate and House agree on budget numberEarlier this week, the Speaker of the House and the Senate President agreed on a $ 83 billion dollar budget. Now it is up to the members through the conference committee process to iron out the ...

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Chamber Celebrates Leadership Tampa Graduates

Posted Thursday, April 27, 2017 By tampachamber

Leadership Tampa, a program of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the graduation of 50 members of the class of 2017 on April 26th, 2017 at Embassy Suites in Tampa, FL. The 2017 class marks the 46th class to graduate from the ...

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Member News 4/20/17 – 4/27/17

Posted Thursday, April 27, 2017 By tampachamber

Member News Pergravis Awarded $15.1 Million Federal Contract Creative Contractors Completed Signature Building Project for USF St. PetersburgMember Events April 28: Hillsborough County Economic Development April Homebrew Hillsborough April 29: ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Saturday, April 22, 2017 By tampachamber

Ridesharing bill passes Senate The Florida Senate voted this week to pass a bill that will allow a statewide regulation for ridesharing in Florida. Florida State Senator Artiles resigns After a long week of controversy over a conversation with ...

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Member News 4/13/17 – 4/20/17

Posted Wednesday, April 19, 2017 By tampachamber

Member News Nationwide Title Clearing (NTC) Continues Growth and Employee Retention TrendMember Events April 21: Tijuana Flats (Riverview) Ribbon Cutting April 22: Turning Point of Tampa Charitable Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic April 24: ...

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LT 2017: Tallahassee Retreat

Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2017 By tampachamber

By: Scott WaldenI think it is safe to assume each attending member of our LT 2017 class would agree, the highly anticipated two-day visit of our State Capitol did not disappoint. The session was intended to provide our class with a broad overview of ...

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Member News 4/6/17 – 4/13/17

Posted Wednesday, April 12, 2017 By tampachamber

Member Events April 18: Sandler Training of Tampa Bay Sell More and Sell More Easily! April 18: Hillsborough County Trep Talks – Entrepreneur + Tech Education Panel Discussion April 19-20: Florida Blue Foundation Community Health Symposium ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Friday, April 7, 2017 By tampachamber

Mayor Buckhorn delivers a different State of the City Address This week, Mayor Bob Buckhorn gave his annual State of the City address. Focusing on a different perspective of Tampa, the Mayor talked about unity within the community. Want to hear ...

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LT 2017: Military Day

Posted Friday, April 7, 2017 By tampachamber

By: Julia Ruddock220720RMAR17: Early morning haze, a stillness in the air, and the hum of engines and feet pitter-pattering in cadence off into the near distance. It was an all too familiar o’dark:30 start to Military Day for the Leadership ...

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Member News 3/30/17 – 4/6/17

Posted Wednesday, April 5, 2017 By tampachamber

Member Events April 6: The Brew Bus Battle of the Biz April 8: Moffitt Cancer Center Sarcoma Shootout April 8: Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg 2017 Walk for Life – On the Bay April 10: TampaBay-Job-Links Your Health and Wellness ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Friday, March 31, 2017 By tampachamber

Florida House and Senate far apart on budgets This week the Florida House and the Florida Senate released their budgets and will begin to vote on them next week. So far, the budgets remain $2 billion dollars apart. The House budget currently is ...

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Member News 3/23/17 – 3/30/17

Posted Wednesday, March 29, 2017 By tampachamber

Member Events March 31: Hillsborough County Economic Development March Homebrew Hillsborough March 31: Tampa Bay Christian Academy Lunch and Learn with Allen West April 1: Goodwill Industries-Suncoast Hippie Dash 5k April 1-2: Tampa’s Lowry ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Saturday, March 25, 2017 By tampachamber

Fight for Tourism continues Industry experts continue to talk about the need for tourism dollars in Florida. A recent move by the Florida House will reduce Visit Florida and make it difficult for the agency to continue to promote the state’s ...

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LT 2017: Port Tampa Bay & Agriculture Day

Posted Thursday, March 23, 2017 By tampachamber

By: John M. Astrab IVOn March 8th, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tampa Class of 2017 spent the day at the Strawberry Festival and at Port Tampa for Agriculture and Port Day. The group boarded the bus from Port Tampa at 8:45am for ...

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Member News 3/16/17 – 3/23/17

Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2017 By tampachamber

Member Events March 24: Ultimate Medical Academy #UMAK20 Experts to Discuss “Access without progress is an empty promise” March 25: School District of Hillsborough County Nature’s Classroom Public Event March 25: Tampa Bay Rowdies ...

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Business Analytics Roundtable Invitation

Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2017 By tampachamber

Business Analytics Roundtable Discussion, April 12th, 12:30p to 1:30p (lunch provided) Dear Chamber Member, Business Analytics is at the core of organizational success. What is measured can be improved, but this industry is far more reaching than ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Friday, March 17, 2017 By tampachamber

Florida House and Senate begin to talk about health care Despite the ongoing debate in Washington, the Florida House and Senate are looking at a series of bills and ideas that they hope will offset some of the state Medicaid cost. Governor continues ...

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Member News 3/9/17 – 3/16/17

Posted Wednesday, March 15, 2017 By tampachamber

Member News PRConsultants Group Selects B2 Communications as Tampa Bay MemberMember Events March 16: The West Wing Boutique Hotel Ribbon Cutting (Tonight at 6:00 p.m.) March 20: TampaBay-Job-Links Why the Most Qualified Candidate Doesn’t ...

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LT 2017: Sports Day

Posted Monday, March 13, 2017 By tampachamber

By Josh BomsteinThose folks, like me, who grew up a fan of the Bucs, Rays, Rowdies, Lightning, and Bandits (now defunct) know that being a Tampa Bay sports fan takes grit and perseverance. Our teams raise us up with their successes and frustrate us ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Saturday, March 11, 2017 By tampachamber

Elected Florida Secretary of State Senator Aaron Bean offered a joint resolution this week that would allow voters to decide if the office of Secretary of State should be an elected position again. Florida House begins to work on budget cuts ...

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Member News 3/2/17 – 3/9/17

Posted Wednesday, March 8, 2017 By tampachamber

Member News Ultimate Medical Academy Announces March K-20 Summit Presenters Kindred Hospital Bay Area Tampa Earns ‘Quality Respiratory Care Provider’ Designation Arts Council of Hillsborough County Awards $38K to Local ArtistsMember ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Friday, March 3, 2017 By tampachamber

Cuba as a Software Development HUB?Many Miami based companies have been hiring software development employees in Cuba to help grow their business.Cross Bay Ferry releases new Ridership NumbersThe ferry service that runs between Tampa and St. ...

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Member News 2/23/17 – 3/2/17

Posted Wednesday, March 1, 2017 By tampachamber

Member Events March 2: The Brew Bus Battle of the Biz March 3: Tampa Bay International Business Council 10th Annual International Business Summit March 4: Champions for Children 2017 Dream Keepers Ball March 6: TampaBay-Job-Links What To Do If Your ...

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LT 2017: Tampa International Airport & Economic Development Day

Posted Monday, February 27, 2017 By tampachamber

From Flights to Flights: The Many Facets of Tampa Economic DevelopmentBy: Christopher S.D. RogersLast week, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tampa Class of 2017 got a deeper understanding of the Tampa International Airport Master ...

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Policy & Transportation Digest

Posted Friday, February 24, 2017 By tampachamber

City to host Street Car Expansion meetingAs part of the current Premium Transit Study, the City of Tampa will hold three public meetings on the possibility of expanding the Street Car. The first meeting will be held on March 7 at the Tampa Bay ...

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