Justin Laden, Emerge Tampa Bay Voice Committee Member Until this week, I never thought small talk could make me reexamine my political goals. On Wednesday June 25th, Emerge Tampa Bay hosted the third annual “Unfiltered” town hall event ...
With Florida’s economic recovery continuing to outpace the nation, small businesses reported higher company sales and increased optimism in a new Florida Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index Survey released today. The survey, conducted in ...
UNFILTERED Town Hall to provide an open forum for young professionals to hear and be heard about transportation issues in Tampa. Tampa, Fla. (June 18, 2014) – Multi-modal transportation on the agenda – High-speed ferry gets funds ...
By Adrienne Morgan, Grow Chair Myth #1: "It's a Networking Group" Even the mere mention of the term makes millennials skin crawl. "Networking" is something our parents did. It's that situation where your business cards flow like water and your ...
TAMPA, Fla. – The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and South Tampa Chamber of Commerce have endorsed the Greenlight Pinellas plan for bus improvements and future passenger rail service in Pinellas County, with connections to Hillsborough ...
TAMPA, Fla. – The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Rohrlack released this statement following Governor Rick Scott signing the state budget:“On behalf of our 1,200 members in Tampa and across the Tampa Bay region, I ...
Distinction Honors State and Local Chambers for Joining Mission of Helping Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military Spouses Find Meaningful Employment WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced that ...
Tampa, Fla. – Today the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced the semifinalists for the 2014 Small Business of the Year Awards, presented by Bay Cities Bank & Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors to be held on Friday, September 19 at the ...
Is Your Business Ready for a Disaster? Hillsborough County Assists Small Businesses with Preparation May 25th – 31st is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Did you know that an estimated 40% of small businesses that close because of a ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Chamber President & CEO Bob Rohrlack released the statement below on the passing of Malcolm Glazer:“Under the ownership of Malcolm Glazer, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers emerged from the shadows to become a Super Bowl winning ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Chamber President & CEO Bob Rohrlack released the statement below on the passing of Al Austin: “Our community lost a tremendous business leader with the passing of Al Austin. Al is largely responsible for the ...
Leadership Tampa, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce's leadership development program, is proud to announce the graduates of the Class of 2014. The graduates were honored at a commencement dinner on Wednesday, May 14, 2014.Renee Vaughn chaired ...
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting resumes for a Creative Services Coordinator. Applicants should submit their resume, design portfolio, two writing samples and three references to [email protected]. Applicants will ...
The Tampa Police Department presented the 2014 Business Partnership Award to the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, President and CEO Bob Rohrlack and the Leadership Tampa and Leadership Tampa Alumni programs on May 1, 2014.The GTCC has personalized ...
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce joined fifty of the country’s largest metropolitan regional chambers of commerce in a letter urging congress to address the impending insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund. Congress will consider ...
Chief Castor is the third winner of the WOI award Tampa, Fla. –Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor was selected as the recipient of the 2014 Dottie Berger MacKinnon Woman of Influence Award, presented by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Chief ...
By Jill Witecki, Tampa Theatre A generation or two ago, Economic Development looked like steam and soot, steel and ships. But today’s economic engine is powered not by sweat equity, but by information and ingenuity. This “New World ...
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Narayan Murthy, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri and Shabana Azmi along with Indian CEO delegation to participate in FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum in Tampa6th April, 2014 - The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) ...
Brian CummingsAttorney – Greenspoon Marder, P.A.Leadership Tampa Class of 2014Leadership Tampa’s Class of 2014 solidified its legacy as the Best Class Ever during the recent Tallahassee Retreat, a two-day tour of Florida’s capital ...
Emerge Tampa Bay and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce the pairings of the 2014 Protégé Program. The Protégé Program kicked off in 2006 and has paired nearly 175 young professionals with ...
Tampa, FL – The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, South Tampa Chamber of Commerce, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, ...
Brian CummingsAttorney – Greenspoon Marder, P.A.Leadership Tampa Class of 2014The top elected officials from the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County took their hands off the levers of power momentarily to spend time with Leadership ...
Get Involved in the Chamber’s New Legislative Priorities for 2014 Keeping up with all that’s going on inside the world of local and statewide politics is a fulltime job – and then some. To help prioritize key issues, the Greater ...
By Jill Witecki, Tampa Theatre“Hope” is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soulAnd sings the tune without the wordsAnd never stops – at all- Emily DickinsonWe hadn’t been with our M2Gen tour guide for five minutes ...
The Chamber honored our community's military personnel at the 2014 Military Appreciation Banquet on Tuesday night, presented by Bright House Networks. More than 400 attendees were in attendance, including leadership from all five service branches. ...
by Linda Porter, Skanska USA Building Inc.The group met at the Forum downtown Tampa for Program 7 of our Leadership Tampa 2014. A quick rundown of the day’s activities before we loaded the buses was given at the Forum. Our first stop was ...
B-AG Contract, Bayshore Solutions, The Eye Doctors and The Woman’s Group were named Blue Ribbon Small Business Award® winners by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. These companies were recognized for their dedication to the principles of free ...
Written by: Stephanie Newton of Synergy Health A recap of Feb. 19th’s Branding Yourself Event On Feb. 19th, Emerge Tampa Bay presented Branding Yourself 101 at Pepin Distributing. The sold out event featured keynote speaker Bruce Faulman, with ...
Chamber President & CEO Bob Rohrlack released the statement below on the Congressional District 13 race:“With the passing last year of Congressman Bill Young, the Tampa Bay area lost a tireless fighter for MacDill Air Force Base. While we ...
KeriCure Inc. is a woman-owned company founded in 2011 in the state of Florida. Since then, we have grown to 4 employees and a team of 8 student interns, all working towards the development of novel, effective wound care products.Our strong ...