Florida Legislature passes budget now up to Governor ScottAs you probably have already heard, the Florida Legislature passed their $83 billion dollar budget on Monday night. The next step is the governor’s desk.This week in Tallahassee:In ...
Member News The Florida Aquarium Hires New CEO from Chicago Path to Preeminence - A letter from Brian Lamb, Chair, USF Board of Trustees Florida SBDC Network Urges Small Businesses to be Hurricane Ready Saint Leo University’s Tampa, MacDill ...
By: Maria Porto-DuarteThe final day for Leadership Tampa Class of 2017 – G.O.A.T. had come! I could hardly believe that this day had arrived; Tourism Day was here. The day started, as usual, at the crack of dawn. As I was driving over the ...
Bill eliminating the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission passes During the last week of session, the Florida Senate passed a local bill that will eliminate the PTC, the only like agency in the State of Florida. The bill will be ...
Member Events May 4: Brew Bus Battle of the Biz May 5: Florida SBDC at USF 30th Annual Government Small Business Conference May 8: TampaBay-Job-Links The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Job Seekers May 9: Easterseals Florida Tampa Bay’s inaugural ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
Today, Leadership Tampa Alumni announced the establishment of the Thom Stork Memorial Hospitality Scholarship. Stork was President and CEO of the Florida Aquarium until his passing earlier this year. Prior to his work at the Aquarium, he served in ...
Today, the Florida Senate passed legislation that will allow for statewide regulation of ridesharing. The same bill passed the Florida House earlier this legislative session. Statewide regulation has been a top priority for the Greater Tampa ...
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: ...
Data-Driven Healthcare Education Roundtable Discussion, May 18, 12:30p to 1:30p (lunch provided) Dear Chamber Member, The climate of healthcare is continually changing and having an impact right here in Tampa Bay. Trends for 2017 include keeping an ...
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 ...
Tampa, Fla. – Robin DeLaVergne, Executive Director of the Tampa General Hospital Foundation and Senior Vice President of Tampa General Hospital was selected as the recipient of the 2017 Dottie Berger MacKinnon Woman of Influence Award, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...