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Slyce Happy Hour

Our Annual B2B Pizza Party at Slyce was a blast thanks to all who attended! Thank you Jackson and Associates, CPA, PA for being our event sponsor and GarrisonPro for sponsoring our Chamber Champions program. Shout out to Advanced Video Systems for the photos.

Ribbon Cutting at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union - East Bay

   The newest MIDFLORIDA Credit Union branch is now open at 2400 East Bay Drive in Largo. Chief of Retail Delivery, Vanessa Hernandez (pictured bottom right), kicked off the celebration by sharing the story of the Credit Union's beginnings in 1954 as a teacher's credit union, where deposits were stored in shoe boxes. Today, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union boasts over 60 branches across Florida.

    Chamber Ambassadors, guests, and city officials joined us as Operations Manager, Ryan Moore, cut the ceremonial ribbon surrounded by the branch’s staff (top left).

Welcome, Threat Angler!

Our new Pinellas East Leads Team meeting was the setting for a Chamber plaque presentation to John Perkins of Threat Angler. John and his team provide enterprise grade cybersecurity services to businesses of all sizes. For more, visit www.ThreatAngler.com. If you’d like to know more about the Chamber Leads Team program, reach out to Tom at the Chamber, tom@centralchamber.biz or 727-584-2321. 

Less visitors traveled to Florida in 2023

Visitors to Florida last year fell short of 2022’s record numbers, as a post-pandemic rebound in international travelers couldn’t overcome a noticeable drop-off in domestic tourism late in the year.

New or retooled Cape Canaveral launch pads considered for SpaceX Starship

The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX’s Starship launching the process to determine what the environmental impact would be to allow the world’s most powerful rocket to launch from the Space Coast.

In the ‘Gunshine State,’ Florida lawmakers say too many kids are packing heat

Both the House and Senate are moving forward with proposals that would make a minor’s first illegal possession of a firearm a third-degree felony instead of a first-degree misdemeanor.

Florida retirement community uses virtual reality. Here’s what seniors think.

John Knox Village was one of 17 senior communities around the country that participated in a recently published study that found that large majorities participants between 65 and 103 years old enjoyed virtual reality.

$10,000 grant to stormproof your home won’t be ‘first come, first served’ anymore

The popular My Safe Florida Home program is expected to resume taking applications on July 1, but many homeowners might find it more difficult to secure grants.

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