Your Chamber directors, committee leaders and staff met last week to celebrate the successes of this program year and to make plans for the next. Our sincerest thanks to these volunteer leaders and all our committee members for their support and loyalty! This session was hosted by Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater (PTC), where current Chairman of the Board Jake Prokop is executive director. Jake will officially hand over leadership to incoming Chairman, Mia Cloud of Cloud Law Firm, at the Chamber’s 70th Annual Meeting & Awards Breakfast on Sept. 28.
Jeff Clapacs of Commercial Partners Realty is presented his official Chamber membership plaque by Chamber Ambassadors Kay McKenzie of Check Before Hire, Dr. Rosemary DePasque of Belleair Bluffs Chiropractic and Gail Holden of Office Services 101. Commercial Partners Realty simplifies the complexities of the commercial real estate market, providing personalized strategies and support for a seamless and rewarding experience. To learn more, visit: https://www.commercialpartnersrealty.com/
Pinellas County Economic Development Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Johnson recently met with Chamber Directors for an agency update. It included a presentation on PCED’s new website that provides real-time economic and demographic statistics countywide and by municipality. You can check it out at www.PCED.org.
Emma Hudziak and Ryan Thompson of Hydrus Connect are presented their official Chamber membership plaque by Chamber Ambassadors Dr. Rosemary DePasque of Belleair Bluffs Chiropractic, Gail Holden of Office Services 101 and Kay McKenzie of Check Before Hire. Hydrus Connect is a creative marketing company that specializes in everything from website design and development to logo creation and copywriting. To learn about them, visit: https://hydrusconnect.com/
Tropical Storm Idalia is likely to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida’s Gulf coast on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said in a Monday morning update.
After three strong pandemic years when business flourished for South Florida’s critical tourism industry, travelers have many other places to go in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean for vacations this year.
Entertainment venues that accept state funding would not be able to break contracts with performers based on their social media use or political affiliations, under legislation filed last week.
