TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 29, 2025) - Tampa Bay Chamber Vice President Michelle Ciudad Real has become the first professional in Florida — and the 43rd in the United States — to earn the prestigious Certified Community Leadership Practitioner ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber was honored to welcome Robyn Ostrem, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, as the featured speaker at our recent Circle of Influence event. Just 11 weeks into her role, Robyn shared her inspiring career ...
SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Florida Small Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Tornado The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for Florida small businesses, ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber is excited to announce the distinguished Finalists for the 45th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards! These outstanding businesses and leaders have successfully advanced through our comprehensive selection process, ...
This morning, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Board of Directors voted 13-0 to accept the transfer of a $4.8 million Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Ferry Boat Grant from the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART). ...
Tampa Bay's business leaders are uniting to advocate for a transformative regional transit solution: a permanent Cross-Bay Ferry service. In a recent op-ed, Edwin Narain, Bob Rohrlack, Owen LaFave, and Chris Steinocher—representing the Tampa ...
Leadership Tampa Celebrates the Graduation of the Class of 2025 Leadership Tampa, the nation’s third-oldest program of its kind, proudly celebrated the graduation of its 54th class on May 21st at The Straz. With 51 accomplished professionals ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber is proud to unveil the distinguished Semifinalists for the 45th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards, alongside our esteemed Outstanding Leader Finalists! Each of these exceptional businesses has demonstrated excellence ...
Tampa, Fla. – As graduation season unfolds and new journeys begin on college campuses everywhere, the Tampa Bay Chamber is pleased to announce the Collegiate Leadership Class of 2026. The 2026 cohort is comprised of 31 student leaders, ...
Tampa, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Chamber had the honor of kicking off the region’s commencement season by celebrating the Collegiate Leadership Tampa Bay Class of 2025. On April 4, 2025, 29 exceptional students from Saint Leo University, the ...
The Minority Empowerment Program (MEP) is an initiative of the Tampa Bay Chamber designed to bring Black and Hispanic owned and led businesses and nonprofits into the community conversation through Chamber membership, resulting in a more inclusive ...
Congratulations to the exceptional leaders who have been named as honorees for Tampa Bay Business Journal's BusinessWoman of the Year! These outstanding professionals exemplify excellence in leadership, innovation, and community impact, with many ...
Tampa Bay Chamber Foundation Receives $1 Million Grant Through the 2024 TD Ready Challenge to Support Small Businesses The grant will support Tampa Bay Chamber Foundation's solution designed to help underserved small business owners develop, ...
Small Business of the Year Awards Committee Chair Kristin Johnson and 2024 Outstanding Business Leader Micha Seal spoke with Farron Hipp on DayTime TV Show about the SBOY nomination season and the application process.
Our Chamber Member, the Tampa Bay History Center, has been named one of the best history museums in the country by USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. And that's not all! The History Center will be the first museum in the U.S. to ...
The Tampa Bay Business Journal’s annual list of the most influential leaders in the region is out and our Chamber is delighted to announce that our Chamber Member companies are shining brightly on the 2025 TBBJ Power 100. Congratulations to ...
Congratulations to our Chamber Member ABC Action News and Chief Meteorologist Denis Phillips, just named a Hurricane Hero by the City of Tampa! Here's the message from his teammates at WFTS TV ABC Action News: On Tuesday, January 28th, the City of ...
Congratulations to Tampa General Hospital’s Cortney Young who was named the 2024 winner of the Deanne Dewey Roberts Emerging Leader Award! She has chosen to donate her $1,000 donation, thanks to ChappellRoberts, to ZooTampa at Lowry Park. The ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber's Minority Empowerment Program was in the spotlight on WFLA TV's Daytime! The syndicated talk-show filmed here in Tampa Bay shared the story of MEP 2024 Entrepreneur Kathy Times. The former news broadcaster turned entrepreneur ...
The University of South Florida spotlighted USF St. Petersburg student Abdul Muqeet Khawaja in its December news edition to students and faculty across the USF system. The international student was among the scholars in our Chamber's Collegiate ...
On January 1, 2025 the Tampa Bay Chamber will enter its 140th year of service in the region. Started in 1885, our Chamber continues to adapt, pivot, and respond to the changing needs of our business community and the community at large. Our thanks ...
Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay Chamber is proud to announce that Chamber Member Kathy Times has been selected to produce the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2024 - 2025 Leadership Academy. The former broadcaster turned entrepreneur is ...
Friday, October 25, 2024 the Tampa Bay Times published the Op-ed written by the Chamber's Vice Chair of Emerging Leaders of Tampa Bay, Chris Yanes. The Associate at Baker Barrios advocated for renewal of the Community Investment Tax (CIT), providing ...
Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine is the latest media outlet amplifying the voices of business leaders and the Tampa Bay Chamber advocating for the renewal of the Community Investment Tax (CIT). With the intensifying countdown to the November ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber, led by Brian Adcock, Chairman of the Chamber's Board of Directors, is amplifying the voices of business leaders in favor of the Community Investment Tax (CIT) Renewal on the November 5th ballot. In this opinion piece, Adcock ...
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor held a news conference to make a final push for the renewal of the Community Investment Tax (CIT) that voters will decide on November 5th. On this the last full week before election day, Castor gathered the news cameras to, ...
Congratulations to Chamber Member company, SolMart Media, for the great interview on Noticias Newswire! Bill Gato, CEO and Partner at Noticias Newswire, interviewed SolMart's Mercedes Soler. Is radio still relevant?
The Public Policy Roundtable being hosted by the Tampa Bay Chamber on October 1st is bringing together two former statesmen, well known from the state capitol to the halls of the congress. They led from opposite sides of the political aisle, one is ...
WFLA Daytime spotlighted this year's recruitment for the Minority Business Accelerator's 2026 Cohort! Host Maggie Rodriguez interviewed Edwin Narain, Chair Elect of the Tampa Bay Chamber Board of Directors, and Michael Flores, Chair of the 2024 ...
This morning was the debut of the ABC Action News Exclusive, sit-down-interview with University of Tampa's new President Dr. Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg! The extensive interview led by Morning Anchor Deiah Riley was filmed on location at the ...