Possible impact of Homestead Exemption ballot measure on city budget The City of Tampa’s CFO, Sonya Little told City Council this week that the impact to the city budget could be close to $6 million dollars. Many Floridians still awaiting ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, 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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce honored our community’s military personnel at the 2017 Military Appreciation Awards on Wednesday, February 22 presented by USAA. Retired General Anne Dunwoody gave a keynote address and Mayor Bob Buckhorn ...
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 8:00am to 9:30am (light breakfast included)Location: Tampa Chamber of Commerce OfficeIntent of the Program.The premise begins with Lindsey Pollak's (subject matter expert on millennials) research and therefore her assertion ...
News Memorial Hospital of Tampa Announces the Appointment of Sonia Wellman as CEO The Brew Bus Family Fun Day - Huge SuccessMember Events February 17: The Simple Greek Ribbon Cutting February 18: IMA Medical Group Healthy Heart, Healthy Life ...
Member News Nitro Solutions New Cognitive Computing Solution Redefines ‘Smart Business' Nitro Solutions & Field Forensics, Inc.'s Next-Gen Defense Tech SolutionMember Events February 2: The Brew Bus Battle of the Biz February 3: Sunrise ...
General Dunwoody retired in 2012 as a 4-star Army General after 37 years of service to our country. In her last assignment, she led the largest global logistics command in the Army comprising of 69,000 military and civilian personnel located in all ...
Tampa, Fla. – Jane Castor received the 2016 Parke Wright III Award from Leadership Tampa Alumni at the group’s annual meeting on January 18. Established in 2002, the award is presented annually to a member of Leadership Tampa Alumni who ...
Member News City of Tampa Office of Emergency Management Encourages Local Businesses to Join in Preparedness Actions Being Held During Severe Weather Preparedness Week, January 23-27, 2017 Fisher Phillips to Brief Employers on Changes to Form ...
Member News Smoak, Chistolini & Barnett Wins Summary Judgment on Multi-Count Federal and State Law Discrimination, Retaliation and Breach of Contract Claim and Obtained Final Judgment on Behalf of National Advertising Agency for Auto ...
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce held its 131st Annual Meeting today at the Tampa Convention Center. A sold-out crowd of 1050 attendees came together to celebrate the Chamber's 2016 achievements. 2016 Chamber Chair Guy King III of M.E. Wilson ...
Member Events November 19: Memorial Hospital of Tampa Run for Lungs 5K November 19: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Tampa Bay Light the Night Walk November 21: TampaBay-Job-Links Motivation – The Driving Force to Reach Your Career ...
Member Events November 11: Poynter An Evening with Dan Rather November 14: TampaBay-Job-Links Monday Morning LINKS Get Real-Time Feedback on Your 30-Second Commercial November 15: Hillsborough County Trep Talks - Investors Panel Discussion November ...
Tampa, FL – November 3, 2016 – Over 250 local professionals attended Emerge Tampa Bay’s 5th Annual Emerging with Influence event, presented by ChappellRoberts, Depository Trust and Clearing Corp, Leadership Tampa Alumni, and Wells ...
By Gaines Hayes, Depository Trust and Clearing Corp Driving through the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, it’s hard to miss Tropicana Field. However, another worthy destination lies beyond the Rays stadium. This location is none other than 3 ...
By Connie Gee-Abate, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Here are two opportunities for you to enhance our community by building business success: Opportunity #1 Internship 201 Workshop and Reverse Career Fair on Thursday, October 26th, 8:00am to ...