Membership Edition & Members' Promotions E-Connection

Volume 121 l April 2023

Weekly eConnection

801 West Bay Drive, Suite 602 Largo, FL 33770

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Membership Edition & Members' Promotions

Reserve your ad HERE

or email your preferred ad size and

invoice request at

membership@centralchamber.biz

Our sincere thanks to the following businesses who joined the Chamber during the past three weeks. To learn more about them, please visit www.CentralChamber.biz

Caliber Tree Experts, LLC

TREE SERVICE

Jamie Allen

1315 Byron Drive, Clearwater, FL 33756

727-565-7664

info@calibertreeexpertsllc.com

www.calibertreeexpertsllc.com

Clear Choice Tree Service

LANDSCAPE, TREE SERVICES

Jamie Jensen

12990 34th Street N., Bldg #3, Clearwater, FL 33762

727-222-5575

jamie@clearchoicetree.com

www.clearchoicetree.com

Duro-last Roofing

MANUFACTURER

Dave Wade

1255 Starkey Road, Largo, FL 33771

800-248-0280

dwade@anvilpaints.com

www.duro-last.com

Knapheide Truck Equipment Center Tampa

AUTOMOTIVE - COMMERCIAL TRUCK EQUIPMENT

Seth Clovis

6781 118th Avenue N, Largo, FL 33773

727-373-4720

sclovis@knapheide.com

www.knapheide.com/distributors/knapheide-truck-equipment-center-tampa/

LaPorta Contracting

ROOFING & GENERAL CONTRACTING

Chris Aamodt

801 West Bay Drive, Suite 209

Largo, FL 33770

727-201-7201

Accounting@LaPortaContacting.com

www.LaPortaContracting.com

Marathon Billboards

ADVERTISING

Eric Conte

727-565-8601

Eric@MarathonBillboards.com

www.marathonbillboards.com

Mutual of Omaha Reverse Mortgage

REVERSE MORTGAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES

Chris Bruser

511 W. Cleveland Street #708, Tampa, FL 33606

813-857-4565

Cbruser@MutualMortage.com

www.ReverseMortgageTampa.com

Naaman Creative

WEBSITE, MARKETING & BRANDING

Josh Naaman

433 Central Avenue, Suite 400, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

727-238-4668

Josh@NaamanCreative.com

www.NaamanCreative.com

New York Life

FINANCIAL

Adam Sheldon

3000 Bayport Drive, Tampa, FL 33607

915-920-9426

Asheldon@NewYorkLife.com

Penney's Automotive

AUTOMOBILE - REPAIRS & SERVICE

Wayne Penney

1275 Starkey Road, Ste A, Largo, FL 33771

272-585-7460

penneysauto@gmail.com

www.PenneysAutomotive.com

PuzzleHR

HUMAN RESOURCES

Tom Muscarella

12960 Farmington Trail, Seminole, FL 33776

727-408-1658

Tom@PuzzleHR.com

www.PuzzleHR.com

Suncoast Fleet Services, Inc.

FLEET VEHICLES/SERVICE

Clyde Jensen

12990 34th Street N., Bldg #3, Clearwater, FL 33762

813-610-6800

Clyde.Jensen@sfsmobile.com

www.sfsmobile.com

Tampa Bay Newspapers, Inc.

NEWSPAPERS

Pamela Smith

9911 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, FL 33772

727-397-5563

psmith@tbnweekly.com

www.tbnweekly.com

Saluting Chamber Loyalty!

Our sincere thanks to the following businesses who renewed during the past three weeks. Their continued loyalty is inspiring! To learn more about them, please visit www.CentralChamber.biz

Budget Blinds of Clearwater & Seminole, 2-Year Member

Dr. Craig Baker, DMD, 14-Year Member

Elison of Pinecrest, 25-Year Legacy Member

England Brothers Construction Company, 16-Year Legacy Member

Gulfside Home Health, First Renewal

Harbor Cay Apartments, 11-Year Member

Johns Hopkin's All Children's Hospital, 5-Year Member

Kemco Systems, 2-Year Member

Sean W. Scott Law Firm, 5-Year Member

Slyce Pizza Bar, 10-Year Member

Valley National Bank, TRUSTEE, 8-Year Member

Winding Lane Homes, 2-Year Member

(Legacy Member = 15 years or more)

Speakers Panel Luncheon:

Company Culture & Employment Trends: What's Next?

Thank you to Deithre Brown of CareerSource Pinellas, Kay McKenzie of Check Before Hire and Doug Phares of Silverwind Enterprises for your informative presentations on Company Culture & Employment Trends! Thanks to our Presenting Sponsors Centratel and Cloud Law Firm PA, our Marketing Sponsors Options Medical Weight Loss Clinic (Largo) and Piper Fire Protection and our host Royal Palms of Largo for making this year's Speakers Panel Luncheon possible. Shout out to Advanced Video Systems for the video.

Coffee An' Networking

Florida Botanical Gardens

Join us for some informal networking!

When: Thursday, April 27

7:45 - 9:00 AM

Where: 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo 33774

Free for Members; $25 for Non-Members

IT Career Fair: Submit your registration at rkyker@careersourcepinellas.com

Retailers shift mindset — and sometimes size — but continue to grow across Florida

Retailers have been expanding across the region to meet the demand that comes with the spike in the number of people moving in.

South Florida struggling to emerge from ‘life-threatening’ floods

Drivers were stuck in cars, travelers were stranded at the airport, streets were impassable, school and court were canceled and a man was spotted swimming through a downtown Fort Lauderdale street as South Florida started to emerge from what one city is calling a 50-year rain event.

What keeps Central Florida’s mayors up at night?

Four of the region’s mayors told League of Women Voters members that they worry about a range of topics like gaps in mental health funding, preserving history and public safety.

City of Largo sold contaminated fertilizer for months, records show

Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Florida environment regulators are lobbing penalties at the city after an investigation proved the city illegally sold more than 1,000 tons of contaminated fertilizer.

LendingTree division cutting 200 jobs in Jacksonville

Ovation Credit Services Inc., a division of LendingTree Inc., filed a notice with state officials saying it will close its Jacksonville facility in the next few months, putting 200 people out of work.