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October 17, 2017

Happy Fall!

Many changes are happening in Bay County and it is not just the weather. We are continuing to make progress with the Panama City Marina Redevelopment. Great strides have been made with the commission unanimously agreeing to move forward with the feasibility study to determine what will or will not work. We are encouraging everyone to stay the course and help support commissioners to get to the studies and restore our beautiful Panama City.

Although sold out, our annual First Responders Appreciation Luncheon is next week. Our special guest speaker will be Deputy Chief Eric Smith of the Orlando Police Department. Deputy Chief Smith acted as the High Risk Incident Commander during the Pulse nightclub shootings. He will discuss the role of the first responders at the scene, coordination of responding agencies and how the community came together.

Also, remember to save the date for our Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony on January 19th. This year's event will be at Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort.

Sales for the 2018 Guide to Discovering Bay County have already begun and sales for the January issue of Bay Biz begin November 1. If you are interested in theses advertising opportunities offered exclusively to our members, contact Taylor Smith at Taylor@BayChamberFL.com. Information on all of our advertising opportunities can be found by clicking here.

Much Success,

Bay County Chamber Staff

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Business After Hours

Have a spooky good time while building new relationships at our monthly Business After Hours. This month's event will be hosted by Prine Orthodontics on October 24th at 5:30 pm. Be sure to wear your favorite costume for our costume contest!

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First Responders Appreciation Luncheon

Help us celebrate our first responders at our annual First Responders Appreciation Luncheon. The event will be October 27th at 11:00 am at Florida State University Panama City's Holley Center.

Color VIbe

Party with thousands at the annual ColorVibe 5k! Proceeds from the event go to support our Education Foundation. The event will take place October 27th at SweetBay.

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Ambassador Spotlight

Chris Hughes is originally from Chicago, IL, but moved to Liberty, MS as a teenager. He is a proud graduate of Louisiana State University. From LSU, he entered the Air Force and lived in Abilene, TX; Pensacola, FL; San Angelo, TX; Hampton, VA; Waipahu, HI; Tucson, AZ; and Jerusalem, Israel before moving to Panama City. Chris retired from the Air Force and is now working as a Financial Adviser for First Command Financial Services where he is coaching those who serve in their pursuit of financial security. He believes adults should retain their right to dream big and works to reconcile individual's dreams with their finances.

Chris is married and has two sons. He is an active member of High Praise Worship Center. He is also involved with the LSU alumni association, working to develop the Tiger Alumni Business Network.