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Happy New Year!
We haven't talked to you all since last year! Okay, so that may only have been two weeks ago, but it feels like a lot longer and we have so much to share with you! We hope that your holiday season was festive and safe and that 2022 is off to an amazing start.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Live2Lead and Change Your World
January 21, 8:30a.m-5:00p.m
The Rock Church
10901 West Newberry Rd.
Gainesville, FL 32606
Today, Jason Stoughton, Director of Leadership Advancement with The John Maxwell Co. and Jill Nash, owner of Elevate Leadership & Marketing had a conversation about YOU. You are the reason they are hosting Live2Lead and Change Your World in the midst of continued uncertainty.
Jason and Jill want to encourage and empower leaders like you who could probably use a boost of hope and courage. Your world needs you to continue to rise up and lead. We all need each other and we hope you choose to join and attend on January 21st, 2022.
We will be sharing more details leading up to Live2Lead and Change Your World, but for now we want to invite you to listen to their conversation. You can listen here about what to expect and why to attend. This is a VIP experience you do not want to miss. VIP tickets include:
- Sonny’s BBQ for lunch
- Delectable delights in the morning and afternoon.
- Coffee will be available and specialty coffee are available at an additional charge at The Mission
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John Maxwell’s Change Your World course for free. This is a $199 course at no extra cost!
Jason Stoughton and Jill Nash will be hosting and speaking live and they are prepared to ignite your passion and leave you inspired to take YOUR next step towards your preferred future.
We want you to join us in person, but If you have any symptoms of being sick or are more comfortable in a virtual setting, we encourage you to buy our virtual experience.
Groups of 20 or more may call for a special incentive.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Join us for Business Before Hours- Virtual Event
Tuesday, January 18, 8:30 - 10 a.m.
This is a virtual edition of Business Before Hours is structured the same way as our past in-person events. Attendees will have opportunities to share in small groups who they are, what they do, and who would make a good customer or referral for them. Come build lasting business and personal relationships at Business Before Hours.
Attendance is limited to 50 pre-registered attendees.
See you there!
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PIVOT SERIES:
Leonardo's Pizza of Millhopper
In Gainesville, we are fortunate to have many business owners who go above and beyond to give back and support the community that supports their business. Join us as we speak with Kyle Cohan, Owner of Leonardo’s Pizza of Millhopper about how his personal commitment to supporting our community changed during the pandemic.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Get Your Tickets For The 2022 Annual Meeting
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Cocktail hour: 5:30 p.m.
Main event: 7 p.m.
Hilton UF Conference Center
1714 Hull Road, Gainesville
The Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 98th Annual Member Meeting on January 27, 2022 at the UF Hilton Conference Center.
The Annual Member Meeting will include a cocktail hour, a plated dinner, a presentation from the outgoing and incoming chairman, special awards and recognitions, and special announcements. Reserve your corporate table now!
Thank you to our award sponsor: Comfort Temp-CT Mechanical
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
2022 Sponsorships & Advertising Options Available! Announce Your Support for the Gainesville Business Community
Sponsorship and partnership opportunities with the Greater Gainesville Chamber are some of the best ways for your business to gain exposure in the Gainesville region. By aligning your business with a 5-star chamber of commerce with sponsorship or advertising, you help immediately grow your company’s prestige, reputation, exposure, and bottom line.
From the 12-month sponsorship opportunity offered through our Circle of Champions to an event specific sponsorship, businesses gain exceptional exposure throughout the year with a variety of benefits and price points to fit any budget.
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ELECTION UPDATE
Reminder: City of Gainesville Special Election Run-off January 25
Deadline to Register to Vote is December 27
As you know, one key step to ensuring the business voice is heard is to become informed on the issues that matter to our community and to vote. The City of Gainesville Special Election Run-off to fill the vacant At-Large Commission Seat will be Tuesday, January 25. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is January 15 by 5:00 pm. And early voting will take place between Friday, January 21 to Sunday, January 23.
Visit the Supervisor of Elections website, www.votealachua.com, for everything you need to prepare for this election.
We encourage our members to be informed. Visit www.gainesvillechamber.com to view our candidate interviews with Cynthia Chestnut and Matt Howland.
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EVENT RECAP
Convergence Park Hosts Groundbreaking and Concert
In economic development news, January 7th marked the groundbreaking for Convergence Research Park, a new mixed-use community in Alachua. This development will be a new home for technology companies from around the world.
In addition to laboratory and biotech space, Convergence will provide cottage and traditional single-family homes, a research building and conference center, retail, restaurant, town center, and hospitality spaces.
Following the groundbreaking, a free community concert was held featuring hometown superstar band, Sister Hazel.
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UPCOMING EVENT
30th Annual Robert W. Hughes Teacher of the Year Program
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 Teacher of the Year Finalists!
The 30th annual Robert W. Hughes Teacher of the Year program will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022. This uplifting program brings together community and business leaders to recognize the contributions of our amazing Alachua County Public School teachers.
You can learn more about the Teacher of the Year program, including viewing a full list of the 2022 Teachers of the Year, by clicking below.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Doing Business With The City Of Gainesville - Virtual Meeting
January 18th - 5:00p-6:30p
January 20th - 12:00p-1:30p
City of Gainesville and Griffin& Strong, P.C. invites members of the business community and neighbors to participate in two virtual meetings to convey their experiences or attempts to do business with the city.
The City has commissioned Griffin & Strong, P.C. to conduct a comprehensive disparity study to evaluate procurement policies and practices to recommend improvements, if needed.
Advance registration is not required but is highly encouraged.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Senior Scholarship Program
January 5th - February 15th
The Senior Scholarship program was the first initiative at The Education Foundation. It now awards over $200,000 each year in college scholarships to Alachua County public high school seniors. Through college scholarships, students are empowered and equipped to graduate from high school and exceed at the next level.
Thirty-nine local families, businesses, and civic organizations have partnered with our Foundation to make these scholarship opportunities possible. A number of these scholarships have been set up to honor someone and help keep their memory alive by sending students to college.
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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT
Dale Carnegie University returns January 25
Tuesdays 6 - 9:30 p.m.
Hotel Indigo at Celebration Pointe
The Dale Carnegie University is coming back to Gainesville! This course, taken by Presidents and industry leaders for over 60 years, will be taught by one of their top-rated instructors, Bob Ganzak.
This is an in-person 8-week course at Hotel Indigo in Celebration Pointe.
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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT
RTI Surgical Announces Spinoff of Metals Business
RTI Surgical, a global private label OEM company based in Alachua, recently announced the spinoff of its Metals business. With the spinoff, RTI is exclusively focused on providing customers with tissue and synthetic based surgical implants that improve the quality of life for patients around the world.
As a UF Innovate | Accelerate at Sid Martin Biotech alumnus, RTI has been a part of the local biotech community for more than 20 years. The company has continuously raised the bar for the science and safety of tissue based surgical implants. RTI was the first company to offer precision-tooled bone implants and assembled technology to maximize each gift of tissue donation. The company was also the first to introduce proprietary, validated, tissue-specific sterilization processes that address the risk of donor-to-recipient disease transmission.
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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT
The Windsor of Gainesville Hosts 2nd Annual Soup for the Soul Food Collection Event to benefit
Bread of The Mighty
Monday, January 24, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday, January 25, 10:00am - 1:00pm
With more than a 50% increase in food distribution by Bread of the Mighty Food Bank since the pandemic, we are greatly appreciative of the support of The Windsor of Gainesville. For every non-perishable item donation, you will receive up to 2 quarts of The Windsor Chef-made soup to take home and enjoy! They are also accepting monetary donations to be made out to Bread of the Mighty. They are asking for RSVP's for the Event to 352-372-1900.
Bread of the Mighty Food Bank is always working to keep up with the needs of the families in our community and any support from our local businesses and media supports our ability to meet our mission to feed the hungry and provide hope and encouragement in our community.
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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT
Construction Industry Outlook 2022
by Brian Scarborough, Hub International Gainesville
Construction will continue its boom in 2022, but those that can cope with heightened risks and insurance issues will separate themselves from the competition.
Supply chain disruption and labor shortages will continue to challenge the construction industry. Resiliency will be essential to cope with these shortages and the challenges that accompany them.
Underwriters are looking for evidence that construction firms can withstand the unique risks of the business, whether those risks are well known or as unpredictable as a pandemic.
In 2020 and 2021, a global pandemic was an unknown risk that the construction industry could never anticipate. But in 2022, that risk won’t stop the industry from moving confidently into the future.
The most urgent issue impeding progress? In a word, it’s “shortages,” specifically involving materials and labor. Not having the materials or the personnel to complete a project on time can kill revenues and the bottom line.
There’s substantial risk management and insurance challenges, as well as opportunities. Modular construction and emerging technologies can help productivity but introduce new risks as well. Subcontractor performance and default, cyber exposure and site security continue to bedevil the market.
The prize ahead, of course, is the red-hot North American construction market, which could get even hotter when taking into account the pending U.S. infrastructure bill. That makes resilience — in managing supply chain risk and labor shortages — perhaps the most important issue for the construction industry in 2022.
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