Port Tampa Bay, the largest seaport in Florida, announces its designation this week as “StormReady,” by the National Weather Service (NWS). The StormReady program recognizes communities or organizations that have protocols in place to ...
Inside this Week’s Member HighlightsMember News Absolute Mobile Solutions Makes it Easier for Customers to Learn About AstraCare’s Services with Revamped Website Share Your Thoughts with HART The Iron Yard is Offering Scholarships JLL ...
The United States and Cuba will officially reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies on July 20. In doing so, we have turned the page on 50 years of acrimony between our two countries. The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce has been an ...
What do you see as the biggest change in Leadership Tampa since 2002?The Leadership Tampa program has not only increased in depth and quality over the years, it has become highly competitive. The knowledge and community engagement required for ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Port Tampa Bay Applauds Cruise Partner Carnival Corporation’s New Cuba Itinerary Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing, Martin St. Louis, Announces RetirementMember Events July 11: Sky Zone Grand ...
By: David Delrahim If you’re a landlord, it is almost inevitable that at some point a tenant will attempt to withhold rent and claim that you failed to maintain the premises. Although Florida law does permit tenants to withhold rent, it is ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Absolute Mobile Solutions Helps Pepin Academies Better Connect with Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities through Revamped Website All Children’s Hospital Heart Transplant Recipient ...
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Rohrlack released this statement on the agreement with Cuba to reopen embassies:“The Chamber is pleased that after more than 50 years, embassies in Washington D.C. and Havana will be ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Bayshore Solutions Launches New National Healthcare Providers Website That Showcases Expanded Business Model CI Group Part of Gov. Rick Scott's Seven City Tour Schifino Lee Redefines The Powers Company ...
By: Selina Radlein, Moffitt Cancer Center, Education Connection Committee Member Many young professionals today could tell you precisely what pieces of advice they would give their 21-year-old selves – that typical list of “things I know ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News NOW HIRING: Chamber Member Company Seeks Account Manager Creative Contractors Inc. Completes Renovations at Lakeland Regional Health Cross-Country Road Trip in a Tesla Kicks Off to Benefit Florida Poly ...
By: Walker Peek, CEO, Residential Acoustics It’s challenging to get your business idea off the ground from an initial concept to putting money in the bank. Even tougher, but rarely discussed, is “crossing the chasm” to that larger ...
Kaila Barrington, Paycom, Emerge Professional Development Committee Member Once, I performed an exercise called the "triangle of success." The instructor asked the audience what characteristics we thought made up a successful person. We all shared ...
Scott Leslie, Steve Stanford, Adrienne Wells, SrA Ted Henderson, Mike Shreeve, Michale Hauck By: Steve Stanford, Plantz I had a great morning with a fine serviceman – Senior Airman Ted Henderson of the United States Air Force. SrA Henderson is ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Absolute Mobile Solutions’ Alfred Goldberg Provides Expert Advice to Budding Entrepreneurs at 2015 Startup Surge DCE Productions Establishes New Corporate Headquarters and Audio Visual Staging, ...
By Sid Werner The term "irrevocable" sounds pretty permanent, so many people assume once they've finalized an irrevocable trust there is no turning back. If you're having second thoughts about your irrevocable trust, know that under the right ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Absolute Mobile Solutions’ Alfred Goldberg Helps Make Tampa a Better Place through Technology at the Third Annual Code for Hillsborough Summertime Savings at Aloft The Dikman Company Facilitates ...
Lance Lansrud, Florida Executive RealtyLeadership Tampa Alumni – with leadership from Susan Maurer, Leah Carden, Kerri-Lyn Francis and Chris Maltezo – had the opportunity to engage with some youth who attend Robinson High School. Through ...
By Suzanne Lambert, KPMG LLP, Emerge Tampa Bay Membership Committee Member When I moved to Tampa from Atlanta last summer I was fresh out of college, brand new at my job and felt somewhat disconnected from the Tampa area. All of my professional and ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Save the Date: 2016 Florida State Fair The Omnia Group Launches The Omnia Cognitive Assessment Thomas Howell Ferguson donates to the Florida State University, College of Business, The Florida ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News: Saint Leo President to Deliver Final Commencement Address in Tampa ChappellRoberts Adds Staff and Accounts to Agency Roster All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine Collects Saliva for ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News 'Wine Down Wednesday' Debuts New Happy Hour Menu at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood Lounge Greenberg Traurig Affirms Commitment to the Tampa Bay Area, Signs 10-Year Lease in Bank of America ...
Megan Brown, Northwestern Mutual/ Emerge Tampa Bay Community Outreach Committee Member I occasionally ask myself, “Is it better to give than to receive? Is there something missing in my life when a philanthropic spirit is not woven into my ...
By: Alex Kaptzan, Visit Tampa BayWith bittersweet emotions, we gathered in the lot near the Yacht Starship to embark on our last official day of Leadership Tampa. Though every outing this year had its own learnings and fun, ending with Tourism Day ...
By: Courtney Fernald Limited liability companies, or “LLCs,” have become an increasingly popular business entity choice in Florida due to their combination of favorable legal, business and tax attributes. Most of the appeal of the LLC ...
Chamber’s Advocacy for U.S. – Cuba connections in the Sunday New York TimesNext week, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce will conduct its third mission to Cuba, but first, the efforts of the Chamber and Tampa business and elected ...
Leadership Tampa, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s leadership program, is proud to announce the graduates of the Class of 2015. The graduates were honored at a commencement dinner on Wednesday, May 6.Jim Porter, Partner at Adams and ...
By: Robert Hyde, Commander, U.S. NavyFaithful adherents to various denominations of Islam are at odds with each other; the US is wrestling with a number of poor options in identifying a national policy stance on the Middle East; extremism is ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News HART 2015 Summer Blast Pass Chamber Member Company Now HiringMember Events May 22: Tampa Bay Storm “Seats for Service” May 25: Athletic Club & Spa Harbour Island Annual Memorial Day ...
Emerge Tampa Bay, Tampa’s young professional leadership program, is proud to announce that this year’s Nonprofit Volunteer Fair will take place on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 from 10:00am to 1:30pm at Channelside Bay Plaza in coalition with ...