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Limited Exhibit Space Remaining: EXPO

Pathway to a meaningful career!

Jake Prokop, executive director of Pinellas Technical College Clearwater Campus and 2023 Chamber Chairman (top photo), addresses students and their families at last week’s National Signing Day ceremony. More than 100 high school seniors signed Career and Technical Education (CTE) letters of intent to guarantee a spot to attend PTC’s highly competitive programs. We wish them all the best!

For every 100 jobs in Pinellas County, there are just 60 unemployed people. See this surprising metric and more at www.TheFloridaScorecard.org powered by the Florida Chamber Foundation.

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Ambassador of the Month

And the Ambassador of the Month is Wendy Swertfeger of LegalShield/IDShield! Thank you, Wendy, for all of your help at our Chamber events and committees. All of us at the

A-Team appreciate you! Check out LegalShield/IDShield in our Business Directory.

In the photo, from left to right: Trudi Greig of Hancock Whitney Bank, Bart Roberts of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Samantha Fenger of Uniti Fiber, Dr. Rosemary DePasque of Belleair Bluffs Chiropractic, Glen Schultz of Signature Voices, Wendy Swertfeger of LegalShield/IDShield, Stacy Gillis of Advanced Video Systems and Collin Bottolfson of P&C Wealth Management.

More Florida families are living on the brink of poverty

Florida has one of the highest percentages of households struggling to make ends meet. It ranks 44th among states for financial security.

Disney sues Gov. DeSantis, alleges political effort to hurt its business

Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a "targeted campaign of government retaliation."

DeSantis touts Florida economy and net migration in courting Japanese businesses

Japan was the first stop in a multi-country trade mission the governor is leading this week, where he'll be meeting with business and political leaders in South Korea, Israel and the U.K.

Florida court to consider if customer orders are trade secrets

Florida businesses seeking to crack-down on competition got a boost when an appeals court said companies’ customer order information could qualify as protected trade secrets.

How limits on demonstration at the Florida Capitol affect free speech

New rules restricting demonstrations at the Florida Capitol went into effect last month, just before the start of the legislative session.

Bay Care/Morton Plant Hospital

Business & Family Insurors

Check Before Hire

Cloud Law Firm PA

Duke Energy

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Home Instead/Be a Santa

Jackson & Associates CPA

Melody Hunter Homes

National Aviation Academy

Piper Fire Protection

Platinum Information Services

Regions Bank

State Farm - Team Cocco

The Palms of Largo

Valley National Bank

Village Inn

Wealth Builders