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 ...
Legislative Session Ends Early; Special Session Needed for State BudgetIt appears that the Legislative Session that was set to end on Friday came to an end on Tuesday when the Florida House adjourned sine die. The Senate ended their session today. ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News USF Health's CAMLS Offers Unique Meeting/Event Venue Florida Poly Successfully Wraps Up First Academic Year Tampa Bay Buccaneers Names ChappellRoberts as Agency Draft Pick Port Tampa Bay a Part of ...
The Board Chairs of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce contacted the members of the Florida Senate representing Hillsborough and Pinellas counties to ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Ana G. Méndez University System and Valencia College Join in Historic Collaborative Agreement for the Development of Bilingual Professionals in Law Enforcement Port Tampa Bay Touts Newly ...
Top Honor for Local and State Chambers That Demonstrate Leadership in Connecting Companies with Talented Veteran and Military Spouse CandidatesThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced on April 17 that the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Florida Poly’s Annual Industry Partner Summit Brings Together Leading Minds in High Tech Schifino Lee Utilizes Locations throughout Tampa Bay to Shoot New Television Commercial for Westshore ...
By: Luis Martinez-Monfort, Gardner Brewer Martinez-Monfort, P.A.One of the benefits of being a member of LT ’15 (Best Class Ever!) is that in nine short months you get access and exposure to people and places that are otherwise unattainable to ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Fifth Third Bank Partners with Metropolitan Ministries to Fight HungerMember Events April 11: Dress to Impress for 13 Ugly Men “White Party” Hosted at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Pool April ...
By: Barry Kanner Usually the biggest stress in having a party is getting every RSVP, but being a host can expose you to more than a partygoer’s critiques of the décor and food. If you have a holiday party at your office or home and you ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News OAI Visual Branding Services Support NCAA Women's Final Four Branding Program BKS-Partners Colleagues Donate Hair to Improve Quality of Life of Those in Need Feldman Equities LLC/Tower Realty Partners ...
By: Owen LaFave, The Bank of TampaIf you were to design a day to showcase Tampa called “Tampa Day,” perhaps your visioning session would start with thoughts of pirates, Cuban sandwiches, cafés con leche, and hand-rolled cigars in ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Mayor Buckhorn, Tampa City Council - Invitation to Oath of Office Rays Up! Opening day is April 6 NorthStar Bank Announces New SBA Division Board of Governors Approves Florida Poly Housing ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Agency Formerly Known as Fry Hammond Barr is now &Barr IDRGroup Partners with AlienVault to Provide Customers a Flexible and Affordable Managed Security Service Absolute Mobile Solutions’ ...
Discussion focused on long-term needs to elevate STEM educationLocal business, education and political leaders participated today in a roundtable discussion about the benefits of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) educational efforts ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Absolute Mobile Solutions Helps the Tampa Bay Water Bike Company Sail into the Open Market with a New Website and Branding Concorde Career Institute Offers Chamber Members 20 Percent Reduced ...
Lucy Terrill, CPA, CGMA, The Mosaic CompanyThe Leadership Tampa Class of 2015 spent Port and Agriculture Day learning about the interconnected life cycles of four important economic drivers in Tampa Bay: phosphate fertilizer, Port Tampa Bay, ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News Schifino Lee Creates Unconventional Advertising Campaign for Sweetwater Organic Farms, Launches National Marketing Campaign for Thirsty Duck Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute Patient Makes ...
Emerge Tampa Bay and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce the pairings of the 2015 Protégé Program. The Protégé Program kicked off in 2006 and has paired more than 200 young professionals with ...
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce honored our community’s military personnel at the 2015 Military Appreciation Banquet on Wednesday, February 25 presented by Bright House Networks. A sold-out crowd of more than 500 attendees, including ...
By: Darcy Calhoun, Tampa Bay Rays Sports Day! It was finally here. It was a day a lot of us in Leadership Tampa were looking forward to and it definitely lived up to the expectations. The morning began with us crossing over the bridge to the Tampa ...
Inside this Week's Member HighlightsMember News USF to Name its School of Accountancy to Honor Long-time Donor Stageworks Theatre Audition Notice for Ain't Misbehavin'; Stageworks Call for Submissions: 10-minute Plays Set in Tampa Bay Englander ...
When Pat Bhava sold his business, he had more time on his hands. He spent his days doing household chores and running errands, including picking up his daughter from school. “The traffic jams seen around 2:30 p.m. at any of our schools are ...